![]() Then simply draw a rectangle and click the brush I just created: I set the auto-corner option to Auto-Slice and click OK. I then drag that artwork to the Brush Panel and choose Pattern Brush when asked. This ensures repeating brush patterns will repeat at that "half circle" or "half emblem", thus lining up the area of repeat. The rectangle "splits" the first and last circle in half. Then I draw a rectangle with no fill and no stroke and move it behind all other artwork. I then apply another effect (saying OK to the warning that pops up) to move and copy this object horizontally. So I start with simple base art and apply an effect to create a guilloché-like circle: Lastly you could combine an effect with a pattern brush: ![]() You'd have to double-up objects and carefully configure things to get any sort of guilloché aspect. But ultimately it's just one path and not what I would consider a guilloché. Zig-Zag would require rounded corners to work if no manual alteration is desired. Neither of these on their own does, what I would consider a good job: The more intricate and detailed the original brush artwork is the more extensive the overall final appearance can be.Įffects which create smooth curves really come down to Stylize > Scribble and Distort & Transform > Zig Zag. So, I won't go into custom pattern brush corner creation here, but there are tutorials on the web.Īfter clicking OK in the brush dialog you can simply draw a shape and apply the brush to it. Unfortunately, custom corner creation is much more intricate and dependent upon the actual artwork. If not, you may need to generate a custom corner. You can try a few of the auto-corner options while the dialog is open to see if any fit well. The second window will allow you to set some auto-generated corners (Illustrator CC or newer only): With a Pattern Brush, you simply create tile-able base artwork:ĭrag that to the Brushes Panel and choose Pattern Brush for the first pop-up window. The ways I can think to try and pull it off with only Illustrator include: ![]() Of course, I realize Excentro is an extra cost. Excentro is specifically designed to create guillochés and it's artwork is exportable (as vector) to Illustrator. This is why I linked to Excentro in the comment above. Illustrator does not really excel at this sort of operation.
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