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Mastering Brushes in Illustrator

Cheryl Graham
FREELessons: 18Length: 1.2 hours
Adobe IllustratorVectorGraphic DesignIllustrationBrushes
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2.9 Bristle Brushes

Bristle Brushes are the closest thing Illustrator has to natural media. But since they’re vector, you get the best of both worlds: painterly effects, with infinite scalability and edit-ability.

1.Welcome
1 lesson, 01:32

1.1
Introduction
01:32

2.Mastering Brushes in Illustrator
16 lessons, 1:09:17

2.1
Using a Graphics Tablet
03:57

2.2
Brush Tool Options
03:53

2.3
The Brushes Panel
02:50

2.4
Calligraphic Brushes
04:27

2.5
Art Brushes (Part 1)
03:57

2.6
Art Brushes (Part 2)
02:16

2.7
Scatter Brushes
03:12

2.8
Pattern Brushes
05:48

2.9
Bristle Brushes
03:54

2.10
Colorization
05:00

2.11
The Blob Brush
04:14

2.12
The Pencil and Smooth Tools
03:54

2.13
Width Profiles and the Width Tool
03:23

2.14
Saving a Custom Brush Set
01:35

2.15
Create a Watercolor Painting
08:42

2.16
Create a Blob Brush Painting
08:15

3.Conclusion
1 lesson, 00:25

3.1
Conclusion
00:25

Cheryl Graham
Cheryl Graham
Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of a computer than an easel. She's been using Adobe Illustrator for over 25 years. Her Illustrator work has been featured in the "The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book" and "Real World Illustrator."
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