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You’ve drawn your own Hoppy Frog. You are now choosing to continue on to the digital coloring section.  Before you continue you should download and install the Hoppy Frog Color Pallet that is also available on my resources page. Once you have the Pallet installed, let's begin.  c1- Rear Legs Step 16 Select All of the Linework ( ctrl + A ) and copy it ( ctrl + C ) Now turn off the linework layer , and make the color layer active. On the color layer , place the copied linework in the same place ( ctrl +F ) Select Rear legs and apply Frog Gradient 1 . Using the Gradient Tool ( G ), rotate the gradient and change the radial shape to an ellipse using the handle shown highlighted with a red circle in the above image. Repeat this with the other rear leg. Be sure to turn off the stroke on both legs.  c2- Body Step 17 • Select Body and apply Frog Gradient 3 . • Using the Gradient Tool ( G ) , change the radial shape to an ellipse using the handles shown h

  Tada!!!!!   Look at the these perfect little beauties.  They were achieve without once fiddling with a bezier curve or having to futz with the reflection tool Admit it.  Everyone needs a heart at some point or other in our (ahem) creative lives, and the little buggers can be a bit of an inconvenient hassle if the goal is to achieve something remotely symmetrical. Lucky you.  I have the answer to you cardiac conundrum--well sort of.  If you ignore the whole medical aspect of it all and go totally with the digital drawing dilemma of it all.  Yes, I have the digital drawing solution you didn't know you were seeking. Would you like to know the secret to producing such pulmonary perfection?  Keep reading to find out.   1.Draw a small square. (Mine is 0.25 in by 0.25 in) Now using the direct selection arrow (A), delete one of the anchorpoints. Open the stroke pallette, and apply a round cap to the resulting stroke. (see below) Then increase the stroke wid

Hi, and welcome to NoNotopia!  I'm sooooo happy you've stopped by.  Today I'm going to show you how I drew this adorable little guy in Adobe Illustrator.  It's most comical that I'm declaring that he's adorable, because in real life I'm less than enamored of frogs to say the very least.  But.  I digress.  So, back to the point . . . . . This tutorial is for anyone with a rudimentary knowledge of AI.  It can be completed easily using only a mouse.  For those of you just starting out the perceived expense of beginning graphic work can be a bit daunting.  I suggest you do NOT let this sway you.  Please, follow along as we take it step by step (or should I say as we take tiny hops) to a completed piece. Back on topic . . .    This is Hoppy G. Frog.  He was created using very basic Illustrator tools. mostly the Ellipse tool ( L ) a bit of the Line Segment tool ( \ ) the Shape Builder tool ( Shift + M ) This is the first part of a 2 part tutorial.