Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In the previous part of this tutorial we started building Custom Brushes in Illustrator and explored how to make the most of the Scatter and Art Brush features. This time we will continue with the same project and learn how to build a professional Pattern Brush from the assets we created last time.

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WATCH PART 1:
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CONTENTS:
0:00 - Intro
0:59 - Setting up Pattern Brush
2:42 - Creating three sections
6:00 - Defining Pattern Brush
10:45 - Creating shorter brush variations