Join Sharon Steuer for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding tile order differences in brush options, part of Artistic Painting with Illustrator: Object-Creation Brushes.
Before we get into the nitty-gritty of making pattern brushes, let's look at…one small thing that has changed between…Illustrator CC and previous versions of Illustrator.…And, it's not a functional difference, it's just where you're going to…find a particular feature when you need to change a difference.…And that it the order of these different tiles,…which are representing the pattern's side tile or the middle two.…The corner tile, the inner corner tile start in the end and.…
You don't see all of these in all circumstances, but in, for instances in an…open path, you'll see the start and end and an inner corner and an outer corner.…You don't actually see them all if you're in a close rectangle of sorts or…a circle. Here you see just the outer corners.…You don't even see the other ones.…So, it all looks the same here from version to version of illustrator.…Where it looks different is in the Options panel.…So, I'm going to just double click to open options.…
And then cc in later.…What you'll find is the first tile that you…
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9/19/2013See the previous course in the series, Artistic Painting with Illustrator: Natural Media Brushes, for Sharon's insights on more traditional tools like the Paintbrush and Blob Brush.
- Creating and experimenting with object-creation brushes
- Preparing artwork to make into brushes
- Scaling and distorting brushes by varying line weight and stroke profiles
- Stretching versus repeating portions of a brush
- Colorizing complex brushes
- Fixing problem brushes with vector editing tools
- Exploring different ways to make and use pattern brushes
- Customizing pattern brushes and adding auto-corners
- Modifying scatter brush parameters
- Adjusting brush definition and tablet pressure parameters
- Fixing common mistakes
- Using scatter brushes versus symbols
- Warping and bending raster art using brushes
- Combining stroke effects with brushes
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 7s
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1. Illustrator Object Brushes Overview
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2. Object-Creation Art Brushes
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3. Pattern Brushes
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Adding a custom corner4m 37s
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4. Scatter Brushes
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Introducing scatter brushes2m 24s
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Using scatter brushes2m 16s
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5. Symbols as Brush-Like Objects
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6. Expanding Your Toolset
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Conclusion
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Next steps44s
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