Adobe Illustrator Draw

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Click here for the app (FREE!)

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(Updated July, 2016)

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Please click here for a more detailed presentation on Sketchnoting.

Click here for my sketchnotes. My preferred stylus is the Musemee Notier Prime.

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Why Adobe Draw?

This is a good drawing app because:

• You can squeeze TONS on a canvas
• You can upload (and draw on top of) images
• You can create up to 10 layers for easy image adjustment (size, placement) and duplicating images
• You can colour match
• You can colour-in an image with one tap
• You can share drawings in many ways, including “Copy to Creative Cloud” which means you will never lose your drawings.
• It’s free.

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(NOTE: This tutorial might be slightly different on an Android tablet.)

Getting started

• Open the app.

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• Click on “Get a free Adobe ID” or sign in if you already have one. (This is only necessary the first time you open the app) Note: I had problems with this on an Android tablet.

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Add a page

Publish

When you open the app, it will take you to a Project screen. Each project has 5 blank drawings (pages/canvases) by default.

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Now you can start drawing.

Pen style (tap here to find other tools)

Pen thickness (tap-hold and slide up or down)

Pen opacity

Pen colour

Brush styles

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Undo

Add shape

Layers

Publish

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• The first thing you should do is add a grid. This will give you straight lines to draw on and write text on. It will also give you perspective when you zoom in to draw finer details. Choose “Graph” (iOS). You can delete the grid at any time by returning here and tapping grid off.

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(Android: Grids do not appear to be available. Go to Google and search a grid, save on camera roll and insert in bottom layer. You can hide it later by clicking on the eye icon. You must add layers to draw on top of the grid.)

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Colours

Customize a colour

Adjust

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Preset colours to choose from

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To match a colour already on your drawing, tap and hold the colour button

Then drag middle of circle to the colour you want to match and let go.

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COLOURING IN

Draw shape then tap anywhere in the shape and hold

Shape will fill in with colour!

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LAYERS

Tap here to add a layer

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Why would you want to use layers?

• If you draw something and you want to resize it or place it somewhere else on the drawing.
• If you want to flip an image (horizontally or vertically).
• If you want to duplicate an image. Click here for example (rulers).

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4. Tap on the layer to see other options.

Change size of drawing or flip

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Drawing on top of images

• If you don’t have confidence in your drawing abilities, you can import an image, draw next to it or even on top of it, then delete the original image.
• On your iPad, do a Google search for the image you want. I always look for Clip art images.
• Click on Images > More > Search tools > Type > Clip art

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Can also sort for usage rights

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Drawing on top of images (cont’d)

Find the image you want, then place your finger on it and hold.

Tap “Save Image”.

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IMPORTING IMAGES (to trace on top)

• Add layer, then tap Image Layer

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2. Choose where to find image

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IMPORTING IMAGES (cont’d)

3. Now add a Drawing Layer

4. Zoom in and trace the image.

5. Now delete the original image.

Note 1: You can change the order of the layers by tapping on a layer and moving it up or down.

Note 2: You can only import one image at a time in the image layer.

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