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Halftone dot pattern in Illustrator - turn a gradient filled shape into fading dots

Helen Bradley
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Create a halftone dot pattern in Illustrator. Learn how to turn a gradient filled shape into a vector fading dots pattern using Illustrator's own tools. In this video you will see how to make and fill a shape with a gradient and how to use this to create a halftone dot pattern. You will see what settings to use for channels and radius in the Color Halftone panel so you get the result you are wanting. You will see how changes in the Channel value changes the look of the dots you create. Once you have done this you will see how to take this bitmap result and turn it into a vector. This process is repeatable so you can use it to turn any shape into a halftone pattern at any time and it's pretty simple too which is a big plus! VIEW MORE VIDEOS JUST LIKE THIS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Subscribe ► http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... VISIT PROJECTWOMAN.COM FOR MORE ON PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR & LIGHTROOM Website ► http://www.projectwoman.com Blog ► …...more
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Halftone dot pattern in Illustrator - turn a gradient filled shape into fading dots
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Create a halftone dot pattern in Illustrator. Learn how to turn a gradient filled shape into a vector fading dots pattern using Illustrator's own tools. In this video you will see how to make and fill a shape with a gradient and how to use this to create a halftone dot pattern. You will see what settings to use for channels and radius in the Color Halftone panel so you get the result you are wanting. You will see how changes in the Channel value changes the look of the dots you create. Once you have done this you will see how to take this bitmap result and turn it into a vector. This process is repeatable so you can use it to turn any shape into a halftone pattern at any time and it's pretty simple too which is a big plus! VIEW MORE VIDEOS JUST LIKE THIS ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL Subscribe ► http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... VISIT PROJECTWOMAN.COM FOR MORE ON PHOTOSHOP, ILLUSTRATOR & LIGHTROOM Website ► http://www.projectwoman.com Blog ► http://www.projectwoman.com/phototips SUBSCRIBE TO MY EMAIL MAILING LIST http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.... LET'S CONNECT! Facebook ►   / projectwoman   Twitter ►   / helenbradley   LinkedIn ►   / helenbradley   SKILLSHARE AND UDEMY COUPONS Skillshare.com (all classes) ► https://www.skillshare.com/r/user/hel... Udemy course - Adobe Illustrator Pattern Making Masterclass ► https://www.udemy.com/course/make-pat... Udemy course - Adobe Illustrator for Photoshop Users ► https://www.udemy.com/course/illustra... Udemy course - Create Whimsical Art in Adobe Illustrator ► https://www.udemy.com/course/create-w... Udemy course - Adobe Illustrator Text Effects Masterclass ► https://www.udemy.com/course/master-t... Udemy course - Adobe Illustrator for Non-Artists ► https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-il... Udemy course - Make Creative Assets in Adobe Illustrator Masterclass ► https://www.udemy.com/course/make-cre... Udemy course – Adobe Illustrator Advanced Pattern Techniques Masterclass ► https://www.udemy.com/course/adobe-il... Udemy course - From Drawing to Pattern in Adobe Illustrator - a Masterclass ► https://www.udemy.com/course/from-dra... Udemy Course: Pattern Making in Adobe Illustrator CC - A masterclass https://www.udemy.com/course/pattern-... IF YOU LIKED THIS VIDEO YOU MAY LIKE THESE SIMILAR VIDEOS: Illustrator - Diagonal Line Pattern - Quick, Easy and Foolproof seamless repeats ►    • Illustrator - Diagonal Line Pattern - Quic...   Illustrator - Doodle Heart Drawing ►    • Make Cute Doodle Hearts in Adobe Illustrator   Illustrator Scribble Text Effect ►    • Make Cool Scribble Text in Adobe Illustrator   Illustrator-Pen draw a folkart heart ►    • Draw a Unique Folkart-Style Heart in Adobe...   Create a spectrum ribbon in Illustrator ►    • Rainbow Ribbon Effect in Illustrator - Use...   Illustrator - Zig Zags, Ric Rac and Wavy Lines ►    • Illustrator - Zig Zag, RickRack & Wavy Lines   Illustrator - Spirals ►    • Make Cool Gradient Filled Spirals in Adobe...   Illustrator - make spirals part2 ►    • Make Spiral Shapes in Adobe Illustrator Pa...   Illustrator - recolor spirals and shapes part3 ►    • Use Adobe Illustrator to Recolor Spirals a...   Illustrator - Lacy Border Effect ►    • Create a Simple Lacy Border Effect in Adob...   Illustrator - Hand drawn text dividers ►    • Make Simple Hand Drawn Text Dividers in Ad...   Illustrator - Inverse Effect ►    • Create a Cool Inverse Color Effect in Adob...   Illustrator - Halftone Heart Effects ►    • Creating Simple Halftone Heart Effects in ...   Illustrator - Halftone Hearts ►    • Halftone Hearts in Illustrator (Part 1)   Illustrator - Hand drawn line effect ►    • Illustrator - Hand Drawn Line Effect - Ach...   Illustrator - create vector halftones ►    • Halftone dot pattern in Illustrator - turn...   Illustrator – Draw a Vintage Birdcage ►    • Draw a Simple Vintage Birdcage Using Illus...   Illustrator - Draw a vintage penny farthing ►    • Draw a Vintage Penny Farthing Bicycle in I...   Illustrator - Illustrator Trace Hand Written Text ►    • Illustrator - Trace Hand Written Text - Ge...   Illustrator - Size Artboard to Your Art ►    • Illustrator - Size Artboard to Your Art - ...   Illustrator - Create a Transparency Mask ►    • Illustrator - Create a Transparency Mask   Illustrator Backgrounds 101►   • Illustrator - Backgrounds 101 - Color and ...   Illustrator - Place text on a circle & a zigzag path►    • Illustrator - Place text on a circle & a z...   Illustrator - Create Pixel art from an image quickly and easily►    • Illustrator - Create Pixel art from an ima...   Illustrator - Halftones with spaced out circles ►    • Illustrator - Halftones with spaced out ci...   Illustrator - Halftones using Shapes - how to make halftones that use any shape ►    • Illustrator - Shapes and Halftone - How to...  

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