Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Assigning and modifying a gradient, part of Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Advanced.
- [Voiceover] All right, so here we are looking…at one of the popular emojis included with Apple devices.…And I've heard from a lot of folks…who are looking for high resolution versions…of these things for printing on t-shirts,…or poster, or what have you.…But the truth of the matter is…that these things are actually low res paint files.…They measure 160 pixels wide by 160 pixels tall.…And that includes this transparent region around the face.…So what I've done is I've upsampled this image…so that we can trace it inside of Illustrator.…And that way, we'll have a scalable vector based design…that you can do anything that you want with.…
And it's all shining and glistening…and that's because, every single path outline…is filled and stroked with gradience.…And then, later on,…we'll go ahead and draw our own custom emoji…unlike anything else that's out there.…Because, after all,…not everyday is deserving of this one.…All right, so I'm going to go ahead and switch over…to this base document here.…And you can see, just to save us time,…
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
7/3/2017Released
3/9/2017- Auto-tracing in Illustrator
- Upsampling in Photoshop for better results
- Navigating complex path interactions
- Building dynamic compound shapes
- Reviewing additional Pathfinder options
- Reviewing the Layers panel
- Hiding, showing, and creating layers
- Using Appearance panel tricks
- Scaling and rotating
- Aligning and distributing
- Working with custom gradients
- Placing photographs into your artwork
- Recoloring your artwork
- Printing your document
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 07/03/2017. What changed?
A: The following topic was updated: working with linked images. In addition, a new video was added that covers using the Mask and Crop Image buttons.
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Introduction
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16. Tracing a Pixel-Based Image
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Auto-tracing in Illustrator1m 26s
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Opening an image to embed it4m 43s
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The advanced tracing options5m 22s
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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18. Layers and Stacking Order
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Adjusting the stacking order7m 40s
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Naming and arranging objects2m 44s
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19. The Appearance Panel
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20. Scaling and Rotating
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Introducing the Scale tool5m 20s
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Introducing the Rotate tool6m 38s
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Using the Reflect tool3m 44s
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Using the Reshape tool8m 46s
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The Transform Each command6m 16s
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21. Aligning and Distributing
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Snapping and smart guides3m 32s
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22. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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The joy of custom gradients1m 41s
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Adjusting color stops5m 50s
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Creating a custom emoji6m 46s
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23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks
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Creating a clipping mask4m 10s
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Blending between groups9m 4s
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24. Live Paint and Interwoven Objects
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Coloring overlapping areas1m 35s
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Introducing Live Paint7m 13s
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Modifying Live Paint strokes3m 53s
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Automatic gap detection7m 52s
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Merging Live Paint objects5m 39s
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Sneak peek: Recolor Artwork5m 15s
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25. Placing Photographs
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26. The Color Guide Panel
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27. Recoloring Your Artwork
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28. Dynamic Effects
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Drawing an orthogonal cube4m 25s
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29. Saving Effects as Graphic Styles
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Updating graphic styles4m 5s
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Combining multiple styles6m 50s
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30. Printing Your Document
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Exporting color separations6m 16s
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Conclusion
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Until next we meet1m 29s
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