Lynda - Illustrator: Creating Custom Brushes

Size: 569 MB | Duration: 2h 20m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Intermediate | Language: English

Create compelling and unique works of art by making custom Adobe Illustrator brushes. By customizing the brushes that you use, your illustrations can become more original, intricate, and complex. The results can include characteristics of real-world brushes, meaning you can achieve similar effects in an easy and fun way. In this course, Emily Kay shows you how to make custom brushes. First, Emily provides an overview of brush types. Then, she takes you through modification options for several brushes: calligraphic, scatter, art, bristle, and pattern. She also shows you how to layer and merge brushes and save brushes for future use.

Topics include:

* Working with Illustrator brushes

* Loading preset brushes

* How brushes respond to variations

* Changing colorization options

* Adding textures and effects

* Segmenting a brush

* Creating a watercolor effect

* Incorporating shading

* Distributing on a path

* Adding endcaps

* Creating a complex pattern

* Using gradients

* Combining brushes

* Saving custom art brushes