Whimsical flourishments with DynamicSketch

My goal here is just to highlight the way I work with a Wacom stylus and DynamicSketch in Adobe Illustrator. Makes for great wooshies and wizzbangs while still staying tidy and lite weight on anchor points / beziers.

The tools that I’m using in this short video are:

• DynamicSketch – for all the drawings.

  • I use the ‘string’ to help make my lines smoother

  • I also have my accuracy (bullseye) a bit low, because I prefer smooth shapes than super accurate.

  • Toward the end I use some pressure sensitivity

  • I also have ‘repeat sketches’ on so i can keep drawing over my shapes a few times to get them evened out.

• Smart Remove Brush – this helps me remove any extra anchor points that are not necessary

• Extend Path Tool – Great for extending strokes or shortening them without changing the path or shape at all. Used in the flower quite a bit.

• Pathscribe Smooth Point – sometimes when drawing with DynamicSketch you get a few hiccups or sharp corners when you want smooth. One quick way to make all the points have smooth handles is this button.