How to Make a Pinstripe in Illustrator
Drawing a pinstripe in Adobe Illustrator may seem like a challenge at first. Drawing a single thin line is not difficult, but putting another beside it and completely parallel does take some work, especially if the lines curve. You can make your own pinstripes in just a few minutes, then save it as a new art brush. Zoom in and use the rulers to get your pinstripes exactly the same distance apart, and add as many lines as you need before creating the brush.
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Instructions
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Setting Up the Pinstripe Layer
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Open a new Illustrator document, or use the document you want to use for the pinstripes. Create a new layer by clicking on the "Create New Layer" icon in the Layers Panel.
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Click the "View" menu, and select "Show Rulers." Use Points in the ruler by clicking the "File" menu, selecting "Preferences," then "Units & Display Performance." Select "Points."
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Click "Layer 1" in the Layers Panel if you are going to make a white pinstripe. Select the "Rectangle Tool." Double-click the "Foreground Color" icon in the Toolbox, and select black from the Color Picker. Draw a large rectangle over the canvas. Select "Layer 2" in the Layers Panel. You can delete this rectangle after your pinstripes are in place.
Drawing the Pinstripes
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Select the "Line Segment Tool" from the Toolbox. In the Options Bar, select a Stroke of "0.25 pt" and an Opacity of "100."
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Double-click the "Foreground Color" icon in the Toolbox, and select your desired color from the Color Picker.
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Hold down the "Shift" key and drag the tool in a long downward stroke anywhere on the left of the document.
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Press "Ctrl-C" to copy the line segment. Press "Ctrl-V" twice to paste two more copies of the line. Move the lines so they are close together and about the same height on the document by clicking on them and dragging them.
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Zoom into the document by clicking the "Zoom" menu at the bottom left of the window and selecting "800%." Scroll across the document until you find the top of the lines.
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Click the "Selection Tool" in the Toolbox. Click on the first line and drag it so that it is aligned with a mark on the top ruler. Click on the second line and move it beside the first line, exactly one point away from the first line. Then move the third line so it is one point away from the second line.
Creating a Pinstripe Brush
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Click the "Brushes Panel." Drag the Selection Tool across all of the lines to select them. Then drag them into the "Brushes Panel" to create a new brush. The New Brush dialog box opens.
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Select "Art Brush," and click "OK." The Art Brush Options dialog box opens. Type "Pinstripe" into the Name field, and click OK.
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Select the "Paintbrush Tool" from the Toolbox, and select the new "Pinstripe" brush from the Brushes Panel. Drag the brush across the document to apply your pinstripes.
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