Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Constructing a seamless denim pattern, part of Illustrator CC 2018 One-on-One Mastery.
- All right, in a previous chapter,…I promised to show you how to create that denim pattern,…and we're going to use it not only to create this background,…but also to create this ambitious pattern brush…that's applied to a hand-drawn letter Z.…All right, I'll go ahead and switch over…to this blank document here,…and the first thing I'm going to do…is grab my rectangle tool, and then I'll just go ahead…and click any old place inside the document window,…and I'm looking for a rectangle with a width of four points,…and a height of 104 should us nicely,…at which point, I'll click OK.…
Now, I really don't want any stroke,…so I'll just go ahead and change it to none,…and I want the fill to be black.…Now we want to create a bunch of copies of this guy,…so I'll press the V key to switch back…to the black arrow tool,…and I'll press the Enter key to bring up…the Move dialog box, and I'm looking for…a horizontal move of eight points,…vertical should be set to zero,…after which point, I'll click the Copy button…in order to make a copy of that path.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
7/9/2018Note: This course was revised for 2018. As Creative Cloud evolves, the training will be updated. Check back often for new videos, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.
- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
- Customizing the Illustrator toolbox
- Adjusting opacity with shortcuts
- Using advanced blend mode tricks
- Working with the Brushes panel
- Seamlessly repeating patterns
- Blending multiple mesh objects
- Reformatting text and numerical values
- Using the logo-making features in Illustrator
- Using the Libraries panel
- Working in 3D space
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One3m 1s
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31. Shortcuts and Customization
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32. Blend Modes and Opacity Masks
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Introducing the opacity mask8m 17s
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Putting an opacity mask into use10m 22s
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33. The Brushes Panel
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Painting with path outlines1m 11s
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34. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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Patterns are for everyone2m 25s
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35. Gradient Mesh
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Introducing gradient mesh6m 43s
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Creating a basic gradient mesh12m 25s
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Isolating a mesh object7m 49s
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Releasing a gradient mesh3m 57s
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36. Symbols and Custom Arrowheads
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Creating and naming symbols9m 22s
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Working with dynamic symbols9m 43s
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Introducing 9-slice scaling5m 21s
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Designing custom arrowheads11m 16s
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Designing tinted arrowheads16m 55s
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Editing an existing arrowhead10m 42s
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37. Charts and Pictographs
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Graphing numerical data6m 52s
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Customizing your legend7m 11s
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38. Logos and Specialty Text
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Using the Touch Type tool6m 17s
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Two ways to warp type7m 2s
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Using stylistic sets6m 33s
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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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See ya!1m 27s
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