How to use the all-new Pencil Tool in Illustrator

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The revamped Pencil tool in Illustrator CC offers a new way to draw vector paths. This tutorial shows you how to use it.

One of the big pieces of news in the latest release of Illustrator CC was a radical overhauled of the Pencil Tool, which is used to create vector paths with a natural, hand-drawn look. Now, using quick presets you can now create a smooth, fluid path with fewer points, or a path that more closely matches your drawing intent. You can now draw straight lines too and set them at any angle you so desire.

Now Adobe's released this two-part video tutorial, which shows you how to use the new Pencil Tool and improved Path Segment Reshape feature to complete and refine a simple illustration.

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