Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Recoloring a repeating tile pattern, part of Illustrator CC 2019 One-on-One: Advanced.
- [Narrator] All right, in this movie, … I'm going to show you how to recolor a repeating tile pattern … and I know we haven't reviewed tile patterns yet. … Their are a very powerful feature … to the topic in my mastery course … but you don't have to know anything about them … to recolor them and so my idea was, … I've got these sort of box towers going on here … and it struck me that this one edge … from the green tiles to the blue tiles … should be one color … should be another color. … Then the yellow tiles should be a third … and these dark areas should be a fourth. … As in this final affect right here. … And so I'll go ahead and return to my starter document … and I'll select this shade of blue, … and obviously it's my stroke that is selected … as is opposed to my fill. … It doesn't really matter however. … So, if you're working along with me, … just go ahead and click on that little page icon … at the bottom of the swatches panel … and I'm going to turn on the global check box …
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Released
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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The advanced tracing option5m 22s
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Using the Reflect tool3m 44s
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Using the Reshape tool8m 46s
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Painting gradient hair5m 13s
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23. Object Blends and Clipping Masks
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Creating a clipping mask4m 10s
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Blending between groups9m 4s
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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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