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Anybody on here good with Illustrator and wants to give me a lesson on how to use it properly to make logos etc!? Only started using it like 2 days ago!
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Learn how to use the pentool, and sketch it out on paper first. That's how I usually do them
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Flown wrote Learn how to use the pentool, and sketch it out on paper first. That's how I usually do them


I cant draw to save my life! I already got suggested that idea.
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Flown wrote Learn how to use the pentool, and sketch it out on paper first. That's how I usually do them


I cant draw to save my life! I already got suggested that idea.


Start practicing, use references off google and take inspiration off other designers
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Why are you using Illustrator if you can't draw? That's literally how you make logos unless you steal a design off the internet.
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Bro your best bet is to look up "Vector Art Tutorials" and go from there! Good luck on your graphics ventures!
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Stroman wrote Why are you using Illustrator if you can't draw? That's literally how you make logos unless you steal a design off the internet.


Not being rude, but idc what you have to say. I literally have no respect for you as all you do is downgrade all the designers on here.
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Pido wrote Bro your best bet is to look up "Vector Art Tutorials" and go from there! Good luck on your graphics ventures!


Thanks bud! Will do that
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If you don't want to learn how to use the pen tool right away,
I don't blame you, it can be very overwhelming at first.
The way I learned illustrator was to draw with shapes.
Everyday my class had to find a picture of something on the internet.
Then we had to try to replicate it only using the shape tools.
Honestly I think this is easier than using the pen tool,
because you can easily make complex shapes by combining basic shapes.

Here is a tutorial that I love to reference a lot.
It explains how to combine paths to make cool shapes that you couldn't make normally.

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Stroman wrote Why are you using Illustrator if you can't draw? That's literally how you make logos unless you steal a design off the internet.


If you've read any books regarding branding, and logo designing you'll notice many believe being a good drawer isn't a requirement for being a logo designer. Several of the most creative logos aren't fancy illustrations.

To the OP: If you have the money, I'd recommend a site called DigitalTutors. You may be able to find some videos on a particular bay. There's a book by Von Glitzka (maybe misspelled) that I liked. If you PM me, I can take some time to look through some resources in my notebook when I get home. I'll probably forget if you dont.
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