After taking this class, you'll be able to use simple shapes in a variety of ways to create simple but well drawn vector cartoon animals.  Whether you're new to design or an Illustrator pro, you'll gain the knowledge you need to use simple shapes and the shape builder tool in Adobe Illustrator. 

Design your own shape based character using the shape builder tool in Illustrator.

Back when I was taking traditional courses in college (wait...did that happen that long ago?) I learned that everything can be drawn using simple shapes. In this quick lesson-based course, you will learn how to use the shape tools and the shape builder tool to create a simple but effective cartoon animal.

What this lesson will cover:

• How to overlap simple shapes that make sense for cartoons.


• Using the pen, ellipse, rectangle tools along with live corners.


• Tools we will be covering in this lesson: rectangle, ellipse, pen, shape-builder, width tool. reflect, select and direct select. 


• How to use the reflect tool to create symmetry in your design.


• Key commands and quick keys/shortcuts to work faster and more efficiently in Illustrator.
  (e.g. how to group, option copy, and paste in front).


• How to select colors and save them as global colors in illustrator to make any quick color changes to your design.


• How to finish a design by taking the shapes you already have to create highlights/shadows using the same colors you have along with the transparency and appearance panel.


• How to apply what you’ve learned to create your own simple shaped cartoons.

More info - https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Simple-Shaped-Cartoon-with-Adobe-Illustrator%27s-Shape-Builder-Tool/1064620020