How could i make chequered effect?

Hi all, im looking to make chequered effect on illustrator.
So not just normal squares same size etc, but squares of different shapes etc, ( like a flag when its blowing in the wind etc)
look forward to your replies
many thanks,
regards,
Ryan

Hi, Ryan.
I've been working with Illy off and on for about a year now. Learning it is a handful. My best friend is the Visual Quickstart Guide for Illy from Peachpit Press. (And of course this forum.) It's not fancy smancy. It's all about where the buttons are and what do they do. Lot's of screenshots. I know how much screenshots help me, and that's why I take the time to include them in my posts.
Anyway, here's a step by step.
1. Make a square, fill with white.
Go to Transform Pallet. Set the little black square to the position shown.
Go to Actions Palette. Click on the little triangle at top right. Select Button Mode.
These are the same actions in Button Mode.
2. Click on Copy Flip Vertical. Repeat 3 times (or as many times as you need). Select them all and Group (Ctrl+G).
Go to Transform Pallet. Position the little black square as shown.
3. In the Actions Pallet, hit Copy Flip Horizontal. With the white arrow, Shft+Click on the squares you want to be black.
4. Fill with black. Group all the squares.
5. Hit Copy Flip Horizontal 3 times (or whatever meets your needs).
6. Two of the square Groups are backwards. Set the little black square in the Transform Palette in the middle. Select the backwards segments and hit Flip Horizontal.
That's it.
All this can be done without the Actions Palette, but the actions used are Illy defaults, and using the Action Palette in Button Mode is ridiculously fast. If time is money, then actions are golden.
Now, as to the wavy flag part, I'm working on a wavy flag myself. A straightforward warp mesh doesn't give me realistic results. I'm thinking I'm going to have to break the flag into sections and warp each section separately. I haven't had the time to work it all out. You might fiddle with that approach.
Peace,
Lee

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