Using the Brush Tool, you can add styles to your lines. It can also be used to mimic calligraphy, crayon and brush strokes. This will help you add more life to your line works.
Applying Brush Stroke
Select the Brush Tool and draw your object. Then go to your Brushes Palette and select the crayon brush to apply the effect.
Calligraphy Brush Stroke
To apply a calligraphy brush stroke, draw your path and select the calligraphy brush. Increase the Stroke to make it thicker.
Calligraphy Brush Options
To make changes to your calligraphy brush, you can double click the Calligraphy Brush to pop up the calligraphic brush options. Drag the brush to change the angle in the thumbnail. Change the Diameter makes it thicker.
Create a Border Pattern
Draw a rectangle and pick the border pattern. This will create a frame for it.
Creating a New Pattern Brush
To crate a new brush. Draw a Star and drag it to the Brushes Palette. A New Brush selection appears. Choose New Pattern Brush for it.
Applying Pattern Brush
Draw a circle and apply our new brush stroke.
Next draw a line path and apply the brush stroke. Double click the star brush from your brushes and set Scale and Spacing to 20% to get the effect below.
Brushes are very good for aligning objects and creating borders. So experiment with it and have fun!
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July 29th, 2008 at 1:48 am
[...] Day 8: Using Brushes [...]
August 7th, 2008 at 12:12 am
woohoo I can now make my own brushes, another excellent and easy to understand lesson, tyvm
August 10th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Good lesson! Thanks
August 19th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
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August 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
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August 30th, 2008 at 10:11 am
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August 30th, 2008 at 4:42 pm
[...] If you need help with brushes or anything like that, there’s a pretty nice tutorial on using and installing brushes over at VectorDiary. [...]
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November 1st, 2008 at 2:35 am
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November 26th, 2008 at 8:04 am
Great website and Great way of Explanation….Thank You so much