notes for Drawing in illustrator:
closed shapes
while drawing (the rectangle), hold down the 'spacebar' to position! while drawing use 'arrow' keys to round corners (if round square is selected) or to change the sides of the polygon tool (to get a triangle) or to get a star (to change length of rays, hold down 'command') or select tool and then 'click' on artboard to get the dialog box first hold down 'option' key, then draw, to draw from the center
open shapes: arc, lines, spirals
while drawing: F to mirror C to close
pentool
best for drawing with wacom tablet 'doubleclick' on pentool icon to get 'preferences' turn off "keep selected" to "draw over same line without correcting" hold down 'command' to 'select' while still in pentool mode
paintbrush tool
use for pressure sensivity (wacom tablet!) use with caligraphic brushes