In this video we are going to begin our project by setting up a document in Adobe illustrator for our poster and T-shirt design. Then we will be placing in a previously scanned drawing, and arranging the layers in such a way to prepare us to begin tracing it.

I will be taking you through some of the details you need consider as we set up a new document.

Later In this project we are going to convert the scanned drawing into vector artwork by using the drawing tools in illustrator. Once converted into vector artwork we will be able to apply stroke and colour effects.

In this video I will be showcasing a particular tool called the image trace tool, known in earlier versions of illustrator as the live trace tool. We will be taking a look at this tool, how it works, and later on I will be discussing its pro and cons and why we may, or may not want to use it.