Members-Only Video: Creating Artwork with Pattern Brushes in Illustrator
Learn how to build custom pattern brushes in Illustrator so you can apply complex, beautiful borders to your artwork with a single click.

This article appears in Issue 48 of CreativePro Magazine.
Learn how to build custom pattern brushes in Illustrator so you can apply complex, beautiful borders to your artwork with a single click. Kat Kremser walks you through the process step by step, starting from a single, simple square and building up to a beautiful, reusable Art Deco style pattern brush.
If you want to grab the finished files and start using them right away, see this post.
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