#Your first drawing

In ten minutes you will draw a small badge: a circle, a sketched star, a curved title and an export. Each step links to the full guide.

#1. Start a document

Open the app. The start screen offers new documents in common sizes; pick one, or continue your last work. Everything you do is autosaved.

#2. Draw a circle

1. Choose the Ellipse tool (E).
2. Drag on the artboard. Hold Shift for a perfect circle.
3. In Properties → Appearance, pick a fill color and a stroke.

More in Shapes & lines.

#3. Sketch inside it

1. Choose the Brush (B) and the Sketch preset.
2. Draw a star with quick strokes. With a stylus, press harder for darker, wider lines.
3. Change the size with [ and ].

More in Brushes & textures.

#4. Group the pieces

Select everything with the Select tool (V) — drag a box around it — and press Ctrl G. The group now moves as one. See Layers & groups.

#5. Add a curved title

1. With the Text tool (T), click on the canvas and type your title. Press Esc when done.
2. With the Select tool, select the title, then Shift-click the circle so both are selected.
3. Choose Text → Type on Path…. The title now runs along the circle; adjust its position and side in the dialog.
4. To change the words later, click them with the Text tool — a caret shows exactly where you type on the curve.

More in Type on a path.

#6. Export

• File → Export PNG… for a picture.
• File → Export SVG… for the web.
• File → Preflight… then Export PDF for print.

See Export & print. Save the editable original with Ctrl S.