…In this movie, I'll create a repeating tile pattern…entirely from scratch, to lend texture to my sweater.…Now first thing I'm going to do, is collapse my gradient panel, by…clicking on this double arrow icon to left of the word gradient.…And then I'll turn off my photo layer.…Because, we're pretty much done with it for now.…And for this effect to work, I need to be able…to see through, to the light blue field in the background.…All right.…Now, I'm going to zoom in by Ctrl+spacebar clicking a few times there.…
That would be a Cmd+spacebar click on the Mac.…And I'll select my line tool.…From the line tools layout menu, and I'll just click somewhere inside my document.…I'm looking for lengths, of 10 points and I want the angle to be 45 degrees.…Then, fill line should be turned off, then click OK.…Now, I'm going to reduce the line weight to 0.5 points like…so and I'm also going to change the color, by shift clicking.…On this little color swatch right there, I don't want it…to be a gradient, so I'll just click in the R value,…
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4/22/2014- Preparing a photographic tracing template
- Tracing eyes and other features with the Ellipse and Pen tools
- Roughing in hair and other complex features
- Reshaping paths to enhance their accuracy
- Establishing variety with stroke attributes
- Coloring the avatar
- Shading a face with gradients
- Adding expression and personality
- Saving a universally compatible PNG file
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 59s
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1. Tracing the Base Path Outlines
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2. Refining and Developing Your Paths
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3. Coloring and Shading the Avatar
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Adding additional shading9m 20s
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4. Adding Gradients and Patterns
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Assigning a gradient stroke2m 31s
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5. Adding Expression and Personality
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Adding playful smile lines5m 41s
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6. Exporting the Final Image
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Conclusion
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Until next time46s
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