How to Use Variable Stroke Widths in Illustrator

In this Illustrator how-to video, Laura Coyle demonstrates how to create strokes with non-uniform widths. Using a sketch as a guide and wielding the Pencil tool, she shows how easy it is to create flowing lines and how to save stroke profiles for re-use throughout your design.

This video is an excerpt from Laura’s “Illustrator Techniques from Editorial and Commercial Illustration” session at CreativePro Week 2019. See all of our current events on our Events page.

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With a 25-year illustration career working for notable brands like Target, Papyrus, and American Express, Laura Coyle launched her online learning platform to help creatives build Adobe Illustrator skills within a supportive community of other artists and designers. Laura is an Adobe Community Expert, and she shares her knowledge as a speaker at CreativePro Week, at Adobe MAX, and through her YouTube channel, which has attracted over 25,000 subscribers.
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