: Any way to improve drawing with a mouse in Illustrator I was wondering if there's any way to make drawing with a mouse in Illustrator be much smoother, have more control and as much as possible

@Angie364

Practice practice practice!

Aside from that, there is an amazing Windows plugin that works in both Photoshop and Illustrator called Lazy Nezumi Pro









It has a wealth of options to help you create the smoothest of lines and curves.

Then when/if you get a tablet the effects are magnified. I rarely have this disabled.

It's really cheap and has a generous 30-Day trial.



DISCLAIMER: I am not affiliated with nor have stake in this product. I just think that it's super cool.

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@Cody3331749

Have you played around with Pencil Tool Options? Double click on the pencil icon to adjust the setting. Same with Paintbrush Tool, you can adjust the fidelity of the tool and some other nifty options. Besides that, you can repair your drawn line with Smooth Tool.

However, the best option is to use Pen Tool for ultimate control using mouse. Like Billy Kerr's answer.

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@Samaraweera207

Yes of course. Learn to use the Pen tool. I very rarely use a graphics tablet with Illustrator unless I want to draw something freehand.

There's a fun website where you can learn how to use the Pen Tool effectively, called the Bézier Game

Here's a screenshot.

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