Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Making your denim pattern look like denim, part of Illustrator CC 2017 One-on-One Mastery.
- [Instructor] In this movie,…we're going to take our denim pattern…and make it look like actual denim…instead of just a bunch of chunky lines.…All right, so the first thing I'm going to do is…fix these gaps right here…by double-clicking on the vertical denim pattern…here inside the Swatches panel.…And that will take us back to the pattern editor,…and I'll go ahead and zoom on in.…And, on second thought,…I've decided a Width value of 96 points…is going to work out just fine.…The problem is that some of these edges…are precariously close to the corners.…
So I'm going to press the A key…to switch to my White Arrow tool.…And I'm going to marquee these top two points here,…and I'll marquee these bottom two points as well.…And then I'll press the left arrow key a couple of times…to move 'em over.…And I'm going to do the same with these guys.…I'll marquee these two sets of points, these two pairs,…and I'll Shift marquee the ones down here.…You've got to move the top and bottom points together,…always, in order to ensure that things line up.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
11/9/2017As Creative Cloud evolves, this course gets updated. Check back 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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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 17s
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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 16s
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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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39. Libraries and Actions
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40. Applying 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 27s
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