Illustrator can't do Symmetry but I can | Adobe Tutorial for Beginners

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Illustrator doesn't know how to do symmetry right but I do. I'll prove it.
After recently posting two videos on Instagram using my custom Illustrator symmetry technique that I developed years ago, I got some comments asking why I didn't use the baked-in Illustrator tool. And the reason I didn't is because its real bad. So I made this tutorial to show you how I do it. My technique uses the transform effect to live mirror the whatever you are working on.
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:01:55 - Method #1
0:03:57 - Method #2
0:05:50 - Method #3: My Custom Symmetry Trick
0:10:21 - Proving my Point
0:11:22 - Closing & Begging for Likes
Have something you'd like to learn how to do (or do better) in Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign or After Effects? Drop a comment below!

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@Doveykit 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant fix, so good! Thank you! Also for people having trouble getting the live draw reflect to work(2024): the command is under Effect, Distort & Transform, Transform. I think. Also go to your Appearance panel and click on your newly created transform fx

@cameronvanhook7388 3 ай бұрын

Your method is the best one I've found! its exactly what I needed, though instead of using a circle I use a rectangle around the entire canvas.

@victorpena19 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video keep the tips and tricks coming learning so much been binge watching trying to improve my skill level on illustrator

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do! If you want to see more content, subscribe to the channel! I post new videos all the time!

@Whitecloudsss Жыл бұрын

Omg. This is so useful. Thank you for this, it's exactly what I was looking for. :)

@supa_m23 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this!! I've been so frustrated with the lack of adobe symmetry

@DamarisDHaese Жыл бұрын

Amazing workaround, that's exactly what I'm struggling with! Thank you :)

@ladydia3928 3 ай бұрын

Great resolution to the problem. Thank you!

@marcelvanlierop 10 ай бұрын

Great tip! Good video :) Pleasurable way of presenting.

@ArtChante 4 ай бұрын

Best Tutorial Yet!! really helpful thank you!

@mattstilwell1471 6 ай бұрын

Nice clear video with good audio quality. Very informative, I’ll be using this in a logo design. Thank you. PS, liked and subscribed.

@robinbird53 6 ай бұрын

I do mandalas and i agree. This is tearing my hair out. I will try your method. Thanks!

@benton1531 4 ай бұрын

Thank you!!

@faizyusof8255 2 жыл бұрын

Subscribed!!! Cause i really love you and how teach and explain

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@paulamichelllle 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Your method is simple and very effective! I have resorted to using Fill with no stroke, then using align/distribute tools to do my best to line up the paths so the touch, then manually make corrections so I don’t have jagged corners when I use strokes once my path has been joined. It’s a process! I saw you used this technique for the sun-ray effect on another piece and I love this, I was doing something similar, but I’d have to do the math to rotate the correct amount of degrees to have symmetry… assuming I was using an even number of rays.

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that sounds like quite the workaround. Hopefully Adobe will improve that in a future update. And I am not a math person at all but when I start using the rotation technique with this, it sometimes requires a bit of it to get just right.

@LauraHenneforth 2 жыл бұрын

Def giving this a try, thanks!!!!!

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Have fun with it. I also did some crazy tessellations on my instagram using this effect.

@aditrigoyal2702 7 ай бұрын

after looking 4 videos, I did correctly from your video

@mrinmix_online 2 жыл бұрын

You know better than Adobe does 🤣 thanks for teaching us 😍

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Happy to help! :) And glad you think so lol

@angelwing261 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video and explanation like always, your version is the best for sure 👌 I would love to see more information about things to consider when doing design for printing (flyers, brochures etc). I'm still learning about graphic design and I'm always wondering things like: 1. Is this typeface thick enough? 2. I should always use 100 black color for text, especially with thin typeface (I always tend to use light grey which I've noticed doesn't print well) 3. Do I outline the text or not? (sometimes when outlined some letters in the text look weird on pdf) I would also like to learn InDesign and from you I'm sure it will be very easy 🤪 Omg it's the longest comment ever, sorry 🙈

@addisongabe 2 жыл бұрын

Great thoughts! I'll make notes and maybe make a video on one of those!

@marqueswinston6792 9 күн бұрын

wait so what is the regular shortcut for that transform popup ?

@mattkaz9604 Жыл бұрын

Even the Photoshop symmetry tool is a bit broken - if you use any interesting or dynamic brushes it won't allow them to be mirrored. Adobe need to fix these tools they should be simple.

@marilynowen3009 Жыл бұрын

I've watched this a few times, but cannot figure out how you keep the Transform Effect turned on when you begin a new line/object.

@addisongabe Жыл бұрын

I'd guess your problem is making sure that your circle is grouped before adding the transform effect then clicking into that group to draw all the lines.

@marilynowen3009 Жыл бұрын

@@addisongabe I made the circle into a group (by its lonesome) and put the effects onto the circle. But when I draw within the circle, the Transform effects are based on the new path, not on the center of the circle. I also tried putting the effects on the layer itself, and that centered everything on the circle (which was also the center of the artboard). But even with Smart Guides turned on, I don't get them when I start to draw within the circle, with either method.