Comments on: Custom Art Brush in Illustrator http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:03:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Learn Adobe Illustrator: All the Basics for Beginners | Vandelay Design Blog http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-18469 Learn Adobe Illustrator: All the Basics for Beginners | Vandelay Design Blog Thu, 11 Nov 2010 12:58:11 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-18469 [...] Custom Art Brush in Illustrator (video) [...] [...] Custom Art Brush in Illustrator (video) [...]

]]> By: Alfred http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13541 Alfred Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:27:25 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13541 Thank you Jeff. Not only do you give us tips on how to create new art brushes, but you explain some of options and how to use them properly. Thank you Jeff. Not only do you give us tips on how to create new art brushes, but you explain some of options and how to use them properly.

]]> By: Anita Yadav http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13540 Anita Yadav Wed, 17 Feb 2010 07:01:41 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13540 can i save this video? please tell me how can i save this video? please tell me how

]]> By: Anita Yadav http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13539 Anita Yadav Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:55:55 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13539 Hey its nice to clarify all the controversy related deleting white and using Live Tracing option, good Hey its nice to clarify all the controversy related deleting white and using Live Tracing option,

good

]]> By: Jeff Witchel http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13538 Jeff Witchel Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:24:48 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13538 Hi All, OK. There's seems to be a lot of controversy about about deleting the white background. If you use, Multiply, it is not necessary to delete the white. White will have no effect on the objects beneath it. And even the lightest grays WILL slightly darken all that is beneath them. Perfect for making my "grease pencil" Brush. Oh and you can also use ignore white in the Live Trace Options (Object>Live Trace>Tracing Options). In this particular case, it would NOT have worked anywhere near as well as applying the Multiply Mode. Why? The art had a lot of light grays in, which would NOT have been ignored. These grays would have remained gray on top on the red. The result is not very attractive! Best, Jeff Hi All,

OK. There’s seems to be a lot of controversy about about deleting the white background. If you use, Multiply, it is not necessary to delete the white. White will have no effect on the objects beneath it. And even the lightest grays WILL slightly darken all that is beneath them. Perfect for making my “grease pencil” Brush.

Oh and you can also use ignore white in the Live Trace Options (Object>Live Trace>Tracing Options). In this particular case, it would NOT have worked anywhere near as well as applying the Multiply Mode. Why? The art had a lot of light grays in, which would NOT have been ignored. These grays would have remained gray on top on the red. The result is not very attractive!

Best,

Jeff

]]> By: Jeff Witchel http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13537 Jeff Witchel Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:17:28 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13537 Hi Al, You're absolutely right! Multiply would get rid of the white background anyway without deleting it. I only mentioned deleting the white background for instances when the Brush does not use Multiply. Thanks for bringing this up. Jeff Hi Al,

You’re absolutely right! Multiply would get rid of the white background anyway without deleting it.

I only mentioned deleting the white background for instances when the Brush does not use Multiply.

Thanks for bringing this up.

Jeff

]]> By: Howard http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13536 Howard Fri, 05 Feb 2010 18:57:02 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13536 No, you need to remove the white background. Just check the "Ignore white" in the Tracing Options. This is a faster than selecting the white and choosing Select > Same then deleting. No, you need to remove the white background. Just check the “Ignore white” in the Tracing Options. This is a faster than selecting the white and choosing Select > Same then deleting.

]]> By: Photo101 http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13535 Photo101 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:53:45 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13535 He could have just chosen the Ignore White Checkbox under the Live Trace Tracing Options. That would have been a lot faster He could have just chosen the Ignore White Checkbox under the Live Trace Tracing Options. That would have been a lot faster

]]> By: pete http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13534 pete Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:51:38 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13534 No I think his intention was to use Multiply to darken up the Art Brush a bit. Yes, it would also get rid of the white No I think his intention was to use Multiply to darken up the Art Brush a bit. Yes, it would also get rid of the white

]]> By: stan the man http://layersmagazine.com/custom-art-brush-in-illustrator.html/comment-page-1#comment-13533 stan the man Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:49:38 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/?p=10967#comment-13533 Why did he go the long route in deleting the white areas surrounding the charcol object? He could have just chose Tracing Options under Live trace and check the "Ignore White checkbox" Why did he go the long route in deleting the white areas surrounding the charcol object? He could have just chose Tracing Options under Live trace and check the “Ignore White checkbox”

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