Premium Tutorial: Illustrator Rope Brush

By Tony Soh

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How to Make Rope Brush in Illustrator

Making a rope brush can be very tricky if you are creating from scratch. In this tutorial, I will be showing you my secret technique of making a brush rope easily. Step by step, I will show you how to create the pattern for the rope and move on to making the rope ends. Finally, we will apply the rope brush a path to create a pile of rope.

And when you order today, I’m topping up a bonus tutorial to teach you how to weave a rope text as shown above. Using this technique, you will be able to weave through ship anchors or any objects your like. See more examples below of what you are able to achieve using this technique.



Difficulty: Intermediate tutorial
Requirements: Adobe Illustrator

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• Step by step to create a rope brush
• Easy to follow with screenshot for every step
• BONUS tutorial on creating rope text
  
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Some examples done using this technique:

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About The Author: Tony Soh

Hi. I'm the founder of Vector Diary. Illustrator is my passion and I have written numerous tutorials on illustrator helping people learn illustrator. My most popular tutorial on learn illustrator has been a hit. It makes learning illustrator so easy and has benefited more than 20,000 people worldwide. Also, I've revealed some of my secret techniques in the premium tutorials. So don't forget to check it out!

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1. 
   Sean Hodge July 1st

   Tony, great tutorial. The steps are details and the effect are unique and fun. Thanks.

2. 
   LadyAngora July 1st

   fabulous tutorial! creating these types of brushes is something i’ve not been bold enough to try alone, but your tutorial makes the process much less scary… and the weaving thing is something i’ve often wondered how to do; now i know!

3. 
   bsilvia July 4th

   This is great tutorial, very easy to follow. Now I can use my new skill learned here in my graphic designs

   Thanks T!

4. 
   Asmaa' July 14th

   Hi Tony , Great tutorial!! , and great presentation! very impressive . I downloaded the pattern one and it is great as well! keep up the good work!

5. 
   raajcena September 8th

   thanks.
   for this tutorial, very impressive

6. 
   Renata Kattel March 5th

   Thank you so much for this clear and useful tutorial!
   I’ve learned a lot from it.

7. 
   nikos nikos July 8th

   how to download

8. 
   Sabina Karimova January 14th

   Great tutorial! Thanks

9. 
   ayushi gupta August 21st

   It was wounder tutorial……..

10. 
    ayushi gupta August 21st

    it was wounderful tutorial………….

11. 
    lora October 13th

    Thanks for this tutorial. it is vary helpful for me.