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Drawing a Lizard - Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
| Jacquelin Vanderwood August 15, 2003 | 1 | | In drawing this lizard we will use the Pen tool. I'm going to start at the top of the head. Please follow along. | 
| 2 | | Continuing from the neckline, draw out the forearm and the toes. Make sure that the end of the toes are rounded and not pointed. | 
| 3 | | The belly of the lizard bulges out as seen below. | 
| 4 | | To begin the leg, hold the Alt key down and pull the right anchor point around to the direction that the leg will be drawn. Shorten the anchor point. | 
| 6 | | Draw in the tail and then connect it at the head. | 
| 7 | | Use the Direct Selection tool and select the right two anchor points. Open Path and choose Average. | 
| 8 | | Select Both under Average. | 
| 9 | | Reselect the lizard. Double-click on the Reflection tool and choose Vertical and then Copy. | 
| 10 | | Move the duplicate side into position. | 
| 11 | | Choose Add to shape area and then press Expand. | 
| 12 | | Your lizard should look something like this. | 
| 13 | | Use the Direct Selection tool to adjust the anchor points and narrow the tail. | 
| 14 | | Apply the Charcoal brushstroke to the lizard. | 
| 15 | | Fill the lizard with green. | 
| 16 | | With the same brush selected, add eyes and some back design. Group all. Under Warp Options apply an Arc. | 
| 17 | | Apply Expand Appearance and we're done. | 
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Copyright 2003, Jacquelin Vanderwood, All Rights Reserved | |
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