Graphics Programs Reference
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MIYAMOTO
Nobuko Miyamoto/Yukio Miyamoto
Making these intricate beaded necklaces at first glance would seem impossibly
difficult, but once they carefully construct each gem, with the use of pattern
brushes, the necklace virtually draws itself. Nobuko Miyamoto designed the
necklace and created the bead elements (
Bead Detail
) with a mixture of blended
and solid filled objects. She paid careful attention to the ends of the bead to ensure
that when each bead lined up with the next one there would be a seamless
connection between them.
Yukio Miyamoto then transformed Nobuko's designs into brushes. To make the
chained ends, he selected the chain object and dragged a copy (Shift-Option/Shift-
Alt) to the other side of the bead. With the chain selected, he chose the Reflect tool
and clicked above and below the chain to reflect the chain vertically. He selected
and grouped each bead, and then in some cases he put the beads in pairs and
then grouped a pair of beads. For each bead or pair of beads Yukio clicked the
New Brush icon at the bottom of the Brushes panel, selected New Pattern Brush,
and clicked OK. In the Pattern Brush Options dialog, he kept the Colorization
method as None, and then under Fit he chose Stretch to Fit. To make the necklace,
Nobuko drew a path with the Paintbrush tool and selected the desired bead pattern
brush in the Brushes panel to apply the brush. Now with the bead as a pattern
brush, the necklace can be easily adjusted to any length or path.
