- [Instructor] In this movie, we're going to trace…a complex image including this guy's head,…his arm and his fingers using the Pen tool.…Now, for those of you who are working along with me,…notice here inside the the Paths panel…that I have the complete outline which is the entire path…and to see what that looks like,…I'll go ahead and select my black arrow tool…a.k.a. the Path Selection Tool,…and then I'll go ahead…and click on the Paths outline like so…and you can see that it contains at least 100 anchor points…but I'm also including this partial outline right here…which traces the left half of his body…as well as right the right hind leg…and what we're going to do is trace everything else…starting with the head.…
So, I'm going to go ahead and zoom in on this guy like so…and I want to get nice and close.…Now, for those of you who'd like a little bit of an assist,…notice if you switch back over to the Layers panel,…that I have a couple of layers.…One of which is called path outline…which shows the final final path outline in blue…
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12/20/2016- Creating and editing Bezier curves
- Drawing in Illustrator
- Working with a vector-based shape layer
- Tracing a complex image with the Pen tool
- Using a vector mask in a composition
- Drawing a custom symbol in InDesign
- Creating inline graphics
- Wrapping text around an offset path
- Customizing text converted to outlines
Skill Level Advanced
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Introduction
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Welcome3m 4s
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1. Creating and Editing Bézier Curves
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Bézier curve fundamentals3m 38s
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Working with Bézier curves3m 15s
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Dragging a constrained path2m 56s
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Creating a smooth point2m 49s
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Drawing a curved segment3m 4s
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Creating a cusp point3m 56s
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Hidden Pen tool tricks6m 30s
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2. Rules to Draw By
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The zero-or-two rule2m 3s
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The two-thirds rule4m 24s
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The oval-and-arc rule3m 58s
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The tangent rule2m 25s
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3. Drawing in Illustrator
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Signposts and stacking order10m 7s
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Advanced transformations6m 9s
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Dynamic round corners6m 55s
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Variable-width strokes7m 43s
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Advanced Width tool tricks11m 3s
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When to use the Pencil tool10m 4s
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Combining drawing tools6m 15s
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Gradients and clipping paths15m 40s
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The finishing touches14m 2s
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4. Vector Masking in Photoshop
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5. Layout and Design in InDesign
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Creating inline graphics8m 34s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 22s
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