board game path

Make the artistic brush with the full sequence of the coloured squares, not just the first 7 - that way it'll stretch over your path and look correct.

1. Create a rectangle.
2. Duplicate that rectangle
3. color fill each board square.
4. Remove outline(if you have one.
5. They are right next to each other, but I like a little over lap, so move them closer together, over each other.
6. Create a brush stroke out of it. (Note: I didn't group them, but I had them selected before I hit the save icon)
7. Now comes the tricky part, using it. Create a path, I like the 3 point curve for this.(In the video I initially select the b-spline by accident)
8. Try to make it about the same distance between nodes.
9. Select all the nodes and make 'smooth'
10. Select each node individually and break apart the node (Note, it is still one object, do not 'break apart' the line)
11. Then, with the line selected, Choose the artistic media tool and apply the line to it(by changing the 'width')

Not in the video: To apply the bevel.

1. Select one of the game board pieces
2. Break apart.
3. Ungroup.
4. Now, Effects>Bevel
5. Select 1 of the board pieces and give it a soft bevel that works for you and apply it. It will save these settings.
6. Select the next board piece and hit apply in the bevel window.
7. Repeat.step 6 until you've done them all. Note that this will keep the shadows and highlights together like it came from one light source.

Done.