Knowing how to use illustrator means you know how to use pen tool i personally think its the main tool and i use it as often as possible for this step of the process i am going to be using the pen tool on illustrator to trace my sketches to they become vectors.
By using the pen tool, i can create polished lettering pieces which means crisp edges, sharp corners, and uniform thicks and thins. It means parallel lines, regulated sizes. Working with the pen tool can create a variety of effects but perfection (me being a perfectionist) is much higher when using this technique.
Noticed how ive used the pen tool to trace the initial drawing. the when the drawing is removed ill refine the letter to look like this.
the letter is then split up into sections and the extra interactive parts are taken off to create the standard letter which will be made in fontographer.
Final Major Project 