Dog

Paintbrush Tool in Illustrator

• The main tool used in creating this dog was the Image Trace Tool.
• Once the image is placed on the art board, select “Image Trace” > “16 Colors.” The image becomes digitalized.
• Then use the command “Object” > “Expand” and “Object” > “Ungroup” in order to delete the background and manipulate each piece of the dog separately.
• An important tool to use to delete the background (or change colors to match other colors on the image) is the command “Select” > “Same” > “Fill and Stroke.”
• For the rest of the dog, I created swatches from the original image then used the paintbrush tool the make it appear more “fuzzy.”
• The paintbrush tool can be changed to different strokes and opacities, which adds layer and depth to the dog.
• I then created a new nose for the dog using the pen tool and the gradient tool.
• Lastly, I created new eyes for the dog using the ellipse tool and the gradient tool.
• The dog now looks more life-like!