Pen Tool in Illustrator with Jason Hoppe

Nice course building up the Pen Tool skills in Illustrator. Exercises files included. Good for both beginners and more advanced Illustrator user. The pentool works a bit different in all the Adobe Programs.

Great course, well presented and explained and short and to the point!!

Great course used as revision on using the tools. Well presented, interesting, waffle free. Be useful if there was a section on closing and opening paths

It's crazy that I've been using Illustrator for years—ever since Adobe bought Macromedia Freehand—and I've learned a few simple, key things so far. The 50% segment method is gold. It makes it so things are brought into a close-enough proximity, so shapes look pretty decent without too much effort. Also, knowing where to place points has always confounded me. Thanks for the tips. I'll practice and get more comfortable with what I've learned.

This tool is a bit in the ..., however Jason's inimitable style and affable character makes the class a delight to watch. I *MUST* learn to use the Pen and Pencil tool because I can't draw; not at all, not even a little bit. I say this literally, there are modest people and there are people who should be more modest and there are people who are poor at drawing, there are all colors and flavors and I say hands down, I cannot draw, write or even make an approximation of a straight line (literally, not an exaggeration) and my hand will not do what my eye and brain tell it. I can see where I want something to go and can't make my hand do it, I can't even trace something on tracing paper - the lines go every which way and this is something mastered by a six-year-old. So when I say I *MUST* use these tools, it's because I have no alternatives. Jason's class has been a Godsend because I can actually make plausible sketches, drawings and convey ideas through the use of these tools. I highly recommend this class if you want to learn how to get started using this tool. It's even fun once you learn a little bit about it.

Thank you!! Very concise, I learned a lot and I'm ready to use the tool!

I would consider myself as an intermediate illustrator user, having been around it for many years but only needing to use a minimal amount of the software. I also an advanced photoshop user with around 22-23 years experience so Ive made my share of clipping paths etc. This course provides all the technical information about the tools, paths, points and handles and Jason presents it in a very easy to understand way. I learned a few things from it but its also good to know the 'hows and whys' which is not something you might learn from a user manual or even necessarily from experience. Well worth the cost!