Create a Convincing

Hand Drawn Effect in

Illustrator

Step 1
Create a new document in Illustrator and begin to draw the
pencil graphic that we will use. The pencil is a very simple
shape that is made up of a series of rectangles and triangles.
Use a transparent fill and a 4px #EAE2D3 stroke aligned to
the center.
Step 2
When you reach the middle section of the pencil, duplicate
the main rectangle and reduce the width by about 50%. Copy
the top (smaller) rectangle to the clipboard and then use the
Subtract Pathfinder operation with both rectangles selected to
divide the lower rectangle into two. Finally Paste in Place
(CMD+SHIFT+V or CTRL+SHIFT+V) to restore the top
rectangle.
Step 3
Similar to the last step, draw two triangles for the tip of the
pencil. Copy the smaller triangle to the clipboard and use it to
subtract from the larger triangle. Then Paste in Place to
restore the smaller triangle.
Step 4
Group the pencil shape and copy to the clipboard to use later
(or move off canvas).

Step 5
Remove the strokes from all of the shapes and apply a solid
color fill for each section:
 Eraser: #E5A8BE
 Metal: #F1F2F2
 Body (light): #F2B974
 Body (dark): #E4A564
 Wood: #EAE2D3
 Tip: #3A3442