Elias, finally someone who takes one step by step through this process! Everyone else skips basic yet essential parts like how to stop one line and start another -- simple, yes, by necessary in order to ever get to the next learning curve. You saved me so much time and frustration. Thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kindest comment and feedback, what keeps me posting! 🙏 👋 😀

click "esc" to release anchor path and create open path ( it has to be mentioned for newbies)

YOU👏ARE👏 A👏 FANTASTIC👏 TEACHER👏 You have explained SO clearly and precisely EXACTLY what I was struggling with. Your voice is even, without being monotone! AMAZING! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skill!!!

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such wonderful and constructive feedback, much appreciated Mme! 🙏😀👋

one of the best videos so far

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sadman, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Thank you! You really know how to put together the right information in an easy to understand format. Great job.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Oh my gosh!! Thank you!!! Half a dozen videos later, I found yours and you answered the 3 questions nobody else seemed to cover. Ai has been fun so far, but now I can take it to the next level.

@EliasSarantopoulos

9 ай бұрын

Thank you so very much for your kind comment, much appreciated! 🙏🤚

Thank you so much !! This is by far my favorite tutorial!! I learned so much.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Great to grea that Vee, thank you for reaching out! 😀👋

after watching many tutorials about pen tool i can say this is the best tutorial ever made on youtube thank you so much 👏

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for your constructive feedback! 😀 👋

Many many thanks. You are a great teacher! Clearly understand

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome, thank you for your kind feedback! Don't forget to check the Pen Tool tutorial for the v2 of Affinity Designer, certain things have changed and widely improved. 😀 👋

Muchas gracias. He visto varios videos sobre la herramienta y este es el que me ha servido mas.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

¡Muchas gracias Byron! 🙏😊👋

Another very helpful tutorial - thank you so much for sharing them.

@EliasSarantopoulos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! 😊🙋‍♂

El mejor video! Muchas gracias.

@EliasSarantopoulos

7 ай бұрын

¡De nada y feliz año nuevo! 💐🎄🎈

Best tutorial yet. Thank you!

@EliasSarantopoulos

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback! 😀👋

Your tutorials are effective and clean

@EliasSarantopoulos

3 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 👋 😀

I use Affinity Designer and VCarve Pro . Every tutorial shows how to trace and image with the pen tool. This shows how to draw with it.Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks so much.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Ed for your feedback, much appreciated! 😊🙋‍♂️👋

I just start learning the Pen tool , help me lot try to download the files thank you

@EliasSarantopoulos

25 күн бұрын

@@jameskang3325 Sounds great, thank you! 🙏 👋

soso sosososososos goooooooooood. So CLEAR visually and verbally

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your constructive feedback Chris, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Thank you so much! This tutorial is so comprehensive and easy to understand. I really appreciate it!

@EliasSarantopoulos

4 ай бұрын

Fantastic to hear that and thank you for your feedback! 🙏👋😀

Great tutorial. You definitely know how to handle Pen Toll, man. Thank you for the help!

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so very much for your kind feedback! 😀 👋

many thanks, super useful

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

You are quite welcome Sam! 😀 👋

Just came across your channel because the pen tool is giving me so much frustration but i gotta say you really helped me understand it a bit better. My biggest issues are where to put the next anchor point and if I hold the left mouse for a curve or not without getting screwed up and frustrated but your video and gives me hope I might be able to finish my university project because my tutor is useless at teaching so thank you sir.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Daniel for your sincere comment! I hear you, I have gone through that, a lot of it is just practicing with it. Let me know if you have any questions. 😀 👋

This was fantastic! I was hesitant to download the examples because it said something was potentially harmful, but you are a great teacher! I learned so much and definitely subscribed and am eager to learn more.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

So great to hear that and thank you for your kind feedback! I will change the download folder to Dropbox so it's not an issue. Hope you enjoy the rest of the lectures 😀👋

Very good instructions, thank you.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

Thank you so much very helpful video.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Mr. Agâh, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Thank you for this easy tutorial... Godbless you

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Razel, much appreciated! 😀 👋

xSuper Tutorial. Many many Thanks🖒🖒🖒

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 👋😀

Super,Thank you very much

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome and thank you for your feedback Dejan! 😀 👋

Excellent teaching skills with very calm and cool voice

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Aziz, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Thank you Sir, I am having some issues using Pen Tool but your video helped a lot to solve those. Thank you again.

@EliasSarantopoulos

11 ай бұрын

Fantastic to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 🙏 😀 👋

you are really an amazing teacher, you gave too much knowledge for free. i subscribed and i will stick to your channel for more knowledge. love

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Very knowledgeable video. Thanks.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! 😀 👋

Wow. The best explanation on pen tool! I've been really struggling with pen tool and overall Ai. Re-learning the software now. Wish I was taught like this in the institute I went to. Thank you, thank you very much sir! Subbed to the channel. Now I will begin practice with more hope :)

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

I can thank you for such an inspiring comment & feedback! Let me know if you have any questions. 😀 👋

Ευχαριστώ πολύ

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 ай бұрын

Εγώ σε ευχαριστώ πολύ! 🙏👋

You've explained it very thoroughly, subcribing your channel.

@EliasSarantopoulos

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your kind feedback, much appreciated! 🙏 😀

best one I ever seen

@EliasSarantopoulos

5 ай бұрын

Thanks you for your feedback! 👋😀

This video is awesome. Thank you.

@EliasSarantopoulos

9 күн бұрын

@@Simon-ev4ji Thank you for your constructive feedback, much appreciated! 🙏 👋

@Simon-ev4ji

9 күн бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Honestly, I've watched loads of videos on this topic but only now have I managed to get my head around why the pen tool seemed so unmanageable. Really - great job man.

@EliasSarantopoulos

9 күн бұрын

@@Simon-ev4ji Fantastic! 🙏

Great tutorial! 😊👍

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Nice Neda! 😀 👋

Thanks a lot

@EliasSarantopoulos

11 ай бұрын

You are very welcome Hussein! 🙏 👋

Nice thankyou so much

@EliasSarantopoulos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! 🙏 👋

Hello Elias! I'm subscriber from Korea. I've been feeling so stressed about using the Illustrator pen tool for years and I left it untouched. But today, I suddenly wanted to break out of this frustrating ignorance and following your tutorial! And now, I've improved my ability to draw paths. Thank you so much for your video. I'm leaving this comment with a happy and grateful heart. I'm looking forward to following your new videos and I've subscribed to your channel! Stay healthy always.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so, so very much for your sincere feedback, comments like yours give me life creating training videos from the heart! 🙏😊👋

@studyg4085

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos 🤟🤟❤️❤️

@aedaldaniel

Жыл бұрын

@@studyg4085 You're not alone. I have always struggled with this tool and avoided for years. Now I want to get serious and advance my design skills so I need to break free of this. It's getting easier.

Good job!!

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear that, thank you for your feedback! 😀 👋

Great 🎉

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Math, much appreciated! 😀 👋

Thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 ай бұрын

Much appreciated! 👋🙏

Awesome tutorial!

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

I am glad you enjoyed it. Thank you! 😀 👋

@bunnylover4319

2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Your welcome!

best video so far. #respect

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Muddassir, much appreciated! 👋😀

@muddassirahmad36

Жыл бұрын

The way you taught is the way I was searching for. Like science behind pen tool. Please make more videos like that on some complex shapes.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@muddassirahmad36 Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated! 😀👍

Great 👍

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Salman, much appreciated! 😀 👋

@salmanmehmood470

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos welcome ❤️

Amazing Tutorial ! Thanks 🙏🏼

@EliasSarantopoulos

5 ай бұрын

Greatest to hear that, thank you! 🙏😀

@jirehla-ab1671

5 ай бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos when I do the curve with corner points, after releasing, the corner point doesnt show up any help thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos

5 ай бұрын

@@jirehla-ab1671 is it possible you are using a Fill color while using the Pen tool? 😀

@jirehla-ab1671

5 ай бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos nope After releasing i only see a straght line , not the corner point

@EliasSarantopoulos

5 ай бұрын

@@jirehla-ab1671 It’s hard for me to decipher, you can email me if you wish with a screenshot. 😀

Thank You sir

@EliasSarantopoulos

20 күн бұрын

@@AllAboutEducation-eb6sx You are most welcome! 🙏 👋

@AllAboutEducation-eb6sx

20 күн бұрын

Your tutorial easy to learn.

@EliasSarantopoulos

20 күн бұрын

@@AllAboutEducation-eb6sx Thank you for your kind feedback!🙏 👋

I shall not be defeated. Trying to get my head around Illustrator and I am finding it hard. Hopefully I'm not the only one. I've been surfing all the tutorials and this one is so much clearer than others. I wonder if you do one on one tutorials online?

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Lou for your feedback! What do you mean by doing one online? 😀👋

@louminati4318

2 жыл бұрын

I'm struggling with deleting anchor points if you make a mistake going around curves. So I was wondering if you can maybe do a personal one to one lesson with me using software we can connect computers online?

@louminati4318

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's a case of repeating until you finally get it. I'll be here all day & I'll let you know how I get on. Practice makes perfect.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

@@louminati4318 You can reach me from my personal website Lou, at the end of each tutorial are my credentials. 😀 👋

Hello! Thank you for the tutorial; the world is a better place because of kind people such as yourself. Unfortunately, I'm having a small issue. In the multiple curves part, I try to click to create an anchor, but 'intersect' is the only option that appears. Therefore, when I make the line, it only goes one way. I'm not sure why.

@EliasSarantopoulos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback Emi! Can you tell me the exact timing on the video you are referring to? 😀

@surbhi16

2 жыл бұрын

hey I have a question , while using pen tool when I make the starting anchor point , it is not exactly in the place where I am clicking. can you tell me why its happening?

Absolute novice here. Wondering how the examples were created? Were they done with the pen tool or line tool? Thank you for the excellent tutorial.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Virginia, all lines were drawn with the Pen tool and circles with the Ellipse tool. Thank you! 😀 👋

Hello Elias. Great tutorial!! Files are not available. Any way I can get them? Thanks in advance.

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Juan, thank you! The exercise files do exist, I just double checked. Have another look under the video description. 😊👋

Really interesting. 1:12 why do you recommend to disable this option since it can help through the exercices ? Is it possible to have another link to dowload the file please (google drive for example) ? My browser say it's not secure.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Lingatsu, I also change the download link to be hosted on Dropbox, hope that works for you. As for your question, I personally never rely on the Rubber Band so I can adjust the curves through the control handles using the Direct Selection tool. It might be harder initially but in the long run you will master the tool. Hope this helps 😀👋

@Lingatsu

2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Thanks for the explanation and the dropbox link, it works ! I see, maybe it's good to master the tool better !

great tutorial! For some reason the example in the dropbox only comes with the ornament. is it possible to get the others?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

The other layers?

@benokcuevo8090

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos yes

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@benokcuevo8090 It is all there, just have the Layers panel open and you will see the rest of them. 😀👋

how do you exit out or click it off from after finished the last drawing line with pen tool..?

@EliasSarantopoulos

7 ай бұрын

I usually grab the Move tool (V). Try that and see. 😀

9:42 Moving the anchor point by pressing alt+shift or pressing alt alone isn't move the anchor point as you move in my illustrator 2022? why ?

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

Aditya, I does on my end, exactly as the tutorial. I checked again just in case but all the same functionality. 😀

Hey, I'm trying to follow the activities but the Dropbox download only has the first Straight Lines available. Is it possible to get the rest of the examples so I can attempt them too?

@revina8868

Жыл бұрын

it has all of them. When you open it in AI you will see in the layer panel that you need to enable the eye icon to see others. Hope that helps

Why doesn't Adobe Illustrator offer a "reposition anchor point" tool? To slide anchor points along a path without changing path. Anyone?

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

It does Went once you choose the Transform tool for example. 😀 👋

Hey can you help me when I use the pen tool there is a line that goes in the opposite direction of the line I am drawing how can I remove it

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Which version are you on?

Love your video, but where is the files you created to follow along?

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

William, thank you for watching! The exercise files are part of the KZread Card on the top right corner starting at the 0:30 seconds. Try that if you wish and let me know. 😀👋

@williamcanady

2 жыл бұрын

got it....thanks@@EliasSarantopoulos

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

@@williamcanady Yeah man, my pleasure! 😀 👋

the dropbox has only the first exercise file and the last, can you please attach the rest as well?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Boyan, it is all there, please open up the Layers and you will see it. Let me know if all well. 😀👋

@boyananakiev4896

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos ah god bless, im such a noob, thank you so much for your tutorials!

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@boyananakiev4896 My pleasure, thank you for watching! 😀 👋

14:30 - 15 apr 2024 Done

I don't understand why theres only the first file downloaded from the link for the practice files? Am i doing something wrong..?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

It is one for with multiple layers, please have a look and let me know if you wish. Thank you! 😀 👋

@evilwithinsadism4387

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos I'm sorry but I only have one layer is what I meant when I opened the file up. I clicked it to open the file, and opened from illustrator, but same result. Can you please try to help me?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@evilwithinsadism4387 I just cehcked again, its an SVG document with one layer and under that multiple layers. Did you download the file? If you still have issues, please email me so I can send it directly to you. My email credentials are at the end of each video. 😀

@evilwithinsadism4387

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos I'm so sorry for wasting your time, I'm so stupid. I didn't notice the arrow to click to drop the rest of the menu down. I'm so sorry! Tha k you again!

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@evilwithinsadism4387 My channel is to help everyone so please feel free to ask away as much as you need! Thank you again for reaching out 😀👋

Hey Ellias, the exercise file only contains the first exercise, can you please add the rest?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Makafui, it is all there, open up the Layers and you will see everything. Let me know if that works on your end. Also, are you on AD v1, v2?

@makafui9546

Жыл бұрын

​@@EliasSarantopoulos, the folder has only one SVG file and the png of the petal. The svg contains only layers of the first exercise

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@makafui9546 I will take a look for sure, thank you. 😀

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@makafui9546 alright so I looked again and everything is correct. You need to download the file in order to see all the layers. In addition, I added the AI file just in case. Let me know if that works on your end. 👋😂

@makafui9546

Жыл бұрын

​@@EliasSarantopoulos, thanks for uploading the Ai file. Worked like a charm. 😁

Do you have any online course?

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

All on KZread. 😀 👋

Exercise file isn't available

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

Ifeanyi, they are if you scroll down the video description, after the Timestamp chapters. 😀

the file with the multiple curves is missing

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

I just checked Den, it's below the description. Have another look if you please, thank you. 😀 👋

@denkeh3851

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos found it,thanks

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@denkeh3851 There are two filed there, the AI and the SVG version. Don't forget there are multiple layers to open and navigate through. 😀 👋

@denkeh3851

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos yep,found them 👍👍

Were is download link ................................Elias

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

It's on the KZread card after the 00:30 second, try that and let me know if you wish. 😀👋

@LisaHarrison

2 жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos Hello. I get a warning that the connection to your site is not private and my system won't let me download.

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaHarrison I will add the link to the bottom of the video description as well. Thank you for the heads-up. 😀 👋

@EliasSarantopoulos

2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaHarrison Can you please try now, it should be working. By the way, if that doesn't pan out, the link you clicked from the Cards is from my personal website, once you get the "not private" warning, click on the Advanced link to proceed. This is my personal website, nothing fishy about, just a regular website. Let me know, thank you. 😀👋

@LisaHarrison

2 жыл бұрын

You are the best for replying to this! I was able to get the files. Thank you so much. Super excited to go through the lessons. Cheers!

The drop box link only provides the straight lines section...

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

It does, they are all inside the separate layers. Try that if you please, thank you. 😀 👋

@InUrGirl

Жыл бұрын

@@EliasSarantopoulos I see it Im a noob and with how fast you responded I will have you be my teacher

@EliasSarantopoulos

Жыл бұрын

@@InUrGirl You are most kind and very welcome! 😀 👋