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2. How to create a skewed checkerboard pattern in Illustrator
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2 years ago
1. How to draw a pawn shape in Illustrator by Veerle
by Veerle Pieters
2 years ago
An Adobe Illustrator (CS4) screencast tutorial including these steps:
1. Draw 2 squares: 1 black and 1 white
2. Turn them into a Symbol
3. Apply Transform effect to repeat them horizontally
4. Apply Transform effect to repeat the line of squares vertically
5. Expand everything and move squares to make 1 perfect rectangle
6. Skew and resize the checkerboard (to match the Bavarian flag)

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  • David Macy 2 years ago
    Since you have the Bavarian Flag as a guide, why not just make a skewed square by clicking the four corner with the Pen tool, then Option+Drag the shape with Smart Guides turned on to make the grid pattern?
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  • Veerle Pieters 2 years ago
    Because my technique is smarter and faster and doesn't require the Option+Drag multiple times imho.
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  • Glenn Dyck 1 year ago
    Great video!
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  • Rob Ward 2 weeks ago
    it seems you could do this technique 1 of a few ways. you either create and square, transform copies and then shear like Veerle has done, or you shear an individual square and then transform that to get the copies.

    If you weren't trying to copy an exact template the grid could be used to make a sheared square (similar to make David is saying) - ensuring that it is parallel. then proceed to copy the pattern.

    either way - i have only just found Veerle's videos having loved the blog tutorials for a while now! - continue the great work.
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