: How to get from sketch to design? Despite me asking it because of A concrete problem of mine I think the overall problem can be applied more generally and may help beginners to semi-beginners.

@Kevin459

Your question is really very broad, but I'll give an answer anyway. There are several ways you could approach recreating a signature.


Scan it, place in Illustrator, and use Live Trace. Oh and don't draw your sketch on lined paper! White paper only!
Scan it, place in Illustrator, lock the layer, add a new layer, create your artwork on top by tracing over it manually with the Pen tool. Delete the raster layer when finished.
Avoid the sketching stage entirely, and draw it directly with the brush tool, and applying a variable width stroke.
Use a Wacom graphics tablet and stylus as an input device, which is certainly easier to use than a mouse, especially for writing by hand, or drawing. Plus a Wacom is pressure sensitive, and with Illustrator you can use the pressure sensitivity to control the width of strokes.


Now if you are looking for specific tutorials, there are quite literally thousands available online, if you search for them. I always recommend beginners start with tutorials, and work their way through the basics first.

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