Quick Tip: Create a Metal Grille using the Transform Effect
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Quick Tip: Create a Metal Grille using the Transform Effect

on Jul 26th 2010 with 16 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Illustrator CS4
  • Difficulty: Beginner
  • Length: 5:17 min

Illustrator’s Transform effect makes it quick and easy to create a pattern from any object. Add some careful highlighting and gradients, and you’ve got a metallic industrial background.

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Cheryl Graham trained as a traditional artist in drawing and painting. These days she spends more time in front of the computer than the easel. She's been using Adobe Illustrator for over 15 years. Her Illustrator work has been featured in the "The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book" and "Real World Illustrator."  

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  • Stanley

    Wow, nice tip. I am so using that in my next piece. Thanks for sharing that.

  • Hoan

    Simply is the best. Great tut!

  • http://www.jonathanpatterson.com Jonathan Patterson

    This looks good!

  • http://www.vaporizerkits.com Zephyr Ion

    I know that this tut says you need CS4. Can this be done in CS3?

  • Ondra

    It can be done in CS 1 really, great tut! Thx for that pal!

  • http://www.daddydesign.com daddy design

    really great tut. You make it seem so easy when following your instructions..

  • atroa

    outstanding!

  • http://www.devlindonnelly.com Devlin

    Thanks for such a great tip! Very handy, I’ll use this a lot! For the highlight layer I like making the highlight layer a gradient rather than a solid color.

    • Cheryl

      Excellent idea, Devlin!

  • http://www.crearedesign.co.uk Will creare

    Really neat tutorial, loads of really useful tips, nice looking pattern effect which can be adapted easily. illustrator is handy fro some like this, ill be sure to use this in my next work. thanks

  • http://www.monitojoomla.com jmarreros

    Great Cheryl , thanks

  • A

    At 3:35, there is no explanation on how you got the ready-made gradient color that just magically popped up on your screen. Of course i can look it up elsewhere, but would have been nice if there was an explanation.

  • dated

    oh noes!!

    no playable files for “Quick Tip: Create a Metal Grille using the Transform Effect”

  • Rick Barton

    Appreciated the tutorial. Thank you !

  • http://www.facebook.com/arcibar.sergio Sergio Arcbr

    I just watched this on my pc, but now I can’t watch it on my iPad for a quick refresh of the steps. :(

  • http://www.christiansolorzano.com/ Christian Solorzano

    I can’t do this. I’m using CS6. Can anyone help?