{"id":814827,"date":"2023-12-29T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-29T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/?p=814827"},"modified":"2025-03-17T11:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T18:15:49","slug":"how-to-draw-tattoo-ice-cream-illustrator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/how-to-draw-tattoo-ice-cream-illustrator\/","title":{"rendered":"How to draw a tattoo-style ice cream cone in Adobe Illustrator, with Joli Noelle David"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We love Joli Noelle David\u2019s infectious personality and openness to sharing her experience as a design student at UC Davis on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoliNoelleDavid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">her YouTube channel<\/a>. So we sent her one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-one-pen-display-and-tablet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">brand-new Wacom Ones<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 the medium pen tablet version \u2014 to get her thoughts and impressions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/noelle-draw-halloween-illustrator\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/illustrator-brush-study-wacom-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the last post and video<\/a>, she showed viewers her process for drawing some super-cute Halloween-themed illustrations. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uKQ_YKwZ3C4\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zDB9Ohc6PUw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">below video<\/a>, she\u2019s got another tutorial -- this time for how to take a basic sketch and turn it into a tattoo-style ice cream cone illustration! Check it out below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"How to Draw an Ice Cream in Adobe Illustrator\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uKQ_YKwZ3C4?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What you need for this project:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A creative pen tablet like the Wacom One small<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vector illustration software like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/illustrator.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/illustrator.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Adobe Illustrator<\/a> (Did you know? Every purchase of a Wacom One pen tablet or display <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-software-bundles\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wacom-software-bundles\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">comes with a free three-month trial<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/affinity.serif.com\/en-us\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Affinity Suite<\/a>, which includes Affinity Designer, a vector program similar to Illustrator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Stippling brushes (try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-vector\/hand-drawn-stipple-brush-collection_13297244.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/free-vector\/hand-drawn-stipple-brush-collection_13297244.htm\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">these free ones from Freepik.com<\/a>!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A sketch you've already drawn, either on paper and scanned, or created in a drawing program like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clipstudio.net\/en\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.clipstudio.net\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Clip Studio Paint<\/a>, Affinity Photo, or Adobe Photoshop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Project overview:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Set up your canvas in Illustrator (I used 1280x1280, but since this is vector, you can always make it larger or smaller!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Import your sketch<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-23-at-6.20.39-PM.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814829\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-23-at-6.20.39-PM.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-23-at-6.20.39-PM-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-09-23-at-6.20.39-PM-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814832\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-3.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-3-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-3-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\">\n\n\n<li>Fix any gaps with the Direct Selection tool<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Using Live Paint Bucket, fill in drawing with desired colors (I used a palette found online)<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":814833,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814833\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-4.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-4-980x551.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-4-480x270.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<ol start=\"9\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Expand Live Paint shapes<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Set brush to Draw Inside<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<li>Use stippling brush to add texture to edges of shapes<\/li>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ol>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:image {\"id\":814834,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-814834\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-5.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-5-980x832.jpg 980w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/12\/Joli-Ice-Cream-5-480x407.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:group {\"layout\":{\"type\":\"constrained\"}} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} --><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:separator --><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<!-- \/wp:separator --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:spacer {\"height\":\"20px\"} --><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:spacer --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:group --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:columns --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\"><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"20%\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:20%\"><!-- wp:image {\"id\":813550,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} --><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"176\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/channels4_profile.jpg\" alt=\"Joli Noelle David\" class=\"wp-image-813550\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/channels4_profile.jpg 176w, https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/40\/2023\/10\/channels4_profile-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 176px) 100vw, 176px\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><!-- \/wp:image --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:column --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:column {\"verticalAlignment\":\"center\",\"width\":\"80%\"} --><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><!-- wp:heading {\"level\":3} --><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Creator<\/h3>\n<p><!-- \/wp:heading --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Joli Noelle David<\/strong> is multidisciplinary designer who enjoys all things creative -- graphic design, digital illustration, and content creation to name a few. She recently graduated from the University of California, Davis with a degree in Design, and strives to use her experience to teach others how to develop their own creative skills. She believes in a people-centered design approach and in the power of creating with purpose.&nbsp;Noelle is a big foodie, a lover of dogs, an entrepreneur, a small business owner, and a YouTuber.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>Check her out on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jnoelled\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/joli-noelle-david-b55773208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@JoliNoelleDavid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:column --><\/div>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joli Noelle David walks you through how to create a tattoo-style illustration with stippling effect in Adobe Illustrator.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":814830,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2317,6021,2338,2342],"tags":[135,156,1194],"class_list":["post-814827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-digital-drawing-painting","category-how-to-draw","category-how-to","category-wacom-one","tag-adobe","tag-illustrator","tag-joli-noelle-david"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/814830"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.wacom.com\/en-us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}