Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Using the Width tool to vary the line weight, part of Illustrator CC 2013 One-on-One: Intermediate.
In this movie, we'll take a look at variable width strokes and how…you can create your own custom variable width strokes using the Width tool.…Now so far, all of the strokes that we've…seen have been uniform in terms of their line weight.…For example, if I marquee this black stroke here, we can…see that its line weight value is set to 50 points.…And the option next to it says, Uniform, meaning that the thickness…of the stroke is 50 points all the way along the path outline.…But it doesn't have to be that way.…You can select one of the variable Width Profiles…from this popup menu up here in the Control panel.…
And you just have six to start with, by the way, but you…can create your own and save them off as well if you like.…But we'll start with this guy here, Width Profile 2.…And notice that now, we have what is obviously a variable width stroke.…And now, the line weight value represents the maximum…width of the stroke at any location.…So if I were to increase the line weight to 80 points, for example, I'm going to…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
8/22/2013- Creating layers, sublayers, and groups
- Lifting a color and creating a swatch
- Assigning colors to paths inside groups
- Adjusting the stacking order
- Using the Width tool to adjust line weight
- Masking a pattern inside a background
- Assigning and modifying a gradient fill
- Creating a radial gradient
- Drawing a linear spiral with the Polar Grid tool
- Adding a credible 3D cast shadow
- Contouring with the Blob Brush and Eraser
- Creating and painting an overlapping path
- Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator files
- Previewing and printing documents
- Optimizing documents for the web
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 14s
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11. Layers and Groups
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Creating and using sublayers5m 48s
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Creating clipping groups6m 40s
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Working in an isolation mode5m 29s
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12. Swatches and Stacking Order
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Searching swatches by name8m 31s
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Adjusting the stacking order6m 30s
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Pasting in front and in back6m 13s
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Combining multiple fills7m 32s
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13. Strokes, Dashes, and Arrows
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Introducing the Stroke panel4m 49s
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Dashes and arrowheads4m 12s
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14. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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Creating a radial gradient5m 26s
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Adjusting the midpoint skew3m 31s
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How gradients work1m 3s
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15. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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16. Align and Distribute
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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Adding to a compound shape3m 20s
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Using Divide and Minus Back4m 28s
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18. Live Paint and Interlocking Paths
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Introducing Live Paint5m 39s
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19. Placing Photoshop Images
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Working with linked images8m 58s
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Linking vs. embedding images10m 29s
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Unembedding an image3m 30s
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20. Printing a Document
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Placement, scale, and tiling5m 59s
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21. Saving for the Web (and PowerPoint)
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Conclusion
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Until next time54s
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