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Designs dekeConstructed: Gradient Dot Patterns with Illustrator



Designs dekeConstructed, featuring best-selling author Deke McClelland, is a new series in which Deke breaks down the creation of cool designs so you can create them on your own. In this installment, Deke shows you how to make a custom gradient dot pattern with Adobe Illustrator. He begins by showing you how to load, apply, and scale the preset patterns that ship with Illustrator, and then demonstrates how to make your own gradient patterns with round and square dots. Last, he shows how to infuse your designs with energy using dynamic rotations that make your own specialized pattern wave.

Topics include:
Using Illustrator's preset gradient dot patterns
Creating a pattern of custom halftone dots
Filling editable text with a dot pattern
Turning circular dots into squares
Using dynamic rotations to create specialized patterns