Christine J. Shanks, Image Maker, Designer, Educator
Christine J. Shanks
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PEN TOOL

1. Start Here and play the game:
http://bezier.method.ac/

2. Then move onto this:

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3. For more advanced Pen Tool help try this
http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/become-a-master-of-the-pen-tool-in-under-30-minutes/

4. Then try creating a simple doodle, scanning it in, and then tracing over it in Illustrator using the pen tool

5. Save all of your work for steps 2-4! Name them lastname-first and the step number. Save them to a folder named last name-pentool
Come here for help
http://design.tutsplus.com/tutorials/illustrators-pen-tool-the-comprehensive-guide--vector-141
https://teamtreehouse.com/library/learning-the-basics-of-the-illustrator-pen-tool

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