Adobe Illustrator_ 3D Mapping to invisible geometry

[@deeviggamuzik3940]

These illustrator tuts just get better and better! How cool is this? Thank you very, very much Danpgrady!

[@JoshuaRBeal]

Great tutorial on 3D mapping. Clear, concise, and direct. I'll reference this in the future.

[@BmoreStyles]

Very cool effect. In all my years I haven't heard of it. And I love how you talk to us like we're little kids :)

[@MademoiselleEmmy94]

I love how enthusiastic you are, great video :)

[@Hoellwerth]

Hi Dan, Thanks for this great tutorial. My first adventure in 3D!!!! I've purchased Illustrator, a week before. Greetings from McPipe, Austria

[@elduderin00]

"Boom" Love your work here. This is almost a tutorial therapy.

[@rosacobos]

It is easy...it is perfect and having so many creative uses!!! I love it!...anxious just to try on and use it in my compositions. Thank you very mucy. It is a great tutorial.

[@rosacobos]

This is a real simple and effective tuto. i love the result and it may have an intense use in many compositions. I do not think that I have many questions, but I do have a request...Please...willl you post more tutorials of this kind? Thank you very much. Rosa

[@Ataensic]

With these tools I will rule the world!

[@back2theunderground]

THANK YOU! I've seen so many videos here for this type of tutorial. None of them actually explain it! They run through it with music blaring, no actually step by step explanation, irritating. SUBSCRIBED!

[@danpgrady]

@Beslanamith I know what your saying but im not sure if I understand the question. I used the scissor tool (C) to cut the top and bottom anchor points of an ellipse. That way I have a perfect half circle that can be revolved in 3d space seamlessly.

[@ismailahmed786]

Excellent job good explained

[@yules1990]

bro i was looking on youtube and google on how to make a sphere and every tutorial had this really long explanation, i casually looked at this video and bam!, you fucking explained it in 5 seconds, thanks man!

[@juniegalvan5681]

Thanks for this vid! I used Illustrator CS so I had a hard time looking for the tools but I still managed to create a logo.

[@Sanguine25]

LoL Awesome Video!! Ive been having way too much fun with this for the past hour!! 'Coolest Thing - EVER,' Indeed ;) Hope to see more soon!

[@theJptraveler76]

Nice, clear and precise! Thanks.

[@danpgrady]

Thanks for the great comment! Illustrator is a great way to creat pixel artwork in full vector! If you import the art into such programs as Flash or After Effects you can great some great sprite videos looking like they are ripped directly from a NES. These things can also be created in older versions of the software as well, you can get a student version of the software you want from adobe.com at more than 70% off.

[@bilambil01]

just perfect. Thank u. Please give us some more.

[@danpgrady]

@NachinDroga I make a half circle because when you ues 3D revolve it takes the object and literally revolves it in 3d space to create your 3d object. So, when you continually revolve a half circle it will create a sphere. If you revolve a circle you will have a circle with a pit in the middle. Go ahead and try it out, create a 3D object out of a circle, and rotate it in the 3D dialogue box and see what shape you get. Its really fun to tou around with different revolved shapes.

[@neehaglee7249]

Good one !!! Thanks for sharing such a wonderfully helpful video. :-)

[@behaviorista]

very clear, and enthusiastic! Thanks a lot

[@benkramarczuk1]

Good explanation! Easy great effect! Thank you

[@2k13boyz]

Wow! That was really cool!!

[@F.of.N]

BLAM! You just kicked it up a notch!

[@oxengluten8354]

Great stuff. What color values did you use for the neon-like green?

[@MuhammadAlif-iu2wb]

your voice reminds me of tohru adachi from persona 4 :) btw good tutorial - it is the best and easy - - - - especially when i finaly find the ctrl + d to repeat action

[@blumengeier]

HI Dan, i tried to apply your tutorial and wrap a spiral around a sphere. but by no means get the beautiful wave that you have on your blue ball. could you post some more detailed instructions? Other than this its a great tutorial Thanks for posting.

[@danpgrady]

Hmmm not too sure, you've probably figured it out at this point but a few suggestions anyways. Do you have everything currently selected with the selection tool? Try selecting everything and hitting cmd-g/ctrl-g and hit crop again.

[@danpgrady]

@junx2z Thats a real interesting problem. I havnt experienced that with creating 3d objects. You say they only appear when you hover the mouse over it? From what I hear without seeing a picture of the problem, It sounds like an artifacting problem to me, or your computers video card not properly displaying the 3d object. If it only appears when the mouse hovers over it, it doesn't sound like a problem to me since when its outputted to print or web they wouldn't show.

[@TheZelda1231]

great vid

[@rickwaz]

Great video! Thanks for posting!

[@Underhills]

You nailed this one. Thanks.

[@khmisc]

Very cool! Thank you. Even so, I was hoping to end up with an unbroken helix. the ends of the oblique rectangles in the symbol meet awkwardly at the back. Any fix for that? Thanks again!

[@REAL2TRUTH]

oh yeah!....simple, easy, and fast.....much thanks

[@sunjeevsidhu8344]

Thanks for the tut but one thing - is there a way to get the strips to line up exactly with each other so it looks like one continuous strip all the way around the sphere?

[@srgbpnkru]

And boom... that was awesome tut! And is it possible to map artwork on imported 3d shapes rather then created whithin Illustrator?

[@wee-sam]

Thanks for the awesome tutorial! ^^

[@macameneti]

VERY COOL TECHNIQUE

[@pmb1900]

Super cool. Many Thanks...

[@swatijk1]

Very nice..........Thanks a lot

[@xultrainkaos9094]

Superb tut man, thanks!

[@danpgrady]

Since Illustrator at its core isnt 3D software the results or always a little under par.The biggest problem for me is the gradial banding I always get. Usually the "pixelation" wont be seen if you keep your output small. You cant reduce the size because you still have a "live" 3D effect on the path. So every time you resize it will re apply the effect to the new path. you need to go to object>expand to retain the shape. It's best to have your path be the correct size before you apply the effect.

[@TanvirXia]

good tutorial bro.....

[@VonAlbert]

Thank you so much, you are awesome!

[@emilcupic]

great tutorial bro!

[@weihongphoo5503]

a great tutorial ~ Thanks

[@wza7149]

is there a way that i can make the symbol appear to have been printed flat on the sphere rather than pinching off to the poles of the sphere?

[@junx2z]

Queastion!!! After I've done all the steps and got the final shape, whenever I hover my mouse over it, randoms lines shows up??? I've used expand appearance and used white arrow tool to delete all the lines, but some are still left behind??

[@danpgrady]

I've never had this problem so I can't say for sure what it is. When you actually apply both effects is the problem still there or is it just when "previewing" the effect. Sometimes "preview" isn't always correct. If the applied effect doesnt work my only guess would be a problem with your graphics card?

[@denisededs]

This is so awesome!

[@danpgrady]

+Denise Alencar You're awesome!

[@AdrianaPopovich]

This helps so much! Thanks a lot!

[@danpgrady]

+Adriana Popovich Thanks for watching!

[@md.bellalhossain3595]

Thank you so much it is shortcut and easy way

[@HolyHeLLmeister]

appreciate the info! really helpful

[@izzyqban]

what about the jagged edges? looks like the end result comes out pixelated! and you can not reduce the shape without distorting the image.

[@gingerjodie7007]

this is so awesome, thanks!

[@omgisKenny]

Great tutorial!

[@noarave]

Wow Thanks! Can I ask why did you have to cut the circle? and if I choose to do it with another shape, like a letter or a number, where do I cut?

[@michaelbrown5436]

I think it is because of the way that Revolve works to create a 3D shape. It takes a path such as a curve and revolves it, as if it is being turned on a potter's wheel.

[@anuroopk6935]

AWSM !!! DATS ALL , TNX MAAAAN !!!!

[@ayteen9422]

now is there a way to lock it in place and allow it to rotate without messing up?

[@danpgrady]

3D and raster effects always take a while to render, Im not using anything special though. Just a stock iMac with a 3.06 GHz Intel Core i3 processor. Does the job well. Bad for when I do My work in After Effects though.

[@the-ornamentalist]

this was so useful! tank you very much!!! ;)

[@MandyT93]

amazing thank u so much ! subscribed !

[@dylok4200]

Very cool!

[@danpgrady]

To do the blue one you use the same exact technique shown here by mapping a spiral.

[@danpgrady]

@danpgrady do the lines still show up when you uncheck the "shade artwork" in the Map Art dialogue box?

[@chihabgoku]

man, this is awsome !

[@9PaperTrees]

Hmm when I get to cropping in the pathfinder controls it deletes all the rows of shapes I made and leaves a rectangle path? It doesn't just delete outside of the rectangle like it does in the video

[@julgre96]

I had the same issue.

[@SapphireLiev]

If it says there's not enough RAM to preview the object and apply the 3D effect what should I do? Sometimes it works and sometimes I get that error message. Any advice/suggestions?

[@tymeframe]

Awesomeness

[@shahidmentor]

realy good one

[@diackone]

Awesome, thanks.

[@layerity]

What about the sphere at the beginning... ? Any tutorial?

[@irierocio]

wonderful! I like your stoked attitude ! aha

[@MEllie2012]

Since the scissor ation nothing works my computer pings to all actions can get any effect after that

[@NareshSen]

THANKS FOR SHARING

[@ailen173]

so cool ...I do not understand English, but I can still finish it

[@JayBaggio]

thanks but it would have been cool if you teach how to do the shapes you show at the beginning of the video. They look more complex than the example you actually show

[@cobiejack]

gread tutorial !! thanks

[@izzyqban]

At the end the geometry came Raster, not a Vector form??????

[@wildreamuh1]

I get stuck! When i crop it tells me that pathfinder feature works for group/layers/type obect, and nothing happens.Help! I have cs4.

[@Dizinii]

Super coolness

[@danpgrady]

Just uploaded a new video detailing your question. KZbin wont let me post the link here but you can find it in my channel.

[@sam_art21321]

Illustrator CS6 keeps crashing when I try and use map art. Other people are having similar problems. Would you be able to offer any advice?

[@explorador26]

I thought you would do the blue circle

[@danpgrady]

@BmoreStyles haha! I guess that is a side effect from many years teaching kids.

[@sam-sh7hp]

Im using fireworks CS6 and there is not effects tab so I cant revolve the shape

[@bokimon7]

Very good m8!

[@playeunjitv7929]

Can we do this on TEXT?

[@someonetookmynick]

hey dan you rock! boom! haha, you should make some new tutorials!

[@RHaney2012]

How do I do this, but then make revolve in After Effects? I'd like to create this sort of effect but then spin it like a globe.

[@danpgrady]

Robert, unfortunately you cant since this is a simulated 3D. It wont import into AE as a 3d object. for that youwould need to use a dedicated 3D software like Cinema 4d. Thanks for the question.

[@alkofi1978000]

so nice thank u=)

[@hakamsoufan]

smart easy great thank you

[@greenkatele]

I have a problem. (around 3.43) - when I click invisible geometry its ok, I can see the back of the shere, but then when I clik shade artwork - it looks like my artwork is shaded, but the back of the sphere (invisible geometry) disappears. I can only have invisible geometry applied without shading, or shaded artwork, but without invisible geomerty applied. Anyoen knows why is that? :S

[@chicacomun10]

OLA OIIE COMO PUEDO HACE EL PASO DEL MINUTO 1:42 NO ME SALE :(

[@danpgrady]

@pawlopascual Haha! Thanks! I think?

[@MusicalMarzy]

COOL thanks soo much!

[@icandygraphics]

for some reason i got excited

[@brickdjab]

Great ! :)

[@stuartscargill]

boom nice tut

[@jelenavukic199]

Thank you!