{"id":1633,"date":"2017-01-27T19:39:50","date_gmt":"2017-01-27T19:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nickcassway.com\/designblog\/?p=1633"},"modified":"2017-01-27T20:35:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-27T20:35:42","slug":"illustrator-cross-hatching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nickcassway.com\/designblog\/?p=1633","title":{"rendered":"Illustrator Cross Hatching"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"CrossHatch\"
\nIn this tutorial we will be emulating cross-hatching using some effects and the blend tool. The tutorial is pretty straight forward and gives you lots of places to make your own variations.
\n
\n1. Change colors to Black<\/strong>\u00a0for the Stroke and None<\/strong>\u00a0for the Fill. Change the stroke weight<\/strong> to .5pt
\n\"CrossHatch00\"
\n2. With the line tool, draw a vertical<\/strong> line about 2 inches high
\n\"CrossHatch01\"
\n3. With the line selected go to the EFFECTS menu > DISTORT & TRANSFORM > TRANSFORM. The key to making this look realistic is to make subtle adjustments,<\/strong> as if you were trying to keep the lines as straight as possible but there was some variation due to the fact that you are a human and not a robot. Change the\u00a0vertical and horizontal scale<\/strong> to 101% and 99% (you can even use a decimal point for say 101.5% if you like). Under Rotate<\/strong> put in between 2 and 7 degrees depending on how varied you want it. Set\u00a0the origin<\/strong> to the bottom and then check the Random<\/strong> box, this will ensure that every instance that is made with the blend will be varied.
\n\"CrossHatch02\"
\n4. To add even\u00a0more realism to the crosshatching we’ll roughen<\/strong> it up a bit using the EFFECTS menu > DISTORT & TRANSFORMATIONS > ROUGHEN. Make the settings very low 1% for Size<\/strong>, 1\/in for Detail<\/strong> and make the points Smooth<\/strong>.
\n\"CrossHatch02a\"
\n5.Select the line with the Black Arrow<\/strong>, Alt\/Opt drag a copy<\/strong> over the left about 3 – 4 inches
\n\"CrossHatch03\"
\n6. Select both lines and go to the OBJECT menu > BLEND > BLEND OPTIONS. Change\u00a0the Spacing<\/strong> to Specified Steps and put in a number 200 to 300 – we can edit the blend after the fact to change the spacing.
\n\"CrossHatch04\"
\n7. Go to the OBJECT menu > BLEND > MAKE BLEND
\n8. If your results need adjustment you can select the blend object<\/strong> (both lines and the stuff in between them) and go back to BLEND OPTIONS and change the number of steps.
\n9. If you want to adjust the transformation<\/strong> of the lines, select one of the lines with the white arrow<\/strong> and open up the Appearances Panel<\/strong> (WINDOW menu > APPEARANCES) and click on the Transform effect at the bottom, this will open up the Transform Effect window and you can make your refinements. You can adjust the roughen settings as well.
\n\"CrossHatch05\"
\n10. Make a copy<\/strong> of the blend object and use the Rotate Transformation<\/strong> tool to rotate it 90 degrees and overlap it on top of the original blend.
\n\"CrossHatch06\"
\n11. To change the proportion<\/strong> of the blend, select the blend object with the Black arrow and move the handles on the bounding box (the bounding box needs to be on VIEW menu > SHOW BOUNDING BOX – it’s typically already on by default)
\n\"CrossHatch07\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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