: How to create a professional Floral Swirl Patterns I need to know how can I do a professional Floral Swirl Pattern using Illustrator. I know I can find many vector-based custom shapes already

@Nimeshi706

1.) The Pen Tool. You could use a brush but it's not required. You could simply draw paths then use the Width Tool to create the subtle variations. I wouldn't use a brush to draw though. You could apply a brush after you've created the path with the Pen Tool though.



2.) No You don't really need a tablet. The Pen Tool is basically click, click, click, click-drag - that's not any easier with a tablet than a mouse. Trying to draw the curls and curves with a freehand drawing tool, such as a brush or the Pencil Tool will prove to me more difficult than using the Pen Tool or even the Spiral Tool.

As for the "pivot points", it merely takes practice to get things smooth - and remember to remain symmetrical with Bezier handles, that will help.

In many cases, these sorts of elements are sketched on paper, then scanned and used a basic template for manual tracing in Illustrator. It's a bit easier to determine the best place for a curve, it's size and relation to other curves by hand than it is on a computer.

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