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Rotating continuously overlapping objects - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
Rotating continuously overlapping objects
Welcome to the second project. I'm looking a file called Pirates of Lucky Island.ai and by the end of this project I am going to show you how to use the Scribble Filter which is one of the most powerful dynamic effects in all of Illustrator, in order to create a stylistic match across an illustration, because right now we've got a little bit of a problem in that department. This live trace skull rendering and these stroked clovers in the background just really don't go with each other. So, Scribble Filter will help us in that regard. But before I show you that I want to show you how I created this cloverleaf pattern once again using the Transform effect. Now I know I'm just absolutely beating on this command and it's especially interesting given that I don't have any intention of covering most of the dynamic effects that Illustrator offers, because Transform is so much better than all of them. It really is that one super practical dynamic effect that you'll be using on a regular…
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My favorite features in all of Illustrator1m 21s
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Introducing the Transform effect5m 30s
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Repeating the last effect you applied4m 51s
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Applying multiple passes of a single effect5m 21s
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The wonders of editing dynamic artwork7m 13s
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Applying effects inside effects5m 11s
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Assigning an effect to an entire layer5m 42s
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Building a complex bevel effect5m 44s
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Placing artwork as a Photoshop Smart Object4m 55s
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Editing that Smart Object in Illustrator4m 21s
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Rotating continuously overlapping objects5m 34s
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Adjusting a dynamic transformation origin6m 21s
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Vector vs. raster effects5m 46s
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Introducing the Scribble effect5m 23s
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Copying effects between layers4m 20s
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Introducing Graphic Styles6m 50s
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Controlling the Filter Gallery preview2m 28s
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Document Raster Effects Settings4m 31s
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Combining and saving styles4m 32s
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