Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Editing the top-secret Arrowheads.ai file, part of Illustrator CC 2018 One-on-One Mastery.
- [Instructor] In this movie I'll show you…how you can symbols to create custom arrowheads…inside Illustrator.…And this is a really old school trick.…It dates back to Illustrator 6.0,…but it works just as well today.…And when I say custom arrowheads…I mean arrowheads that you can apply from the Stroke panel.…So for example, let's say I select this line right here…and I click on the word Stroke up here in the control panel…and I click on this first Arrowheads option.…You can see that by default I have a very long list…of arrowheads, 39 in all.…
And I can select any one of them to apply it to,…in this case, the beginning of the path.…Now while 39 arrowheads is a lot,…that doesn't mean that any one of them is necessarily…gonna be the arrowhead that you're looking for.…In which case, you can create custom arrowheads of your own.…And here's how it works.…The first thing you need to do…is locate the arrowheads file.…So here on the PC you follow this path right here,…so you go to the C drive presumably,…assuming that you installed Illustrator on your C drive,…
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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