- [Instructor] Another often overlooked use for…art brushes is text along a path.…And you may recall text on a path…from the end of chapter eight of the fundamentals course.…We're seeing a couple of examples right here…and it works just great if you want to keep your text…editable and you want to set it along…a nice, smooth path outline.…But what if you're looking for a more distinctive effect…where the text distorts or bows,…as we're seeing right here,…and you want it to auto-fit the path?…And this is a huge issue.…
Art brushes always automatically fit their path outlines,…where text along a path does not.…And so, what I'm going to do in this movie…is show you how we might approach this project…if all we had to work with was text along a path outline…and then in the next movie, we'll see how much smoother…things go if you first convert your text to an art brush.…If you're working along with me, twirl open the…path type layer at the top of the layers panel…and then scroll to the bottom of it and you will find…
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- 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
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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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