Vectorizing Your Lettering in Illustrator

✍🏽 Are you secretly scared of Illustrator? 👀 Does working with the pen tool fill you with dread? Do you avoid using more than just a few basic tools? Do you feel like you have no idea where to start when it comes to transferring your lettering from sketch to vector?

Today, I’m taking you behind the scenes of how to vector your artwork in this speed draw video of my recent Decent Human Being poster design. I talk about how I use many of the Illustrator-specific tools (BESIDES just the pen tool), like the shape builder, variable width, live corners and more. These tips help make the entire vectorizing process so much faster, PLUS they’re fun to use! Win-win! 🥳

What do y’all think of this video? Was it helpful for learning where to start with using Illustrator as a letterer? Were there any tips that just blew your mind? Is there any topic you’d love to see me expand on in another video? Let me know in the comments!