Brush up on your tool skills

The contents of llustrator’s Brushes palette and the program’s brushmodifying options are great for creating natural media effects quickly and easily. We show you how to get the best natural effects out of the calligraphy, scatter and art brushes before explaining how best to manage your brushes and set up brush libraries. When you’ve mastered these brush skills, you can follow our nine-step tutorial to creating a version of this multilayered hands illustration.