- Using Illustrator to Create Custom Shapes (04:11) Start in illustrator to create a basic shape which will later be repeated in a pattern with modifications and variants.
- Designing a Table Cloth, Part 1 (08:25) Create the pattern of the tablecloth using a modified brush and several filters to combine with your illustrator shape. Use the distort tool get the actual shape.
- Designing a Table Cloth, Part 2 (06:12) Use a displacement map and filter to create bends in the tablecloth. Then add some highlights and shadows to have a full 3D effect.
- Create a Brush to Paint Pepper (06:48) Join Bert as he creates a custom brush for his pepper shaker, along with the noise and crystallize filters, and layers styles to create the shaker filled with pepper.
- Make a Brick Pattern (06:50) Learn how to start with a simple brick pattern to create a varied look to your brick walls. Some techniques used are the horizontal flip, eraser tool, monochromatic noise layer (for grout), the burn and dodge tool, and more.
- Placing Files into the Final Piece (04:12) Alpha channels are a key element for combining the large multiple Illustrator and Photoshop files into one cohesive piece with every element kept in perspective and in register.
- The Illustrator Blend Tool (06:02) Illustrator�s blend tool takes prominence in this lesson to create the trash can which is then brought into Photoshop as paths to add color, shadow, and other modifications.
- Creating Textures (Graffiti and Brushed Metal) (09:43) Journey with Bert as he shows you his thought process and techniques experimented with to create brushed metal and graffiti. Explore numerous filters, brushes, blend modes, opacity levels and more.
- Use a Brush to Make a Tree Pattern (08:04) Create a custom brush to draw leaves and create a happy little tree. First Bert draws the brush, the uses the brush engine to customize the look of the leaves. Layer styles complete the look.
- Detail and Resolution (07:43) Working much larger than necessary allows Bert to gets the high level of detail his pieces require. Bert teaches us how he created a light bulb with every detail clearly visible.
Course Time: 01 Hours 08 Minutes Your Progress: Complete
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