Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video 422 Creating a string of pearls in Illustrator, part of Deke's Techniques.
- Hey gang, this is Deke McClelland.…Welcome to Deke's Techniques.…This week, we'll be working in Illustrator,…where I'm gonna show you how to take…these two fairly iconic path outlines here,…and we're gonna stroke them to create a string of pearls.…Why a string of pearls, you ask?…I don't know, why not?…Here, let me show you exactly how it works.…Alright, here are those strings of pearls…just so you have a chance to see them on screen.…We're gonna start things off inside of this document,…which contains a couple of path outlines…that are based on an X,…included with the font, Zapf Dingbats.…
What you wanna do if you're working along with me,…is just go ahead and partially marquee…these two paths, like so, with the black arrow tool,…and that will select both of them.…And then turn on this Strokes Layer,…which currently contains nothing more…than a green rectangle.…And now, notice this little purple square…over on the right-hand side of the Layers panel,…that represents the selection.…If you press the alt key, or the opt key on a Mac,…
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3/30/2021Released
1/13/2011Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
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