Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a pattern brush with Auto Corners, part of Illustrator CC 2015 One-on-One: Mastery.
- [Instructor] In this movie I'll show you how to create…a Pattern Brush, complete with auto corners,…which is a recent development in Illustrator.…It's a CC thing that is truly awesome.…So I'm going to go ahead and turn on my zee layer right there,…and then I'll click on it to select it.…And next, I'll go up to the Window menu…and I'll choose the Brushes command…in order to bring up the Brushes panel.…Now this panel is chock full…of a ton of different kinds of brushes…that I assembled back in chapter 33.…
And we're going to add yet another brush…to the bottom of the panel.…So go ahead and click on the little page icon…down here at the bottom of the Brushes panel…and select Pattern Brush and then click OK.…At which point notice that it wants to turn…the letter Z into a brush,…which is not what we want at all.…Now what's interesting about a Pattern Brush…is that it has five different pieces to it…and each of these five pieces control…a certain element of the brush.…
Now the most important one is the second one,…you have to define a Side Tile.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
11/9/2017- Top-secret tricks for shortcut enthusiasts
- Selecting and editing with more control
- Customizing the Illustrator toolbox
- Adjusting opacity with shortcuts
- Using advanced blend mode tricks
- Working with the Brushes panel
- Seamlessly repeating patterns
- 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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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 17s
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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 16s
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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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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 27s
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