While getting dry suit certified in San Diego, Deke came across a pattern on a chair that intrigued him. (Deke has what he readily admits to be a “pattern problem.”) It featured a 24-sided star surrounded by two angles of a 12-sided void. He explored the idea in Illustrator to figure out how it works, and turns out, the trick is to draw just five anchor points with the Pen tool. Repeat those points to create a void. And repeat the void to create a negative space that defines the star.
Welcome to Deke's Techniques. … This one's in Illustrator, and it's for those of you … who are absolute pattern junkies like me. … I saw this in a hotel room in San Diego … on vacation on the fabric of a chair. … I told my wife Colleen I was intrigued. … I wanted to create this. … And she was like hard stop, no. … From then on it's just a bunch … to essentials classic which will bring back all the tools … and it'll bring back the horizontal control panel … up here at the top of the screen. … Alright, we're going to be creating this pattern from scratch … once again here inside Illustrator. … So go up to the file menu and choose the new command. … And if you're working in a recent version of the software, … then go ahead and select art and illustration … so that you're creating an RGB document, … and then I'm going to dial in a width value … of 1,008 points and a height of 672 points. … And the reason is that just happens … to work well for our movies. … Notice that where the bleed values are concerned, …
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
1/26/2021Released
1/13/2011Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
Skill Level Intermediate
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Q: Why can't I earn a Certificate of Completion for this course?
A: We publish a new tutorial or tutorials for this course on a regular basis. We are unable to offer a Certificate of Completion because it is an ever-evolving course that is not designed to be completed. Check back often for new movies.
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