As mentioned in a previous post, Laura Coyle’s tutorials are very good. She is truly a great teacher. Both her classes and tutorials are free at Illustratoring.com. The following is the introduction from the class:

Learn about Calligraphic Illustrator brushes, the Paintbrush Tool, and the Blob Brush Tool. You’ll learn the settings for getting the most out of these tools with a pressure sensitive Wacom tablet. Create a set of Illustrator brushes to use for linework and coloring, then follow along as Laura guides you through a complete, fun, floral art project, complete with tracing art and a custom color palette. Get into freehand drawing in Illustrator with this complete project!

Subscribe for password access (The password unlocks all of our classes), then you can watch the video lessons and download the files on our Ink & Paint private class page. Pay What You Wish if you use the classes.