Illustrator One-on-One: Mastery

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Deke McClelland

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[1] Introduction

[1] Welcome to this One-on-One course.mp4

02:29

[2] Previously on Illustrator One-on-One.mp4

08:06

[2] 31. Shortcuts and Customization

[1] Becoming a lean, mean illustration machine.mp4

01:33

[2] Installing custom dekeKeys shortcuts.mp4

06:56

[3] Loading and using dekeKeys.mp4

04:14

[4] Welcome to the dekeKeys PDF docs.mp4

08:07

[5] Three out of the hundred custom shortcuts.mp4

06:21

[6] Still more time-saving shortcuts.mp4

09:09

[7] Creating your own custom shortcuts.mp4

08:32

[8] Tool, transparency, and panel shortcuts.mp4

08:20

[9] Creating your own custom Toolbox.mp4

08:45

[3] 32. Blend Modes and Opacity Masks

[1] The many ways to blend colors.mp4

01:56

[2] Adjusting the opacity with shortcuts.mp4

06:41

[3] Blending modes Multiply and Screen.mp4

06:41

[4] The other modes Overlay thru Luminosity.mp4

09:14

[5] My dekeKeys blend mode shortcuts.mp4

06:24

[6] The effect of color space on blending modes.mp4

08:14

[7] A few advanced blending mode tricks.mp4

07:19

[8] Applying blending modes in the Appearance panel.mp4

09:58

[9] Creating auto-inverting type.mp4

07:54

[10] Carving dynamic holes with Knockout Group.mp4

08:36

[11] Knockout Group option and dynamic attributes.mp4

05:02

[12] Using the Isolate Blending option.mp4

06:47

[13] Introducing the opacity mask.mp4

08:17

[14] Putting an opacity mask into use.mp4

10:22

[15] Applying blending modes to entire layers.mp4

08:03

[16] Adding Photoshop pixels to an opacity mask.mp4

09:59

[17] Finishing up the tattooed face.mp4

07:34

[18] Exporting transparency to Photoshop.mp4

12:22

[4] 33. The Brushes Panel

[1] Painting with path outlines.mp4

01:12

[2] Introducing the Brushes panel.mp4

06:11

[3] Applying and editing a calligraphic brush.mp4

07:04

[4] Scaling and colorizing art brushes.mp4

07:04

[5] Applying and customizing scatter brushes.mp4

06:25

[6] Formatting and editing brushed type.mp4

04:29

[7] Designing your own custom art brushes.mp4

07:46

[8] Creating and testing your art brushes.mp4

06:23

[9] Refining a brush to fit ends and corners.mp4

05:27

[10] Expanding, filling, and stroking a brush.mp4

07:54

[11] Type On A Path tool vs. text as an art brush.mp4

07:43

[12] Distorting art type with the Width tool.mp4

10:03

[13] Infusing your artwork with a pattern.mp4

05:30

[14] Painting with bristle brushes.mp4

08:50

[5] 34. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns

[1] Patterns let you be free.mp4

02:15

[2] Creating a pattern.mp4

04:34

[3] Introducing the Pattern Editing mode.mp4

04:50

[4] Saving a copy and undoing a big mistake.mp4

05:43

[5] The better way to duplicate a pattern.mp4

06:27

[6] Moving a pattern inside its container.mp4

03:33

[7] The three tile types Grid, brick, and hex.mp4

05:56

[8] Using the Pattern Tile tool.mp4

06:33

[9] Designing a real-world tessellation.mp4

10:14

[10] Measuring the exact size of a hex tile.mp4

04:59

[11] Creating complementary pattern elements.mp4

08:14

[12] Adding representational pattern elements.mp4

05:07

[13] Drawing a triangular cartoon eye.mp4

06:40

[14] Further developing pattern elements.mp4

08:46

[15] Creating a pattern with a keyboard shortcut.mp4

04:55

[16] Constructing a seamless denim pattern.mp4

08:53

[17] Making your denim pattern look like denim.mp4

07:52

[18] Creating a pattern brush with auto corners.mp4

09:59

[19] Creating custom start and end tiles.mp4

14:03

[6] 35. Gradient Mesh

[1] Photorealistic painting at its best.mp4

01:40

[2] Introduction to gradient meshes.mp4

06:43

[3] Using the dedicated Mesh tool.mp4

06:32

[4] Creating a basic gradient mesh.mp4

12:25

[5] Isolating a mesh object.mp4

07:49

[6] Deleting unwanted, invisible mesh points.mp4

05:28

[7] Releasing a gradient mesh.mp4

03:57

[8] Converting mesh points from cusp to smooth.mp4

07:27

[9] Sharpening or smoothing color transitions.mp4

08:31

[10] Assigning a mesh to a bendy shape.mp4

09:07

[11] Converting a linear gradient to a mesh.mp4

08:55

[12] Converting a radial gradient to a mesh.mp4

13:08

[13] Painting soft objects with a gradient mesh.mp4

07:43

[14] Combining a mesh with a compound path.mp4

11:22

[15] Expressing surface contours with a mesh.mp4

07:14

[16] Painting contoured highlights.mp4

07:43

[17] Blending multiple mesh objects.mp4

06:06

[18] Using gradient meshes to cast shadows.mp4

08:43

[7] 36. The Puppet Warp Tool

[1] Why redraw when you can reposition.mp4

01:44

[2] Introduction to the Puppet Warp tool.mp4

04:05

[3] Setting your own custom pins.mp4

05:50

[4] Hiding pins, path edges, and the mesh.mp4

02:20

[5] Warning All changes are final.mp4

03:30

[6] Disabling content-aware pins.mp4

07:07

[7] Constraining and twisting pins.mp4

05:11

[8] Using the Expand Mesh value.mp4

04:00

[9] Using Puppet Warp for small, complex objects.mp4

06:15

[8] 37. Charts and Pictographs

[1] The pleasures and pitfalls of graphs.mp4

01:35

[2] Graphing numerical data.mp4

06:52

[3] Importing a tab-limited spreadsheet.mp4

05:26

[4] Modifying data to create a category axis.mp4

03:46

[5] Reformatting text and numerical values.mp4

05:39

[6] Adjusting the graph type settings.mp4

07:41

[7] Creating and applying a graph design.mp4

09:59

[8] Setting the column type to repeating.mp4

03:54

[9] Recreating a graph at the proper size.mp4

07:51

[10] Customizing your legend.mp4

07:11

[9] 38. Logos and Specialty Text

[1] Illustrators logo-making features.mp4

01:58

[2] Making a logo from one character of type.mp4

08:38

[3] Creating a logo of interwoven rings.mp4

11:48

[4] Weaving your rings into a larger ring.mp4

08:16

[5] Whittling your paths with the Scissors tool.mp4

09:25

[6] Gradient type and dynamic strokes.mp4

06:29

[7] Using the Touch Type tool.mp4

06:17

[8] Two ways to warp type.mp4

07:02

[9] Creating letter-shaped gradients.mp4

08:17

[10] Painting reflections onto letterforms.mp4

06:31

[11] Multicolor fonts Trajan Color Concept.mp4

06:41

[12] Using stylistic sets.mp4

06:33

[10] 39. Applying 3D Effects

[1] The five advantages to 3D in Illustrator.mp4

01:17

[2] Introduction to the three kinds of 3D in Illustrator.mp4

07:00

[3] Working in 3D space Pitch, yaw, and roll.mp4

04:30

[4] Lighting and shading a 3D object.mp4

05:43

[5] Beveling the edges of a 3D extrusion.mp4

03:44

[6] Creating live, editable 3D type.mp4

08:42

[7] Adding cast shadows to 3D type.mp4

05:34

[8] Understanding the 3D Revolve effect.mp4

07:56

[9] Using 3D Revolve to create a soda can.mp4

09:00

[10] Mapping a logo or other art onto a 3D object.mp4

08:14

[11] Enhancing 3D artwork with faux 3D effects.mp4

09:59

[12] Combining a stroke with 3D Revolve.mp4

10:09

[11] Conclusion

[1] Until next time.mp4

01:28

Description

Discover how to be the best Adobe Illustrator user you know with industry expert Deke McClelland. In this final installment of his comprehensive three-part One-on-One series, Deke explains how Illustrator works in meticulous detail. He makes sense of even the most complex topics by linking them to clearly defined tasks. He shows you how to get around Illustrator more quickly with keyboard shortcuts and customizations, then demonstrates the power of blend modes, opacity masks, the Brushes panel, seamlessly repeating patterns, gradient mesh, and the Puppet Warp tool. Deke also covers graphs, pictographs, logos, and 3D effects. Each chapter leaves you with a sense of real accomplishment that you can apply to your own marketable, eye-popping artwork.

Note: This course was revised for 2021. As Creative Cloud evolves, the training will be updated. Check back often for new videos, new feature reviews, and new ways to work.

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