http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/how-to-make-a-custom-illustrator-brush/
This tutorial focuses on how to make a custom Art Brush in Illustrator....and Wow! This tutorial was fun and informative. It is so easy to make your own brush. I think everyone should know how to make a brush because I really think that it could help you make designs faster and its fun too!
This tutorial illustrates the first step you need to do to transform your design into a brush.
Once you are in the "Art Brush Options" window it is important to select "tints" as your method so you are able to change the color of your brush later on.
Check out the awesome shape the custom brush created! 
...and look at how great the custom brush looks with color and overlapping!
I tried out this tutorial for fun. This is the design I created to make my custom brush.
Here is my custom brush in action! The possibilities are endless with a custom brush...what are you waiting for?...take the tutorial for a spin and make a brush!
2)“Easy Illustrator Trick: Over sized Stroke” Tutorial
http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/easy-illustrator-trick-oversized-stroke/
This quick tutorial shows you how to use the Illustrator art brush in a new way. By making the weight of the brush bigger you can create abstract shapes. You can turn an artistic brush stroke from the brushes palette into an abstract shape in seconds.
3)”Get More-Natural Adjustments with the Illustrator ‘Reshape’ Tool” Tutorial
http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/get-more-natural-adjustments-with-the-illustrator-reshape-tool/
This short tutorial informs you how to simply reshape a shape in Illustrator. You are informed of two ways to reshape using the Direct Select Tool and the Reshape tool. You get an idea of how each tool reshapes and see the different results they produce.
4)”Fun With Illustrator’s Blend Tool” Tutorial
http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/fun-with-illustrators-blend-tool/
Learn how to use the blend tool in Illustrator to make shapes and effects to your design. In the “Blend Options” window there are three different types of ways to blend; Specified Steps, Smooth Color, and Specified Distance. The steps for each blend option are accompanied by illustrated examples, which give you an idea of what the finished product will look like.
5)”The Power (and ease) of Patterns in Illustrator” Tutorial
http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/the-power-and-ease-of-patterns-in-illustrator/
I chose this tutorial because it relates to the pattern assignment we had this week. We are surrounded by patterns! From this tutorial I learned the term “seamless vector pattern” and some ways to use the pattern. You can use the pattern to fill in a shape, warp the pattern into a shape, turn your pattern into a custom brush, and use the pattern as a brush stroke.
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