Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Drawing and editing a perspective shape, part of Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery.
In this exercise we are going to begin drawing the house in perspective just…using the Rectangle tool at first, but as we do we are going to try to match…some existing objects that I've created for you in advance.…The reason I'm putting you through these paces, is because I want you to…understand that you're not going to be relying exclusively on the Perspective…Grid tool, even as you assemble perspective drawings.…Sometimes the Perspective Grid tool helps you out, sometimes it just gets in…your way and you're going to want to freeform.…That's just the fact of life.…I've saved my progress as Translucent panes. ai and I am going to go ahead and zoom on.…
Make sure that you're seeing the Perspective Grid on-screen.…Switch to the Rectangle tool for starters here, which you can get by pressing…the M key of course.…Now I am currently getting this, no, can't draw cursor right here, because the…wrong layer is active.…We are going to be starting off drawing on this Perspective 1 layer here.…I also have a Perspective 2 layer set up in advance for you.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
1/28/2011- Working with dynamic effects
- Placing artwork as a Photoshop Smart Object
- Creating and editing a Gradient Mesh
- Distorting artwork with an Envelope Mesh
- Using the Calligraphic, Art, and Scatter Brushes
- Creating an intricate Pattern Brush
- Importing and graphing data
- Creating a complex pictograph
- Drawing and editing a perspective shape
- Working with the new Perspective Grid tool
- Using the 3D Revolve effect
- Creating 3D type with Extrude & Bevel
- Recording and playing automated actions
Skill Level Advanced
Duration
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Q: The instructions for installing the dekeKeys don't work on my computer (which is running Mac OS X Lion). Is there an update to these?
A: The dekeKeys distributed with this course will still work for Lion. You just need to add them to a slightly different folder than in previous versions of OS X.
Open a new Finder window and choose Go > Go to Folder. Type the following file path exactly as written below. Copying and pasting may result in an error.
~/Library/Preferences/Adobe Illustrator CS5 Settings/en_US
Move and/or copy/paste the dekeKeys to this folder and follow the rest of the instructions as outlined in the video, "Installing the dekeKeys keyboard shortcuts."
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Introduction
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Welcome45s
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Remapping Mac OS shortcuts6m 56s
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23. Dynamic Effects
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Vector vs. raster effects5m 46s
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Introducing Graphic Styles6m 50s
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Combining and saving styles4m 32s
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24. Gradient Mesh
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Working with the Mesh tool6m 12s
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25. Liquify and Envelope
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Introducing the Warp tool6m 29s
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Introducing Envelope Distort5m 21s
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Warping an envelope mesh5m 20s
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26. Brushes
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Outlines along a path1m 13s
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Creating a pattern brush8m 20s
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Start, end, and corner tiles8m 58s
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27. Graphs and Pictographs
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Charts can be beautiful1m 17s
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Importing and graphing data5m 22s
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Correcting and editing data6m 51s
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Making a basic pictograph6m 47s
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28. Perspective Drawing
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29. 3D Effects
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Just another dynamic effect1m 10s
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The 3D Revolve settings7m 24s
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Fixing 3D rendering problems6m 32s
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Adjusting shading and light6m 25s
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30. Actions
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Initiating a new action5m 33s
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Recording a practical action4m 56s
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Four ways to play an action4m 27s
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Conclusion
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See Ya1m 36s
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