Drawing Tablet Intro

Plug in Wacom Tablet

1. Get the other end of the white cord that is plugged into your computer tower/console

2. Plug the other end of the cord into the tablet's USB mini plug near the "wacom" words.

Set up Wacom

1. Click on the search icon in the bottom left of your screen.

2. Type "wacom" and select "Wacom Desktop Center"

Copy Illustrator Template

1. Go to the Drawing Tablet Intro Illustrator Template

2. If you aren't already signed in to Adobe, click "Sign in" in the top right corner.

3. Click "Copy to Files"

4. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.

5. Right-click on the file and click "Rename" to add your last name to the start:

   • "Last Name, Drawing Tablet, Lines and Shapes"

6. Right-click and click "Open"

7. Adjust your workspace (go to "Window" > "Workspace" > "Essentials Classic")

Fit Artboard in Window

Go to "View" > "Fit Artboard in Window"

Paintbrush Tool Setup

1. Paintbrush Tool: Click the "Paintbrush Tool" icon on the left toolbar or click "B" on your keyboard.

2. No Fill: Make sure the "Fill" color is set to "None"

3. Stroke Color: Double click the stroke/outline box and choose a color.

4. Brush: In your "Brushes" panel (click the icon in the right toolbar), make sure the first brush is selected (" 2 pt pressure")

Using the Tablet Pen

1. Hold the tablet pen how you hold a pencil.

2. When you press the tablet pen tip down on the tablet within the lit-up corners, you should see your paintbrush move on the screen.

1. Write

In the first, box, write messages and sign your name.

The harder you press the pen onto the tablet, the thicker the line gets and the lighter you press, the thinner the line will be. This is because the brush is set up to be pressure sensitive for the size.

2. Draw Lines

1. In the second box, practice drawing lines:

   • thin lines (less pressure)

   • thick lines (more pressure)

   • thin > thick lines

   • thick > thin lines

   • straight lines

   • curved lines

3. Doodle

Fill the third box with doodles: draw anything randomly.

4. Draw the Leaf

In the fourth box, do your best to draw the leaf freehand.

5. Trace the Leaf

In the fifth box, do your best to trace the leaf.

6 + 7. Sphere + Cylinder

1. Decide where the light will be coming from.

2. Draw shadows on the circle (2D) to make a sphere (3D).

3. Draw shadows on the cylinder to make it look more 3D.

8. Crewmate + Apple

1. Decide where the light is coming from.

2. Draw shadows on the crewmate and apple to make the shapes (2D) look more 3D.

9. Wheel + Cube

1. Finish drawing the wheel and cube by tracing over the dotted lines.

2. Decide where the light is coming from.

3. Draw shadows on the wheel and cube to make the shapes (2D) look more 3D.

   • You can make something look darker by drawing more lines vs. less lines to make the shadow look lighter.

10. City Street

1. Finish drawing the buildings to make them look 3D by tracing the dotted lines.

2. Draw shadows on the buildings based on the sun's light. See the example where I have drawn the sun's rays in red for reference.

Save as .AIC and .PDF

1. Go to "File" > "Save" to make sure to save your .aic file (if it is grayed out then it is already saved).

2. Go to "File" > "Save As..."

3. Choose "On your computer"

4. Click "Creative Cloud Files" folder on the left menu

5. Name: "Last Name, Drawing Tablet Intro"

6. Click "Save"

7. Click "Save PDF"

8. Once you save as a .pdf, exit out of Illustrator. If you need to edit again and resave, make sure to edit your .aic file and re-save as a .pdf.