Brush types in Illustrator:

Illustrator has five types of brushes. Choosing the right option requires a little trial and error. The following are five types of brushes:

Scatter brushes: "Scatter brushes" take the existing vector art and scatter it on the path. Such brushes will produce natural textures. For example, garbage brushes or sponges.

Calligraphy brushes: Calligraphy brushes are designed to imitate the appearance of brushes and pens. For hand lettering in Illustrator, this brush is the ultimate.

Pattern brushes: Pattern brushes allow you to manage work at every angle, including corners and left and right endpoints.

Art brushes: Art brushes take vectors and extend them to a line. This is true for watercolor pens, pencil brushes, Pen brushes and so on are really effective. If they are stretched or flattened excessively, it may lead to unstable results.

Bristle brushes: Bristle brushes imitate the appearance of actual brushes. When you use these brushes, You will observe the expression of brush bristles and the differences in how to perform them under various angles and pressures.

Brushing with a brush and sketching

Illustrator brushes can be used in two ways. You can use brush tool (b) to sketch, or you can register them in an existing path.

1. Brush tool

To sketch with brush strokes of brush tool (b), please select. Select a brush from the Brush Panel and start sketching.

Register to an existing path: Select a path, and then select a brush from the Brush Panel. In the Brush Panel, you can check the four types of brushes mentioned above. As long as the thumbnail perspective is selected from the drop-down option of the Brush Panel, the scattered and calligraphy brushes will be displayed in a small thumbnail box. The "Pattern" and "Art" brushes are displayed in a parallel rectangle. If your Brush Panel is closed, click "Window and Brush" to unlock it.

2. Brush Panel Options

Brush Panel drop-down menu: this menu can help you switch the view of brushes, select unused brushes, unlock other brush libraries, etc.

Brush Library menu buttons. To unlock other brush libraries or keep collections of brushes on the system.

Delete Brush Stroke Button: When selecting a path with a brush, click this button to eliminate the brush stroke.

Brush Stroke Override: click this button to unlock the Brush Stroke Option button to specifically select the brush stroke.

New Brush: Click this button to generate a new brush from the New Brush button. < p

Creating an ArtBrush is much easier than you expected. The following steps will guide you to create an ArtBrush.

Step 1: Make some sketches for Art Brush. When making Art Brush, effects and gradients are not available.

Step 2: Select all the generated sketches and drag them to the brush panel. When a new art brush dialog box appears, select "New Art Brush" from other options. To get "Art Brush Options".

Step 3:

Direction: The "Direction" setting can determine the inclination of the artwork related to the brush registration path. Select one of the four arrows to change this alternative method. The blue arrow that appears in the preview area allows you to observe how to draw the artwork on the path.

Step 4:

Width: Changing this value to describe the artwork related to the brush registration path will. You want to check the Scale box so that the ratio of height to width does not change when you scale the object to which the brush is registered.

Step 5:

Flip and Flip: These check boxes allow you to flip the artwork on the vertical and horizontal axes.

Coloring: The alternative to Shading is similar to the alternative to a scatter brush.

Step 6: Click OK.

Here are the steps to create a calligraphy brush:

Step 1: Click a new brush in the brush panel, and then select "New Calligraphy Brush" from the new brush dialog box. This will unlock the calligraphy brush substitute.

Step 2: You can change the angle, roundness and size as needed.

Step 3: Click "OK" to create a calligraphy brush.

How?

pattern brushes provide a unique way to easily add a finishing touch to a design. Here are the steps to create a pattern brush.

Step 1: Make some sketches for the pattern brush. When making an ArtBrush, the effects and gradients are not available.

Step 2: Select all the generated drawings and put them in the Brush Panel.

When the new brush dialog box changes from the alternative, An alternative to the pattern brush will be used.

Scale: Compared with the size of the artwork, the scale determines the size of the artwork drawn on the path.

Spacing: Spacing determines the amount of spacing between the artworks. Click OK to create the pattern brush.

The brush in Conclusion _Illustrator

There are many benefits. Creating a custom brush is unique and creative, which can help you in many projects. It is very important to create your own AdobeIllustrator brush. The reasons are as follows:

1. Creating a brush can help you save a lot of time.

2. Customizing a brush provides a trademark style for your vector art, and knowing how to create a brush will help you make use of an already more efficient brush.