In this chapter, I'll take you on an absolutely blissful tour…of one of the most impressive features in all of Illustrator.…I know, I'm always saying that kind of stuff, but you're going to like this.…The feature in question goes by the name Gradient Mesh, and it allows…you to add points of shadow and highlight inside a single path outline.…So that you can take an otherwise-flat shape, and make it appear contoured and…volumetric and just-plain, full-on real.…Now you can think of Gradient Mesh as a…kind-of net that you cast around a path outline.…
In which case, at the intersection of any two…ropes in that net, there exists an Anchor point.…You can of course move the Anchor point around to any…location you like, but you can also assign that point a color.…And then Illustrator creates a series…of miniature gradients between every single pair of colorful Anchor points.…Look at me.…No, I'm serious. Just for a second, look at me.…Now, look at these flat almost cartoonish looking path outlines, which thanks to…
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10/22/2013- Using symbols to streamline changes or simulate master pages
- Creating shadows, depth, and volume with gradient meshes
- Controlling transparency and visibility with opacity masks
- Warping and distorting artwork with Liquify and Envelope Distort
- Assembling a seamless pattern brush for repeated elements
- Making charts and graphs from imported data
- Creating dynamic 3D effects
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One1m 54s
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33. Using Smart Guides
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The smartest of guides1m 36s
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34. Working with Symbols
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Creating and naming symbols6m 42s
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Introducing 9-slice scaling4m 31s
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35. Gradient Mesh
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Creating a gradient mesh4m 23s
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36. Opacity Masks
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Introducing opacity masks6m 24s
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37. Liquify and Envelope
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Introducing the Warp tool7m 50s
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38. Free Transform and Touch Type
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Resetting the bounding box4m 37s
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Using the Touch Type tool5m 12s
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39. Pattern Brushes
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40. Charts and Pictographs
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41. 3D Effects
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Conclusion
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See ya1m 10s
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Video: Shading objects with Gradient Mesh