Snowman ILLUSTRATION Using SHAPE TOOLS and The CURVATURE PEN TOOL in Photoshop

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  1. 0:00 Introduction
  2. 1:20 Setting up the pencil sketch as an overlay
  3. 2:39 Making the Snowman's body with the Ellipse Tool
  4. 4:26 Making the Snowman's head
  5. 5:36 Draw the scarf with the Curvature Pen Tool
  6. 11:48 Making the face (nose, mouth, and eyes)
  7. 13:40 Drawing the hat
  8. 17:30 Making the buttons
  9. 17:56 Making the arms with the Curvature Pen Tool
  10. 21:26 Drawing the snow elements
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In this tutorial, you will learn to create a snowman vector line art illustration using Shape Tools and the Curvature Pen Tool in Photoshop.

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Jesús Ramirez is a graphic designer and the founder of the Photoshop Training Channel, which he started in 2012 and has grown past two million YouTube subscribers. He has taught at Adobe MAX, Adobe Summit, and Photoshop World, teaches courses for CreativeLive and Pluralsight, and was one of five artists chosen for Adobe Stock's Make a Masterpiece campaign. His Photoshop templates shipped inside Photoshop CC 2018.

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6 Comments

  1. I have Photoshop CC – monthly subscription. I checked and it is updated completely. Do you know why I do not have the curvature pen tool?

    1. never mind. oi. I found it. But thank you for a fantastic tutorial! Learning tons from you, Jesus! Veronica

  2. Buenas noches:
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    saludos desde Mexico

  3. Excellent Tutorial, Thanks for your Great Help. i always read your guides. Thanks for sharing such a nice article.

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