In the following steps you will learn how to create a detailed snake pattern brush in Adobe Illustrator. For starters you will learn how to setup a simple grid and how to create three thin, art brushes. Next, using these art brushes along with basic tools and effects you will learn how to create the snake scales and how to easily color and multiply them. Moving on you will learn how to create the head of the snake and the tip of the tail using basic blending and vector shape building techniques along with simple effects and the Live Corners feature. Finally, you will learn how to save your snake pattern brush and how to easily recolor it. 1. Create a New Document and Set Up a Grid Hit Control-N to create a new document. Select Pixels from the Units drop-down menu, enter 600 in the width box and 915 in the height box then click on the Advanced button. Select RGB , Screen (72ppi) and make sure that the Align New Objects to Pixel Grid box is unchecked before you click OK . Enable the Grid ( View > Show Grid ) and the Snap to Grid ( View > Snap to Grid ). For starters you will need a grid every 1px , so simply go to Edit > Preferences > Guides > Grid , enter 1 in the Gridline every box and 1 in the Subdivisions box. You should also open the Info panel ( Window > Info ) for a live preview with the size and position of your shapes. Do not forget to set the unit of measurement to pixels from Edit > Preferences > Units …
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Create a Detailed Snake Pattern Brush in Adobe Illustrator