This week, Deke takes the 12-sided voids that define a negative-space 24-sided star, and turns them into a seamlessly repeating hexagon tile pattern in Adobe Illustrator. The key is to decide the shape of the hexagon, and dial in the Width and Height values. If you like quilts, textiles, or patterns, you’ll love this.
I'll go ahead and switch over to the document so far … where the 24 sided star is currently … rendered in negative space, … and then I'll go ahead and turn on … my guide's layer once again, … and if it bugs you that this text is kind of covered up, … you can move it out of the way. … and we're going to do that very simply using the pen tool, … and notice that the miter limit is cranked … all the way up to ten, … which is why I'm getting this very sharp miter joint. … To get rid of it, just go ahead, and switch to bevel joint … is going to work out best for this project, … and then I'll go ahead and press the escape key … in order to dismiss that panel. … Alright, I want the fill to match so I'll go ahead … and click on this first color swatch up here … in the control panel, and change it … to that shame shade of blue. … Alright, now we need to draw another path outline here … using the pen tool, and so I'll go ahead … and grab the pen which you can get by pressing the P key, … and you don't want to click anywhere …
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
1/28/2020Released
1/13/2011Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
Skill Level Intermediate
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