Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Drawing an orthogonal cube, part of Illustrator CC 2019 One-on-One: Advanced.
- [Instructor] All right, in this movie, … we're going to take our first right side … of the cube and we're going to turn it … into the complete orthogonal shape … and of course we're doing so with the ultimate intention … of creating this final cube of cubes. … All right, the first thing we're going to do … is color this side of the shape … and so, if you have access to my exercise files, … I've actually created a custom swatch library for you … and you can get to it by going to the Swatches panel … and if you're not seeing that panel, … then you can choose the swatches command … from the window menu, … then drop down to this library icon … in the bottom left corner and click on it … and then choose Other Library … from way down here at the bottom of the popup menu. … Then I'll go to my desktop … where I've got my exercise files … and I'll go into this 28_dynamic_fx folder … and I'll load this guy right here, … Cube swatches and then click on the Open button. … In order to open the swatches …
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6/28/2019- Auto-tracing a pixel-based image
- Creating time-saving path interactions
- Building dynamic compound shapes
- Exploiting the full power of the Layers panel
- Applying effects to an entire layer
- Assigning multiple fills and strokes
- Creating a transform sequence
- Using the Scale, Rotate, Shear, and Reflect tools
- Aligning and distributing objects
- Using the Gradient tool and annotator
- Creating linear, radial, and freeform gradients
- Working with object blends and clipping masks
- Creating intertwining objects with Live Paint
- Integrating photographic images
- Recoloring any piece of artwork
- Applying and expanding dynamic effects
- Saving dynamic effects as a graphic style
- Printing your document
Skill Level Advanced
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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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Working with linked images5m 24s
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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 time1m 29s
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