Beginner Illustrator Tutorial - Importing and Tracing Pt. 1 (HD)

[Hanyatox]

I did enjoy it. Illustrator is a huge secret for me... this tutorial is really helpul. thanks :)

[WaterIily]

So I'm sure I'm going to get flamed for asking a stupid question, but are small graphics you create such as the feather at 7:00 considered avector graphic?

[WhiteLionness]

Thanks so much for posting this! Figuring out how to do this on my own would be like finding a needle in a haystack, lol.

[MyFeed22]

Exactly what I needed to get comfortable within illustrator. thank you so much!

[kellyrphillips]

Thanks for the tutorials. I know photoshop really well (airbrushing photos to perfection, graphic design and morphing.. im new at that) but I have no idea how to do illustrator. I am really glad that I found you on YouTube bc you are very precise and you are very good at explaining everything. Thank you again.

[ckeeperga1]

Sorry but no critique necessary a Macaw is a parrot birdladiesbabies we breed them.

[Msbrideofdestruction]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! I did not know about the mesh tool before..please keep em'coming,assume tutorial!:)

[Georgeh87]

Really nice video! Keep them coming

[squidskunk]

how do i import an ai file into an open illustrator session..? iv put together some separate vector images in illustrator as i learn how to use it but now i want to put some of the images together on the same illustrator page...currently all my projects are in separate sessions ...i want to combine them...how..?

[Whitelion09]

Mentalarmory, YOU ARE A FUCKING KING for posting this Video!

This video is incredible. Props to ya man!

[61wayne]

Wacom !....lol.....that's funny .....I like !

[tgearing]

This is a really good tutorial. Thank you! I noticed you made videos on other products as well so I'm wondering if you can help me. I have hundreds of hours of artwork I created years ago in Microsoft Photodraw which is a .MIX format. Do you know of any way I can convert all of my .MIX files so I can edit them in Ai? Or do you think I will just have to start over again from scratch?

[SiKiZZY]

This is great :)

My illustrator guide that came with the program isn't even as good as this:)

[ekored777]

cool thank you so much for the information very easy to follow i use a tablet in my graphics and yes find it much easier when doing fiddly lines or tracing. :)))

[lolwtfwuut]

thank you!

[lvrodriguez10]

Well done! Really learned tons from this =)

[Maabiauk]

Thank you so much for this tutorial exceptionally easy to understand and straightforward, You have no idea how helpful it has been!

[SmarasBre]

Hi Nick!

Great tut!

Can you tell me is this Win Vista? What is this bottom toolbar? Looks pretty nice!

[ZookanProductions]

You should have called this tutorial 'Place & Trace' ;)

[aiiirdryy]

the only critique i have is this: that's not a parrot. it's a macaw.

other than that, great work. :]

[mentalarmory]

@aiiirdryy actually a macaw is a parrot :)

thanks and thank you for watching!

[laker6643]

@aiiirdryy pwned!

[DAVIDACNE]

@aiiirdryy

And that's not a critique. It's a criticism.

[WhiteLionness]

@aiiirdryy macaws ARE parrots

[Tassii76]

I'm a beginner and I thought that this tutorial was straightforward. A brilliant "dummies guide...". Thanks

[mentalarmory]

@Tassii76 great! that's what I was going for, glad it was easy to follow.

[TheStoryWeLive]

@mentalarmory asshole lol jk lol

[Chebkhaled01]

is it possible to edit backgrounds and change them with illustrator cs3?

plzz answer..

[acgamesonline]

thanks!

[mentalarmory]

@acgamesonline you're welcome!

[rahardstone]

you sound like Ray Romano :-)

[mentalarmory]

@rahardstone haha! I won't take any offense to that lol.

[rahardstone]

@mentalarmory

but anyway, great video!

[itopian]

cheers

[mentalarmory]

@itopian cheers back at ya!

[logan857]

THANK YOU! BIGGGG HELP!

[mentalarmory]

@logan857 you're welcome, glad I can help!

[Cakestain92]

Thanks alot for this! great help

And you desktop background is amazing, did you create this? :D

[mentalarmory]

@Cakestain92 You're welcome, glad it helped! The background was just a download, but actually something like that isn't as hard to create as it looks.

[eharkins]

nice job!!

[mentalarmory]

@eharkins thanks!

[j2cool2]

Very well done! It is very informative. I converted using a photoshop effect so it looks more animated. Kinda like the bird but with my facial features not showing. I want to make it a vector graphic so I can use it as a logo on my business card design but I am having trouble. I prefer to stick with 1 color for printing purposes i.e. different shades of gray. Any suggestions. I can email the images directly to you for reference.

[mentalarmory]

@j2cool2 Thanks for the feedback. Feel free to send me a message, might help if you have a link to something that's similar to what you want to achieve to give me a better idea as well.

[ZookanProductions]

@j2cool2 I realise you are directing your enquiry to the owner of this video but I have something that may help. If you oly stick with one colour, the 'One Colour Logo' LiveTrace option may be useful. You must have CS2 or later for this to work. Hope this helps!

[j2cool2]

Thank ZookanProductions. I already tried it. The image get too much area black over. I loose crucial detail like the camera with lettering on it. I need the camera and the letter on it to remain in tack and not lost. But thank you. I appreciate your input.

[xmdude626]

Nice tut boss.

[mentalarmory]

thanks :)

[ldrcrusher]

This was great, I can only imagine if I ever get good enough to master both illustrator and photoshop........ Maybe in 10 years right????? Great video man, thanks.

[mentalarmory]

@ldcrusher: haha yeah me too! you just have to always practice, I seem to forget a lot of stuff the longer I go without doing anything in the programs. thanks for watching!

[digitalfenix715]

OMG this was totally helpful. It never occurred to me to use the pencil tool. I have only been using the pen tool and haven't entirely liked the results I had been getting with it. Thanks alot man!

[mentalarmory]

you're welcome! yeah the pencil tool is especially helpful if you have a tablet. thanks for watching!

[almozani]

AMAZING, SIMPLE, SHORT, AND VERY EASY TO FOLLOW!! thanks alot man u actually helped me alot as im working on a tracing project. thanks again :)

[mentalarmory]

you're welcome! glad it helped...and thanks for watching!

[JuggernuatPeezy]

Man I'm a Graphic Design major in the Art Institute of NYC and u just summed up a week lesson in 8 minutes and I actually know how to use this program now...thanx alot bro u just saved me from gettin' a F...5 stars bro ur the best

[mentalarmory]

wow..glad it helped! let me know if you have any requests or anything, thanks for watching!

[deucenasty]

u r da MAN

[deucenasty]

im usin cs3

[deucenasty]

wonderful, very helpful, please get bac @ me i need ur help on anotha issue im havin in this program

[mentalarmory]

what's the issue you're having? feel free to send me a message and I'll try my best to help. Thanks for watching!

[sffarmwife]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you for being so clear, to the point and generous.

[mentalarmory]

Awesome! You're very welcome :)

[mentalarmory]

actually I'm using CS2.

[bjet1425]

Awesome tutorial! Thank you~

[mentalarmory]

you're welcome! glad you enjoyed it.