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Gradient mesh

Gradient mesh - framework that we move gradient on top ofd

Decide how many mesh points you want - use mesh tool - jusat above gradient -

apply mesh tool in several areas, doesn't look like much until we apply colour. Can change shape of mesh with white arrow.

Select anchor point and apply colour, gives a gradation of colour - should blend smoothly.

Mesh tool can also be applied to a line, but you don't have as much control - hover mesh tool over line and then pull it, and play with colours etc.

Rendering skin - tutorials

http://www.imaginefx.com/02287754332606896693/tutorial.pdf

Patterns in illustrator

Select swatches - top left drop down menu - open default illustrator swatch menus - each one that you use is automatically put into your swatches palate, at the end.

If we download any patterns, you can apply in the same way.

Remember that as you move the shape around, the pattern changes.

If you want the pattern to stay the same within the shape, this is under transform.

If I want to rotate a pattern within a shape, deselect object. If you want the pattern to not move, deselect object. Can also change scale - as it's vector, this can change to any size.

Other way to edit pattern, click on swatch, drag onto artboard. Ungroup (object ungroup) - from here can change colour, positioning etc. Invisible box around keeps the pattern working. Select everything and drag back in, or go edit --> define pattern - name it, then apply however you want.

You can download shapes and turn these into patterns - first take image into photoshop, turn to CMYK - go to image size, check off resample image. Then save as jpeg, and place as normal.

To turn this pixel based image to symbol, rasterize - go for transparent background - then we can edit-->define pattern. This uses boundary box of your image for the boundaries of the repeat. If you want more space around the edge of your image, you would need to draw a clear box around your symbol. The box doesn't have to be transparent, but you would need to make sure that you have gotten rid of the background in photoshop - and it would then need to be placed in illustrator as a png or tiff file.

Remember that when you're doing patterns in illustrator, it just does a grid repeat - often leads to lines around your pattern. This can be fixed by special repeating patterns.

If your shapes are unevenly distributed it has a bit of a strange repeat. Doesn't give a consistent band - remember that the shapes aren't repeating, the bounding box is. The furthest thing is the one repeating. When you have the pattern you want, make a box WITHOUT stroke or fill around it, then use divide, then ungroup.

Go to window -->pathfinder - bottom left - called divide - What this does, if you have overlapping shapes, it will divide them where they intersect, need to ungroup to see the effects of this. This divides up the circles that are out of the bounds, you can then place them so that they repeat nicely. However, doing this by eye often gives white lines where repeat is. Can use the align thing to align to left or right.

Book

Remember not to go too text heavy - use different colours?

With symbol tool examples, use hue and saturation first, to make it different?

Basic ideas of how to use first, then how it applies to your illustration.

Think about putting inspiration pictures in, of other illustrators who have used this technique. Put in references of good websites

New assessment - reference pictures

Undecided about which of these to use for symbol techniques.

Leaning towards the safety pin dress.

This for my photoshop brushes technique.

Design Chapel

http://cargocollective.com/designchapel#16534/Fashion-illustration-2006

Photoshop brushes - want to try this, especially on the face! Subtle and slow, I like this.