6 of the Best – Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool Tutorials

The pen tool is perhaps the single most important tool when it comes to working with vector graphics. It can be tricky to master but, once you have, the possibilities for creativity and incredible design products are almost endless. I’ve listed a selection of pen tutorials and practice exercises, ranging from absolute beginner level, through to more advanced techniques. I hope you find them as useful as I did:

Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool – The Basics

This is a very basic introduction to the Adobe Illustrator pen tool from the kind people at idrawdigital.com, walking you through some of the most fundamental features:
Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool – The Basics

Illustrator Pen Tool “Quick Tips” Video

A video this time, for those of you who prefer to watch than read. Again, a pretty basic introduction from tutorialhero.com:
Illustrator Pen Tool “Quick Tips” Video

How to Use the Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool

Another beginner’s guide from about.com, walking you through some of the basics in bite-sized chunks:
How to Use the Adobe Illustrator Pen Tool

Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

As the title suggests, this tutorial delves a little deeper into the features and functions of the pen tool. An excellent summary from tutsplus.com:
Illustrator’s Pen Tool: The Comprehensive Guide

Illustrator Pen Tool Exercises

Some handy basic pen tool exercises here:
Illustrator Pen Tool Exercises

Putting it to use: Creating Bart Simpson

An excellent practice exercise, walking you through the creation of Bart Simpson. From tutorialhero.com:
Putting it to use: Creating Bart Simpson