Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Filling in branches with the Blob Brush, part of Illustrator CC 2013 One-on-One: Intermediate.
In this movie we are going to paint in some additional branches…using the blob brush, just because it's the easiest way to work.…And it's actually the more branches you have the…more credible your tree effect is going to be.…So I'll start by switching to the Branches…layer because after all my Foliage layers is locked.…And I want to be able to able to paint…these branches in initially and independently of the existing tree.…That way I can arise into the branches if I need to.…So I'll go up to…the Stroke swatch.…Up here in the Control panel and I'll change it to blue.…Now I can paint in the brushes as I like. Now that's way too skinny.…
So I'll press Control z or Command z on…the Mac to undo that change and you know what?…I don't want calligraphic limbs like this that would look totally ridiculous.…So I'll press Control z or Command z on the Mac to undo that brush stroke.…Then I'll double click on the Blob Brush tool and I'll…reinstate around this value of a hundred percent and click OK.…Alright now, I'll press the right bracket key a few times in order to increase…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
8/22/2013- Creating layers, sublayers, and groups
- Lifting a color and creating a swatch
- Assigning colors to paths inside groups
- Adjusting the stacking order
- Using the Width tool to adjust line weight
- Masking a pattern inside a background
- Assigning and modifying a gradient fill
- Creating a radial gradient
- Drawing a linear spiral with the Polar Grid tool
- Adding a credible 3D cast shadow
- Contouring with the Blob Brush and Eraser
- Creating and painting an overlapping path
- Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator files
- Previewing and printing documents
- Optimizing documents for the web
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 14s
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11. Layers and Groups
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Creating and using sublayers5m 48s
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Creating clipping groups6m 40s
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Working in an isolation mode5m 29s
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12. Swatches and Stacking Order
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Searching swatches by name8m 31s
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Adjusting the stacking order6m 30s
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Pasting in front and in back6m 13s
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Combining multiple fills7m 32s
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13. Strokes, Dashes, and Arrows
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Introducing the Stroke panel4m 49s
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Dashes and arrowheads4m 12s
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14. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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Creating a radial gradient5m 26s
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Adjusting the midpoint skew3m 31s
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How gradients work1m 3s
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15. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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16. Align and Distribute
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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Adding to a compound shape3m 20s
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Using Divide and Minus Back4m 28s
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18. Live Paint and Interlocking Paths
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Introducing Live Paint5m 39s
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19. Placing Photoshop Images
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Working with linked images8m 58s
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Linking vs. embedding images10m 29s
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Unembedding an image3m 30s
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20. Printing a Document
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Placement, scale, and tiling5m 59s
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21. Saving for the Web (and PowerPoint)
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Conclusion
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Until next time54s
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