1. Symbols, Brush Effects, blends

2. Libraries We have seen them a few times:
Symbols, color,…
Illustrator has different library sets
that incorporate pre-drawn shapes
Similar to clip art in Word
Can be used to enhance your image, but…
Does NOT replace need to be able to draw with the various tools we are exploring!
“Placing clip art does not an artist make.”

3. Explore Symbols Start a new document
Open the Symbols panel using Window->Symbols
A few basic symbols appear, but there are many more within libraries
Open a symbol library – very small icon in top right, looks like venetian blinds

4. Explore Symbols 2 Pick a library… I opened Nature
Lots of different shapes there
Select a few symbols
Drag to artboard
Bugs and weeds!
Select the sprayer
Choose the symbol
Adjust parameters

5. Explore Symbols 3 A few ways to use the symbols
Drag a few over from the panel to the artboard… (The feather and dragonfly in this image)
Or Use the Symbol Sprayer Tool
I “sprayed” some plants..

6. Explore Symbols 4. Editing
More options under the sprayer tool
Try using the Symbol Shifter tool to re- arrange
Symbol Spinner spins individual portions, not the whole block
Try the Symbol Sizer tool
Experiment a bit
Open Symbol graphic library:
Choose drop shadow

7. Symbol options
The Symbol Shifter tool lets you edit the properties of a symbol group.
the symbol set, then click on the Symbol Shifter tool
Drag to shift the direction of the instances inside the symbol set.
Here is our before picture

8. Explore Symbols 5 Add a feather/fish
Open Graphic Styles panel (Window->Graphic Styles)
Find the drop shadow style
Click your feather
Can you see the drop shadow?
Or, use the Symbol Sprayer to get a lot of symbols
Then find Symbol Styler tool under the Sprayer
Open Window->Graphic Styles
There are more Style Libraries you can open – choose a style
Open Symbol styler
Click the Symbols you sprayed earlier to apply the style
Wait – these effects take time to render – you’ll see a dialog

9. Explore Brushes 1 Find the Paintbrush tool
Lower right in screenshot
Go to the Brushes panel (Window- >Brushes)
Pick a Brush, and left click on artboard to draw
Brushes starts off with just a couple of basic shapes for the tip of your brush
Try selecting a stroke color, and drawing on the artboard

10. Explore Brushes 2 Find the Paintbrush tool
Like we did with Symbols, open the menu from the top right of the Brushes panel, then find “Open Brush Library”
Then choose a library – I chose Decorative- >Decorative Scatter
New pane shows up (it can be docked)
Any brush you choose will be added to the default brushes pane
I’ll choose a star, and drag, OR
Use Selection tool, highlight your earlier curve from brush tool
With it selected, choose different brush (like the triangle)
It changes the stroke to the triangle – notice how the path is the same (faint blue)

11. Explore Brushes 3 Those brushes are a little gimmicky
Lets use a more “artistic” one
From the Brushes panel, find the menu, then Open Brush Library- >Artistic- >Artistic_ChalkCharcoalPencil
Just check out some of the brushes there

12. Explore Brushes 4
Prelude to next lecture – once you’ve drawn with the brush tool, you have a path
The path can be adjusted with the direct selection tool (white arrow “cursor”)
Try finding the square anchor points and moving them around
Look for control handles extending from an anchor point, and drag on the round circle at the end to change the curve

13. Back to Styles Do you remember how we used the symbol styler tool?
Find the Graphic Styles panel, then find the Drop Shadow item
If an item is selected (like my path) clicking a style will ERASE the current brush style
However, holding in ALT BEFORE clicking a style – or ALT-dragging the style from the panel to the object – will combine that style with the existing styles – see the drop shadow?

14. Raster to vector Open a small photo of your self, or a cat
in the Image Trace download
Choose high quality as the source quality.

15. Opens up
Give it a name
Click ok :
Drag to symbol library

16. So far
So far”
spray

17. spray
Sprayer .1in
Spray
Add shadow

18. Blending Use the pencil tool Make stroke red, 10 points No fill
Draw another line, but blue
Select both
Choose Object>Blend Make

19. Blending let’s blend a rectangle to a star (a morph)
Draw an orange rectangle and a green star
Star tool is under Rectangle tool
Select both: (Drag over both, or select one, then shift-click on the second object)

20. … Object>Blend>Blend Options: Says to Blend in 8 steps
Then, Object>Blend>Make: