 You will be creating a cartoon in Adobe Illustrator using the paintbrush tool  You will learn about layers, different brushes, and different strokes  To start, we will begin by downloading the picture from -digital-art.htmlhttp://mrsrais.weebly.com/ew- -digital-art.html

 I am using this picture of my sweet baby for my source image. You will also be using this picture!!

 I can see my brush options by going to Window> Brushes

 The small button that looks like file folders is your brush library  Clicking on that opens up all of your brush options  We will start with the Artistic_Caligraphic brushes

 You can see that when you choose a new brush, it opens it in another window  Now choose your brush tool from the tool bar on the far left of your screen

 Open the layers menu through Window> Layers  Create a new layer by clicking on the button that looks like a piece of paper

 Now you can add new layers to make it easier to draw.  I put the black parts of the eye on one layer and the blue part on another layer  You can select and deselect layers by clicking on the eyeball ***If you forget to make a new layer, you can cut and paste to take a shape from one layer to another.

 The idea is to continue drawing by tracing some parts and adding some of your own.  Be original, don’t just trace the image exactly as it appears.  DETAILS are key  VARIETY of BRUSHES and STROKE SIZES are key