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IClhla.p,ter' s: ,Addiill1l' Depthl ;Blli1Jd' IDii mien Si'OlrlJ •• __ ..•• _ •. _ ••••••••.•• 147 ICha pter 1: I Uu:str;'t.or Ani mlat lioln Tecih" iiqU eSi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r • • • 1111 C~la pter 8: The Great (] utdoers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 911 'CII1I; pttelr 9: Ca rtoon a,n d Glalml€! Eftf'ects, . . . . . . . . . . " . . . . . . . . . , . . . 213 ICh iii pter 110,: Th e' B.u'5 in iE!;55 Si de lof I IbJstr,atolr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243

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Prollect Z: 'VectQriizilnl Iii Ph nto. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29.5

Projiect ],: Retiro IEfff~cts . . . . ., . _ _ . . . ,. . _ e , _ _ • , _ " • • _ • • • • • • _ . • _ _ 313

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Drawing toolcs ~r. at the veryeart ef Adobe Illl!J~trator. Without sophi:£t1rc:ated clirawing tanLs, UIY$· a or would dt er btl l fro m .' ,do b Ph otcsll 0li:t

In U'I i:s chapter, yo Lion lea rn es5'~ntl a 1 techr r ues nd e feen tha yo na til to ,. . d ra in g ~n !thJS rate r to tlhe· n ext I'€'l.fei. 'fou'U learn how 'tCI work with l:JIbiistrator"s drawil1g and pain'fl"ll t~o~§, !i;o you (fin le~ Iltus,tr'"atior help you perfect yOIUi' palth~ a nd painlbn'!;.$ ~E!'S1 I aV~U1g you with rno re t me fiDr th ~ creiltJlv a'S, c:t 0" illllJ~tratJiol1. 11"10 ~e a1re.ady am ilia r wi th Ulustrator''S Pen tool will one t most from ti'1l$ topic, as I don't co r the b I5U::~ of d fiJw~n g p h, In~tead. you'lI delve i f'lto rna re: advane d path oper jon~ such M §tro n, compound, joi ~ I ,; and avera on ~ilth_ ~oLl'H h~-aH! to add, miimipul te, and delete oil! ncher poio . , rr n ill lly, _you'll lea rn how to ere. te you r own ru stOI!'l1 bru sn!f5, to aid you in you r de51grrs (I r b FU~h 1!5 th~t will e'llentuan~ become he d~s ign.

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~ Hu"S u-a~ ["\ I[ormplate la}!"Gl!fi '1!:i:l1lI Ib 12: a ~re'~~ ilScS~t ¥hen it cernes to rl!!zt:reatilllB UIl1II.'!' ali: or '[racing an ~keady ras~riil~d ~milige' to make it _[~or bil~d, ~f YOIiir'e alfll"3dy '~rfifll'- wl'h l - - F' th f!i - 'in _ t"" -I_~. 1-·' - "ll

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51!'em veuy lntlui" 'ille 'to Yillll. Abo. all the tiPS YQIlJ!'ll lei.a,m in U"Ii'S e:t:elrti~e~ you·U be' rready to '~~ant vectorbri IINI you r liflWOn'lk in I'i! 01 ~i me,

1 ~ Vo UI'I~ n~ed toO ~o,mp~etJe a ftw ta;J~'s. tle,rare yQo~ IliVtaQ open Illlf<UratuJr. ¥GU'U Ill! ~~d '0 scan a Id~~!111 'IIefsion of JOIH' alit 'lork.. Some guide II 1m eli for '1hl~ IP,F(m~s~ ~ fiu:lude Sica ill iii i!'1g at (I I~rg.e re~olUrtion (y~u (.all ,a~dIYS reduce it. liit€i~) Jnd 'l1Jing to K,Ul as, elea fII a !tCl,P~ a~ ~c~:5.~ble, ~'f yo u've d rBwn '5Iei rnetn i 111 Ib)' hand, mae ~mre that any era§;~r merks 1m ~ve' b(:! en r Jl'!o~e;;a ,~1fI [j1 flil!ake 311 a~t'll!m ~'l to s~rac&hltn .any "o~d!5i ~mca't may apJl!l:HH en your .artwork, ,A,ftJ!2f you've 'K~Aned tli Ii!: piece', save Die 'file in a fnmnau 'lin{lt lIIustntor ca n Ir€!~d. Tl'F fd@~ wo rk great h)r U"lI~_S' preeess. bUI other fOlfmaH ~lIuJa a~ Gil F and JP eG, will do as well.

2., N9~. epen U I (UI'5tJiiatQJ', YOU'fIe ,~lil1 '~O pla~e lIc1Jr stain n d ~r~wo rrk ~ fno £II n ew fil.e-. Cho.o5le Fi h~' )!o N~w. Se~~r;:'~ RGll Colc.u as lh~ Color Made i:!~d click OK.

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,Check _c-mr-~iJli!' and rhOQSJe a SUn1mhe~ ar"lwork me - al ~OU·~ ue,,!'~td, If yo~ d~fII'-' h:;Jve a .K.a nnedt f~te [0 work with. uss [ha Jl t L?T 0 i_ S a"'r, J ! • ..._,; from this chapte fs SOg ir(,e Ir~l!S_ FI !"I 21 1 ljJ, click PlilC~-

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t: 5. ilUus-tr-.a llOr h s nO~~ ~mi>OMled your scanm-ed n1lMOf and !,!;en@riiltet:l a n entnel~ n@w !,a~@ r oilS II oomf:llla'ti~ I~¥~: By ill ~faull. '1h~~ tern ptate IL yer w~ll, iii 01 prl 1iI1t. is h)(ke rd, and is dillllJl"led to 5~ o,aCitJ to m,jgk~ tracing 'il!ifJ:!i>ie,F I,o~ yOU!.

3. CJhGo!ii(!' fm~l:. ,.. P!aU". Be'fore maw.ng on, keep in, mind 'lh .t you i!]i\en't limiled to In i.dst rator's de'~ u1't terrnplat:e ~ettTni~' yo~ can fhilllige them ~1f pf!rfOrHfIlnil& the fOllowing step'S.

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Eii. Co Ltblle-dj~k the templal l_aye r; Alte rnal:lV- 11, , you

~ObJld open tile ILayers p[l:~eUe'~ roptioos; m mJ: by e ll c:~i!'i!g trhe ~ma II i:lril"OW I n:side tn circ(r~ at th~ up per:-lI"~sjn co rner Q'~ 'the ~i1len.~ and 5e!~cting Optlol1l:S, fQ l I') u'lll n ... mf"I,

7, IHu:5ibl'atOf will bring up thf Layer Op iom dialog bO)t, No'· it'I' ''11at y-a liI ta rfl cftl~nge sever ~ ~ett~i'i,gs. sueh a s !:Jhe' narn e ,orf h I! tern ptalte laY!l::r <ilIllG ithe' to lo r of th e lily~r that Ulu ~1sr,no r uses to represent It in tne taylers pafet~e. and you ean choCl~e to loc:klunlock. '§itJow/hfd • and p,rinUnot print the tl,a"eJ. ALso. rernernb Ii" that Ulustr30 ~ulomatii:all!f d~m 5 this hl ' ,IF te 50'lt ropaoity. Vou can rh n e til a p. -n.entlr.e here too. d!p@.r~di~gon,-our personal prefe enee,

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You dOll't always halle 0 otlo th~ r Ilr. ,.. PI me-lhln'i of r(ff!atirry a emploU! Jr1yer. You lQn JUS as ea~fi.t cr&lte an by d~spla~ng thre layer Of) iolts G;5i describ2.d in strl!.f) 6 for any layer. Tllfllr1. j~$ t check the Temp I ;:L~e ch i';;t box cmd your regular IDyer WlU becom e a ~lE!'mplQt layer jUjl' miC' l'I~G t.

OK. now thtiit_your artwcu ·s in iUUS"tgWII, you're re ely I~O Ya~ • right? The !iii F!lswer i~ m.aybe. If y.o~·~"f WI a P P)' with th,e' artlMonk. Hi en &@'t right ,tto it and sta Ft 'tracinlThe IPen 001 is 'e mOs.I,Bt:CUrr8'b~ tool fur thls t s,t and it. will b ' ne primal} drawio col ,you U:5:'E! throughoLJ this boo' HOWEver. you may notice now (or durill'lg ~hi I tr C in pro'e~s. ,I that yo LlI r '5.C nned ar - ofik isn"t, quite warkJing for ylOUi ,acin- needs. Yo have tw.o options lat thiS! PG~nt YOti i:;;J1!'!i move into !i'o. WI r fa\i'otil'tl!: imal - leditinc, progl"ilm (sue:i'n a~ Photoshop 0 r F1 reworks). orp"en yo,ur sea nned file. and ma'k'1! mod if! cati on 5 Itlt'll ut ttua wHI make it eail@r lor more iIIc.rerur:3Jte for you "01 - aee, Ui'llfortunil' ,!ly. lIIu~ttalor doesn' offer B 'umpin point thnKUy into PhotO!ihOp (Dr FiFl war !t, f'or th t rna 'r)r so YOllm n eed to. man a~ly s rt up. f'j:1tl" OS ho 1:1 an depen your ft @ f,or me . I u:ation. When yo.y'r,e den , .s~\4'e th e 11 le and re-,i mport yQ~ If" artwork in to I HilLS ~rato r. Alb!H1a'iv~~y. YQLa ean make ~ome ~in1ple~ changes ri,liht' here in tltustrstcr, Sinc~ t le' 5&Jblec:~ QI~ 'lthis l100k is Iltu ~tr.le r; I be you can gue\S$ which meth 00 1"11. cover h re.

. One: yo 've decided to modi-·· ymJr templa e. you

JU't need to (on", r- it to a lFeglJ.ilaii' layer, Do thls by dmJble-:dlcki!'11 ~. I Iilye,r, nd unch~ck~n,g T~1'I1rl,]r' in the Layer O~~ion:5, dlCllrJg bo)l,., Click OK. and yo u're now free to ' ~:ht, that laye r hQwev@r y@u !!iie'~ 'fit.

You ran a/.50 die rh men u afrow wlt.h th ternplGt9' ~ayef highlighted. Ifou 'J~ lee a smr:;U cheek m~r~ nekt. to ,~he ward 1i ITII}rLli'>. (lelu tnt? Templnte check aD); (jnd ,Youremplate lay.f'l"

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9. You IU i'II now use a ew lIIustr.ator iii tters tnl helpl (Qri~e(t, Y(!lur Image. mf YOIlllI choo~e Iflll~1I" .. l("nIOf. Yil:U,IJ"U '~e seve f;J1 Ur'Si~h;1I eK~Il:'I,~ 'rIO~ he'lpj ng 0 ut Y!l)ur an~ IOn:.

~ 'dj IIlI ~ Color;! Thl:5 (jpti~ n is 'faii'\1y ~EJ~f~,l!anattory, Wim thi~ 'fiU!!r. you can adju!i( thf: (o1crs i:,J~ youii' arlw.o~ te, brl fliig OLUl~ cenain d ~taRs.

• Cflft'l:: on to Grayo§C;:de: Th 1'5 oprtJio rrI c'OI"!~'lfb the im S!ge W b~ (k. wlliljb~. anml slitard'e5i 10'" I"ay. It"s ~e:ry lI~eTul when VOIlJ w.r.i mli~ ['f! ~mO'fie aU eo'tor hom j'(UU temjlla~e.

• ~ I9.veri CClh .. u~: Thi~ 0 ~tloln createoS ~~\le['5~ ~olor valueS of yOUi' 'S~ leered ima~.

.' s.a ~ur,,1~; Th!'5 'f] ~relr hgnter!~, or IC a ~k~n 5, th i!! COIOfS h~ ,our wl!!ct~ iJ1llltil~~. 'fIhiS i~ i.neful when rou needl {(JI ~:rin& eu t detal1,,- UJ1 ,a mid (OIOfl@d ~~~i so yo II.! C311 ~li1ice thern mere 1~3iny.

The r-~ 'Ier ~ Shnrpen ,.. LJ n~n..'J rp Mri!)k option i!li also use'rut when you n~ed ~o dev'e top some 'Co Iil~ilst In a ray ~c mcil artwork ItJhat yo~iv~ $t,)n ned,

Ke:rp '0 mind mar ORI flUe/$. you QPp.'Y to Jrour 611',,",ork are ~oIUffla~en r chatrges 10 the IfJytf. They oren 't I~~e d(ectl .. se the only W.t!l} lo revet: OOCK ~c }fOCIT oNyiaai j:S ta< .,miJOft rhe ofJginei me.

NOW '!i:e~mt~ a good time to ~x:plaifl the dUffQF~nCe ~l\ I CtIIl ~~! Fdt~ r ~tid IfJf;ec t m.emWl~. 8a'5ltally. when- 1E!\I'i~r ~j,ou app~ lEI' Iller til your artwork. you·re~ m~k:ifl;S a Ij:lermanent rh mlie. You l[a mI"· modify lor rt!HiI0W 'th 1 s Chllll&@ 1Jin'e~~ :fOUl use th IUndo funclton wit:IM i ~ IliulitrAior. Ho, 'lief. om:e vou close JI"OlJr Ulu~tr.arrau do(umi!nt or ~haun the' nunm~e~ o~: undos ,y,ou ca n f@vert to.. you _ U 110 tongE r b-e able: to It In a fille the ~e't' .. 'I] n~ a pphetl b the' d ~ r, EJ1:ecb. on 'ttl otherr hd;rUi. ,a~' IIIIV~ Thi!5; m' ani th::n you can l1!'!odJ~ Of d~hHr.! tlIi!~ It;taa I1gt'S ap~li :d Ill'.a eMe.r1 in any time by US!:1I11 ttl Appl1!arante p i!ltene. 5.0. ~n . !tem,jj~ questJioO iiJI 3ri~e~:

Why use a fil r nhpn yaLl cam IUS!!' an 'eftet't? ,1m e ~f! ~W~ r is you do I'i(' Unless ye u wi~h te lL~e. one of ~~ few (and I mean ~ i fi lien that only eJ: i$ 111 til'n~ 1F,lltew m Ii"I WI, 'UM re''5I. no reasen [0 UI§Ie iii fill@r, 1lU5!e ~fI cft"~n Insl'ead.

10. Once )1.0 u",e: do ne. ~Lmply do ub\e:~chck ~k1e lay!!! r again an~ d\!( In T 'mplalC ttu!ck mlt. Thi~ Ii' UI (on\l'er~ YO!JI r ~aYi!r ba c IIFI~:O a ~m~l.ab~ and] set fau Ij!I p '0:1' 'Inu:jlll onc:'! ,a,ga1n,

INQW that you"we !.~t up for tracl!li:l:. J,III! st ~oe teet yo ur Pell . O.Q~ amid S art elm 'n -, JOur Iine1. H~~ 's OfU! mo:re quick ti p fo r YO!!J, ~f you v~ used U'! e Pe n 1l'O el befo re, !t0u 1k1\0\-'I ~J!I.at au ~ \l a s.lJ'ok~ and aJ Itt aS~OCJi ~l,ed with every tO~i (I YOLi draw. 5:0. Milt hilppens if Ji'iO!!!!'II'£ tf"ating you,uJl artwork nd JOu ~era'lize that )fQU fo:rg.ot to cl~a rout )toou r 'fill tel l~r "Of tll~~ shilpt? 'NQ.\~ the- 'III co 10 r lIt.,i U ~~a1 ~ettl il~ j n the way of what fO~' re tracing. Sure. you I:~" I: teaf 'Out th· 'fill fQ rr mat ,obJect. It! Lf~ what Ii:! a ~ P nil ilfte yQu'trle trseed your e'l'!lt:1 ~e piece' or n1vlork 31td 'IiiLlEd your obJect~, accordingly" and yo~ r@iiJllle 'that yOU! furgo- to trace a ~r1I'i3n poniQU'I al'f the oriljlma~ ~hars h~dd 'R un!l11.em~ath a filled object? Now you have to 1,0 11!1 and FE! mO\1'e 'l~ e fill for dli;U objli!iC'l

Ilred of th~ hypothQ'ti cat ~liC~1:J1 f1ii1~. yet? Hope \111)1. you Ita ilfI '!l;e,iI!' ~hat th~~ rs ~;ildlng lOOt an !!1$en~lal, t!l!(hn ~~Wl,e:

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11. To us,e '~In . Outline !leUin&, simply d'ioQ,1ie' Vie\.'o • OlJdll'U~ .. nus will remove alJlClir the '~,1Jrok>li!~ ;iilld filb JUS Oil: r;rtt,~ul VMl,.h yOIl! r object5 ,~1l'I dl lei!lw' you wi 11m ill ~1 n ~)~i3;C k eutlln It'ln er - your pa'ths ClCiil To Jf'f'~1i.j rn

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~f any rf' 'ect aU~ ~n to tl1 e "Mmt Wanted n' caltejicny, U~ liS ens ,does. I'~e Seen thi§ effect li'eque'Sf!\ed (auntIe S$

imes ~ III online hmJffis;, ;;m:d ~ 'v! r ooived ,many mesSii188 ,a~ ·1 ~g, me to !l: reate a \lJiton ~ on it 'ou'·U find LQgOi, \"~fkim,. ~g,azifU;~ ad:\. and bmchure~ teen tered en u~~s very ~hape. I 'w a1,~lfS wOlullt.:ttd w~~ nu~ 81ear/cog ~~ape l~ ~o 5iQIU ght after. CIO LIlla It, b t~;i!it 'the shaptl uUel~ 'slgntlfiM ~1'11f10"'iiitjon ,and h~rd 'work=-a mi!:$~a:ge 'that m Ily Wmpii!il"iI i es hOpl! ~lt) i£~ aorC$~?- e F is it jun plain cool to I~ook a~'? Wha~e-v r the' Wl!'a150fl, y'Our wish is my comm~liI;d. 'DIe nefiJ:t e' rKt will. not ~ I!!I'~ . ~!ildl1 J@IJ hor~ 'to '(Jn~~~ tin i, sh~~ .• ~ Wit t!l1:so gdve' yo", a f-ew ide,2i4!l on ~ow ro' UJ~e it i rlJ ;II ~e5i&.n.

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l:, S:ell!!1:t: III E11~ pl5e tool ~ifo.m U1!1! ShiJpes, Ryeu' me>iau.

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P'oinU R1~Y b . (i' n~ ~,-m (Dr :SOme 0' you. By de/b~lt must{~ r@f U~I ,a~no QS P15 Ulilft ot rnm~~ U,fiE'ffl~nt " jlO,,'~e ~H bi,tmQP ptQ,ftDmJ: sud1 as .Pholtn:~p in rhe ~st' er J'f)1J have Q web-leJe'ed oodgmlJln~. you ml1J' be IJIm toO 1~~/fJ9 p~elJ. If ID~ kr.t{) in mrmt 'hal ttl~ p~K'e.llJnj.t of mi!6n~rem en f wiH yi~td tti{! ~om€l f5uH QI po~na, Howell~f, r1 it tfuly bo~hf~ y~rJ ~o use pOlnu, you can ~rm~{}I d'loos.e f hi ,. l.I!ref "fE"f'I C!>.' U r'l u .. , Oi5p I Y PNfomrq.J nee In M~ (:;;Mt: I dl'O(J=down menu. mange Poi III ~ to P.i wI

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; S. c hcese Obj t ,.. 1 mnstnrrn ',_. Sc Ie, Seled Unh rn and enter a v,a[u - of - 'or the cale per!:errage.

16. Create four rnc re rottIl'ted (opJe§ of you r po~ygon~ h t~o~;l1g 'j cl J!o Trans{, m • fr;]nlrml'1l A.~a I n {Ol" CfRUC'i\oW+D} I so 'hit ,y~u n ai~e a 'tot~l, of ] 2 s.mall po~,ygorn$ around the lar~e dn:le.

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::11. New s@l~d an of~cyl' slHlpe!t by ch(jo5~nl 5 'h .. "d .' An (ClfRrJC'MD+A).

~1 ~ Ma~ sere )'01l.I If' Pa thfuM er P le:ti;e IS, visible' tby CitUU;l\5Ulg \ Il!'Iclmlll'" Path n 1'lI[I~r (or S~rlR+fJ).

J~. In the Pathfinder lP~lfU~! hotdl dQwJ1lihe AiTfOPflON ey .un:i 1~~ect diI E! ~1.dli111U: •• rom ,"~ p!l::! ar~ CP'l~ Oml,

y.,u '" r.r'C~fce rfr~~ ~lIe AU'/OnliON iEfey pr.eftJ(;tJ ,"Ii»~ cf the Parhfimler opeffltlOilS you "II .fee' in fhf.i book. The !fe'oSa" fol this M" Mar ,,,;,111'''9 the AHlOp naN k ty while yoo rnO:il~ your Pllrh{;ndfr died wm lMu1t ill t:I Aew pl'nh 1J~/n9 t:~!ed. If jlou ChOOSE' nll:i r in hoM down the At rlOn~rm key. iI!I! compound f)lJ ~n wm be created ~nrr@ad and your cmginQ~ pa,lm wilj slm br ,,,tDU. The ,htuc~ IS yaun. £.uc" melllad hw d.s ~elil:J ".,(# dmwba'b wh€1lj'OIl W,Qf~ wuh i1Juslratt.irr IU yvu W!l:ll~ mOle wirh the PQth(Fnder effects. YO~llj setthr. in l'Q the method dl!ilP~ .l!U~U }loUr warirfJow be'5t

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D. (oot. huh? In~tanl g@ar. Se1ec.t UIIe ,ge,ar 1ihiilpe: ,~lf1dl double~~ II t:k the Fun se l!!:ction b{H( i n the 'to~lbol( ~o c,llihaqe tjr e fil~ eeter iiU1Id to IIiD'JiOg I!!!~' '[!f.e Colcr Picker. s-et ~lIltr~ fill colnw to fit: 5 G:~l B; ~ 21 by ~YP'" Dllg, thi!! nU1me ne ~a1 ues ifun U'u,~, CorrE1 po ndln~ te.l:1 bexes, CUe OK illnc then 5€:t th~ stlr@ke' r::olorr tt;!;

sone,

Thl! gear mould look PU!l!'J '~ilrmul~ar by n~w. Next. ~et"5 add a few e lira elefllll!n'l~ (0 spu:e I~l il!.UJID' iii bit.

2A. ~ffct t~ e EIIi~5e '~oo~ 'fro~ tn@: 511 ~I) s Uyout. menu.

15,. (]itk III!'! ~QLH Artboard and crealtJ: !lJ10lffil~' !CD rrle.

E fiI't}eor I 60 p" for both wlttth and n eilht.

,26. Set rtiI'I eo ~ l (,Ii}~or to None a I'1Id '5:E!t ~e stroke (0 ler

to R: I G-:ll

27. 'Disp~ay the Stro!k.e p~h:~tte With! Window'" Stmke. lB. Change the: stro e \ Vci ~hl 5.etJ~il!llg to 7 ,P!.

2ft. SeleCI[ aU o~ the ~hape~ (~~ I'" I'\I~).

. In ' e Ali ~I P 1 ,I • did;; bn lit ri :on!a liI'sn

[l:!iii'lt a d j I lign (,lilt lon~ to al'ign

311 cd the' ~hap!:!5i , PJ] mprii:titely, 'fQur e:w [ir<;l~ Sh'ili,PE:: should J'lOW bE 11 [ret, :ihg~, ;d IW'J the middl€!>

.a: iiI.. th - r 'M '

Or u!l!! iillL ' , '" ,p .

• One! ag II!1l ' Ugn ~is oval L

usi tell ri onlal h 1111 I f !Jnd

, I igo enw~ bW!ttons In th~ Ahp pBlellle.

3S" 5 ~ect h oval shape' mc !l:InCl05~ Object. :J!I!o'

TIr.lll'l oml.' R:ll]Il .. l,tC'.

J • ogJ1 • IT! as!.trenr'i!M and

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§;hape~ shap .

OK, i 's ~Ioo~lng, go od '5.0. falF, NoW' I, t's did I ew m QIF eleme:.n 5, and seme tell!: 10 1nishl i,

:ll. S~~e(;t thii! ~o~ngIE w@1 hom tjl!J~ '51·til~(l'S fI10tlt menu.

] 91, (Jill: k 'he ArU)QtgJrd nll ente ~ 30'0 I"t fer ~h!e wi dth and I o pi 'Far the ~l!I£,ht

4111" Mak@ the fiU color IR~5 G:91 B: U.2 j;Jjf!d ~ii!t U1ii! '5~roke cclor 'to ~···.'ll!I1~.

41. AUg~ fl'li~ :!Iihapel hori~onlally wH~ the ethers by IC~i(kiJ1g the Hori.l(llllli11 AliKll (!E'fltell' buuon in u,~ Allign ptal@U@'. iII"h@1m lillUlVe It into ~~1ll11t1m f1ight lb~low ~'filI~ I~ar shape.

J .• S-Iect 'tI1U! rectangl- wJt~ the S:@lectU~n I~~QI. ChOO5i@i Edil )i. ('up • ,[lInd! 1~~f1I c:h01051!!' d! I .,. PJ .... t~ 1111 Front

. .J.. MOl;I\e thiS n~lW recYJl1igle Sh;}p~ d-own ~y uSIng t;ne illlmW keys. artd po~Ujon ~ l ~ ~h owtil in ~~ i 5, imaje:

. (Jrf~te '50m!!! tI!X~· te "f~t oetweeFi the' retUin&lE' ~h~pes.

. '~:t Finally. U:Ii ' the IFreilZ TranSf"orU1l!l ~oO~ fB re mQdi~1 pC!l!itjon the te:d betwl!f! 1"1 th,~ 'MO recta !ilgti!!5 !ill" cl ynUl)";: done.

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• 11l1"li I IllcS, exercise. Olill'lI . Filii ,'0 0 '111111 0 h e

"ooe, ~o ~t 'm:oe5n't maUer \I'M ' in the. fm an !ttra If cole s are C'liglM t now, Go ah@~d and ~wil(h to Outll!i1~ 'lJu;:~ (Vi ~~ '--- DUll! ill ~,

5.,. ext I create a $ffiaU r (I rel- If1 a 'slmUar fas.ion. ([tck . n - Artbollrd nd en II' _7 pl:O [~o'th tl'il d h rmdl hedl'

le'fore yOi-fl &e ' started rOn'! thr~ proJect, [I n ed to 1<plain oi3 few U'I! ngi. Th lsi llu strat 10 I'll r quir. s many d ufJ~~ca red '5ihapes. nd I can get '5om~wnat confu~lfi'I,g To ma~e

11~5 p oJect II lie' e sier, think of h followill'!~ boMle rap iUs iOn as having _0 [rHr' • a "'Oil ,and iii bet om. I' , "e1j. J1' ied [5., ttla k and a '$hape.

S .cli- ely.

1. C '" - I new RGI!3 lll!Js~;rator de fum ent.

. S 'l~ct til [ll ps tool "rom,' Sinap 5, 'Yonn: fII! I'i !lo!1,

1. eli c;k OJi'!l( i n h Arrt eea rei area, ~n~er 2 S [) I'll 'Wor both the j ~lh 'l1d hei_n

Ii" [pat It@ te align d'le shapes haUl ve r ,~ nd hOrlJontall b (lu:kln the ~JOp( ,

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a. Se~tct fhe SITI a,l~ drrJe ! i'1 UI e rn icld teo Co1p:y it a nodi th@l!1 Si@I&t Ed!1 ~'Pa'Sit In [front

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9. Wlth the new ii;0py :s:tlU 5!ele'C{Jed. n otd dowfil S:HJF1' iiind [~lfe_$ the lIfP ,3nu\" kejf 'ro)_'me'5 ..

'~O. N Ow '5Ie~e(t t:lne otheJ' small ~iil'de. Ho lid down 511JFT a&ll~n and p~ th~ down iUllfOW fIt' 1.3 'lim S<. T~i50 'Wi n p~3CJI1' the ~i ~de1 an equal cli5,tiall'1 ~e 'from eaeh o~hcr.

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'IfolJ m.cJ haVE dif(i'Culty selecting boUl cJreres WI~IJ(Uit seled_l1_g llae bl"JN ""de ~oo, The btif wcpJ (0 do ,'h's rs to did: rhe erptJnd layer5 arfClW iol4f~t to [he ltfr. of the IQJl!r thumbna~'l irAQ~f!~ You CI!'1r.r rIPen v/fw all 01 'Ire por,fu a$SQ£~"led wjth, thjs rtljlef_ Ned. rUck rhe small mearba""shaped r-i1 (l1"(Je (S~ 'he rlJJ(lnNlR~1 Nol~ /rJr more

t..::.I InrOfmQ(~Oi'1) t~ the nghl' 0' earh path lliljef Ira setea that :pQth. Then SW17-cllrk Dno the t l>Byel ~~ ~/ed: ir 01 wen

50 whotros ~ mi!!'.ilttNU? m ~eorlJou· ii' &i1e 0/ 'hOSE' ~~chn'(~J terms for the ~a!l circle rJ~t ~c thl nmm t;f lhi!' I~f ~'lJ th~ ltll€'1l' ~ar~ne. jt moy ~~l1nd like On odd rerm. but J $Wftll I f'rsr lie-ord mis rerm frQm Afi.obc's.own ernpl.o}tes Jl:jt il rf'>tlH ~rm{f{Mc~. r'tJ~f .fU1Cfi thtn. flit hMM i,~ Oliff

and' o .... er 1S19DJO--1t ~~,fI'tru' Un:u j ft Gn ~ tJ" way 10 be.commj an Indusl.,. rtf'Ol'lliaro term. ~f you UlI'J believe thor.

11~ E'r'l'~er 1 2 d ~gree'-i, h~r ~el A ngf me,a 5UI'"f!m @nt ,aM ~ cili(k bhe' C(1,IJ}~ hutto n~

'4~ Crll~~N ~ 1 mo Fe ro~tOOl (np[e~ IQf yOU! r drc [5 by c:hOfJ5Jl me; Obj~ I )J;. frans;fmrrl • Tmn~rorlTI Aga in (or Uft;e 'Hile :§tmr~i!ut, CTRi/rMn+~. 50 you nave a t'O'ta1. a~ 3~Ji 1::-1 role sh ~pes! rot;a~t-d ~!f'Oundl tine' ~~rge f (jr.cle~

1.5~ S€Ie-ct ~U of the 'S~~P@:SI Qf! t~ e Art[H)~lrd ~SI2I{"cl' -"A.II),

, 6~ In trhl e P~th Im:l@f !:loa l@llte" ho'la down ,A, r/OnlON a rnd did: ,t.ne ~ub!ri]d fronn Shilplf J'~ hutto i"I,

11 . .oK you"re !d on e w~t:h tJle' bot"fuom af i~h e bolH~ cap i Uu stratiCl~. G 0 i1hfl~d ,a F1d ~Q(k the layer and ~ide' it: 'foil" now. ~i n ce you won·t be usl rig lit ,yet.

Nejlt, let's, st.a rt 'tn e 't~p of t~e bolib1,!' 'c~~, The- pn:N:e~ ~s ve r.y slm i lall" to the bono m pa rt, !!i.O I,'m ,going to run UI Fcugh lit rather '~U icldy~ 111u: Qi'iIly fIJI r'ff'li!flefll[ e is tlhat Ui I!!: sm aJUerr ~~ ill p@ th.ai wH I, get rotat@d arnCUJlll d the >I;: iul!! ~s goi ill! 'to be a iii oval i mtl~i3id lO,f a dociE',

, 8 .. [reate a new La,ye r;

19" 'S!!led tJhe 1~lIIip(Se t'Ool and [rea:te aJlflother- IliJrg~ clrCil'il! 1h,a t's the: 's.::i!me' '~kze' as iLhe: one' yOU! aeab;d in U, e 'fT~t. part (250 pt 1 rn width and he.igh:U_

28. Aga [n u5;inB, the f:nips;e too I. crearte IlIn oval !5jhape. 'Si:,lil the w[dlth '~O .1"7 p~ an d the he liM to 50 ~L

::n,. 'S~le(t o,lJIlh sti ~Pli::$ ;ind] ali&fi! U'i E!!1liI both h!Dr~oni"" 'laU, and v@rtkJRl~Y.

21. 5e led: the s.mall owl in the ce n r. Copy a rnd pa~t~ It. on top.

l. With one o '11:31 i 'S! lett -tJ, hold ~!l!ne 5 ~rn iey and

pm~515 til u~ ~ITOW "i: 1 1 tim es, DOl the S.iII me ~or

'rile ot ' real. ~ preu 'the 0 "'0 k

Imte d.

A 5 lee both 5Jm n ov ls,

2S. Choose Ohj I:'" Tr..1nt.lorm ... ROMI '.

,. tnt r I ~ d. ~ eSi for the Angl mtasu me rr and Cilio(' the ( " button

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'1, (1 a ~, B' me! re rota! d co i . of yo UJ r cin;t s b ciho(ll.1jing Objl"Cl ,.. Tr.lt1l arm" Tr' nslonn t'\oSLI 1111 [('mUONp Do). SO )'ou ha iI :olal. of 3D ova' '5111 '$, rot,cft -d areund the larger cirde.

, 9. In Ih Path Inder ~!, lU, hD~' down tlil . rIO,,, key a nd dick tfi e 5uhlfild frul1'1 _ h.1p ,] ~ !'.1l buttoln.

o .. mQW yo LIt h ~ th~ top ~a 11, Tim ~e$~ is e;:r~ F-romn here. YaU·I'i! gain ~lJl) add 1 fe ~' ~~g Hghts and orne de~th {th ique~ 10 . mish I off.

31. Urtlo.ck til firs' LiliY r you CTellt~d .and Lake i' vi§.Lc", Ib l'Ii! ,ag.~rn.

3 2. Se~€!ct U'I. bottom shape iH"I d' ~et '~In e fi I,l co~or to white 8l'1d the stroke !LO lor to i1i medium Br~. i used R: 11 G: 11 q IB~ 11 q in t~ i! !!)ta!rnpl

] • Se.lect the top shape. alll d1 'Set th ' fin colcr to lI"e~ ( ': J I) ~~C' B~O 1 rnd e stroke color t\O , n .

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~ .... 1pi;U-.-~ -ij-t,.

tly Iii 1) 80 1201- iJ

315. Y'OI.!! r bo.ttle cap sh culd now ~nok 'SEHnewhat: )~rnilaf h) this:

3 . S@'~@ct blJi,n shap s and align th2fl1l horizon' al&y and vertkaUy.

7. l\IJ,o.w ~~~ ec ttl bottom s.h.ilp,. Add] an inner low to 'lhis dla~e ~tl1 :he same setl ngs shown In th oUcwing, i(halo,~, box. Be sur 00' S@~ ct Ul radio bu ton.

, 5.. Now selec 0 III the op red :sha~ ,dIOOSf' Ett ec t ". '.'ry I:z .., 11"1 f'I Gil w, n d ' nter the 'ollowing 'settings. Be UlLfe to dirk the color swa 'ch n .te 'the MocIc d op-dcwn menu one and dun e the colcr to btiiitk. Also, en (Ii;. rreviif'\\1 510 you can view jlour changes CiS you make them.

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CalDI I

38., "four image should 1110W logic ~ik~ tlhi5i:

39. With th bottom snap stH~ selected" choose [ t~t .. tvH.l1:!' .. Dr(lp 5hildow and use tln~ fcollGwinl se'ttnl;g~:

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40 'OK, yo Lfre ~~mo'it. th re, N e)l1. "j-O LJI're gains to rre~te 3 1l1ilnligh'l and 5hadaw. Create GI n~~ layer abov- the. eth r two. 5.eile~~ 'lh~ ElUp:ie 'teel a~d click t:t1 e Artboard to (reate ~n;Oitnl'!r ti rde. Enter 100 pl for the width and heig~'t

ill • Set ibhe fi 11 toto r te w'1'rI lte ~In jj th stroke' colD r to blade

You ron ir.rst pfm the D ~i?J ~o re t your rW and .stroke colo". ,to hf!. default se.tting.5. which ore whir,e and bla'k, respect've(y.

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42. USing th e EJ[1TJs@ tael, create another oval sh~pe a n ~~;p. of the 'IJ ne :yo IIJ J U treated. Enle r 1 70 fQ r tihe width a I'IId 20 I for th~ height. If it -.:'lIllS chang tn 'III colo of 'his 0'101' ,~ to ilnother cohn sa, you can eliTe r Iltiate hJ twee n the two (my ex.am-pte uses purple with a black stroke).

43. Select .a H. andl align !;In ,of the shapes he rizont1lUy aliH~ 'ii~rtic:ally using the Align pa~et~e.

, . 5;e~ ct he purple oval an d choose Ob r ect ,..

Tran!JRcnn .' ROtal .. Enter 5 dh!&r@~s. for the Angl iiru:~a;suremenrt afl~ dick 0 ,

7. If 'YfJU dick. the expand arrow 'for thi§; layer. notice that . e Pfi VIOW5 step ,creat d 'I roup nfb~ ,~r, G f(UJP!I, aUow re lated objects to, be tJieateill as a Shl~ gte uni M05t fl,ath fin d' r co mma rnd~ automa ' (aJRv IrouP '5ep1J rat~ Sh a pe!i. tcr!p!'the r after thev·re rIJI n. II f yau f: In:k ; e arrow to show tMle contents at 'In e gfiJu,P. you 'H ~e ~ 'twa p:aiths:

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5. S 1 (t botl the purple ova\ ~RN:lP~1iId the wni ' drdte ~ha~e just bel(:!w ~t (twi3J't,ed f~ step 40).

:. Using he Pathl'fi11ld Ii ~al!'t e, hold down the Alr/QpTIM kE!~ a rid r.lfd. UM Ii! Sub ~c~ 'rom 5h~pe ;JJr a buron. ~O!lJ shouldr now /have ani Image '5~mir~~r te this.:

48. I~ l& '~h e LOP_![" piil~h by ,. a~g . irng th e mealbaU

.r!on fall" tnts !patn wijtj,il11 '!nie roupad )llJbl~yer. Set the fin CD ler 0 ~hit.e (re'e r to 'tn~~ a" the Inigh light) and set !the ~trQke (Qlor to U ne, Sel,en 'rin E! bottQm-rJ~ht path in ,·rn 5c~me ;y ,and mike~ its ill col,or black ( I:1JS wiU be,~ 'shadow), and set ~h~ ~tfl!Jkll: calc r to No file.

9. M a,ke !!liUre. rhl! Iran spo1rrency pa l· tte ~$ vi§ible Iby rhJlo5i1ng \l'liindow )P lliL 05 pi ,r nt.y.

Th pret..edfflf/ screensho t dlspio,Yf rh~ fun options for the fMnSfla:rent..y pi!l~er . You C6n ,Wm he dts,pl~j of fulf QP tion:i on ana off by s~lecting Show Opti mWl'iid Oplion!!. '" he Tronsparency pal1fttte OplJrJfU me,nu.

so. With the )h~dow path I bottom right) 5;~h~cl-ed,

[han g,e, t!liI b'l,end in g mode' of '~h e '5 hap ·to

Mul~ipl~'. Set ttne O~Jd1)' per~lentag@ to 50.

51 Now '5'elect the high~iClht {ItOp let ' pMtr and s t the Opd II pe rc:entale tc! r.

1-. Frilil,alb". to add some e t to t!h . be le cap. create a new tayer b!!llow 11'1 ~ ign HgJ1f3. ~aYl!r and type the word 1111I Urllttr. It; bold sam-Sierif 'lY,p·-'fan!. ~L1(h as H'!l!'fvetica orr Ari iii L, set at 1[1: p-t 'WO! I " weU heF . Th n with the word "Uh.u,tratorm selKted. ehees .

~j;E!cb ., \~a rp • Ar-c. 5..e:l ct He rkzonl.al illnd, mod erfy tn~ e end 5· t 'I'hg U rntll i I rnatche 5 me ClJ! I'Ve of the bo·Ue c p.

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D1rawinll nd call1i.'r·aph':'c br ush lIiffl cts

:1. Se l'et:t tne' Pen 'tool. S~t tt'i!l!; flU to NCIl'I!e ~Jl d the' !troke c:o·~or to bl_ack .

. " C Felllt,e ,i!! new I clye r on to,1=! ef yo U F tern p l&IJt~ ~~yer.

Begl r"! 10 dr.aw trfl as an d iLliJ fFve:§i al.onl; the contours and 'oIl.[Uil1e~ of you!!" imag'~ w~e~ ,you would ~ike' to ,a pply va riOU!ii brush :5[¥e~. Thers's no nf! ~dl W worry about bhe 5 ~ro,k'if we~ght an d olthe r fad,a rs, AIs.o. IdO'If!·t wor~ ~oow'tt Ii H ceters y~ t, .Just cencenttate on the QU tlines ~ eJi!.

J un becau s;e i uu S'~~ti on has b-ec:owne, aim ost totally. di,Jit;a1. does fiI't 111H!aF! yo u h~lIif! 00, ~(ii5e tn a'~ h ~Ji'!d~~:k,gwo fuel te YCUJf wo:rk. The f'rJUt'lwin~, ~ff'ed wi U ~how you ~onme. \I\Iay~ '~O ma k.e yo ur al"'t'Vl{o rk. djgit~,t bu t still retain some of the r~~li'Stic a~d lOll5e !1afild-dr(iwn I~ftfed'i of worki'n,g witjh pap@ r, ptmd~. a I'1Id P@rI.

'l , (f@,at~ a !II€ilN HluiStr.Uor doCUrflPllfit

2. Cho-o:se " lie.' PI"lCC'. Befr'Ore aC'l:eP.'lin~ 'the ch!!f31,J1t5 and dkklng; itne' PIJo~ button. chi'i:lck lit"mpjJt~. c'n !lOSe. t1iIe' affiv,o rk 'f! te '~ti,~t)lou would ~ i ke te COr1!vert Itt,o the [.a[~igr~p~il: ~ffe('L (If YOIlJ pr,~fer. )101.1 (an u~e '~he l1and..crawn s~e-t!:h (n<llptl::T 01 C lligrarn1L.8rlJ~hTefflplCl ttl" tit ln tfl~ ~OllJr{:,e fin~) fnr" thts thaprer;) f=inaUy. (,lick rl~l[c.

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if YfJV have an elec;rlDfUc dr(Jl'W"tJ tobl ~. rwaoom m oke5 0 great (iij1e.; ",flit IWWW. ¥.I~C(ll1]. (0lI'l for I'Tlh[Pfe' u1fOFfflotu:m). lhis wourd be 11 grt'Qt ~Jme fa u~ it !Iou C"{udd Sl.:~p down to ~~~p .9 6.nd l'rE'Dtli your brush first, Qnd lhen drQw the cut/JIles ""til the brtiJh and you$' gi(jptr.~ pen ~lId Mblftl.

s~ ihE~ et e(t ls vtry pa!v1rerly. :so' it''s ilOlt ru~()~~~ai7 '~~ 'lo:5.~ eff ,ii H elf your ~u'ti.hs. If y.O'I!iI'we dr~w~nr; a path a rnd d'o lilI"t Will lIII't to dose' it off. yo~ t!3JIII pr5l. tl1 i2 C'rttLICMO ke.y and di!;k iiuljiWhere en t1he An'tcoiird. VO!lll1 . ~ 'iii be feildJ ~IO 5ta fit aoother p21tliii.

01.1 CQII 015'" pl'tiS th~ fNrWR lJRR J.t.ey when Yiil~ "rant .to end d ~oth .. The diff~nr.e .betw~1!1l l!Iiing 1f~(I.t melllu:d arrQ the CflW'l'~.D key ml"thod r:f Milt by pl!!Umg fN1lfifFffnJSm. your pO!h wm .nm be II'Jct~~,i and 'lflfcrfa. When you pffiI C~RLlQ"D and did< lh~ ArtbDtJrd. yOU.f path ~sn"r seledw.

N'ow that yQ u're 1L1 Q l'!1e with 'tn e basic cutJli 1'lI'!!~ anclJ Sih.a p~ that will. Com ~~ me II m3se~ yeti n ed to cr"eatie a taJ~~ig,r~pn it b rush, Ilh.!i5,·~r;~!,~Or :ships win~ ,~ Si~t; O'~ (flU iuapllLi i: bA..ilsh~'5 that ,are ~e", u!iiefuL bu,l yo:u IOJ n alse t~E'~ te your owo. I'f ~idl W"flli"!'~ to use 'I UlJlstii" tDr~ 'bmsh ~il!ts, choani!! \~lndO"h.\ .... Brush Libr,_ r Q50 .•• (iiUi,G,iI"ilphic. To (]Ii~ate your own, ~~iiJt ,r;allow along with U1 lTl!Xl SU:ps-

6. W",,~D'i ;row' re d ene wi ttl tfiteJ ooUines. 'I'\ea~e ii!J new I~ r be:lmv ~~ OUI Un~ I.aJu 'iiI!n~ lea ll it Filll§. llhis II i3i!lE r WI U ~a'l\dl ~ he~ ott! e~l'5 f'c r your :5cl~d ' 'Ill CQlors~

7. ,Lock the 'OuW Illes. la~e;r;

8 .. Now t!! cgin 't,o draw ~'he' 5h~lJes I~t!.a't you"d eve A'~UJ" ally Uk@ to fill wlU'1 a, color. At ~ his point. YOIiII can ~!U tIMe m~ to N(lIn~ ~nd 1IJ8!1!' a '~I pt 1!'~cle- eight t.o get your bas It !iflt ap e:~ ~i'11 place. Tn i s i~ a lM'eJ1j teose GJrJwmg. se Ii!Iiu - re's no Ined to follow e:ve'ry ~hu! perl'-ee:t&y wuth a .11. The following trnagl! ha~ ~1!1 e OIJ'lllil1e~ dtmmemi ~o you can ~e~ 'llie Itl:il~ral 'flU shaperi, that I'i' w ~:t~o If!~~wn,

he s:rn.all a rrow ~t th I! top ri ght ,to o;p.;en, wei es pillette optic ns men 11.11 Ill! MId se I!E!!U New

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ml~ chfiingin,g the' se'tlingS. ";PJ!:lI create. iii brush that w~n slm uti3J'te a ["8 lHgtap~ ic: Fl~t!L M any ~~ [b:l1Ibratnf5 ,i3.f'lld csrUlO>Oii'il-st'S lliI Sl!: tlhiS tJIiP,e o'fJ pen, i! nd i'~ IIJ rO~lJl:le,S; an 1 mrnedia1!!eiy !fe ~og!ll i~~bh:! 5t}1h~. L@Qk ,ill fOund you ~~ ring '~Ih ~ ceune of yo LU call- YOUj"111. undoubted l)t ;§f:12 ,e:t:a mples 'Qf thi~ ,ca1tl,grap hie '5t)'!,~ Q n TV. 'I n rn ag~;l;in~s. and on the Welb_ The Irnet;:1!: S'I€iP' i 5< to oii!lP~W '~h i 5 brush to' yo ur out= lin~s so ,~IJU can t i'j to b ring ~@me o,f ,ttl i s 'sty:le into your drJ:lwling.

"]. C:licik UU!! Oul ri nes ~ayefl" me.a tbaU 00 ta r~e,t 1111El (] utl i 1"!e5. i,alfE r;

, 4 .. Noti r;:1Il!' that all 'of the eutli nes aile !§ete~~ed. fhi~ i~ a 11 rexamp!e c!'f wrnv' yOLJ, pu t the' CI uUfn ES, on 'tht~r own I.aYE:iF. ~t ma"·e,s it '~eJJ' simple ,tto 's£~~'t them sel;:l~rately.

1 S. C~ic:k your !l~W brush in th ~ 8 rush es p~ lette. '~O ap~~~ it to th e seleded Ij'nes.

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, 5. Ttl [is ~t 'p rs C p'~1 0111 al You mill~ mn~ '1,0 101 thr-o~gh and 'Select 1 !ildividual li nes I !)n rj inc ~@~:Se ord~lfI';e'a~.e Uit~ 5;lmke' weight. or apply iii eli eroml'l bn.!'5!h to them. I ill the' ~ollic-Mflg im~.g,e. yc'J1!I un ~e~ that I \r.: d 0 ne j ust th 21"". iSi mply di ck iI f1! indiv! d w 1J l liiile to §,~Iec- n . .mJ1d Hum S, IR-'il:lick additionilllll'~~ bJ 5:e'e'c t mi1~tiple 1 in es ~n IOfLl1:e.

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You may wsn ~ W 1m;; 001 a! ~tr s.h i:lPes' {oy.@'l1

til,,: lOll tifi cned when dtlili9 ~ lib rhl$, In taa. lacfwlg ioyels that .yOll'(#! ~8 ~ ur.ng rs (J SI"od h6b. ~ to ger 'rroo wneon you us!!!' mLJIIt{~tor. Tfl ~$ Js bfclilllu:e' ~fI mus~mJ!IiW-UfJ!jke' UI 'hO'DSJ10P=YQIJ lOOn ~;Qf~ !Ill' obJpru (0 bf' sl'I'~tm JUS' ;auJ d'loifng f#?f'RI, III Pho:to.§hap. eileQftf'm~g is: Ia-yer bmed: _yo rJ ~lwGY~ leilO",," U_(lclJy what cbjerr: YSi.lre ~'OJng to be wo,.lc~ i"9 on be"GU~ you m .f~ clid ,rs QC'Dmp"n~j'I' laye" to modify ~t This f.s,n the [Ci!se ~'rI mUS'ftJ t~r,

New that 'ttne eutllnes are 'tak@:n care 01'" the rest is, ~1!'1lIple. f'1 ~ It ~om e i:(illcn thai: Y'Il)LtI wOllllldl !~'kJe 1)0 u~e fiOIr the 5kij 111 tonn h~ir. highlj~h 1~, .1nd :5h.3dow~. and ad)~ 1lh em 'bo you u S.Wilbc he'S Pd teU'e, 'n@ e.i!Sielt WfJY to dill tfl! ls ii1i '~o double-cl.!l: k the ~ i l~ ~e~~!l:ti onl bo~ i rIJ t]"u~ '~oolbo)l; to, change the fill (Qlar~ TI'U~ bri~~, ibil~ 'lh , Color P~cker_ Si2t Ut· ·rill coler to .your 1~I!s,r~EJtj It:ct-or, dick Ok, and 'th~n drag &tI, FUI!;e leetlen box to '~he Swatches pal tte',

'11', Sel~~t f:rJt!~ '5 ha pe and s@'~ tI~e: stJroke' (:o~or 001 None,

~ 8. 'Sel~(;t eaeh shape, chang,@ lhe 'f! U lUI ,arm ,a;pp~orP:rriat@' ,'olor • .:i nd y.o-u're done .

• 1 IHanr color: R:2 1'" c: ~ lU' D-.&'

• Skifl!/f,i:j t:e colo r: ~';2 55 a: 21 9 ~l: I 8f - IEye color. R: 11 j C:1 ~ ~ L),~:! s,~

.lng a . ,piir J c'ord -'m p,linltb,rush

IPJ e errtse, !fOUl cr ated a b usl'l to ace nlmes and 5hapes. In essence, you used .a tellllJat@ th OVi f.a~ I . lIu!hua:tion and effect.

'= [15 ,'ttl, bnrs n you'lI c tate w~u ae uaUy b: n d alolli ttu:!' way, you·IL learn a I:}Olil ~ usi ni

"~ snap settings, 01 ,c I ,ililg ,anChor

31 echniq]1.! -~ t~ <:It (an reany you h elll ~ drawin .n Iltu s'ttra't;o'f,

1 ~ Create a n m IRG 13, ~ lllJJ,s' r~ta r file.

:Z. In 'tn'is lie you' re gU~ng to c r.ea't'e a pat[f!JirI brl!J~~i 'he key war c if!; pa.ttern. Valli don't wan to ereat v~ry sil'1i~e sertlen in the spir,E3~ corel. do you? CH COUr1re' noltj Tn 13rt"'5, wh~ yo !.lOre just go i rng to· create 2 §!maU Ipar of i' and as"5Jj n tin t obj ct as !ii, pattern brush, lEt ut, ~inC)e you'lIe wo:rkin w ith pat~ terns, everytln trig ~USl be pe 'ec.tly ~1ign ed andl symm.et teal,

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'To ~id in U~ ['i I~Ui k. }fOil!!' re g,oing to use Ulu!ftrarlor·'5, SJiim1 '~ '!l:'~~!!le \; 1(,"""'"' ,., !Show Grid, Your AI1iMi3ird s.h1C1!,1i ld have a lP~Uern sim I tar- I~ thi~;

1'; f' ktybDiilD shorrOO"I fOr 'hIS 0: CI'RfIC ~ This

~s ~ grmd Gille ro team .fojlou COil Mggle' bork and (onh quic II,

J. Ne](it;, ehees e Vi p,~ .. Snap' {o 'Gfl d. :Se~ectinl thi~, he ~p~ when Yoi.li'ire drniM'l'lIl. as it 'Wnn:,es yo u r ill'lchof ~ilmts ~1i!I~'O pos~tioo whlFlrt tfu~' IGnd~jn;es irnt:ersecl

4. 5@:~eU ~~e :;Z'gom tool and ditk ian II fie a in 'the' C n~Jf'r of YOLlll r AlitcQi!I rd " our tlmes,

A Ilenuilive(y. lOll can .orm (" rRtIC Clod lhe

.. :5jgn, ~fy(Ju. warn ellen mo!'~ corU1o', you con type your e.wG'd pe.rcootage In ~1Je' r,B.{;t ;b"K al Me bQ~jfom~lefi: C~!1" 0/ your mW;ffCI,~~r window.

S. 'Set itin,e fI H c010 r to No ne and the ~tro k:e color itO blac. - Sie[ the 'Stro e ~,'_ iigJtt to 7' pl.

115. 'Sel ~d llille ~ef11 ~~O~ 3nd b~lil'n Id rawing, f,i rSL d~fk a grid point ~ ~u~e~ and1 d~ CUle &Fill square. ':0 the' lI'iil'1t.

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'1 ~ Place the uccrnd point. '~l1l'i!1e ~qUi r~E, lI.Op and lOne 5QU3l'if I~\O .e right. O'f ~1i'ie iWif'$~ fb(!l~niU'. i!)nd ~m~n drag utfj one Blfid squar'i!.

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B. 'SJer.t this path ,anmil !(hoo~~' Ob~ ~I .. Tr,,1n.irnm .' Rlf.'11 ct. S.~~El(t t~,~ V.~nrc.l1 radio iCH,UttO!f! ~fifll dftk (apr·

g~ ~ I:h th~ i!:.opy 15.'f!ilectM ,. ,~Im D:O~ Ob~l"'( I ,.. A rr';;J II'1g I Ji" 5e" el Ral:il:ut,ard (,(&/( -lJ;-rfj'<

10010w d ah:mg~ wt'lIi:O yo LJ chmn the

ou '§lI1ould ~ '10 press tiliJe nih'"

I CI nee 'to pClrS~'tl (nil the duplicate in

e a clrd{!; liJ~in tm e £mps.e too l'h'a't's, , th and Ihei:ght. S" the firl~ coior te blaok

TO ector 00 " n . PI ce"_hi'S drd

e Lh r tM'o 0 bjecU by eheesfn g: Object ,..

I1d tt Ba ,(SHJR' CMLlCMo+:{J •

11. Turm, off 11 p T rid and turn on marl, GL!Jid •

U5ung Sm~1ffl: Guid -5. (ClWVCM.D,-bR). alig!'li'lnre center POLl!'lt o'f 'Ihe eirel, to lhop points 0' thE! 'tWo paths,

This. is. 'th! basic 511 Jil'or the (oreL Th next group of steps will wal yo u ttl ii"(}ull er 'a i fig ill h_Shlill,t to. [put on tile c.ord.

,.3. Zo~m in 'to. aJ::H)lJ t 1I!JO(]\t,

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1 . Ma e a copy Q the ieft p tho a e - U, curre I'll ' ray ~rr

nd C E'aile a rI one EI bov,e it called BLiE ,,0. Use

the II~~~C' I PI From com miami ~o p'i1I:ste th e (QiP-Y on tJ,' n w iaYll!!r.

17 use the [)e~ere Am:hor IP-ai nt to ell to remo'l.le t e tOWll!:f-t~ __ em1lpaif1 Ttl lSI produc s a shortened path tin at wnJ serve I~ SaM igMigJlt.

15. Change 'the III color of th: d!.llp1iC3'te tOI a b~m:po[fill) centrasnn ~ eeler (I used lorrange n this r€:J<iilm~Ie) and SE!'" I he strok.e wej 1:"11: to ] P

16 s I the dd Ancho [~ailllt wo1 ~lnd add a poin

on he [path near 'the poin\.att the bottom, a~ shown here:

s le-ct . di, '5e~ the stroke cap to oke pale-tte.

J'thlfll IBL NO.

r1 too l. (lhoGse. a li&h Gray as til e eeter R: I 53 G:-I 53 8~ ~ 5]' ,and set ~i ht to O. j r t. Draw iii Iliew l~il ~ in he (,enter of h: orr gin,,1 stre k. M CUnI, This line s.houldl IDe only If of the' lenpn of 'tti'ie 0 i inal and I stroke e IP set to I('ow Iil I,

Halling Smart Gufdf!5 fum~d all will he1p y;o u wJ·~n ith prou'u of mill 'ch~"'PJl the /ine5 up,

21. UnlDck he- ~yhh!y@r below his new p~'- and s t ,-

both stre '!M. Choose Obj t -' P.1th ,... Oullin

Slruk~ te convert ~he §tu"k.es to, repd.ar obI erts ..

22. iNt)1., [~an~ the coloi' IOf the ~hi(k@$ bott:(j UllI e bj ed le black (tlhe' same CC~Of ali Uilie' objects in ~h;e. ~ ¥le'r bp'~Qw).

NoW let"s blend U'1e Wirl objed.~ tQ.gel~ r to rreate ,f1I ~mooth h~IIGll'

2l. C:hoo~e' Ollie. t .. itllcnd Jioo [alcrnd O~~ions O:r deuble-C:1U c k til. Iinendl too~ I to!'li i f"l! '~ii! I! tool~O')l. ChoolS@' ~ ifred 'SIL~' !'lom the Spadn ' dr,olF clown mi!1!'1 LJ and ,ente r ,i:l1 value' o'f 8,

24 .. I~el !:It ~tlm ,objeaJ!ij, and (hoo~.e Obj . I ,.. Hlend lJ!o' , IkL" (O'MIC~rJ!).A' r/OPno. I}. '1itiis C~e tes ~ s mooth tr~ rlsltiion betwe en 'th~ 'two ob]ec;~s,

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lS" Ycull"n ootitle ItlJ t Utt~ p~(!!ce~s [JieiUm a D rood ~UbI3yer. 'SeteL1; this su'D~ayr. di~H>SQ Ohj. l.' IF-~.fitnd. ilnd di elk 0 .

26" I~cd~ 'lh(1' BLEN[) Iilyf!r ,a.nd1 lJnh)c.k the ~ilYer below .t. Se~ect all objects (CmlCM&+Al or'! t~is ~ayer and cheese 1~1!."'Clt. rdlh ~, OUlU lilfi ~rMt~ '10 m~~e '~e '~rst ptllths lfQU drew into' regular oimjects.

,.,. iUn loc-k the 8l EN D l.aye f. C hGO's~ 5 ... ,,1, d ,.. All and poup rel!ie~jng '~etheii1" [C 'lie 'Q. !Don' d~:se t~ct 'Y t,

1 ~ IMak.e your Brushes I)atlene 1Itirii Iill (FSt eli, the ~m~n merUJ a'rrow !n ~h@ top ten @f ~h:{! IP~ri!tJt , and fhco:Sel N,.· ~ru~h 'rom t1'U~, IBr"UI ~ '1iE15 pale'~~e opliom m nUL

29. S ii!llec~ Nt"w ~I tern Rm:5h [lIn d click OK.

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filii f 31. Vou 1pirall, 'Corrd bru5h i~ now cfle;j}ted~ 1Q use this brush, ~(llilrm OUI 50 yo IJ !till'1l 'S~f!! 'the @f!itire AirtbcilJid1, ,a n d ;ll9 en (~~'IDIi!i a path ~l1at: )'OU wou ~~ li!liie to lilP,pty Itch spir:a:~ cord ro~U$tll~.

32. W'it1lfa ~lliIe p'a th ~e~edEd. set 'the III (;0101" 'till' NuU1 ~ a I'!!d the stro ke '>oloil' ~n blaek,

3l~ Clitlit t,he' S:pi ra[ CIO rei ~ru5l.tiJ in the e nJ~hl!_~ pahnt~ '10 a'IPly .l. to the path,

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34~ At 'emii1iWeIy. ~Ou can dij)\I~'ec-clic: tho bru!!.\ in Uile IHrusnK g)a[ U;: to diSpl!liJ the p. tern Brosh O~~ion15, fJi'2l~1)1 bo . IOn~fi!: th I!fe , fh~ng,IF!!' I~~e Co~on ZJI i iOl'Ii M 'tnCK I settliPI,g to Ti nts lind ellek 0 K 1Q accept the' fharag~l, Se:t tine s~jj'oke co~or to ~.:22 G: 11, ~~ B: I 65, INow 'the 'SPl Fill brush wjllll~ bluc-

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'Thi~ ! s ~ yery power-h.i ~ if [feet. IWlI lII:ustntan. and ~ hope you followed alolfl,g~ (rn:iti t'ilg t;J3tt:em b:ru ~I'rie~ C a jilj Silve yQIil tim e and i3JUCW you t'O prod uce eff'@ e ts [hat may not ottie rnri-s e be pO'§'Siible,

• Try to, keep ,amy (iIlIJiYes Iml Jo(.1:I" p~th id. Us,lrag Shiifl~ CtlN>f"~ er eerners may fause Jour ,aUef'll roru §!rni@iS te b' COmiile sb&I!U~ (hnc rtEEIL Thefte iIl~ ways 101 uealle tomer tU~s, a!'1d eifld imes "'!Dr your pattterrt lb rushes ('5£!,e nJr.Jwi,lilg ~, I(rp. ti ng bms.t1 "5; I n the Illustrator hel p file:§j).. B~ I, ~ I'll the r:a'Se' of YOUir :sfJlfi31 eerd, 'lhe~e !1!1~UliJ~i~ wDy~drtl h,etp mycl'ii.

Y'OWI (am! adj~s,'t the' ~I rc k~ we iilln just a~ ltcu (an ~tJ1m C*~f p,at,lIIt. HOWI!Yflllr., the' t$ul's tallU bso:mewhat, une pecteri I entourage you '0 el;perffi.-, meir1~ with U'!l~S" lficugh.

and ... drawl1 eets us,li'ng tlhe

5crilb~lllJ .'ffect

In thi~ exertiri • YOUl'~ l tearn h ow to add a n::I~~ed. !hafld~ !i!I raWA 's¥eo '~Q yo ur ,!!I rlwor:k ~i5~ng IIiWll5tJi'atc r CS'5 rFI!'ew :S~rU~bl'e eHeel. If' ~ u're not, I il'I ~ liB l1i:§t, have AQ fe~r:. This toot -,_al help you ahl;ng ~mj ~lIow you to add a fine-art, hand-d IfilVfI'll f'eelo your a i1~or in jU!!iS\ minutE1-

1. (re,nl~ ,i!I ne'j,~ R;GB lIIu~trntor deeumen t.

:2. Go to \l\lllldow .. ~~ n:Js~ ~ I ~)r'f1fl~:, :Ji; F~od_rrJJi1s ~nd V~~ 'I!lcl b,i]4;_ YoU"l'le Iclil'lll to u~e ,a b!JI il'll..Fn U [,u'iiw:atCr brlJf5f1 for '~Ih i~ t,ecti n i '=I i..U e. but, )iou can just .1'5 lea~lI, 1lJi5.1! ali1J am-volt '[IllIl!l[ yo~ 'li'~ (rie~tM already.

Ii!! Color brush to your Artboard.

IJP'e ~ndl ga' ro ObI~l ,.. Tran fowm ... ·e-r·' i1' 0 r ' h . n~e u!,t_Hng.

t s i ~ s;li:lected. 110 to Obj iEl ' le, Sel& Un jfnrm a mel en er '00

Now !h~t YOli] have YOl.!lr oibj ct in place, YrliJ'n~ IOiif'lg to Uf'a,'te ~h ~nus ration in L ers, 5ul'ie!'. Jr'ou \:Q.uld ~u~t ~elect each colcr and apply the 5cl'li,ob le efr:ed. to It ~ fie produce something like this:

Howellol;elr, th ls tern c's, to pc rltray a ve I)" c iii i l,d Uk,e drawirllg effec' Ilf tna .is the: 100 yo It e go i ng for. the n F,e t·= 'r'OHow 1()f,1I<e of the u]p~Ol!ir'iln s.le~'§ for iiiu:n color and YOY·fe done. IBut IT YOl;id Uk .a more 3 t.i51ic look. then 'fo.Uow illoiflg a rnd cream multi pt, layer~, of Scrrb b ll! e~t'S, to build . he ~~Ius; ra ti O~·~ 'me-a rt 100

G. l"ou'f\ ~oln to ~tar' ~mm the bottom and work your way IUp. M~ke' ~UJre, )lour Appeaf~m:e palette Is, vis~b~e (Wlndm }Io-. Pf C)fancc).

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nr~ Ai'p-eamn( p.alen" WG1!ks ~~~;z tht toyrl!i p(J{ett~ m many Wll'y~. You r>D~ ~d(j many ~f(ect.!

~O'jI'Ollf QfifWOtk l.rtfD . (ilk effects" ~NnsfOIrna-

~Olls.. and d.slo,rji:U~.fJ ~lliou9h m~ A~~lE!ar~",ce palen alDi1t\ Those ef(e,r:r::.s IiJt~ M~n ~j~,!l'. lltulf you 00'1'1 ~jl rhem Q~ 61'1) ~;ml! wlrh.o!d d~n9 pfnntJ!'len t aamag,e ED yow" al1WOu. AI rn rhfl tCljffJ!'S pC1if!f:te. you can rn eve fhe Appear;cncl!! aruiDt.tte5 up Gild dD IrlM c:hQn~e rbi.r ,stacking (Jrde:r. FM a great tUi - e{f«.t tka~ will ffJrnilianzf! yo~ w~.r:" tJp~ ~pveDr(mCe ~6/ette. S-ee the U'l[C~se rn [hQpf~r '2 r.llrA -lj E~ Crtalmg M(Jlrlple 5rroJ:e fut ."

7'. (I ic 'til e re;:'~Tid II a~e 1'5 (il'iif:QW, jn.ii"§:t to U, ~ Iwt of th iilIpple l~yeF;5 tlilumc!"!aH inl the lLaypl:§ Fha[.etll~. to disp a Croup, 5ublay.er. E'Mp,aJlld I[!hj~, :5:ubla.,-er to rev~~~ Jet another GrollJp 5iUb~~er.. fil!l·.al~. eclpaml th!il GfOUp Ia,Y@lf" to' Ir@V@'a'l the mnaj@l'itty ·of ~ rn~ art .. WQ~ IJlwd 'to cf\eal:e I~e. .aJ1l~~:e~

a. 'Set<et1 the n~d shape 5.~ ml~ that Imakes iliIl!) the majorutJ of ~J1!Ie ~p~le~s, fin. Si"u~ yo~'lli"e W'(iurking w,itti .a group. you'll fie dl -to il1h~~ L!~e the Cjr-ett 'Sel~lIio.JlII ~~~ for thi!§; er tn-set Ill! ~ '5ublaye;r wi~~jf1 th e Laye r~ p a teH.e..

9. Aft~r you select tile red ~lI'Il1lP~, Wlotice; ~h~ ch;Jog,e .. n t'hc' Appeal' (lee pal ' te, Tak~ p!iifllkulif II'1ICi1li1! of the .~ II l,a~~. 5etecl the I n ~~e If and d'1~ IllIle the color to IR:~~, 5 G:(l 8: O.

FI1I L.ayE! r ,~till §elected. rho [}S~ Eif us. ,.. ~ nhblf' Jna enter 'ttl~ flol~owrng !i;e~tin~:

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e should now look :1i!irmfiLar tn thi~ limage~

12~ N ext create '~11 e m idd te iaye.r ~f U' e SCr11 b ble E:n~ct ~ele C'~ U!:~ Fi II I~,yell" i ~ U, ~ Appafi3!r:'I ce' ,p:al,~t!te 'thilJjt ,yo IJ just rFilO~ ifi ed and il:ilick the D up I ICi] t~, Sel ected Item b~1Uon ;at tliIe' bo[tiI:! m of the Appe~:ralnl!:i~ pa lette '~O d u~1 icatJe th i~ ~ay,~r,

~FII; 11>"nt:

13~ ~~eli&t 'the in BiN Filii l~lHtr ,~,ri]d ChiiUlge , n 12; ~O~Qr te F.i!:155 G:l2~H3d 16.

14., Dc:n.d)!e~I;;Nick t~'e: Stri1b~le !!ffe;ct 'fOf t"at Fill' layer a rad modify tfl'E!' ~enjnlg~ a~ ~hown in 'the 1'0 ltowi jj'lJ:g !!Ilcri~en~hOlt. You may I\~ed to 'first click the smail o'1iri"lo,'IA! !o the left of the I~Jl@,f tn expand li'~~ conteJ'irt;5~

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" S. Tfile Steoond Suibblill iIl!ffe(~ ~hould Le~)fQ1iI - -~~ 50me.thinlj II ke thi5:

16. Repea~ ste 1!l5, 10 ttl rou&~ '12 I~O (reat ilnolhe r AppearaJri ce pa,teU)~ ~ay~r. 'This; 'tim'e. 5;etth~ r~n (i~doro R:2.l'fl C: .. 0 B<~O,

p.g; p,: 0 ID' c: I.

11., ~ AliI i !Ill" modj ry 'the S.(~ibbl se~tr~p' 'Of \hilS, new in larye r to match thOs.eo ii'll the' ¥cUQ;wing ~tre7efl;dlo,t

lEt Finan,. add al 'S:tribble @ Heel ItO the reen l~ _ f at Ule' top ~f the appl~. s.eled, MfJi~ flf"tllm thlll n i ngi5 d ~Oil-d D' , fi me iii! u,

"9. VOUf a ppl ' sheuld I"IOW lao sim i lar to 'thrr~~

- path technlqu _5::

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.... rand d~iillrr ro 1m,!; ~le:af"t I'm II Tech1V U !jfJno de rft k.rliCiw whtit TechJfV c annel (b.lFlo!imh: atSJ~ 1~V'!O!m San a ~(J]'n IIU)lo.gy L_ _ • 't@chrhOJc ). IS a show Itall~ed 'Nre .kfeen~allf~.

!1"e r'IIO r the'~ h ow does 'tl1b fii~ in

, channel"s. Ilo,go. of (aUl ~e! ~ 5ii1W hilt it ,a~ ill prime It~nd idla ~e for que. I r1!, '50 151m Fl ~e ~:o re-rreate, yet d .a re ~ome ,of tine: mo~t. ;iIldva meed S ' in Ilt~ ~'trator. Once! you learn no onlJ Gpefill an IPntll'tely 1i1~ paten "-31 for youl. 1m» ' 3!-iCI ~e lfGcU

te'" !fig mustrator do id l olf lIMe ~bf~, tn fd'tt '~he.se te cll'miques req i,Ji~ re " drawl nill----Ith~1 rest i~ 's,G'tcting, "hs~

RG I IIlu5tf~tor docl! m@ nt, Set YOL.!l rand your 'Stroke eeler to bl~dt ~ be "101' ins. with an, filled ,objects

~~ e-lere:iSle. (hiS will make 'things 'e flew pilth~.

001, Cti(k Ul! e Artbcilro all'ld c reby 111~)@riJ!lg ~ OU p~ for 'I h~ ~id Ib

e II([e al!il ~ par.te it iii! !front

tI dQ1h! II '[he J ey and p~ce~5

e)· 11 tim es, l!lu!dg!!f1g the new elrh

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. .. 'S~l~c'~ Ib;Q'lJn Clfic!,eS, and ~101 pl ~~te them usin g th!!;:

Copy .anml Pi;;]iS~e I~ ron ~ ((U'ft m~~ d s, Now nu dge the two drcles d.o _ n by ~f~ mg 'the d~"IJlI armw -ey ] 1 "'mes,

5,. N~)f;l, wled. the D~ . ae , s.el~r" OA ~ool W.

Ii Iilrfl,~, ~m ,a~i3 areund ~e top lett cirde 51 mi~ar '10 I~h f! 'foUowbn g !!ilc(l~en~hot lhe Boat is ttli nil i:i riQue€<~~!ect the (Inch or J)03nts on thl! top and le~' of Ui e ~~~ 1'1-1 ft ~ i ~d!:!.

nilce' you ~e lease, your e i rde 5Jh(jJu~d ~!i)O S ImHiillr [0 lhis.:

110 .. ChOO~f ODIC'l:l Ii" PilIlh •. Add Anchor F\oinlli. -_ot~il:e how thl~ dd~ ~n .lflolillar " IFi ; rlili the miilldl ' of le8lii::~ 5Iegme.nt

1 '~" 5eled the mjddl anchor point !1!!Hill the' 'top-~;e'ft ~~ir me n't with ttl e [hl'1ll1!ct 'Sel~ctl0 n t(Jo'l. Nu,d'ge the' carllr;:ihor ~cJntt dOIiMliil1 iln~ 00, the right bj( p ... es~fiill the' ,id~W!!I ,II",OW . ft1j three' limes, afi'd Ile r i,glU M~ key 'three 'times"

"I. Notte!!, th. IU~d square a "ChOr poilUS ~!'iItJ itlfic- hellow afllC"n 0 r- poinb(, Wel~. the dleel ,on e~ a ~e tJiIJOS~' ClJl1ren~ ly ~-etedfd. Vou n~ed to we mo~e thl~se. so pr1e5s ~U! D.nm ki!y,

8;, Now d IJ U'1;1l: sa rn~ fo r the boU'O m~r~sht clrde, Yenn il'lll!a,Re ~twl!l! l~1 now look like this:

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Sl"reCl lins: p~l.n l N u . e . n down wilt! ttl f r O'i~ itoil!iY ) LJm~-li an I:i to [t'1 ~ tf'ft ) mi!~

or the oUl er 5egmetrt. but nud~~ h ~ ~fr. thre.e time-~ each,

rll!ed te move the two fOU n d l\!d $eg,~ J ilightly. U!mlg ~tI e :le teetlen toot (N/} I I~ . patn ~egment. AI'~eril'1.a'ttivl~ny. YOUI

Lay!r5 palette tOI setll!dt ~n e path by all me ::n.bal~ i co iI!i next te the path.

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1 ,4~ Pr'~~5 '~H1 ~ down arrow key nine 'ti IIU!S. Then PFf 5-5 Ul e ~gfl't !(!!wrt)w k@~ fI in ~ Ume~.

'5. C e me same 'Jar t:f:1 ~ ot:ne u ~e,gm~r1t but mov@ It lip and to the ~tft ins :e a d i

, I. N€llCt, ,tl!l@c the' pori:ron 0 ' the othe cin::les. ~ .) I are betwe '111l your lwc ~elmen~ by' c ~ic king with the Oi rEC~: Ser~(tiOh 'tool.

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11. Del~1 ' Itlni!l'l portion of '~he ~ath 1~)1 IF'm'~inl ~lme DRnE r ey. and ,do Ith 5ame' ~or tile oth I' (it'd!. YOLII needl ,only drOlw smaU ~~I (~on marquee anlu li'ltil a port on 0 ttus pi - ,cular 5'epn ent ~o S I et J

l' UI inl the' IDir 'Ii: t 'Set eti Oinl tool. 5elfid: - 10 0 ' h ~ .anchor PQin~ on eath end of IOnl~ (1,'[ '~ iap§;,

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lD~ i(hoo~"f 01»1, )i. Pa'LI1 "" ,tun and ~e! 'the Smoo~tII option:

'ntt fl ~f going ro gh he menu each ltme Om.! n tl to' V,~10 rmd 10 'n PQths. IOU con a~ Oy5

u l' e -!,Y ~n1 $l'iOf"f€fd 'C LlCMo+Al1! 0, lWN +1. This shori('uf pf!rt~rms ,ttl 'Avfiag.~ camm d :5 wetl as I . 'f' Jam mmma!'J"

§!O met Iii 10 that resernb. 5

s or th e ne@ r ~mill'J11 ng ~p5.. e 5hil 'i; ut 5 ~FT+ CmdCMD A .. I

o ld "VI; ~Qme'lh i flg II ke thiS

to Of of 'thi~ i!'I2W objec' to r d "0 @ s· oke coior 'to on.

:2 ~ C[1~ate ttl ree more 1 OO}(1 (1) ci rcles, fin them w[lh

bra.ck, and iPlJiSij]Of1l ~ em ~11 I ~.mlilr way to this

[mage:

Wow! lit fe ~!J; lik . .@' lrst clnJlph:!f le by. HGlpe1\i~IJ! YOIJ'rl! findmng a bit ' at lUu!itra' or is BluJeed a wonderful tee L. I know ltOuVf calvered i3J lOot in ttl i s charJptl! 's e'.xercises and YOUII'" h ad may be 'SpJnning with inrorf!l1ationll rig_ht. flOW, bu'~ I e cou~ag yOUl 00 look bac· l'loLIgh tn S:~ t@chJli q]UJ es if there's an(y liung 100 Id fd n't gra~p 'tin e - ~rs ti m • Drawi n g techn[q u s rrd paUli ope rations iI reo (t::rtain~y' v_tal ~on r.: pis. 01 undet~'tan d wiltlhin ~nu~lr<rtOf. Tlhis chap-te provid, . yo.u w.th ;11 g~od foun-, d tion In sern of' he tools you can Ui . '·0 rna ke ' hese task§; e.at§li er,

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! ~ i'tEn word is Ilery powerful 8 use of this. ~Imon fry I lustratlen nu create will ~av.e 'lome form of' ext in it y1 Bec.8J~ se te~1 I ~ a h.~hl.Y effecihive WilY '0 cern rnunici1te iii 5:1iage. Unlless, you'r al very gifted de-sjgne:r (very p05'.i!ible) ~aVf a y,e~ ftl&illle chent (hi!i:hly unUke11). )Iou won"t be

rrean rag; illunr,atrons 'wi In ou t t.ext A cam pa ny's nam - • prod U CIt me, Clares. tim - s..n cernp lily 5Io~f1, the.se re a~1 things au may !'1~ed te USE ~ ya-ur iU!.I5t rion~. Ewn larger cunts of text fOil" menus, nlaga!lane ads. and w@'bi!iijteli call be rr a - ed In U I u~tI;lor. Iln ol!Jlt1 o.the·1f p!lfOgramos, 51J (h as Quaf ,

Des gn I lind [)reamWea'IJef may aU be bett~r suited fer tIM o..s<e as. s, ~ llu strate r offers yQU many optio rrs wi ~h which '~O cr,eal€ To fiilill'ke it ev n m ore ap~~i1ling. Ado b ~ has totally . rtnen the ·text ,engine in I Uustr ater (S ro m the ground up'. u 'rater. Photos,hop. and InDesign now share he SAme rext ~ n . :So lefs tackle ; h 11 it chapter.

..Iiihi§l is per~ 21 pS OiFIi;! O'f Un!! rna Sit pop i!.Il~ r te)il tI€'I!:$ i'n mlistf~tor. !PU!' linc a )tro f' around yOUlr '~ert is one lhifl(~ many paint. prcpamcs, can [lcc~mplh;h I[h~ ta!5lk 'e3$~~y. I'-ot ad dl n S IT! l.J ltl,ph:~ s trQ1cie& arc 1111 MId tex . IQ i'Il tead ~o ~foblems;,. DHe I'll. yo-y'U 5W nt 'to illl.$c' the i ~t'I2'&"f'wty of' the orismal type'f;a(E!' that yOU1 5ieleded. IIJI'I by I!ICli!!lS; lh~ Ap,p ear,~ filce pa lptt~ ~nl IUru s.!nt or. 10'11.1 ,m n fEtal!f\ '~11 e ongi iii ~ int~grity (!if the ~e and leasily add m lilt I pte s ~rQfws 'to ~~n r 'II'! ¥aricy~ tel:. I!~~em. TI1 e beslt p.a rt i~, 'that. yo u ca n ~ilve it a!l [II st)lh~' ill nd ~ppLy it to otli1ef objeCI:$ WI 'n Just ilJmJe dick-

. (reate .a n w 1GB Ilh.E!ttt3tOf d~(lii ment.

2. ~eIK~ the 'l)ipe tQQ~ and IpnU~1 ttl~ 1.lf:)lt Uii~rt J(Ju W(j u1d Hke to use fo r '~Ih 1~ i!ff~t::ti I 1!J5ed th!l!l Afl ~~ Blilit fomrt oiiI nd typed 1\,\Us:r VVA '. lEO at 91 p[s.

1. (tI~~e \\ 1I1d(h\' 1 I ~ ,.. Ch~racler. lhis U bring up U"l~l (h!:lractlf! palett!e.

. Vou·1I W,j! Ilo. m'2!M 'S'IJ roe that yo\Ilr ltel f'S ,!uemil'~

U;JOI ("lD)'~ ~o gelil ~ 'fCi II'" tIM ~S, ~1!fec~ (a 1 0 pt wijd'Lli1I r s i1de!:llU!~'bl2). H )'o,irre happy wLlh ~hel spiil~irilj ~1I~1!'I mo¥e on to 'the ne t nifp. I you would like ~C1 im;,rta:sf' the $pacfn g. $j mply tha flIg,e the' '~~(kijng v~lue 111 11'; . (h!llfader pahttl@. I iliil creased t 'Ie If;iL't~~J'I.,g· 'lo 200 'for ~lnl!§ effett

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5,,, Now maJh '~1Jl'ie your Appeamfilce ~tileU)e 1{Skrn FQ icS viii bte:_

6. '5etect 'the ~~., w&th '~he 'Selection itti'OI,

7'. Open me Ap~eariiln~e pi:Illeue's optJQF1IS me~u by rht inl, i iii I~~ $ri'i.ilH 'it I rde' i ~ the IlJlD -:- ".right (Qrl'Ulif D~' 'til€: p;ilIErltt~. 'Sil!ler:'~ Add N' w Fill.

FMm this pOi;)r frmNGrQ JlDu 'II ~ WDrkiR9 wilil tli!!' fJP~aronce pOlrM.e (Dr rhls eff«l, V~,nt HfOf) 't R'POke ony modi/icalions to l'h~ Oduo' layers In the L qvf!f'i poleu.t

8~ ~~lecl ~he' fi II ,attribute in I[h,e ' .,pl' tance palebJe ,drnd ,change ~he c,o~OIl" to while. At Ihis point you may ne ,. tiIt~ ~b~~ to, S~~ In tyPI:! but f!Si1 EJ,UiUf,ed 'C!.ii1 al ~~~ 5till thef!!.

• Remem b -II", th AJ_p P arance palette wl'J'r j in 81 simila r way to. th e ~aye~5, pale te', You can d ra& Appeara ill ce pah:~tI!l~ j!ttnbut'e5 above and be I,ow each 0' her ill 'the s:allTl way you wou~,d layers.. Go ah ead and dr g, he . lmke attribute belo\, .. e Fill a' rt:iliJ~e. Be sore th Slr,oke ,j!' lrH::IIJ~e is ta ge'ted b c.Hddng a.

1. .\ ke 5 oke palet e vi"§~ble by diloQc.sirng

\VindO\hl·U k or lb)' doul;llErclickilng a rburte. Set tlhe 51:i0 e \ ;gh - 0 l pts,

~@@TI W~ TI~

1 Z~ N,t:rt. with the type ~ll!le.c~,e~. open ~hf! App ra ee iJ'ilIl t~':!il roplton~ IT! en IJ iJg;ain and seled Add N c\:

Stroke"

l. s. t the stroke ector to R: 14 C:155 Ikl25 and th~ ~troke weigh 00 lfl p t . ,

1,4. Iilrag tl1~~ s~r@ke ever the Dupli ue 5~ledl::'d lIem 1 cen at ttl e bottom of th App~rim ce paleue. Al'U~rii lively, you caris II ct 'the lrokr .. tlIttrnibut and eli c th sam e bu non.

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'11 S,' 5ele-c-'t 'thii. bottom 'iilbroke ite m ~iI:I dl ~ h,,:ng,E lh@ l(otoOa' to blatk ,~niId, ~~e :Urok(t hI igtn'l to ,:1 pIS.

G~,eli!1;. th-, @ffec t N$ Inow .corrnphilr~ . Re:mem'ber. dIIe 5.kJ is the 11m I t Ion '~n P! eHed. You Ci1Ii1i'1 add as many 'S'u-ekes ,lIj you II h. 'QIJ al~o d orJ"'~ nee.cI to k~ ep your t~xt; cd ft b~ - In ~ e followiog.!Ilia mpli!, I ~t my type ,1Il1iI~ u~ed nh.lUra'~'or''5 IClrealte' (hf'lim,:5 'f'ela~ure (lyp;c ,., (realeo Qui I i nes Of CTR~rIYD+.s~·rJifT"" O) tol f,~dlll.l ee Ibhl!' btpe, to basic pa, :5- VCH!)II't~ tee ' _I IIJIij ll: Cr.!I~ate' Ou~~ IIIU~~ (~mm~Wld iilgai'" ~laJler in l~!!'S, il:halD1.'eli. However; ~~ basi-

'Il,;aUy allows yo jj to edit your bPe' with 'S-electjon '(nolL'S a fllId gj~s yoll.!1 m:o~e centrel Oller the ou~line of the lets len" ~ '~n en s-elede-:d ~3cn letmr and repQ]~itjcned tJ~~rn to give iii sli~',~y ~O~, loc _ IFjIi'lall~. II, ~~ed he sa'ml! ~1fJ of 'SUet l~tcln&S, iiJ5 you uSl!!ld in U1lis e;w:trcise. I've ir'lfiud@d llh~ outlinc 't)'j~e i~ thi~ chapter''S '50i.lIr!tl! fi~e~ (( J: rer O.L err h:xL.aU i~ C35!e you woy~d lik:e to

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New! 'wn.U happ!!ns if yOY Wlil'it ',0 ap~!y t,,"l:5 f ct to m'pl ' , cfld ? rio tdn't it b " Ili1k~ if' there 'fflIiS .,1 to l(lIiea'[le iii n rerd 3fr1d have 11 "III "instilil1Uy ,apJJt1ed i't' eu h~"vin,g, to I ~II of tho~e UIl'C ' $ adiil tjme~ Wen. :lcntlif: lirrn luck, 'h r as. ll!;1~'~ fo.'1low aicuig wiU, &II §I lar5't I~',' ste P-~~

6. ,It h lup of your App ;ilr- JlU:, pale, e you s :OllItd see ,ill 1m I :squar'e ' (b (atl 0 I au m mot be abl' lC 'see ~t ual ' yew a,\le o.odll). ~ich ijs a r r;:Iret .flita,t~e tlM~mbf!>' II Of ;an '~he i§lll'oke and fi l~~ so far in yo ~ r typ e.

11. Drag' I' s a'llbl ove to th Graphr.t S Mindif1iW .. Grdp '1 i ' ''V' or 5'HJR+fS). Be sun: 'to dkk only he srn II S-Cj,1JI r 'SW;lild, area when you d ral. Allie,. 10 nee yow r new '!ityi , I:!; in the' Circa p Fill:

Styles pa'e te, I '0 IJfe-(~kk II ,I:h b1mall to ~i;ve i~ me~nin_ul na e ~ucih ~5 ,hi! h i tmk~ f) - .'.

f'5 ft. Your 5~ til!' cr at n (j ready to

n@:nd. An d Ibe II eve m • Ith 'ri rst ~ me yo IU WIle d to

alJpl, r 0 mlJ'~·ple ocj ,I:' ,5, it Ii b -, just h

'1 ~ (m~lte a lIusttr-aolr onilillen

S 1- cl[ U1' e-angt ttlO~ eU'1 e rei to

er - a'~1!: a 'new fiedan,gJe lind 'I!nUu ttl e!J,eS!~tt ngs:

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~ S t the fill cotc, to black rid til stroke '0. ' e.

1..0(1< 'ti', i 5 lay r ~ no name i 9A KGRQU N 01•

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4~ CrFlale the t'@;il;t 'h at y~it.i WOi..i ld, like' ~Q use ~Qr this; Heuise. U' availabl ,. ~ Tfm~. N ~ w R<Jlniilr'i 'for th Ii! 'f-oru 'i*Oe" ~ 11 e~a m p~f!' S!'tOM I ~IE MAnti',. 11 ereal@d M!J ~aye~ fon' ttl i s ~ff~ ct, one for ea!l: 1M word: ·n·1 t - and "MATR~~.-

MAT [{ I X

5. Set 'ttl ~ fiU colo r to a brfi:l:ht Ble@'1l1I '(IiZ:O C: 1 - 5 UdJ) and ,~~ e '~'~ro~e ,to N.C1ne for beth teo1d: layers,

Ii. Ma e your ('h.lI';]u Jf ~l tt!!' w-'§[ble by (homing \Vlndo\,;" ,,., l~'pC' Jio lhiiH.LI leI! (CMr/CMD n. Select. t.h ' '"1 H E- word I~y - f and ch!iJog_e YO-Uif' :!I:i!U.Il.!i$ ~Ol 1100 Sll1!lljt r ,to then:

7., Do th e same for ~h MAlR I X Idyer. OL.rt II.I!Se' these. s.eUU'l~ ,i imite.a!ill:

8~ NI )ft. setec 'lh e IW\T!RIX layer .a rnd choo~e r, ~ • 'Crlo!i1 te O~II ines (CrRLJCMo+SPi~FT+O'). I~'lte d1~mmed the fill. totor of the \11\ TRIX wo rd :W }l'O~ [an '§.@ the tM"ea:t Ihis roil1lm~liIIdl has,

9. Wi '.. till! 't'E:xt. f,~ U ~el r.~~d. (hoo~e' Obja I • IIJ ngmup (CrllllCMo+SNr.Fr+Gt Your Lilye:r~ p:.a1. ,tJt:e should now look. 'S]m I ~ r- '10 the foHowing, irn ~g'e. No~@ 'U'Ia't 'the I~r'§, ere ~_ rnded to 1illIo ub<~ tlyer:i.

110~ Nm: yc'1!JI camil S'tiiiri mQ<il!Iirylnl )\~Wlu te t Seh~'C-· the R~ct!iu\gle liDOI frOfJ1ll [11 !i!h~pt menu in the '~oolbIOi(,

~ Lee aU t.ext.larersls!Jbn~~ e)i~:tpt Ie e M lir~r.

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, 2. Draw.a! rec't,an te over th par ion of the Ilenr 'lh~t you wOUlld like' to eu r, 'Set the fill and srrOIKe ~etUn gs 'for thi~ .rectuigi e to . one.

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rve jWttr.hed to Out~me viM (\ I '\'\0 .. Outl lJ) to make it f!'(15ier for yOlJ to see' what I'm drawirJ!l. Ais.o. it may be easie{ for YOllQ select QbjeClS this way Q§ you to~low olong. However,. 0 mjxture of switching hetweE'" tilt!' two modes wrli most iikely l~ Off« be.st'. When .You Wilt. to return to the' Normal view lUll choO$e Vi \ ..... ,. Pr~\'lf'W «rRc/Ci\(li'+r).

13. Ufng tn~ La~ ts patetu~. targer ,anc s l et . -e' rec- ngle ,U'1 rn the ~, " r s h ape wl

14. o.penl yCJ1Jtr PadIJ lnde I' IpateLe W~l';i n low::' P.'11hriFldcr)

~old down tn A~f/OlYrrON key ,(I rid 5eled 'the D i Id~ buuon,

11 ~ Vou£U netie this produces a roup in YOl!Jr Layers palette, (Ilie . 'tine 5.moaU arroW' ne t to Ule group te el(p~nd i s ccnte,nr~~ •

cne i rig, each path tayer re'Vl!l1Ils thCit th!e Patil'rr~ nde r opBI'atian ~rea d U"u:e,e patn~. The Irst is 1:1i'i e rp. erse n af the, M 'th t was "'I CQ'iJe Fed by t11. rectangle. tJtiJe seco nd is the !po rna tlh:at Wii, illil d th e third! i 5 your ree 'anGle with that M s ape punched out of <r.

11 .. Next n idl~ tlh Ii! 'Pu nehed-c WIt rectan Ie '5hape.

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1 ~ U~lng thtt la~er5, pal! te. la.rget ;a nd '~t~ect 'the rightt portio]'!! of th ~ laY' . r by di c:kilrn g, fbi m ~U)~U icon, Note ~lha:t I've S'~ltdted back '~o Pre';;!' ew mode in this refel'\~n Cr~ lmage,

21. Usirljg ttl Ff1ee l1raru1orm tool. (f). nl~rge thi; sh i1IP,. as I"ve done here::

, g! (110CSE' Object )i!o Iransterm ~ Rolate. IEnt:@F ~ B[) d rces and click OK .

21. treat arig'tlher re(~angJ@ areund the bottlOM perli,oJl! of 'this ~hape.

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.' 10. lD~g ~hat path O\fe~ to th left ~Ide of me· M and [J'l'il!iitio n it as sh@wlfl ~ere~

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_. HolLal clown 'tb ALTIOPfWfIJ 1kif:)'f'J dl sel~ct the 1.d~lr.- 1:;:1 from . hope rea button in the FtIlJh inder pal,ette.

25. INudg@ the ne:w shape over ~Ughtty w~th tlhl: nghtarrow key IUrnUI i appe,ars to be in place.

U§ing '. be Lay.·ers pale.te. 'Select th W rectangte

'n-d the di~i:ol'1l ked shap~ 'tharr you ~u~t enl:arg d.

2ft IFlind~ty! tJO comptete the M" crearle one more redafl~,e.

21. A· ain, 51! h.' flU ~nd :5tmke ~eUirt .te . on or thi~ sh:ape ...

·2I. Usii miSj IJiJe' L~~ rs [l~~~tte'~ t3r.g:e~ the' M paw ,~ni!ll the Irnew r .daJng~f! path.

::29. Ho~dl d@wn the A.Lr/Opnmr litey and ~e!E'll:it the SulJ1r:m:l if[].· Soh i9JI>IJ Area ibultltolll r~ tbe ~,atlThfiJlI~ er ~ale'ue.

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The following 'two i mag,es ~ow - iii l Jour M ~hould lQo~ tike iln' ~o;t:h Outline viGW' and ~~ Pn:vi!llw med~;

30. To clN 1m lAgs up. !5erect the 'iO la. reB at mill e up YOIl.! ~ M 'sh~~~ ~n d c.h !:lOSe Qb jed ~. G r~)I;JP' Sine,(\! i~hl e erdw requires 1i1!I~~m, l.ayers ,~!;. yo~ move ale Fig, dOing thi~ r.a1L hel, dYoi d1 fa duthi! ~ed l~~ pZil[~tte. Al~o. this I'S BOQd pra ctice' 'Fe r geneJi'al h!l)U 5 eelli lllIg; in y~W! ~ 'Illes.

:I,. Re.peat th~ ~ rE!viou~ ~:mJ(e~s ~'O reach le'tter. He ~e are a few ~ ~l§~

I Be !!UI'i! 'to un ~oc th@!' lay~r Dr U'nc Ie tic F' yo~·rE' iNoit"kin~ en, !HClWE\hL!I!', 1t:'4li a lood idea to It e'p the Cf her l,;;y - rs lack~ Ito avoid ,iIl[:ddelil'taUy '§.!!!Iedi rng th@l'ilI1.

Every tiliJ!lle yo~ treate ,~ rtU.angie ,,~~~ ~ u<§e iliS; ~I Il!ln ockou;~ 'for ,your te:t.i@f'i. be sur thilt ,~~ ~et. th~' fi; I and S·UifO k~ seninp t@ No ne,

_ '$in( e ~ e Pa,h IlndeJr cperaticJ!l~ 0011 at _ lars 'f r - • ide' a group wh~n a ~ ~1 i,~~1l. yow neecil to 5et~L~ and wpt ea ch shape wJUIl the l;:Jlf@rs p~lene er Ule' operrHIln'o'W l[)fJ1 ,I; 5~ledu:m '1001. I jI'tllU Wi th@' S@lectiol!1 1001 yo w·!~. §el'~ ~~ iRe en tirl~ Igroup. YOtU oOIJ~d avoi ~ tJ1! Irs by ulilgro~~ log ~olm I'OUp but u,,~t can pt m e~~y, Ii you do" just be' '~~ If@' to .group '~~erytJn!ng ba(k to,~etner before ~o'i,!!ing on to the· nm le~1!lr.

• Th~ A. t 11 mil X ~ro all. created in 3 '5lm i rar MlIThe II reqlJir~, miG thil ilruges. De: R. however. will require 'ttla~ yQ~ ne<1'Ite '['1M) r. u3lngl~. The on\y dHierenr;: e ~s HL~ t W"he n l;OU reach ste~ 13 and §jele.d HlI! r titalilgi@ a mn:d It ICU@f. you·U ne .~ to $~te(t borh reclal'llr~5,

l"n ' foUQw Illi:; !'Ul Kf -_ r'I jIj pIes of e h Ie U r nd th - 'ShiJ)@'S that I drw to break them ~pa _ In ad a11ian. I' pfO'lil'lded scm! Ii .' Gilil hl!:ml' 'to mlO¥! ealCh 1hape rn~o IP'lace 2I'f er ~ou I ;':'e!cute the Patihfind II' effec't.

:z The \ h~' ter, (rea-te' 'On re from the \

J. he neT. [reate one re( t~1l ~J@. Nud e the' lecfr

hat· 0- tMie I down s li hUy and iii udg 't~ e ri gh h ~ ['f up sbglil y.


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I '" 'he' R tet - r. IC .. ea - 'lwo r Itt if'I,gl -!. Dele from "tJ R !!oillape.

1:5. 111 ten r. (r,e~l@ one: r . n Ie. Ntld ~ e lO-p

half bJ the Ifliht

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- 5ti'ok colo. to

40., U~e a ,'l pt lino lij! fa ~ '~h e rest crf the ~in es w~thin Ulle' MATR~ x worn-

Text, W,~ rpillnl!

UhJ!triILtor"'~ wa "'Ping elen~, off! Ii miln, QP~JOflS wile:JJl I( re~'lllIli ~e;d. They are d¥nlm roe live eff~c'ts tihit a~lQw yo lJ t@ warp your text ~!!l!d fh~·li'Ile Ute 5@'tting,s o'F' that wa ~p at. iI fLY tim e. wiililoWit l~e1ypinl J e- ~ftl. lui you _ re~I" hmJ'lred {(!II ~t.in w rping ~e.xt. As yo~l\!e' seen so 'f,~~ [If! the char;:!'~er. 'IDe:d lli:iln have fdb. $tJioke'5. ,~nd (nfu~r If!! "@dj, a;p.ptled ~o it The waJ'iP ,eMiBtib. m.G:t~ only alJQw yo u to Wca rp fhe' 'text you cre.a'~'ie but ~he: ~ff'eC'ts, you've ~:dmr d 'to it Un),-

.• Crealte' a nfeW I!U~ ~ m~ 5~~'l'Qr do(~ ment

2. Usinl the' TYJe toot en1l1!fr 'Somt I.)pe ~~n :roy w{g y~d like ItO i1ppl~ ~Irn l~ eflliect to. I'Ve 1li!~OO til font ,!:.[IU~d ('omil< IHI eavy ('5i~e note 01'11 'th~s, ront ~~rer). ~t'''s ~·t to kteep it: simple· Q' IfiIQW.

Thi~ is ill '.ilcf'p!enshot O'f' my" Ch~filcl'@'r 1D~~eU,@ i" Y0l!ll ~i!lV ~~ '('On t and .iI,mt li'O foil~DW alolll clo!!iiely •.

rYe ~ound th;)t thick fonts w.o rk be 5~ fie r this Il!f,f'e ct beeause you' II ~! ap p~¥in& riflultiple !ltrokes to it ,Aoo. b&au~e -,U,i51 eH1ect involv..e~ iFpin and di~tortinlltJlm ~ le~. ~ thought a fUn fon . wo!!.ild be sl!!'t~bl~', Th@ (,omi)l. He,aw font Us, a!tailable at mtHW web~ale:5, for ~lfeJe. er for ,3 no in 1111,11 ~ ~ee. At search Oiil \\'\(~. g~gle" CQfR f'or "COfil1ht Htl avy" sh o~ td fI e~p.. AJt·so~ m the dO-'lNnlo.ad 1iH~s, rw inil:tlJld'@d dDil Gu~imled cc~.y (by dih:nming Tvpe )io C!I't.-"d1C-' OJ,l~ Ii lliIe!i) of t Ime te~t ~i3rr l'rn us i flU 'for th~s. effe;ct 'S.o yo~ C..j_M 'fothlW alan&. The ifil~ "~m~ is Chaptrr _Ol_JaTp~)t s,t(lt L.. ai,

3. Sdec" )!(nJr ~~l:l" !~r_

• Open lhii2' Appe.aran()~ p~lenJe (\l\!lndow :.

AppY::!ar nt:li:J) and 'S£lecl Add N~w IF~n from the op ions melillJl~

s. Cfl:~t.e a gr~di@l1t si rmilar ~o th e 1>o~~owl Wig hn iii ge.

If )"o!lir,F;! using, the SO!lJ ree' fi~e ((~21 pt e r _ O~_ Wa['pT~l(L..lU -(lOf liIii$ chapter. UlJe :gral!!ff.@nt will ~Ire~~ be' In'h.r~ed n~ e $wllKhe5 lk!I~ette.

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C.: 2;q~ c:;: ;u 5;]

B· 2 !lio B.:...2.l1~

6. In 11i! Appearan t:@ piill~eUil!i. !i;eled or 't-arlet: ttl e ~ II attribute, by d~'ldJ1g it,

'1 ~ Ciie ,YO'llf gra\1!l ient III Uite IG~_:d i ent pale~l~ Or till! e SlloYlltd9e!o pa!ett~ to ilppl}!' r'~ ~@ 'tn e f i I ~ ilUfIi b ~~e.

8~ '5etect '111 e G ~diefll ~ Ul(il;l (Gt Dr.a,g, the mQ~ ao'Wfl '~O Ole I~eight of JQur I~ - l 'to PO&i~jOA me iladiel'llt. as shown here~

9. '~Le;c~ Y03.:lf ~e' lafe1f: (~~( - the' lrilll ~tbibute'.

ChO@5f: Eff~!t s .. St~~Hle .,. Drop ShJdO\~ and I nte F' II-! ~ Following '~~lU rng5:

1 0 .. I inl ~h1e. AJPpe,~ ~3riii:,e p~~e1:lb~. tdI ~g trne Stroke ,a'IttJ'ij'cu~ be ow Ii f~1.I1 aUri'bul:e.

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, :2. 5E leet ~our ~e'.i:t and click the 51rukc attribu!tC'J an nge 'the colof to R:O G:90 B: 15:;. at~n~ the !ltroke W'f!ight te I S p1~.

'lfQjJ mQ)' notlC! rha! "m a'w.rijlS fmlmefm" yOu to Sf!/ecl'YOUf tell' at(rrbute. Th~ (ut mu~t be Jftlected tlrt(r)rf' you mDk~ modific(litiOll$ 10 ~he A.Gl1eornrtCe PQjE'j],e .0 r four charrle$' 'WIll nOtt af«<r j~.

'13m Duphtafte 'lhtllt SVoke at Inbute!:ii!L~ cha,IIiI,&if: 'Ui! ~ celer to whil@. Er1ti~r l5 fer dlc' t)troke w~igM. Your A,~. ~i1"ant:e' pale~te '!i~oo~d now ~Mk ~'ke thii~

I . OfU:'l: ag in dupliUlhi! that. ~Slroke I~UT.ib!Jde 1i9.liiH~ (~an;ge ~M~ eeler t~ 0[[1;1::1(. Enter 18 'r'Or 'Ih~ ~trQke' '-'ielgh~~

, 5~ W!'t~ ~m rs new StJrokll!' attribute 'li'li!'t!!ded, dLU05!1!

Ufoci ':Jo- ,t ,tiZ(i ,._. Oul.e~ G low a rid e fII'ller the fnl= ~oWii 1118; ~e't ~I F'I.!]l:!h:

01'*"" FiJ 11 til

!j ~III !J

16. A~j., .i'~tnl the' 'wllilt'! Stf\Q~e' ttri:b.wU! Hledcd\" choos,e t if ~ b ,... Slyl~ ll-' :... Uml~ Sha(J![,~ilv iiU1tl1 e!l!'lll!r the'!le 5f'Uings:

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11 ~ V:OIlJ it' Appe.i1.ran ce p~~c~lie sho~ td IIi!iOW Icc~ nke ~lhls irill its fully @~I~radGd s.tat~:

Cir'Dp~ !!URi.!I • 'BIB!.1 ~. 0 ZSif:!J

'1, INe1tt ,click at he 'fiery op hem O'he Appearance IP:a1ette lNnere it n~'adi§ T~ or Group (t:h15 (ij,epefids on wh ther )"cntre 1J51'ng your own live tyjp or u~inl ~he Iroup d type in 1M' source Ii le).

1 ~ [ho@sle Effocr.;; Ji!' \V,Ll rp ... f'\~'C: and en ter these settlrnl $

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lOB Gr icIt! NoW' !tour te__1( is b~!iicany done. At this ptnnt you cou ld nn a ke th ls a, styli! SQ' you can ~ LJ!ick~y apply lIt f-a r fu lJire proJects.

AII'ilia:r~ left to do IS make' ~ome backgtounC:i1 ele.m nts 00 plac.e !tih . text on, r,o~' HI i:£ exa rnpl • II (rleated two r ct.anr;,e~, ~ fiiUed them with diffe:re nt color .~rad I enl:S and ,ilIppll ~dI ~ white stre e i;mdl hen a b'lac s:trok,around ~em. lilhI~l'1! II ijpp~ied tile ~ame' warp eff~d en lach of them 'llhar' I appl~i!d on the t,e:d so th~t they matrch up. ~ p.O!Jtrorted 'them in place tln.d added a small dro,p shi:ldow to he l(;DP I(blue) FeC' n~l The ~Oi1.in:e "lie ,is Chilpter_o2_ arpTex .al and indudes ~he5e e' ~e(t5. Here h, the fini§hed produc.

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Tn ir.k 5CII"lpt or ~(U"s-s~rif fonts tend fo \Ntuk besl

far this dfi ~ 1Jo, n mind thot jorer. you"n

90ulf 10 bl modft/IIJI sd1 ,,,net' indVllduQ/~i. Inu; m C1n:5 V1o,t the long .,. he om 'yon ueGl [

mote .Uf'PS you're going tc;t nave to go fhrough.

5-(:). /o:rl«Jm 'n, pUqHiS • I Jugs start '119 w~th

G JmsUer fJrd.

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ect DI l· e and d oese .. C • I lli

"CifRu'CMD !Hlff en. '(OY m1l!,Y want toO dl!.:l~HIta·te ;n. . ~p and hid - it b r ore eu e['@ . n Q utlin e$ 5.0 you 'cam revert. bar;: ·01 i later if Eted HlIl

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CflWlJrrfl oul," f'S aUo your t be dlrell m

",u!JI1Y mar waY' Uran h I)'p However. you IG8r ch - ability to Mit h rerl f self. 1tu~ {s ch leason I suggested to make' 117 copy uf rh type' be are you

cO 11 IS rhn

. C ea~ n layer abaR' iiJ \"1: d call It HIGH-

UGFT,

§.~ 5 lect the l)pe. and pr ss C~CMD tC n~1 loe

E la r.·· -lee. the n~ UGHLI .1 : T . I -.

choo!§;e Erli! J;. fa ffmi (('f ·U1'{MD A.

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IJ., 'I P.:tth ndl !'lI~" e

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A,'t t~ ls point yCy 5ti1o.uldln~t i!'Ioth::e mud'rl of [II ditlereUl t:e in tille' i!lppear,~n ce aT l(@ur .typ~. HQw~Yelf. If you ei'tpan ell tltiJe' H I:CH UC HIS layer. YOUI Sh~Hil ~d1 ~e~ thai. aJ grou p hils bee!'i! uillllIted 'for you. II n U, i s gm up a Fe ih e !it! ~pe~ of t~e DrJgin a l 'ly~ ~ objetllS and the i rn!ieitt 's~.a pe;!i t::h.M tliile~ O'rr:5et ;Qpera"tfc:m WJ mduc:ed.

8. ¥O IJ '~WlO IJItd now be ~eft with tll\lO ~ayers 'for each ~ett'e iI'. One· is 't!te on,i m al :shape 'fer each l~tt@1I"" ;ilnd thl! ether ls the offs~t. shape. that :5 he u1.d be '~li ghUlI ~ i'II'!u~t or 'smn;illl~r. Si2led ~n of till: llf'!sett leitte (I' ~hape~. Sif:t 1th eo 'fi U 100 le r to whlteo. HrJld the ~tfoke tc N on~,

9. IDele'iDe th~ orlg[ n ~,~ bh,iE '~e:Kt ~ha"e~ 'FiI'om 'tn e HIGHUGIITS lay,er. !e~¥i!'llg crdy the whIte ~shl~lpe5,.

1 m~ 'iie~ed tm E!' uou,pe:d laj'@ f ~Jh;)t tfrl e Oii'ke ~ Operailion ~mduQjed ina chO@5e Obje!tl );, Ungroup,

1. Ne:!d do [Ij ~eted All (CFRlICM~+A) and '~OO~f ObJ~c. .' ('om~u:nd ~ ~h .' MaJ(E. (Rern em b1!!1", you r IS ... \S[ ~ayelf ~lfIiO uld he lo(~ed :50 C,Ohf\g, ill ~ele ct An wi ll mot !lie led iii rnything on til ;l'~ l~;ei"1.

12. Se~~ct th ~ i n~et Ipa:~hlS" the fiI d~ ~ Copy .:J I1d P.t~t:~, in Front ((rRt.fCMD+F.'-, C mang@ tL'il@ 'iIUI color Gf the "opi ed p~lh to red (R:.2.5 5, G:O B: 0) aFl!:l1 ke-:ep 'the ~opy 5lelec:tii!dL

11. Nudg;e' the 'L:O pl.e:d pat h lei own twi ce usl rig tJhe dowll1 arroW. '~Al en 1'iIl.iic!I'e, U 10 the r'i,ght. twiclE!' with [h@ rj,ght:"'aHClW keJ.

1 . MiJke YO'Ll r "fl'~h fl n d er paleUe \iIlsible (\lVi In clrn.v ,... tP~llf1lll"!der~ air! d 5€lel;t the r~d am d white i liI!je't patn~. Hold crown itlhe A~ rr(J.mo~ key ~jII(iI press Uiie. ~uhrr.u:j" from Shape A~E'a button in '~he P-all''J'M nder Ipa1et ;;e',

, 5~ Open tne Tr;Drl5iJlarciI1CY pah;:1tte C\t\Iir1dow ,., 1'1',;;m~p@JrCll1lcy) •.

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1 . With' he H GI-l LlGHf 5 layer still 'S'efecte ct, c'hij IiIge the blending mode'o verlar ana the opiLciLy to 80%.

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1{ YOI1! II t...It-1 L I HT5 layer doein 'f look I,ke the QIttllfou~ .r(~e,,~hDt you may n~ halVe applied the Compound Path operation til tlTe-m as sCIted m stEP H,

11. Lock the HIG IUGHTS layer iilnd Ulnloc:k the 6f\SE laye r. S I&t the type obj eel aJ'I1d copy it LOClk the ~\S£ layer ag~ i n,

I g. Cr~at ' a rn;!w layer abov,e 1jIe' BASE layer but be~ow the H leI-! LlCHTS l_d~e F. N arne this layer a P .' In.

2; I. P'~ste )l'OUlf type oblect il'il ffon'~ (CTIfUCMtJ+-Fj ~Q! " ep f:'M'li!rytning atigi!'led prop@'rty-

:U,. FlU the copied l~jI'er with an i~ blue eeler (1R:ltJ4 G:1 j R:~S5). O;Qn't desel'ec:l the OP,d\cnY layer yet

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Zl! Hold down the Sr.i..5sor to.'O~ u:on in d'Le tOD~b.OX to. mak! the fI'Clul menu appear. Sl:lect the Knife it;Ool 'from t1,e n '~ui, m erLlU,

2J. [)r;i;I g i wavy U e acro§,~ our ~ype 10 b.j ects, as sh own in 'this 5cre,en15 not, HIlLS 'Will cut trl" Piiltf11 in h.aH,

2 • Beki re ,you d esel.ect Ur object i choose Ol]~e~l ..

U "group. Th 1'5 wi U se Fl'a ra e tnre: upper a"d ~ower cut pertlons of the type object.

25 .. De~ te tine tower ~al"~s, Qf th - type' cfbJ cts '50 10u ean oll~Y $lee the 6A~£ layer o.bjec!t '5nowing thm)lliJ,gn.

26, 5!leet ~h~ Re(t~ I1gle '~ool fI nd dr(!w a '~ec~arng1,e 'So 'that h ,enoomp.a'i~es~!lm bottom and sid@-~ II)f the' tll:y bl~e 'l)fl~e lobj eel. Fill'~-e relI'~nlle- r~~h a black till wnit@ I~ nea r yadlttnt (!b'lark 0 If\l ilc P! white 0 n b@Uo.m), as ~hO~"1ilI here:

29. Wi~h me' atij ecb oQ;mI t~ Ii: OPAOITY ~Jye r ~nill 5;el~ ~t~d. ~elt U, E! Op~t I iy 5ier~i n ~ to ~511~l,

'r'ilJ'~.r'[C' going 100 rJ5L1 tni!i 9,Qdfem as an Op.iJCily milS ThtS tUMlt5: lilat the pOnj'Dl" of rhe mQIk lhot ate Mock Wilt i'f'V!f!Q! the a~ b:stmY I~'. ftreo Off(J$ thor are whIte wm hid~ ('he artwork below fJrtQ any ~hQde' af ~ra.¥ m Pe'tWUIJ wJ/1 hallf var:ring de.g.f.eeI of opac~ly;.

7, Stice; all of IliI o~j;I2!CU en 'the O~ :A( lTV layer (the

II" t [1llI e otl!ett, iU1Ifili ~ lIe(taAgt! g:radi!ljl'1i'! I 001ll1.

28. Choos.e Ma, JI 0, old ~y ~1a k from n!ill 'lFfa f'I""p[lJI'coql patette~5i Glpllof1l.~ meJilu.

:u). lOf~ I h~ OPACITY layer. Qrnce apin. I;.Inlock 'Htl2' BASE Layer. 'Select 'the tyPl:: objcct (QPY It. !tim en lock ~he 8,._\sF ![Iiji' r again.

31 I, ere'arte aJ new ~ayer be low lh!! HAS - I,aYf r '" rid c~U It au iN ES, U ~ the 1'.11;t~ J n nor!i1 (OlllfflmaJn ~ iilnd pilUe }l'OUlr fOpy on to th~~ l;i\Yfif.

32, pm 'litirli i ~ ~bjed w~th yet iilnolhe ~ blue' Uit::5 ~ G: I 5), ~~ 20~),_

33. With the object 'selectH I' press SM'FT*J( to !fwa p ibhe' flU 'with ~h . s~~o e. Now ~et the 'stjio~e w~ight for iili~ object lOI 15 pl'i nhi~ ru.nnber ffihIY d~H'er' .. e~1 USi!"l i o~he.r 'k! n n),

]4, Witln the a UlU N ·S layer s'tiU Sea ~r;!c.1@d. ~d'~ a drop ~hi3Jdow by ~e1,edini, Ef(.!Ccl .. StyH2i(> ,.. DroP hJdm:'l.' ,a ii1d USirlilg, Un e 'Jolhlwlll:l ~~tlinl'$:

l6~ 10K, yo uire almost dOmL • Select ~~ t! lIAS - 11l,::'r t)i'PI!'!

Ci b[rf!!ct (lli:illh;Kk lt, i ' ne,ce>iSi3lY)1 ae apply the f'O~[Owl !'liE linea r gfildie ii!!'~ (if YD,uire 1!;15'Wlg the 50 UJI r~e 'r~h! fo r th! ls chap'll! F. the gr"Hji.~PliI wfU iillr-eady be il!1 the Swab:hes pa!eell'). The Jrgi~. pant 0:1 the Ifadi~ 'e,u 'siffil~l!itd start ~It the i}{)'nom of Ille !type' obje~l.

31 ~ f I ~.aUYI add a gtiilW lO ~e lBA5f 'lyp;e (l'I::iJtct by i: noo~ing ·1 it.oci:s .~ Si y! i Z~ ~, Ou t.er G tow and 'ente ring Uu~, fOU.aw.nl ~e:fuaJ1 fills.:

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That.'!j, mt. lIou dldl •. I I know H was ~ long one but. I b~lie~e the effl!U li~, well wo ~lh the' tinte !!P!!i! lib L lets gw,e reund ll)f' ~p,lPlau se to Ml(hae~, IH tll'iI1rIii1 fo r Ii: o'nj ur-

i ~g, up lhi~ m.:e:i1f!mo'th 0'[ j) type 'efi£'tct. '-

1~ Open the ( a gT\' m yo "liLead! '.

You·U 1!11 IJItiCr . that the lop i5i liilldJ ng ~om@th1i F1Ig-lex't:~

'0 eha i5. ),lJlWi e 101 I to, add ill - ps

JJonl . Ii,ed oval"s ~~,'lh, T s 1$ - t Ute- final nu~- n ~

non wl[~ t~Q. ~ike~

2 .. fU1~.OU If! to create . p lih to whh:~ you·1I

·an h _ let '. n . is illysr, tion. he e r - e as .

blu oval wm do Just fjii"l~,

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3. Se~er.~ ~he' in rI er O\i'rJ l laY!l!1F lind (OPY it '10 't.n@ dip.' board ..

4. !Lock 'the I1A5 E and! ~ f\1 N E~ layers. Cr~ailt QI r'! ~w ~~yel" ~[rg.v~ '~t1,~ INNER layer callf!d 'TUfT,

S~ U~iji"f,g the f','ute' In !front. command (CmuCMrJ+,F) te kl!@p tlh~(agS illi~fle d! pwaste t~ e O\l'.al~ en '~O the TE\'T tayer.

It will appear as it this new ovad i~ eVllffing up the center ()f lhe' la~o, T~is j'S fifre When you- attach type !o the" OVQ~ 'if .oath, (I,e itPctu~j flU cmd srl'vkf 5el flrtgj ~~'hin the oval will disoptJ!{Jf.

6~ Hold (!Iown th ~ Type too~ icon a rnd 5)2iect 'the Path TY~i! tool from the Hyour me nu,

7, O~. ~ow yow'nl! rea db, to ,tiUach the 'ly~f~ Wi l.h the Path l)lpe too l iu::tj~e, dic.k 'the eval IJ i3.'tth ~Jld 12i!11l~r yClUIi' [ext .I used .32 pt. Ar~al B~a[.k type wiU, the ·m~. celer '~et ['0 w~ tte an d: ~h e stroke set te NoniE:.

,B. I f your tm age leoiJ($ 5im i~ ill r te mine th~rn the I:y~e probQj~:dy Ij f"I't ce n'bered along U"Ji!~ path. w~ lch is as i sh eu ld1 b~ ini .:~ Il)'. Tto chflln ge this, s:e lebt 'tiu:! Iyp.e layer wJth the Set!!c ion tool rf it is Itt alreVlldy !l:etec.~ed. Vou'U notice an 1-1:1 e!)m curse r ill ' 'rol'1!" of' ~hle 'b~)r[_

g,. Wi tl1 t:h e S!le(~ian too ,dr.a, 'Ur! I·ae am a round the outer r1 m 0 ' yOILl r bound IIlL, DO' a!"lld po~m~u~ your text in pl-ac.

, I). Now you iii ed 't,o add te~t along 'the bottom.

U~lock the INNER layer and dupth:ab!: the ~am ' cval shape that you used fQ r the pl'\evi ow 5 ~t. Ielock the INNER llitJi r, USing lh~ Pa~te. 1m Front comm and I paste !ih~ eval into the T[X ~ye. we, ' the. oisting t,~)fl thn you createdl in SUljp! ," YOUf Layen P.it tie §ohould ~ow look Ii~e tl1lis=

l.ockmg this tv: layer wIll prohibU you (rom acodm' aUy modifymQ tl'Je teA t rn thor IGjer when you die WIth rhe Path T'jp~ too/-

1 I. S~lect the Path Type 'toed Ol"flce ag~in. Cliclk the b~u~ tom of tlile aval pa to a :tach type to i' and, lent r !the' res of )lour texl ~ use,a he sam.' Chfllracte.r pa'ette ~eU1Flgs as. in '~t@p 7. Y'CUI shouldl Inotlce tJhat tin 'el{t belil'1l5 ilt the point. 011 tin P~I n at which 'YQIJ ditk,

looks [good. rigmt? I' you've followed alan then jt: probably '~n't Il"Udy Most likely_ your t rt is uFl~ide ,ctHIW1. Bu'l Un chinge_-s you need 1:10 make are slm III leo

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, • S led your typ.- 'fI~th - h S~lectio flI tAlot D a th~ ~.B.E:' 1'111 cursor roull1d ~. out,er' dg;f! jll~t ~5! yo U did P.~i'Ollili§lli. Notic,e ho th e teJll, CUD' . YIOU r CUlifSor a rQ.UO~ 'tI'I (I UJ'~S Ide ed e of !the' oval?1 Bu~~ if

DU ~.; lit: tel dr~g your t1.Jlrsor insrd@ 'lh '0 al, you'll see 'JII e If _ 1'0' - aI!)' ,ill round 1ilIS d 'j.. owl, and ls nghr-side 1I p. Go ahe _ d .;Jndl d a OLJ!r te:iC,

so I ~1~~ilf'5 Ii 5C: ' eni~O:l rn-e :

, )~ IN t. ma,e e CI afllcter p a le~Jte vl!S<ib!e In Iilb .' eh!lr.;)ctlEr) lIli1e!! elf1;5Ul'e t~alC you hi1V!! aU char cer OptiOIlS ~sibllf' ~)l die in thtl sm J~ ,aiifOWS '0

th I 0' th ord I ha I .

, Unlot·J mit txt a~l. r I~.a: yo I erea d and S'ft~tt ilt w~th the Se I r.t~OIl t@Q! or b~ targeti rn "th ~ me ball i111 Ul. Lay' rs p3IetJ~e.

15,. [lick thll! , anraw i ii1 UU~ 8 - Une Skrrn, Ie· t box Il.I ntl ~ you r t );~ ilPp~ rs 'S!imilar ~o mine'. T~ is win t );' off 'til ' baG - ~in p 1hl (~ht o~al) that .d to oil :.3m ttl I' 'to. (Ire t· ,awo until J!I i· n aUy e flte ~ iiti(aUy in th ' fed

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~r you've lJsed a different font Dr (ant siZE! than ~ did~ you may need t,o aOil..JSt the size af me t&r .ro it /itii ~'n place,

Ii. ~ei!l fro!! "0 ildju~t tihe triillckflflg as wEH at 'ttni§ poili'lt if YOlll would 1i~1li! W mod i '~11 spad Ii'I g befWee ' 'the leuer~,

5ee USing Tryp J. ",10 ling T pE AHrihu[ • in tttl' Hlu5lrrtlt~r Hel~ me wr detailed uptanG tJons on what Base/m I Shift. DlJd TrackJng meor:

7 Now do the 'S a me f,or 'the b Oi torn te!X't layer.

Howev,er. c le ,'n dowm-3l1row key in 'the 1E!~seUi"le Shlft opuon to mev your te t c:iQ1wrnw~n;:l i'n"!' 0 pta!:: ,~ou, rniJY f'I,~ed tOI 1U'5 ! h e 5e~tCti em tool and the I-Beam handle ~hile Cloif'll tt1i5, to moV.e you te'l( baf:k lnoo pl1aC!l!. ~ ~lso adjusted th ' lracking s.ettiFig for this. ILayer 'to 4.00 to. s;p.read the type out

1 .. Ortte me, l! rt IS in place'. add ,21 drop shad'O-w e,rn,c:Jl to. rna e i r, dan Clout more. I!)o thIS by 5 ~ai n'l.g each tnt. .2iyer (se eo on!! l;c,t IL.aj'er and hotd down ~e SHIfT .flY 'to. '§>e~ect the other) ~fid' cl'1.o0s,e , ftect ... Slylize ,..._ IJMP ,hlldffi\'. C:lil't, r the s ttin s sho.wn heTe~

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19, Of tO~fSl:!" you can !addl some teJ(rt in the midclll: of the' imag' tal (omplet tn ·1ffect The 'The G'reates;lIBo.o.'k On h~" text wa~ firit '[!"e,ated with h ype tDo1 no then mod i fied wi~'!! th warp ~ffeclts.

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'What? klh.')(hfyin IIIE'S' rant rmmm? 111 11: §lD ltd1§, I e a Pi'ioJ, C *Dlild U, ~rojeclj ar ~upp(;$ed '~O be - t tl'n. end

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. ct, At the S' r a h~s chapter I mentlonedthal h 5 comp u If! rttt!lI' 2 I - Ii '0 I Illustra 'Of (5. In fad. ,U lot "he .rs products (lIIu~tr lC~r.

hDloshop. InC ~ 1m1)1 n.~ 'SlI1l.al'E!! "I 5oame' '[ext efll-IIiI~.

Wl~1'"I ~h~:i new t lft nine, Ad~be has ~dd d 5 ver13 I n~ iiJlUfe5 te IlI~5! a't.O. Th~' S'l _ i'J th L ~ , I!Y ld ink ~o sho . \Q U lh- 5~ f iii ur - is to s't1tow 'th iifI'l 1 rI action.

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E amine the layoLl~ of thls temp~i;d@,. Fer this ,exeni'lie,.

ou"re BIOjt~g 'to wo~ wi~h in e. 'oUoIt categnry flam ~S.

First, you 'll Cl'ieiill.!" a new dli3llidcte r ~ny1.e a File! then you"ll. apply U'I aJt ~tyte ~o the four cat<eg,Qry n ~ mes· with .j ust one 'LI~ck_

3. Make: tnE!' Character S'tV1es, p.a1eU.e~ v~5ible' M~irrujm'\l' .:J!.·l rpe ,.. Character S~ yl~l.

4. Se~ect: f\'cw Ch~tilCrCilf Styie .. rl~m tn~ Characler S'l'yk~~ p!illet~(!"s, opli@n~ menu~ ~ame ti'ilis. ~ty~e Cm~(1y Ie.: I .

5. lnu.~ n ew ~lyle now 3ppear~, i n 'th~ en a racte r 5tyhH palette. [)ou ble-d i(~ the R1 rlW !i!tyie to edit Pb ~if'Op-· erties,

lim SeJe(t SlJsk (hil~C:~et' uITfl IS fill'cl11I the toeA: !Il.1 f:i'~ton !list ~t! d c:n a ~Ie your 5;~ttJ1 11&'5. 'lID ma:tdh thtue shewn in th .a1lowj IllI figui'\!!!. I'lrIe (~csen Nilli II1i!la.ck as my fOfllt t;.uU yoW! (,a~ I(Ilfi005e ~~!f o~n i'r ~I!l! wOl1l!l:d ~ I k,~. Yo lire g.oing ill ,t! pp~y II 'f~mke tic< Ual5 'font 1m tile. lIlIe~t '~re, 50 U1:~ tU~1\ to (hOO!;l~ ;'31 th~(k font.

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10. Set,~~~ ~ll of ~he category layers by s~le.'Ctl r! g, (I ne and SHtFf~di!Cldng On tine atlh ers to '~elect the m ,iii U at 0 nee, Alteli'n~tiv@ ~Y. Y~lI can sele ct ~h eml i n '~In e l(lyc.r~ p-ale:ue' bt SJTlfT-droki n~ them III weU.

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'n~ Now !iimtjjb~ clic:'k the Calegmy Te:tf! ttem in '!Lne (hiarrac'ter S'tyl is p!Jlet e ~nd YOiW r new ~ty~e will be ~pplied to' aU m the selecte~ '~@)l;t' ~a1'~~-

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G m!lt ya U r r; itW cheratter !ityle i~ n ow a[l:!ipll~d1 to 'the §e.lect@d t@'xt ,l;lyers- ~ut wl!ilat i~' you want '~o (hall,~,e the ~harartell'" St}!'h;~ 5lelti rn~? DOl you, need '00110 bae:k and select 'Illile. 'teltt iO'bj~c.h~ .3Jl"ld r~,a p ~ly ~t? Of (QU~~ not! eh i!I ngi fig the' ori,g~nfh~ Ch 1:1 ratter Sty1.e ~e1ii ng~ wi II autem ~ikal~y L!!:pdiitie ;any t~:.:·~ th~t ~ he ,~'t)!le Ii as, he en ~ P IlJ li ed ta, J u'St :Fc Llow these' ite-p5,~

12. Double-cti r k tln-e Cat.t.1J.<or)1 Te~1 ~t.YIQ lQ. ope FI the Ch~r~l:ter S.tyh:! D prLon~ dialog b~n::, (tick the ChataCL{l'f Culm o'ptioli'!l,

, :I. (~iclt th@ F!D~i'Ow!"ill Fill mi3rtil:.h and en al"lge the (o~or 1.0 white', A~)o be sure th~t· t~e ~ rf'view (heck bQ~ is ~e.leued soo you (an Viiew yo u r I~hal!lg@'s, behind the di~~l)g bo)t,

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14. ¥cmr en am:ge;5; ~o 'th i! Charactil!r St)lle: 0 ptl Oil'! ~i sh CI!.I! lei ulldalbe the tJt:Kt 'tha.t It WiiI:5l ,olrigi 11"1 [I Hy :applied to. 01 t:. OK 'ltoy\re nlGW updaled aU four ~e)l[ la~eir5 " i~hou'l se~eclrlM8 ,auq,Y Qr '~l1em.

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hl ib'h is par 0'" h e e:Ker~ !se" lfou·re io~n,s to Ie ~ rn ene' o~ the new rti!@:d 'f, ~lun~s In III Ulstf,ator as w~U .1$ e)llp'!or ' 1GiIit~ 1Ia!§!' of paragraJ:l1 ~1¥~esL

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2. Navigate to yO!!!!f I llustrator (S, r IliI S'taUatJon 'r-O~-d:~r. then naVigrJlte to 'f, "., III & tes ~, ~CSI,;] UlfiH'il1.

3. ChOOS<t Rcstau,ral"li , ~1enu IIlG.lde. ail and ctlc ,the N :\\1 bu.!UOfi_ Tin i ~ wi u ope MI 3 new In te IN1e~ on a temilDta ~e -, 'it is inc [WJ til ed with I Uuur 'roOf ('5._

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Ex.a rnirue 'lh ~ 13YOiJlt. af thi s Ie mp~3tE!~ ~ o:Uc: e (nat every !J1I'I!S!"I!J item 1:5 r! ~m@d terem I p!>LJ m Dolor_ llI:nde me~12h the me i;"i u nte m is ~bbeJ'jsn tJext Sed diarn fII0fU.m~~' E'J rmnd i'cIli'IJ:K1 r 1 !'wLdunl lJIi 1.;'1 bore e~ dolore, sed oJ i Jim volupl UCi, f@Uow€!d by th@ Ill'fIlC~ L56.915 i n fra~s case). FD~ thi!; ffi[ell"d~e. y.o Lin~' gal rng to! cream ,iii parrl~J,aph st,yl@ that you 'U a ppty t,o a' l i(IIf th e p[Mr.agrra~h~ en tm Is, m emu, This ~lyl!i! win I[On~'ifl 81 (usl[iQm t!3b ~e~de[' '~bat will 'fi,U in the 's-psce bi!~een the it~m dt:!5cripUon~~nd the price.

4. Ma .~ me Par;a gra p h 'Styte~ !=la!e:U.e' l{i'511b1e by cheesiFilg \?;.tindrn\' .' li~'p[' ... Pilrilgr..ph S'I~'1'1l!'5"

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16. 5elut N ~w IFb ra g@pn Sty I E Inl th e Para",a~h Sty[es pl;\iile~ ~ptijo~s menu r,.J~lTIe '~Flr~ 'S~le Oe~~ip'i(ln Te::~.L.

Selectirrg ~he texl1'JI'CJJp before lfOiU ueafed a new paragraph rtyJ r! ffllformii m~J:!i:tr~ ~,a! tnot you wtuJld Wre ro keep the' f!li'!iUng teo ~ gfDLI~ nut/n9s in tact, However,; rf you cheng'! C1ny Sl!!'ttmg5 the"" m>L.il5('r~ tQI' "vW Qve_rmJe tnem W~f,J9 On!' rJ$iI' para- 9rrJ~h szyle,

., _ "Fine n,m 'Styl'E wi II now If! p P Ball' in tn'E Pan f!jr.ap. hi Styl@s pi3l~@tbe.

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!iL $eL«~ Tabs, r,om the te - cp~ O~ ~s- aAd c:hiilill,ge yO!.H s~t~~r!gS ~Ol !!i!Jilr.ch ItiIl1lQ~e. sh~~ il!!l 'the 'followin.~, .mag'e. lakie pllrttCiU~r now of the (:j t~i!lt wWlIi ,~ntEnd rn the .... ted bOil!: .a:rnd 'the' period 'ly~ into' 'the Lt:.JCJcr t~:tt bOiK. As you tyJ e. 'lh p into Ute X t~~ box Wilofir) ~ s~i.dl arrow apP!j!;jir Qf1 top ~f the '6-1 neh pt om '~e rutef. Clit ,0 .

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.A leader ~~ Q cnareaer thot fills the ~pCJce r.;rerJ~ed bJ rabbing, leadeN ore often u~:ed j'n a ~ab/~ rJf ron ~fntt to draw lht refJder"s ry-e from the thap ret· name OiCN)H to the pcz§e. number.

1. . '5 elect rtie 'lh re ~ bloc~ of te,· in i' his m nu Iby 5I;fff-dh:Jd~ g on t~c:h l,e:d block 0 rib)' ta rgfiting. ~heir meiillb;alll icons; ~n tbe L~ers p~Ji!lt,e.

, 11., [lick on the Deu rip~ I on TClI;'[ pari! graph sLyle and w.at'Ch :as perr.Dc1~ ilJre inserted b':ftw@en the descriptian text and tll1e' pri()e.

Text eft ets a re s c. rifle' of the m05.t IPOIp-~il3f effects I iii Wfhph i c. d.es.i'lln and iUustraticn. Ttl a POSsiib~ntiiM are ~il']l11rtl~Sos.. Aithough 'ttnl§ dt'iapt~r is jus', the Up of t~ keberg w11 III i" 00 mas 'to ~pe 'ffeets jn lIIu5.tratof. it s:iM illiJldl Il'I ave ,giIVen you a good '0 U I1datlo Iii I (I, 'b LJj~d fr'om. Tee h f!llqllJe'5, sud, s adding mllJ ltip!e stro es ')0 YOll1r typo reducing typ~ to (Hi Hf'I'es" ,~f1d u5ing Q)pacTly ma'§ks are i MvatbYabie a nd will likJ ly bE! used In many o'F yOlJr lJ::e.xl~b~~e;d mus,trattthJii15. look at '[he world around you~ . !t ll!fh~(t;s ~III! eve·rywlh ere, StL.lld~ ttl em and th i I'll k abou. how. Ithey were tn:ated an Why (e.rt.a111 effects. look end or bad. This II:J'ro[es~ wiU not Dnly allow you to ha'ilt! b' .. er 'control o'irl'er ~o .... r 'type iln Inbllstirator. bu it ill mpow r you to cr a~ your OWfI text effects as well.

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The Ilendl to:o~ I~ one 0' IIhntrator''S old£s[ lotll~, E'llen lhough Adob has blurred man_y of the hrlE'S betw n Photoshop ~nd mU5trarior OVE! r the yean;, they h ave kept 5'0 me of the m very dis~iif1rl. The BllLl!nd tool I~ one of lhc.~E! dl~tllnct diff'erence~_ The' sGphbticiition iml 'im - s~vi flg techn i q ues ' h~t the e lend

001 a I 1 rs J llu 5 . Til 0 r us! rs c.umol b m iasu e-d. ~n this rha FIe r. I 'hope [0 in ow lIoU 5.ome essen lma t~c:h niques fo r UI~i I"i he lef'ld too~ ~Jld how 00 make tlh~S iln ndispens.ab'l'e pi:lr-t of

yOU! 'Workflow.

Basic blendilng f - dinl

igh effectsl

This effect r5 a great S'tarfng rp ace for 'ploring the Ii: pa b i titles of h~ Biend 00 L An iHUI!itJratio n ~'1a'S, be n u,e~ted 'fgr yQIU to follow ah~1'b1 wi h. once openedi, youil~ no ice that jt'~ mi~5iog sorne't.hjng-li~n~.

~ 'Or:;ren ( p €I_03 Lighthouse.at This file centains ~ IlJ h tum lighthou5 e Sicel'! e. Your "5k lis going to be to (idld so me nght~ to. the ~ighU~om;e.

.2. ere t iI ne,~ la e en op of Ulli:! ',0 la r

nam Il!!d SPOTLIGHT.

1. "~elect t'IiI ElUpS! 'tool a d [re~te a drde rn 'the light tower of 'the liGhtho use as, display@d i nil ~111.s re'f r nee nm8g~. S:et. t'lil'11n, color to R:"":55 G:255 8:217 and lhi! stroke to -, cne,

· WiUl th e circle still !ie leeled, cheose Obioc~ ., Trm ~I Ill»' ale.

S. Sleet Un i 10 I'm and enter ,400% 'riO r the AlllOU 1111 §eUing. (hgQse Cop .

6 Thls will create 3 new Ickde 'that is (ons d@rab1y [ai"ler '~lManl ~h 'IliIrst Dra,g this n' ViI cirdle ,C)ff r,o 'the rignt

• (lhOO:5 'Obf l)iio Blend ,. 81 nd ptinn M Itdll you r seUI nis, tiC thi~ re'fii!r,eru:,e I malE' .

• 5 led he two - mit' dn:l!!s..

Choose Ohljecl .. HI nd J!;- MJke ([ni'1ICM~ Atrl IOn~rm+S). Ulustrartor wi1l bl nd E' area ~tw en 'the two clrdes with Us own lnt II1pretil,tiolJ'1l bas.ed on h e se.ttin~ that yo ~ entered i n ih~'1J '1.

If yau tim! tl'uU' Wr11trfrtar hom'~ added enou!j!11 stepr or tuu uled too mt.ilJ1} neps you ran iJJw,aj§ mfidify f ~ Biend I~"m95. 81Mils Gre '.iIi effeclS

and C(III1 b!' f.d~le:d 01 (U1Y ~mle by ml!:lOJlrlg Ob J l

)!o. I8I~ul .. Bk~n U 0,,1 iOlls 0,. by doub/~djrk;fl9 rhe' Blend (001 in dJ;m' Tools p'rl/eUll, OnctC:!yoLf ,dpdi:

OK r~ [hi! 191Ma' Optiom dialog 00Jt. fGlIIr IIlmS! W1U be retllJt~,'lIItC~M cnJltcmC!l~lcalty.

'VIi:!1')I coo~ DWl t your II sht ~~ mi,s,'5;ns !5;omethin, ngtl~? MInt spotJI iShU f'ade s the li g,ht g,eit.s Iurther !]wa,y frolilll ~ SOuf'C@'. 'i1l1l~ me'!1!lS a YOltU need ~ dlalllifi the c~adlJ 0.' one !i.iitle !!!l'r the hrend to, a[~jE'\fe tJile 't~ing E!,ffect Sc dQ you rn mve' to backtr3tk ;inti create 'L~ 12: bh~ rn d ,jj'U Oil r a~ i n1 Df W!J! ~e not I Llul5trailoF ~l~1 ~now jNO!II! t,o 1liI~ e ell I1Iges to, either ~Idle 01' the 'blendl dy.namiba~ly. It, win thefil aut;omaric;)Uy redr~w the btend bat5-erJ ~ n Y;Ol!Fr' C ~ Ell!iIg!i!:~.

1 o. ~el£!c~ the ~~ rg~r (i'l!: Ue 3 t 111 - , o~ of leur B Ilf.!nd laJ~ ers ill the Layers palette. Tn . b !'~t way to do 'th.s l ~ to tlilrge't the patlill in the- Layen p31~ue I~ cUe ing it AU.er'j!rJIlI.'_~e\y ~O\l ((auld !J~I!' ~lh~ D;~l!:ct Seh!tlilcfI '~O;ol (A} ,~s 'W~ll

~ 1. Op~~ the: TranspafelltClt ,a'tebt Tff'~~JrQn;q). EIJI1~er I] for' a

1. A l:er ym mi ~ ~lIiI~5j (hanF.llliJ.Is~(atfJr will calculat:e your ble nd {in d i<~ shou~d a~ p . iii ~ as If the 5-pot,· light f,a~h!s as it ~e~ 'fLllrthia:l' aWay he rn the lig:hU'hllltS;e' 50urce.

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o,K,. nere ~5 ill 5peci[!1 trest. Now that yDI!J know i"low Hi cf\eflte '~lfIe s~otlight" add i Fig 'so m~ r'eifle,r;:~i on'S on tine wale r f!Q r tne rnOOfl! should tre i3i blieleze, However, you can at~c a p ply ,any ,of th~ f:ij,~cts 'f1n~rm '~11 e E'tfects IT! e!n[jjl to YOt.i r btend5. ss weU, 'Tn I 5, makoes for somi;! V@ ry II{ilteJl~stti ns '~'~ch rJ I q ue s,

~]. ~ ext. YOI!.lre ,g~ing ~o add sern ~ refler;:'Uolfl {rom in e. rneen 0 II! t he w~ltelF_ JCr~i1te a 'new layer nam f:~ \'Vater Rellt:'drm'L Create .~ circle '~h8pes; $imil.ar to Ute way that. yo u did P~\I1IO usly In this @;.:~n:hi;e.

14. Sft the Op;L1 city ,of the la rge ovai to 0%, (floas I!

Onjct"f • R I ~nd ,.., M.;1 ke f(,mlCMll*AlT/Qp~+.Bl) as yOUJ old aa rlier,

1 s. &pill1d 'the cliiiTOW en the fU!W Ilhmd ~alt@r so you ca f;! see th e blend paiths, and 's.pln e. The SP~11'I e i 5 ,a, pallt~ '~ha!1 'the bh~nd ObjfCU; 'lli~f1 ttierns:el'lri:!S to. Iy default. the ~pi ne is a '5.t;rai~nt iin~ b U!'~ you 'U 1lI'~Et this; '~opil: figain if'! 'the next e-xe r'Ci~e and ie;a rn i1 ow to meC! fly it S ebe(t tih~ La:rw~r oval path by !(:I~cki:nl the me~thall next 10 'the word Path.

16. Choose lE{rcc~ ... Dio5;1ml .~ Trans orrn .. Sc.ri~bl~ Ii TWll:"lIk ,iii n d '!nl€!J'he followir! g ~et~1 n gs, ~nrJ ~hen rhck OK.

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17. Your i m!llg,~ dl c·t.! lei n oW look sill'ili~~ r ItA) the 'F,c ltQ~ ing figug"e~

1 . To I n~t. 0 (he ... ~'t. select 'U"i ~ ,entire W.:1~r ''':H [ion ~ai~l", U S1 ng t~ mrallis~n;: l''Fcy P' le te, chan~e' the 1B~(mrll ng rncde 'ffirom Norm(ll to .. oi'[ U~ht

In Ith It' F@'i!'IOUS Ifxefiti se OLJ cn:at d ·~o oibje( and blended ln~m ro~ th r. III us stnr did a'it Clf ~I'I @ Wtl rk of in~rp.o~a'tlli"l how tl1! .. ln-h ~tween '" objectJ. 'Nt log ther, l!-ti~wl!'II~r. i [ atso ana ng,e;Q1 'n rn 10 a 1; r.:ligi'nt line. This ruajght t' Jl;1!: is. tJl!ed a !§pine. Jhe de .au~t spine tla§ one paint' er aacn 'obj!d In the blend. 5inc.e you 10 nl u5'ed 'tvIlo obieds. . ere wer ~ anty two pomts.

1t you connect tnese fi,iVOI points togetl'1@1i' you wOl!JldJ :get a straigh'~ ll iI . \fOUl (:arJ see this by openinl ih BJ,t':IlI'I d layer U1at was Ir::reamc wn ~11 yo~ 3{h1ed ttl e ~potn~ht Alt€'(n~tiv~ly. vleliVlrnl lhe iUu:straUcn in OUI'IilT'l mode will give you a goo.d r~pres.entalioJ'\l ss welL '(ou'U notice 'tme two. ,dule ob] ets you created but you'U also ~. €' a h' rd p-'~" n as we,ll This pat is bh 'S P ln ,The spine bel'lla'lle~ much ~ik iii n~glIl:ar p ,'tho You CaJrlI add. del u '. and move tbe anther points 'na" 't:omprnlse 'th,~ :spirn , Yo u can atso modify U"i E1! handle'S i LU'5t' as you "~f1 ~I r~gu ~.a r ~atn, II'IJ this exe rds,.E: ~ou'lI le~m Imow '~C) creari€! a custom path to 8l~'P ly to, a blend by rep~flc:i iilg time 0 rigi., 1ilai sprl!le.

I Open (ha t _03_Spac 5 i ai. Thfs file contain~ a space scene with In ~ien spaceship -Hying way . rom Itl ;ann, HOWiI;:ver:, it 's-eem'li to be miss.irtg ~~Tu~'thlrng. lP~m!ilp!i a mo'ttioll trail behind tIMe ~p~~lelt!l1lft 'Would add a lit-He fI!lo,v~rn~lI1t. to 'tile iIIu~trf3J'Iicm.

no of' la '. ers ~11I1 thi5 '11 111 top t¥e

ICe mI' ms U1! sp;:uc.- ua' P:ArECR FT. 'U~ i1l1ddl t~ la r MOTIONT RAJ L wil! cO-altaln till e !'n@Uc:n tr,all~ Ithe t )l'0u·lre , bout to di', -'III', ~liId 'the bottom layer B~ KGROUN ((lim rl1l1. the 5.1) ce 'Sce~1 b'!1lCk-

round.

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r '§etect th' J1!I~ddl ~ layer

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. 51 ! ctlllil Ellipse'lool.ll - iii lar ova b'-him:l U!I ' 5paCe[fci'f~. Ttll! ova~ ~hculd lIle entirely Ihiddeii"l by th'~ rsP3[J, tfil'tL ~ ~r. iii W!E!'rerE!iiI ce 1m ;nge is.

inti' - ed ,Ie to' DU - n id '0 I

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5 5 ,t 'th ~ fill i(O~g r of thl' ,ova '!o iii U hit yenow (R: ~5S G~J - ~,:1 O.!). 'S : th stmkilHO Nonl

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7. 5 't tel - 0 ov~l~ ~nd chOQ5 I ' l~l.'" ElIP.flId

91 I'1Id 0fl~ lar'! blter:5, Ujl'l p sim it i" to 'ttll 5 refe 1"ene - ima '.

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8. ChOQ,' j ,... ll'l fld • k (Cllllli'MC ,Alrl

o.P1itON iU. VOLII ~ho.l.lld now ha-ve ,_ smeoth b nd o Gyal S I pes,

9. Now, much lilui! the 5potli,ghl effect, se leet t:ne small ov ~ and change 'hre opacHy s.ettings 110 [~ in Ith iJiran~~rency pa et e:,

INo ce how 'h bll rid foUOM straight path rif'iud'l lik th' Sp01I~II'n'~ eUed. Ilf y,o~ el(pand1 the ,arrow ne.xt. '~o nu~ bb:flId layer lin I he yl!fS iP~1dh~' Y"OllU, InO ic a 5!ttraignt path 111 a layer on ~cp of tnl! M'o ov,~l objed~ that. )lDu'v,e miended ' ngether, Ttl 5 ls th 5pin~ Vm,J're fI ow gOll1g ttl dr,~w a 'UN' d ipa 'In to rep~3c:e that s p~'!'"~e,

10. Sf lett 'he Pen toot Cntiilh:! ;31 i1 ew ~ayef. Draw a

cUJrved path 'Simi~ar 0 t re er nc.e j1ma.ge here,

Pfe1lS ff;lTmI~UU.RN tCI close the path.

1. Select the curved path Il~t yiQllI [us drew, Hold down tM 5nr key anel elett the blend ~.at )l@U c~ated in ~tep 8 .

. (hom:e able )r;o Blend Jio Replao:~ Spn~ YOUlr blend ~~ould now foUow .allan g the eurv d p:;:f lha you cr at ,Q In 5'tt1t!P 1 0,

Rem ~JlIlIber, thls new spine is m ~re~ .a paUl aiM d subject to .aU 'n rut s ,[Jlld regulation'S, of ill p.3th~ You e III add, de let~ I, and I'l"lCiidi~ ;;}nc:Jno r po~n ts J ust as you would a u!!gUll.a r pit'tiIl. You (an 5 lsctth ifnti re p~' 'hi an cl roO'il it wheteve,r yQ~1 like and the b~end will oUow. In this i nsia nee, I wain sd tQ modi I ' the path SOl the CUNe' wa5 ~@\!\e~ sed,

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¥ to do 1(1111 IS, 'to Iloclk the blended au en't ace d1 mall' sel '0 e D'

~pun ).

5. Se leer rh _ Co v rt An !:hor IP1(J,1 fill 'tCt~1 'from ' he Pc III fibrout m~II1!.11.

point in 'the tUN p th and

Drag til., point 1lI,1lli1 artdel he' fIi hit

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, 7 Rc'[eas~' !(Our mouse blllien .a rnd yOUIF III fill a wi U

ill'il~ 'an y. ::_ r s I '.

[~llmulalti '! re lit)' 11th

'Iends----c 'e" .:e' , ater

1'lDpllet

So ar, til '~:U!e 10U5; two I!XeMlI'5 harv used lh iii n J tool ~o c:reiite d, rf r fh:~(t In i!t· erC~Si • , cub . ,cing (II le!3rl"1 hew to IJJ SlI! bll!nds 10 3dd 10 an 'effeb:~ lila wvU h Ip.s 1m' ~ te reality .

. N-x-~. rre e new Ita. r narn d \fl.' ERDR

meed to d w a lt~lter d1f.Opl, 1 shap You ( mI use

the ' ~ 001 ;0 cr ate th-s or yo Cio.liI~d dr. ii'

lhpse au LI~ on~ 0[1 tin: rp :6-oL~ iJr.! the I

palett'r! B"I, R) to crest th 1~. !th Ii! III e, IEitJhe'!l' 'Way

e snap' n ds to be 5Qn1 na't 0 a blob. W ',-r

dflllPS areAI"1 pe ie.t ltv. round so· ,e p dlat In mine ~ 1'1 n erie tin this mape. Yo .~ no ice that there IS an' -ril ~ - r in i" e SOUI'( de nam I -

'ROP. I have Rlred'rawn ~ shape 'for' yo if )'O~ would 'e to us;e thi~ imi@aa.

5 S@le!: the water-drop shape ill a i n, Copy it and do a Paste In FmrU (CrRLlC'I'Wi!} F). Tn E!! bottom t::o;PJ ';1111 now become nLi!~ -shadoW'. Set the '. ~ II celer to bl.ack ilndl 'tn e ~troIcJe. til NDn ~.

16. $@II~ctt tile' dmdow obJect ~udl' th objE!ct dO'wn

and "0 'm - Y u$iog E arrow ke~.

7. US'irmg _ e Trnmpareru::y pa1,!t,e' (\I Indow ',_ T rans P fen ). chilng,e . - e Ole rujlj11 mod ~ err" e' $hadow Itt:! ~\'u~Hp I V a I"Id s t th opaC'i'ly rU~foen rage' It'l 4W'~1.

1. 1J5in~ 'the Gnl(lit':fI paleue, c:.re~te 11 radIal .. r~die!'llt '~i milar te th i 5 r f-efe,rnce irna g;e.

. OW you hiJ'I,I'. the base of th e wat'r/'r drop In p,tat:1f!. Next you ne-ed to add sern hlrla~ght5, Befo II!! moving on, ir".5 proba b ly b.11!~t to lee h b,a,§"'N A ~R DROP [~~ - F arll'l'll shadow. Thill wrU rna e it easier to cr at and s l (I 'obj rts en tep of ]_

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• N xt, zoom ill on the water· drop olbje:c:tt.

g IDra,w ~ sll1a'll I9jg~ light similar to '. - is rmer' nn image. Set n Ii! Till celer to wh te i1:I nd the. ~tirlOke te None.

4. 5ele~t t'n ~ wa r-drop shape.. lFiU it wtth th.e radial grad Lent that YO'iIJ created in srep 1

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O. Select rh ~'Hghlight and cheese :. bj cI -. Path_ Ot~ 1- Enr_e the fo.lh:;win -. ~ettiMlgs; and dick OK.

, 3. 5 I'c ba Ii!i the- :!lmall n i ghli t s lap 'j;!,111 c:Hhe o,tn l p,at't"! be hi nd i

111 Chng! the' _ 11 COlD of the new [O'ff~et shap (wh iell stl OIU ld b U IfI d.ern:eacth the 5nliil ter IhlhlLght ~lhap ) to R:6 I G:192 -- :50,

• OlGQ'-SE' Ob] L - D I nd ::.. B i ftd Opti Ur.r! Enler ~n . fioltowlii1 'lieUing;s:

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1 5 rhoo~e' bJ I· fBI J"id . - ake [("mvCMD AtTI

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'2. Your Lay'e~ ~a~.ettil1! '51'110 !.lId IiiICW I.Cle) k lik the 1'0 l~ lowlrngrf'lIl!:li"@lf!ce mm ge:

Voo h a\!f now '~n.at'e;d an ~l1;ffi(.1 a l hi rnl ilht. Notl t:e how Cj!).ll(;,k. dna easy this 'Wac5 in Co.llli!~hlt-s.onl '0 clle:atill1g a cunom gradi n. Also. when IJsclng a gradtC!!ot, YQu"r,e I mlt~d to. two optjons-~ di.1d alnrn Linear, Neither of th 051 m thods wi~ l ere te ill grad, 1Ii( that roUOW§ a~ong [ttl e :shap o.f tlu . Pil<tfn l.. Alte rnatlvely. you COil! ld US!! 'lh~ Me:sh too.l. but thtllt ls ~@,!,,! mOfE~ ~me ccnsumlng and may be CUi'trkili for !fa IdI r r;lI.H'PQ$e~. Til e next Ue p ~1 Ito C1l't!ate ;ano.ttl!!~ r [high! lIghtt 5.11 ~pe ~n a slm t~ar w~y" E'xcept

hi~ ti'me . ou' II us ~lighUy dillt: fefill color§;'

16. n you ha~en·t alr~ild1. 2.0>0 m in on the Win'll" dropUSij'l"ig the Pen tool ItT a' a sh<ap.e simll r '0 this rrerer@!'1ot:e bTI~g,rt. Set the 'Il ~O'lor to R:bH G:2_b ~:6B. 'Set I~h ,stroke to Non~.

~ '1. 'Seled the ne :shap an ~ choose Object ,.. Path )i'Off t, Ente the 'oUowing sei ,i!lilgS and clic OK:

. Sele.ct'the n oif. path and c:h ng,e 'he llcelor 10 fit: 2 5 C: I -8 8:25. Set ith s oke' to Non E!.

w '5 elect - oth PC!' 1';1'5 and ch DOSce Obiet • B I nrl ...

M~ke (CmflCMD At. rIO PTIO N IB).

You moy have no -iCed that I didn't D5k. c U' to cnan!QtE! [~e 81ei7d Clpt4'ons, m!.f.trtJ!7tM wm re:mem~ ber the ptf!ViOlJ5 seU;ngs you lJ!etJ 50 there was. rrC!l need to r,eenW hern"

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Her-I! 1'5, UH~ final imale.. I've added Few mme' wa~r

d ro 1!)5 iiJlIl dl '5pr~ild 'th em ~rOlJ,il'!d,

Usi ng the, Bllend too -_ to ICF'.,lt. contolulred ,gr,adiie1nrls

Tlus e lC ~dS:e is ,jIbo IJt !i.tlSi ng the B li!nd !lool 10 '5.1 mu.~:ale' grad ien'~. Why not J !llll( Ci'ieate ,a gradient you a~k?J H~c id~e a grm:fient wiU not tlOli'1rf,Oinl'O ,~,o ~mJe. cootoun o'~ PJ nliloline.a r or noil'l cij rru l~~' ~h;;I lID e. Ttl i s is b est d ~5it:ribf!~

_ "iI an e ,~mple. im aj~.

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~ fI1 'the ,:rreillou5 im:ag;,es. YOilM'H noth;e (h t I '1:11 Ii! shapE~ are pi rrf~t~y 1'lifalgh'~ 01" ~ound a gradi~!iiI ~ wi U 'lj'fgr!k firn:. Ho,w N'ell", enee a grad i ent ls ,ap~lf!!d to a more 1:0 mph!x ':§jh3pe. ti1in~ ~la.r~ to iii pad mill I Will,. ~nter ~lhe' lfiIl:e.nd toot By ~$in& 'lh~' B~Ql'ld lO~1 you ~a'n 'SJi mulam' gr!ldlien(s, lh~t foUow the co nt'C u r!i C!!'~ these !IlIiore '[:0 mplex shape~. Onc·e this lis 3~lmieiM'ed. lJ'Ollfli s.'lm·l~ tQ unlock the tnn2 power ~f the Blernd too~ ,~md why 'it 19'M. b~~ i'fil@ an indl~p~m~ab~e paF~ of ~ lh.J.~traro r.

1 ~ OP~1l Ch~fJ "CT _03 F' , ".rS ~ ~ L 11lis file '0"-

t~hu ant iIIunrat~on wi~h ~ flowsr on a sunny day. However. '~h e 'ftower has Ii"lQ stem, i ~.'! jlJ~t n~l!iil:inl eut th!@l/fi So you fH::cd 1['0 ~n!d some'tliiing [0 hold It UlJiL

2. n YO!.i! ~;;l:i\uJ!liru:! the L.1}·er!j pillE!tIl.e. you'U netl t::e a lay.er named I' WESt a iayer narn 'dT -M. and a ~ a~er named BA(lKG ROU N D. The F[_QWER ILayer and the SA KGROUND la~ r hii.fe bee" lor:ked. tle~a U'5e you d on 't ne:ed to rrn~:u:lify Ii! em.

. Oeste: a new p an wi tI, the Pen t-o c I 0 liJyef. NlcrU'Iing elaboraii@-j,lUcSt J lime '~lnal's clIIrve.d enollJ~h to make !bile 5,tem look 'r~:i!l1. Far re' erene IlTh'3ie!ii. I"ve r~moved tl1e' D8ickgroul'lld l~ye'n" to m!;'ilke the paths, ,e sler to see.

• (11(. tli'le furffilRffillm key to, end ~h _' jD'id;h, . _ t th

I dl color lof (hi 5, path tOI N n illl1 d 1t1rl ~ § tt(()~e 00 lor UlI R:] 86 C:204 8:5:., 5et th~ 'strok'!j!J w igh~ ,to 1 Pi, N;mne "ini,s patlh L[fT.

5. ID6I pli cil'be tne path using Ul~ Cop)' and Poi'! ste In .om com manC)s, Select h dupljC3·.e a d n wag it to th~ ~ight us i ng me' arrow keys.. !\I a me this. laye r CE - fER af'lld ~ .. the ~JQke color -'0 R:51 ': :204 8:5,1.

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6 Duplicate the CENT R layer. Nu,d'g;e ~t 'to the: rl,ght again. _ his path Mil be the' r;,i _ h"t edge 0 the stem se [be. ~uni!! to pla[,~ it ,LiCcQrdilTig tt,o naw wide yOUi would like thl! 5 ern to ~e, Nam this iI,rer IfUGHT !lind set the s.'~mk; eclor ttl R;O G:153 8:Q,

OK, aH 0 ~:he' [om~cmel'llb needled [lQ your bl mjJ are 't1 placa N ow it's: a 5im p l' matt If of ble'l'~ding 1f'rom thE! I - pa'~h Ul the" ~f'."rrEIR path.lI~en, 'th~ N. ER 1P.a~~ to -he" R I rH pat 1.

1. Select all Uu- e path~ (lErr. CIENTE~~. '·U • Hill.

Cho~n!: bj l"_' B I end :J.io' B [iEfla 01 t~on~ and mange. !four sl!rttil"li!t to be )irrnlar . 0 thl'S re'ference ima e.

8. (hQo'se Objecl ,.. ~Ucnd ~ Milke (CNCMllr+ AU"JOnwN-t-B). Uke macjc. Y0l!,.ilr' flower stern !j,hou~d 1'!I(ilW' a P p.e:~1I' i rn ~U err its ,lmy. lt's as rf you cr;e;aileod iii (USC," gradien ' andl ;jJlPp~jedl it to your ste in shape. In essence, you did. bu . ~Olj used ttl e 9lelll d '100.1, ili"lstead.

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This, s,tep l~ optional and has nothill1g to do willi the Bt~ndl tool[ but ~ feel irs necessary. te comrp\ete 'the effect. Your 'Stem ru~ed~ a h igll light

9. Set en th~ CENTER path liilyer. Ol.iplicaite '!hi:i Il;;Iitlh using p .. md Pa§1E in fron L TIh ~ o pra' i iiJJI1 SnOIl.J rd place It.ill@' path ou ts.l d e 'Of the ~lcnd.olU p 50 'that ~l will 1I10t afil ct th e :0 lend.

1 ,5'@ the sire . colo r 01 th i'§ P ttl to white and Ute fill color to None. Set tn It SlI'\CJ rte weil'ht to ] pl~ This; wl~ l be your highlUllnt.

, ,. Vlnt;h m ' ~iati 'S UI seil!ec~ed. choose f ~d," ~,Im C;)u$sii1'n H ur, [EI r p. ls for Ih ,!tdiu, I 'till!.

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If you ha n't ft Ii' h'1'ed, IIlu fil or'~ B~end 1100 t5, simply unriv~1 d, AIi1hQuh it m y s rn diffu:ul" o us at i li rst, [I hop thb~ du.apt~r iIiI '5 s own au mat ' II I~:oa is.n" a, ~~e :O~' - r- h o iii' , I! pef ' knew, In ac , ttl e COiie set ,of e' ru ~e 5 a WId opUons 3~C d3~e,c wl~h ~ n~s tcot a r actually minima1, Thart~'s t'm be IIIILy 0:( it 'I!he exer~kSi s in 'Ulis o::'!;]aplber wequ~n!d li'-'" U drawin. mil m~ w!efle ~:(lmpriiS, of simple shapes

J'IId paUi<s~ BlUt . ,t,@ f Sl.!'Us y01J.J1 adl'ieved 1tiJ~ 'ILISiing 1~, :

Blend tool ~ould ,t'rIilV been \11 11)' di, I !::ylt and1 'j m

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ad:¥ice' to yo f 'th~ pOint is. to' P if:. ee, Study I"@ah ' .i:lj'fjd ~ook" t cb"&ts ln th world ufoynd you. Whe,I1'IJ 'r you'r,e COnfI'iCH'II'~ed with a di ~cult Itl!J5.tfil~ien. nop and 'lhink for ,;Jj mOlilllc'lll he\1I able nd m he~J'. lIlLi,s, oo~ Ii S. ill turin rmll point. fQ r Im~my i UIJJ'S ra ~ r'5. Onlt1e I ~larti@d to think af my 11.1.,I.~trat~ons; in t rrn ~f b~end5 my is in ls, ina- ased[ - ~'l'iIeJ!(liaUy. IIIm1P _ ,- 's will be -. 'case 'for

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ndy" is deflned as being very fashtcnab!e .: nd up to date. ough typ~caUy as, ocl t ·d with the fashion ~ndustry,-rend,'s be seen thrcu hout graphic de, lgn and illustration" Once

eff· ct is deemed po pula r, more d esigners w'i U tend to u se ~t h'-ir artwork-much Uke a new style of denim jeans. - len s begin to 5 e ese trends, in use nd start asklng their si" n . rs '0 create them _ S well Befcre you know rt an effect design sty I is de rnec "trendy," But alas, much tlke the

ion industry. a trend will even uaUy tade, By the v. ry ure of its d efinl ion, ,8 trend mus b up to d teo Since ngs constantly ch nge as ,'i me go.· 5 on, 'trend! must also e or take on another form. In 'this chapter, I hope to

castrate scm e trendy .:- ffeets th at sxist now', So rna are , ~y older ~~h rn 0" hers. owever, as of he writilng of hi'S ..... _- " they re aU 'sta~ in U .... and some ev n getting more ular as time goes on. Trends such as t'h,e aqua style are new cts that h avenit been re bern rom en other era, but rather i ed as ,a new style d veloped in rent years. Others, such

hie poster type and PlOP _ rt effects are styles tnat exist" d era I decades, ago and are now becoming pcpul r again (if see any correlation her·! between graphic design and tash-

ou're not alone). Whatever the trend, : he malin goal lot chapter remains the same=-to teach you some of the st wanted 'trendy effects, and inspire you to 'use Illustrator ergs these techniques with yc~r own style.

This effect nss belen around for qulte a while, If you pay attentlo n to the advertising you see eve ry day, you'll most ~ike~y see this effelct used on a billboard or in package design, It works great for iliustratlons that you woulo like o apply a dynamic "jumping-out-of ... , the-page" effect to. Miany times you'll see a starburst effect behind some type of product to make it lock like lights are behind it thereby displaYing the product in

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1 ~ Open the source fille named Chap - c 4_ S. tarsurs

r ec t 5, art. G i. Thls flile contains nice sunset scene in which you~U add your starburst, If yOlu ex - mln the layers you'll see (,a,y 5, named SIKY.

-RU' ',and SUN .

. " ere" te a new layer abov he rest NI ~ me i:

S ARBIU R: _.' Also, b sure the other ~ay,er5 , .. re Iock -d.

3 .. Selct the Polygon tool Click the Arthoa rd to dispt y the Po.~ygc, dialog box md enter the 'following settings 10 create a triangle. Click K,

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• Set the triangle's fill (010 r to w1h he an d the stroik,€! to ". one+

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followl ng s tt~ m -,- and c ick.~ K.

-I· Enter the

6, Choose Ob jcct ,.. -( r f1S 'orm ., Rot t , Enter 1 80 degrees 'for tl~,e Ang~ setti ngs a n d ctkk OK. [Crag this object so the bottom point just touches. the horlzon line ~n the center ooW the sun

~ Next, choose rff cl ) Di tort & Ircnsforrn >Transform. Entr ., hese settlings into the dli" log box and click ;. 'K. Tak ' particular note of the copies ane r - terence pc int locator settings. Th- If fe rene" pclnt locator is th smalt bounclng box icon just above the l~andoll1 check box" This wi'll aUow you to seal n oblec ret tlv _ to r handle lorn "th I object's bound i Fl,' box.

8i1 You should now have an i mage slrn ilar to thi s.

The basic effect is now in place, How ver please t: ke not that this is a live effect ~f YOdU se lett 'the sta rbu rst sh pe ,and examine t~ Appears nee IP h~" t .veu'l see a Transform attribute tha can be modified at ,any time. You'll also notice on ly th ~ first st srburst ray i1s setectabl ",

I F~nall.Y', to finish th left, ct off you need to fade the starburst into he Or ickgroundas the light gets fur therw y from' h . c nter,

1 O~ Cr1eat' a n@w L yer above th _ oth rs, Select the EIIU pS" tool andl ,clUck the Artboa rd area. E nte r 450 pi for he width and height settings. This wiH creat ' a circle that is the s me size as the starburst _ hape,

1 ~ Turn on Smart • luid '5 (CTRVCMl)+U)', Align the new circle precisely over f,- exiist~ng starburst sh ~ p'e.

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" 21 F~ll the circle with a rad iat grad lie nt 'si mi [a r to this. set the stroke, to No ne.

3. Pres CrRvCMD+A to select all objects (the gradient ci rete and th e starb u r's.t tria ngle sha pes),

1. ~ Open the Tra n spa renc,Y palette (SN/Ff+F1' Q), select Make 01 a city Mask from the Trans parency pa lette's flyout me n u

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15~ Next select the fre,e Trar1'5form tool (E), WhHe holding; down SH'FT+AlTIOPTroN, dram the outer handle 'of the tri,arlr~;[e shape upward to enlarge lit T~is will expand the Starburst shape so it encompasses the en tire iuustratlon.

, 16~ F i1naUYI seleet the sta rbu rst shape and cha r1 ge th e Blondi ng mode to Safll ~ iRh[ in the Transparency palette, S@!:t the opacity tOI 7 5 ~X~,.

This completes the steps for this exercise. However, I enCIOU rlage' y10u t.1C enhance or ImQtd~rty 2U1Y of the set ... t i ngs, 0 utlU ned 0 ne 0 pt ion we u ~:d be' tOI S _ bstitute Ul e Soft Light BI@ncirql mode ln step, 16 wiith the Overlay mode, This enhances the color of the illustration a bi t-11l! spec i,aUy a ro U In d '_ -he 'SUI n. Th e n red u ce the op acity to a ro u ndl S O(l~ te i ofted~1 t~ e effec t. You 'm ay a lSQI want to try moving 'the starburst sub~,ayer below the SIU -< subLat~~~@'lr.

Retro :backgro nd patterns

Retro is back! Take ,a look aro u nd Y'o u, What was [~ji n" 30 to 40 years ago is back in today This holds espe(;.laUy true for graph 1J.r. design and i llustration. Many artists are turning to the ~5,Osj ~'6,Osj and '70s for inspiration. This effect 'win walk you through creating a retro-style background patte rn to apply to you r :i llustrations so you can give them that nostalgic feet It will also teach you essential tech n iq ues 'far creati ng patte rns with in I llustrator, Patterns must be perfectly symm etrical in '0 rd er fo r them to t~ le seam ~,es[sly. lllustrator offers many tools that remove the guesswork when you're c reat i ng re pe at ~ n g p atte rn 5 by a llowi r11,g; yo UI to ere ate! more (J rec ~ se patte r n s,

11 Create a new RG B ~IllLJI'stra'ttor d Dey ment,

2. Select the Re'ctan,glle tool and click once on the Arrboard. Ente'F 100 pts for tfle Width and [ lclght setti ngs,

3 .. Se't the fl U color to .R: 1 02 G: 2 0 1 B:O and the stroke tc Non~'. Name 'this, ~,ay,elr SA: KGROUND and lock it.

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.. Color choice makes up a petro s~le image QS much a'S the tlctciul artwor:/{ itself.' I encourag·e you ,to

S€.Qr,ch for your own co I CJ r co m b In atio ru: WeQsitf:s1)' .

old m ogo ?.in es, and. boo ks CD n edt be 50 U tees of' if1s{Jirar;on when CFhooslnrJ colors and p'ottern.s.

Ab.o~ t. com 0 ffl!f!, two po te ties th (J t .1 fa und partieuiarly useful:

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A;so~ so'me color index books nave preselected color combinations already inc{lJded. Many tiine» they offer th~ RGB and CMYK equjva~ent"S so oU

you need to do is tYP'f in' 'the setting!~a reai tlmesaver:

OK now that )1'OlJr base tHe outline ls in place you need to add some guides. You.I-€! also going to, LJS! Smart Gu Id es In this exeretse, As i mentioned previous ~y~ keep the keyboard shortcut fer srnart GUides handy to minimize any 'frustration when using 'them (Cr,uICMo+U).

4 .. First cheese view Smart Guides (CTRUCMD+U)~ Next, turn on the' rulers if they aren't CU1 already by c h 00 5,~ n g V~ 'ew ~, S h ow ~~ L I ~ ers ('[TRue MO+ R),

Sii Create ,il new layet. Dlrag a vertical guide from the left ruler area out towalrd the center 0" the' square and allow it to snap to the, center point so you cain se par-ate 't~ e sq u are vertically, Yo u may notice thls gu lde tryi ng 'to Sri ap to certel n poi nts because you have Smart Guides turned on, The K'ey' to mabk.~ng ilt snap to the center poiint 'is to drag your cursor over the center point of' th,e square, Thls targets that square as the object in focus. IU~'st ator will then cd.llow you to snap your guide to the center point,

I ~ . r: if: ,-I hOllriizolnt I 'ui.- '-' fro th,e OIP u er a ea n '.similar w-y'~o separ te th _ square no lzorrn ly,

IBy ere a tii n gl .~ u i des, yo U ve Ib roke n y'o r sq u a. ". II nto fo u - quadrants, This wiU, he:'~p ~i"~ 1_. visJu,aUy ~-_y QUit your pat .. , 'tern to. I!nSUf@ 'that it's sym metrical,

1. Now l ~,tls start with the tOIP ~eft 'qulaldliant, (re1ait.E!' ,I new tayer above the BA I(GI<OU NO layer. Select

1 lie P'leln toot ,and din) an irreguta I sctangular

shape s,l~mliiltalr tOI . n s r :Ie -e1Ili1C@ image, Se'-' th'e _I~l

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color of the rectangle to R: 165 G:235 8.::13 and

'the strok to Non . This shape doesn't have te be perfect I nor 'Should it W,avy and uneven sth spes are . f, iderm _ .s of the . etro :s ' .·l;cO

. " Aga~nl dra'w another rectangle srn, 'IP' on --011=' 0, th

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shape .y ke ~pinl,g ~. sleeted and '5e~ c't~ng, the l:yedlrop~J r 'tool (I). rh,,- n sirnply click once O~ the origi.- '~Il background square '0 appl . s, iU an stroke . tributes te ttl . s-l-=:cted shape,

, O. Now dd a small stroked rectangular shape on tap of ,~h_ previous shsp you drew .. Th~s~m_ 'set the fill colo r to Non '1, and ih e stroke eolor to 1~:2,5 . -: II 5, ~I: .

11. Select all (CrRU('MD+A) of the shapes that you just drew (remember that your original BACKGROUND layer is locked sa. it wHl, not be selected), Duplicate them using the Copy and Paste ln Front commands. o rag this duplicated set to the bottom right quadrant.

- ii finally, draw yet another rectangle shape on top of the previous Or1~. Sift the fiU color to R:2 G:122 B:187 and the stroke 0 None.

1 . ChOOSA! . bjle J :' Tran -'forrn ,. Rot. te and enter 1 " ' , . degrees "for the An, I ' 5" I inzs.

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If you havetft tumed Smart Guid,e~ of{yetl do $Q now. You may have noticed how ,they can become' anf1'oyJng ifyoiJ forget to turn them' off when you d CJ n ~'t n fi,ed them.

1311 Repeat steps a arid 1.1 'for the top ri,glht and bottom left quadrants, This time, use the reference im1age for CoO lor settings wh en creati ns th e recta ngles.

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Now that you have 'the pattern tile created, ~fs time to save It as a swatch so )N)U cam apply it to shapes tater orr,

1 Ii Fi rst, un lock the BACKG I~~.'O'U N 0 ~aye.r,

, 5" Select ~,U shapes on the Artboa rd (CTRUCMD+cA). 16~ Make sure, you F Swatches palette is visi ble

(W'indow .. Swatches).

1 " e N rJ'w~ si mply d rag the 's'e lected ob] ects into the Swatches palette, You'll notice a small swatch a ppear that i ndicates that you r selection has bee r1 turned i nto a patte rn swatch.

1 .. To see this new patte rn 'Swatch ~ n action, draw a shape on the Artboard with the Pe'R1 toot and set the fill attribute for this shape to the swatch that you just created. tnstant pattern:

You can vary the size of 'the' tiled pattern by insertlng GJ step between steps ;,6 and 17. After you do a

Se ~ect A ii ('CrRLlCMD + A) ~ use ttl e Free fran 5 form' tool (E) Or ,1100£e Objs'ct'" Transform" Scale and scale your ti.le down ta the QPpropriate size.

Then ar,ag it int.r; the Swatches palette for Q smaller panem,

Aqu- smooth pi, -. lc bu - ns

What 'trendy ,erff,ects chapter could be complete with ... out a plastic effect exercise? Aqua plastic effects have been, and sti II are, one of the h attest tre ri ds 1 n we b and grap h ic deslgn, Apple started it. i few years back wlth their release of the Mac OS X operating system. After that tutorla ls 011 how 'to create plastic b lue XIS have appeared everywhe reo Tuto r'i a is, en butte n s, 'shapes" and just about everything that. someone could find to add a plastic effect to followed soon after', However, most of these effects revo lved a Found usi ng pa int pregrams (Photoshop, Fireworks, and sa on) to create them, M,a,ny contained elabora'tl€! steps to produce the final rssterlzed product This effect however, i1s achlevec in Illustrator. The benefit of this is that it's a vector shape. This means it remains editable and can be seated to your heart's content-s-try doing that ~n Photo's hop,

1. create a new RGIB Illl~'stra'[ar document.

. jI Select the' Rounded R:ectangh~ tool. Click the Artboard and enter the following setttngs Name this. layer BAS , This wIU, be yo u r button sha peg

. FH~ this shape with the fo,[le,wing, ~~near gradient The light blue. color stop is I~: 138 G:219 B,::255 and the dark blue color is r:o G:j, I B:'~ 5'), Set, the stroke to' None.

4~ Copy the BASE layer shape, Lock the BAS layer and create a new layer above it named BLENI)L Paste 'the copy in 'front of the original (CTRLlCMD+F).

5~ Change the fHl color to '1~:2 G:"I,22 B:"I 87 and use the Transparen (,y palette to set the opacity of this sha pe to 80~~{~.

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6. Select the BlENDl layer shape. Choose Object >Tra nsforrn )to SCOJ le. Enter the fo [towing settings and click Copy.

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i Change the fill color of this new shape to R: I D5 G:22.3 B:255. Oral, or nudge it down toward the, bottom of the' BLEND I layer shape.

9. Select the two shapes in the BLEN 011 l,8Iyer. Choose ObJect ~ •. ~. AL tid -- Blend Options. Change the sp acing tc Smooth Color and dick OK. Then choose Ob j ct Blend '-, - sV\a k'e (CT.R'i/CM'D+ ALTIOPTIO,N+8) t.o: prply the blend, Lock the BLEND-I layer at this point.

As yeu VI witnessed in the previOLis 5tep, the

Bl, nd Options diolo9 bos loffers Q Pl. ~J1g setting named 511 loath .olo,r. When erecting a blend

based on this e ting Illustrator 'will Qttempt to apprCJNimate Q smooth colar transition between th' , obje,cts bing blended. ~or the rna ,t part. JUu$trator will. create a smoorh blend with this , et ing However. if it doesn It you may need to resort to tne p r ifie Step' setting and expet»

ml- m with lorg' r step vatu s.

1 Un 1,0 k -h . SA'" [:llr. Select the I :A$ ta~er sha pand copy it (CrRvCM,cH Ie). You may need tOI t- mpora Hy hilde the Bl 1 layer if you want tOI '5@@ the gradient shape, Lack. the BASE L_yer again, and ere __ te 1_'. ne'w laY'e!1r abov BL'EN! " IcaUed ~II', H 1l~I" ;j~~T. Paste th ~ cepled sha pe ii n fro nt to rnalntaln alignment on th,e I HILL I T lay'er.

11 ~ Select the IIGlllIGI1-lllay,er shape. Choose Object ,.. Trr nsforrn .. Scs le, Enter th following settings and click O:K"

12 .. Set the fiU color of the II~ Ii I' ~H I layer to white and tb 5' rake' to Non .

13. Create a new layer ' bove he ~ I iG I ~ H layer, S - lect the Rect ngle tool - nd Clreat __ , recta Ingle th It is slightly larger than the' wh lite shape you created ~ nl the previous step. Be' su re th i;s recta ngl ~ extends s[ig,htly be.yorldl the rounded rectangle shape ~ n all d i recti a ",5"

, .. FiU this rectangl - w~: h the following whlte to black linear gradient and set the stroke to None,

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