Neck Ribbing in Illustrator...Made Super Simple!

Turn a dashed stroke into clean neck ribbing texture in Adobe Illustrator. Follow this real-time fashion flat tutorial to draw the front and back sections of a T-shirt neckband, create the rib lines and clip the texture neatly inside the shapes. Here for the texture? Start at 02:52, or jump to the Stroke panel settings at 03:45. Full T-shirt flat tutorial — front and back, body, sleeves, stitching and colour: https://youtu.be/R0yrP9AA3X8 WHAT YOU'LL LEARN • Draw a symmetrical front neckband with the Pen and Reflect tools. • Create the back neckband using Paste in Back and reshape its curves. • Build rib texture with a dashed stroke, then adjust the cap, join, dash, gap and weight. • Use a clipping mask to keep the texture inside the neckband. • Position the finished ribbing on your T-shirt flat. CHAPTERS 00:00 The dashed-stroke method 00:24 Draw the front neckband 01:59 Create the back neckband 02:52 Prepare the rib texture 03:45 Stroke panel: caps, dashes and weight 04:57 Fine-tune the dash and gap 05:34 Clip the front rib texture 06:05 Add texture to the back neckband 06:54 Position the finished ribbing SHORTCUTS — MAC / WINDOWS Cmd/Ctrl + 2 — Lock selection P — Pen tool Shift + C — Anchor Point tool V — Selection tool O, then Option/Alt-click — Reflect options at a chosen point Cmd/Ctrl + C — Copy Cmd/Ctrl + B — Paste in Back Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + [ — Send to Back CAD Flats is my Adobe Illustrator tutorial series for streetwear designers, fashion students and small brand owners. Subscribe to ModTech Studios for more garment flats and construction details. I'm also building ModTech, tech pack software for Mac — coming soon. FOLLOW MODTECH STUDIOS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/modtech.studios/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@modtech.studios Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/modtech.studios #AdobeIllustrator #FashionFlats #FashionDesign