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PUTNAM
Stroke Variance
Creating Dynamic Variable-Width Strokes
Overview:
Place sketch and trace with Pen tool; modify strokes with Width tool; save width
profile and apply to other strokes.
Ryan Putnam creates many character illustrations for websites, branding projects,
and more. Putnam now uses the Width tool to add depth and variance in the strokes
of the illustrations. Using the Profile feature in the Stroke panel, he can save his
custom stroke modifications to apply to other paths in current and future projects.
1 Placing a sketch template and tracing with Pen tool.
Putnam first created a character
sketch in Photoshop, chose File> Place in Illustrator, enabled Template, and clicked
OK. Putnam then traced basic paths of the sketch with the Pen tool in the layer
above.
