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Includes Adobe Illustrator Tutorials, Adobe Photoshop Tutorials and Adobe Flash TutorialsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-66958093841895289322008-12-02T08:50:00.000-08:002008-12-03T00:16:25.485-08:00Adobe Photoshop CS4 New Features: Tabbed Documents<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >'The workspace in Photoshop CS4 presents some new features we are going to discuss. One of these new features is the new Tabbed Documents feature. This newly introduced way of files arrangement allows you to manage multiple files at the same time, in a more efficient and organized manner.</span><span style="font-style: italic;">'</span><br /><br />In previous versions of Photoshop, whenever you opened more than one photos, then each one opened in a separate free floating window. For example, have a look at the following picture... I opened 3 photographs with Photoshop CS3 and each one has its own window.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE2VNNFQum5s3GsXM9EkWEYSvO5dRW_rcDuOP7WfNpV2G5IB5vxjc9wKjAym-RCy1zuoCQwe9mj8GqlULPKCb0Sxte1wrautfAos6vsXiqImNZgnBIzCvV1srEiA9ytp6wvys5GQVZBo/s1600-h/01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 358px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmE2VNNFQum5s3GsXM9EkWEYSvO5dRW_rcDuOP7WfNpV2G5IB5vxjc9wKjAym-RCy1zuoCQwe9mj8GqlULPKCb0Sxte1wrautfAos6vsXiqImNZgnBIzCvV1srEiA9ytp6wvys5GQVZBo/s400/01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275238824839575650" border="0" /></a><br />As you can see, with only just 3 photos open on our screen, things begin to become a bit messy and counter productive... One in front of the other, and in general if we open some more files then it is clear that things will soon get out of control.<br /><br />OK, let's see now how Photoshop CS4 deals with this quite annoying issue.<br /><br />If I open the same three photographs with CS4 what I get is the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWfiv7Zkxgf-lNwb3y-Jh8_aJ9EwxN4RxNnV4lUAPuR5OKSAYD3ssnp_4ImnTLzzbralUye4AfbjBret9B8zXEQLPlkF3cfwG_qZJIRa3gQ7t2eKM9nKfgrnR7RbmGvNRvA9VXazNh9Y/s1600-h/02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 332px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBWfiv7Zkxgf-lNwb3y-Jh8_aJ9EwxN4RxNnV4lUAPuR5OKSAYD3ssnp_4ImnTLzzbralUye4AfbjBret9B8zXEQLPlkF3cfwG_qZJIRa3gQ7t2eKM9nKfgrnR7RbmGvNRvA9VXazNh9Y/s400/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275244311429083666" border="0" /></a><br />We have only one main document window and each photo is open and arranged in a tabbed layout. Click on a tab to view the photograph you want.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZTpNvgg79-ewgQwwVcMDeO2r6Oy47L2VpR4HoTGHsD5qFDIyJ5e4pNwBFGdrFVnS8jQOPu9OgsjwUL3T7kDZZfltPA8p8ZIFyfhcKiEwLsY8X8qqdclEe2Ndy6KJXjW-MG4gwaYp2Dg/s1600-h/03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLZTpNvgg79-ewgQwwVcMDeO2r6Oy47L2VpR4HoTGHsD5qFDIyJ5e4pNwBFGdrFVnS8jQOPu9OgsjwUL3T7kDZZfltPA8p8ZIFyfhcKiEwLsY8X8qqdclEe2Ndy6KJXjW-MG4gwaYp2Dg/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275246420471977346" border="0" /></a><br />This is what happens...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQzaTIDhri7-6b7u6i7q5931xgm88pwH1bYHmDDZYBnR6bOo4hej3G0F_EoXf6cmP-1uwGm7sn8BnzMEJ2xdek_K_cJIvJ8nR5C8Kt4rgZf9F-WhjM4nHo_cxNSdoFE7Y_e602zcT-1I/s1600-h/04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 392px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbQzaTIDhri7-6b7u6i7q5931xgm88pwH1bYHmDDZYBnR6bOo4hej3G0F_EoXf6cmP-1uwGm7sn8BnzMEJ2xdek_K_cJIvJ8nR5C8Kt4rgZf9F-WhjM4nHo_cxNSdoFE7Y_e602zcT-1I/s400/04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275247275690653474" border="0" /></a><br />Try clicking between the tabs and switch from one photo to the other. Or even better, - and faster - hold down CTRL and press the TAB key (Ctrl+TAB). With this shortcut you toggle from one document to the other in a snap!<br /><br />OK, click on the middle photo now to activate it. In this case it's the photo I shot in Rome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlC4GK-NB5csZNo_LSMkAuKmSXXWQfUPcy_hshMaR2aJHlflgt5rf1xZ_dRmJplG8Wrh6S_YEf9JQqWw3q9rDT9O7Ge49jZdWFTA8GR4UdP9yeJk2gcLtrJhMBdaO5EBHln684v_neLc/s1600-h/04_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 356px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVlC4GK-NB5csZNo_LSMkAuKmSXXWQfUPcy_hshMaR2aJHlflgt5rf1xZ_dRmJplG8Wrh6S_YEf9JQqWw3q9rDT9O7Ge49jZdWFTA8GR4UdP9yeJk2gcLtrJhMBdaO5EBHln684v_neLc/s400/04_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275254643310064946" border="0" /></a><br />You can change the order of the tabs by simply clicking and dragging the tab you like wherever you like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVdGRmnvZiujjws5bn31gIGj7vGv9juO-zU6qalfLmOqoTeFWiCdHAfCXVuskqMX1CLkny9DR1GE3bFTbY7DUJ5XUQOt033CcbEAUuhIKAXlvlWjLABLbsWAtuBbmFXbLhs7Xys3qovU/s1600-h/05.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkVdGRmnvZiujjws5bn31gIGj7vGv9juO-zU6qalfLmOqoTeFWiCdHAfCXVuskqMX1CLkny9DR1GE3bFTbY7DUJ5XUQOt033CcbEAUuhIKAXlvlWjLABLbsWAtuBbmFXbLhs7Xys3qovU/s400/05.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275252991852158066" border="0" /></a><br />If you do not like this tabbed interface do not worry at all. Just click on a photo's tab, drag away from the docking area and release somewhere nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70xFnJRy-sGThoT2d-wnbJrY0tllKOT7MzAQVcMvzAn2FuCObV2u0pZIHrfjIKvKGTFLMv95v7LzAslr_a9JgUOE9pe-tISu7r4-kk11K-zzgyPDSuM2WBNa08D8kkagQKp69f3crXl4/s1600-h/06.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg70xFnJRy-sGThoT2d-wnbJrY0tllKOT7MzAQVcMvzAn2FuCObV2u0pZIHrfjIKvKGTFLMv95v7LzAslr_a9JgUOE9pe-tISu7r4-kk11K-zzgyPDSuM2WBNa08D8kkagQKp69f3crXl4/s400/06.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275257146843729602" border="0" /></a><br />The result is to have this file in the familiar free floating layout as seen below...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien9SGcYJU2Ba0XyKTktRostqP57JWK6hHFAovq60KGdncRFy1leQ5oSv3Klc093P6w2a6bwIiX-DhJYKnoY0uKQl1kU-OEaNw_7gVLGSdnhSQMSL3-ca2OAkkCU04yJ1zC1lTaznJYXU/s1600-h/07.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 367px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEien9SGcYJU2Ba0XyKTktRostqP57JWK6hHFAovq60KGdncRFy1leQ5oSv3Klc093P6w2a6bwIiX-DhJYKnoY0uKQl1kU-OEaNw_7gVLGSdnhSQMSL3-ca2OAkkCU04yJ1zC1lTaznJYXU/s400/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275258254767953122" border="0" /></a><br />If you now change your mind and you want to put the photo back in the stack, just reverse the procedure. Click on the photo tab and drag somewhere near the tabs title area and release. You will also notice that when you approach the area you can let go, the file automatically snaps into place.<br /><br />Suppose now you want to undock the rest of the photos. Instead of repeating this procedure for every single file, there is a quicker way to do that. At the top menu select: <span style="font-style: italic;">Window</span> > <span style="font-style: italic;">Arrange</span> > <span style="font-style: italic;">Float All in Windows</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ86waltroeG5WqLZKje7dc9rzTByeEmB7lIn1oif3TxsAEM1XGfpm9oliNAJ-YZCjHOW-mQYHBbSl3Q7CaFoE8790pNOCX9rmdSSJlHlvglpYvLl14JIqBA-__h1wvLt5ShBkM7Ns3Y/s1600-h/08.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZ86waltroeG5WqLZKje7dc9rzTByeEmB7lIn1oif3TxsAEM1XGfpm9oliNAJ-YZCjHOW-mQYHBbSl3Q7CaFoE8790pNOCX9rmdSSJlHlvglpYvLl14JIqBA-__h1wvLt5ShBkM7Ns3Y/s400/08.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275259438609589746" border="0" /></a><br />The result is as follows:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86cLhUqfYoYxSmoK3xFEQMEt-dzQa4SsV5ZVfDqq3gBufGivVyYxVr_rS_DEaA2QZwuG0Zu-uxz4Dzdl6zIAgGeSU7cuptYtCZtvFg2saHRx1e_azPrucfUarQO64kQMmncyQ-3kq4x8/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86cLhUqfYoYxSmoK3xFEQMEt-dzQa4SsV5ZVfDqq3gBufGivVyYxVr_rS_DEaA2QZwuG0Zu-uxz4Dzdl6zIAgGeSU7cuptYtCZtvFg2saHRx1e_azPrucfUarQO64kQMmncyQ-3kq4x8/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275260472153382754" border="0" /></a><br />Similarly, you can revert to the previous tab-style state by selecting <span style="font-style: italic;">Window</span> > <span style="font-style: italic;">Arrange</span> > <span style="font-style: italic;">Consolidate All to Tabs</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi7JFE-DeTb8_5Mn8wMh29e2hvzLD_cGvVBF9yGjcw9asDpoj9jzW3sMjsEF09YWg11YArONH2HG7oRlYb-TaMv4X5djvus8Lzyywso_TtSUK2y-7yj2uINhshOVO1ofXY58hTk1NGrE/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi7JFE-DeTb8_5Mn8wMh29e2hvzLD_cGvVBF9yGjcw9asDpoj9jzW3sMjsEF09YWg11YArONH2HG7oRlYb-TaMv4X5djvus8Lzyywso_TtSUK2y-7yj2uINhshOVO1ofXY58hTk1NGrE/s400/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275261084384055426" border="0" /></a><br />You now switch back to one window mode and multiple tabs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuuSzw84Z5F5BJno7Gq1VbJ5BHQh42BlhS1cbuqMMPD0EPYgCiwgX9P5JtzkePg1hwhvJL0LESZy1NKLB3W644pKais9o7ikuhyphenhyphenUwCjhlstlKopVx4NXccaOGUeIOU-8HrikQ0o1Krn4/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiuuSzw84Z5F5BJno7Gq1VbJ5BHQh42BlhS1cbuqMMPD0EPYgCiwgX9P5JtzkePg1hwhvJL0LESZy1NKLB3W644pKais9o7ikuhyphenhyphenUwCjhlstlKopVx4NXccaOGUeIOU-8HrikQ0o1Krn4/s400/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275261778991709058" border="0" /></a><br />Let's see now how we close a tabbed document. Quite easy... If you take a closer look at the document title, there is a little <span style="font-family: courier new; font-weight: bold;">x</span> sign towards the right. Click it and the document goes away...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltETpBJ5IGqGbkN39NupH1wsKZ7iVYSCdBh9jn8-Z-5PbE22Q9sPJK1IV5edehiPcBnZOANMR829Ccuw5UbWTsiTgtr-0tcwStztX8SijNcNUG53qcVHv5bU1ajymsVCdiV3yhewzhow/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgltETpBJ5IGqGbkN39NupH1wsKZ7iVYSCdBh9jn8-Z-5PbE22Q9sPJK1IV5edehiPcBnZOANMR829Ccuw5UbWTsiTgtr-0tcwStztX8SijNcNUG53qcVHv5bU1ajymsVCdiV3yhewzhow/s400/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275267145310153058" border="0" /></a><br />If you do not like this tabbed layout of your documents then you can easily go and disable this feature. How? Simply choose Edit > Preferences > Interface... from the top menu.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UgpuHAhUxWhw4YmfXNQ3p6WfuQmIq7PdsKBq2oVaOCrdfuV4vXTR6sKltkH1dDkuCgH6xz2hNlGph4BMCG8khkyN45PdmgU9ukIhQ6xa12RZL5zOeggKZsQ5zH4hXbZjqiXi3K7R9SA/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 332px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2UgpuHAhUxWhw4YmfXNQ3p6WfuQmIq7PdsKBq2oVaOCrdfuV4vXTR6sKltkH1dDkuCgH6xz2hNlGph4BMCG8khkyN45PdmgU9ukIhQ6xa12RZL5zOeggKZsQ5zH4hXbZjqiXi3K7R9SA/s400/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275264576611605410" border="0" /></a><br />In the pop-up window uncheck the tick box "Open Documents as Tabs".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAQiRbi4d76L2R9KDIBiAWrE4iJymR3Gf0Zqf7hWC7D5Vh8LY0VVGXbOFKS4jU6pxdfMjvSCC1Y2H27xARsl-VR_OfksHwk8QQGvHC_aetJcIKlsQiML4e84HTPkC2VwWG1_GlRsnkW4/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIAQiRbi4d76L2R9KDIBiAWrE4iJymR3Gf0Zqf7hWC7D5Vh8LY0VVGXbOFKS4jU6pxdfMjvSCC1Y2H27xARsl-VR_OfksHwk8QQGvHC_aetJcIKlsQiML4e84HTPkC2VwWG1_GlRsnkW4/s400/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275265507630331250" border="0" /></a><br />If you do that, you will no longer have your documents opened in a tabbed layout but instead you will have the classic free floating windows.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com382tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-91759980482728736112008-10-31T23:01:00.000-07:002008-10-31T23:12:30.480-07:00Adobe Illustrator reminiscence...Hi all,<br /><br />Have a look at a video I bumped into in YouTube the other day, introducing Illustrator back in 1987!<br /><br /><span>As the poster comments, this video shipped on VHS with the very first version of Adobe Illustrator. Adobe CEO & Illustrator developer John Warnock demonstrated the new product in a single one-hour take.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="349"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xv3xl2B6yUs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xv3xl2B6yUs&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />Interesting stuff don't you think?<br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-32582085598537255512008-10-09T08:43:00.001-07:002008-10-11T06:07:21.642-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Opacity Masks'<span style="font-size:130%;">'One of the coolest functions inside illustrator is the 'Opacity Mask'. Opacity Masks set various transparency levels in vector Artwork, Text or even photographs.'<br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">1. The Concept</span></span><br /><br />All right then, start Illustrator and Place an image of your like on the artboard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlu3DWKw8Y9gzWowbkGQDvJy6qleIfF7ELW9YUoTlmJI8jlus-bFHFRTDEbteIWuwqP9e19onguANdHmr95tFTwm_H3PhJeF0GbRj8j-H5xL9xbEfiBtgnewttWa62IFx24hCMX4rLRFk/s1600-h/01-place-image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlu3DWKw8Y9gzWowbkGQDvJy6qleIfF7ELW9YUoTlmJI8jlus-bFHFRTDEbteIWuwqP9e19onguANdHmr95tFTwm_H3PhJeF0GbRj8j-H5xL9xbEfiBtgnewttWa62IFx24hCMX4rLRFk/s400/01-place-image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255188591697350930" border="0" /></a><br />This one is a shot I took during my summer holidays at the end of August... Nice stuff...<br /><br />Anyway, back to work...Create a shape like the one shown below and place it on top of your photograph.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBtSwJpf5XUxAv2p7ATy29rsDF8Ma-TMuNOq8saRrsmJ42JSDLmavpiMsNrb2Ijl0NPZmnBqcC1md6AFKK9Y3oAWxSCfiNT5l53aG_dzRYkTdqFT-DJcp8TL0pheBr3NvV9SNYSOybNo/s1600-h/02-B&W-shape.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBtSwJpf5XUxAv2p7ATy29rsDF8Ma-TMuNOq8saRrsmJ42JSDLmavpiMsNrb2Ijl0NPZmnBqcC1md6AFKK9Y3oAWxSCfiNT5l53aG_dzRYkTdqFT-DJcp8TL0pheBr3NvV9SNYSOybNo/s400/02-B&W-shape.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255192272180357346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br />For those wondering how I created this shape, I must say that there are quite a few easy methods to do it. Speaking for myself, I used the Rectangular Grid Tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-B8qxfAw7Q61vHCdpWVUHcQ30zyFknevYkKeVZmG8YDYx8s9tMV5GFAZGGMOwUcREqvnqoHQH4-ZGWdiYmsoPfl2L1SOgBPMLQUwf-3K_3fpRB8ccTnytIUUJZZbR_XlBv7JJC5iyVA/s1600-h/03-rectangular-grid-tool.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs-B8qxfAw7Q61vHCdpWVUHcQ30zyFknevYkKeVZmG8YDYx8s9tMV5GFAZGGMOwUcREqvnqoHQH4-ZGWdiYmsoPfl2L1SOgBPMLQUwf-3K_3fpRB8ccTnytIUUJZZbR_XlBv7JJC5iyVA/s400/03-rectangular-grid-tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255193334243146018" border="0" /></a> (highlighted in yellow in the above image).<br />Click and drag on top of the photograph, but before releasing the mouse, press the arrow keys on your keyboard. You will see that tapping the Left & Right keys adjust the number of the columns of your grid, while the Up & Down arrows adjust the number of the rows. This way, I created a 2x2 grid on top of my photograph.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXyGzxfqP9WMAfmUxjn_pqLTccLU_AY-UYJPheh3tBomnLhdqzZnGd15DVUWm_ke6N1DHp85BIBE2iy_gXIcGoNlLN_4lTH5BPFw7tTfHIbmYpqzD9rcFb7iPvg6fkgAo4qw_-UlVjg8/s1600-h/04-arrows-keys.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXyGzxfqP9WMAfmUxjn_pqLTccLU_AY-UYJPheh3tBomnLhdqzZnGd15DVUWm_ke6N1DHp85BIBE2iy_gXIcGoNlLN_4lTH5BPFw7tTfHIbmYpqzD9rcFb7iPvg6fkgAo4qw_-UlVjg8/s400/04-arrows-keys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255198737663955298" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The next step is to break the grid apart so you can fill each box separately. So open the Pathfinder Panel and divide the grid into 4 separate boxes so you can edit each one of them. If you do not know or remember how the Pathfinder works, have a quick look in my <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorials_17.html">Pathfinder panel tutorial</a>. Finally, fill 2 of the boxes with Black. Before you go on, do not forget to group all 4 boxes. Select all 4 and Group them.</span><br /><br />As we show in a previous tutorial about <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Clipping Masks</a>, only that part of the image that lies underneath the path used as a mask will be visible. Opacity Masks on the other hand, reveal what lies underneath them depending on the Luminosity values of the fill of the path that is used as a Mask. This means that depending on how light or dark the mask is, will adjust the visibility of the image below.<br /><br />So let's see all that in action...<br /><br />With the <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Selection Tool (V)</a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWswjV1R_lQM5nW2slfIk5F-Rslvi9dcUPyAVHFTLSF1SGZgqn_S7xmi94Mwy0fhj148zLaPjLTwqLaQvRolDy0ph_FSj0VG-wlWar3CrGpCP8bjqLFmJuVl4ViiREs_uarSOyE2HOZ50/s1600-h/25-black-arrow.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWswjV1R_lQM5nW2slfIk5F-Rslvi9dcUPyAVHFTLSF1SGZgqn_S7xmi94Mwy0fhj148zLaPjLTwqLaQvRolDy0ph_FSj0VG-wlWar3CrGpCP8bjqLFmJuVl4ViiREs_uarSOyE2HOZ50/s400/25-black-arrow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255865007405876706" border="0" /></a> select both the checkered pattern and the Photograph beneath it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU18XC8oUVP2FCMhigGyQnb-D8hEDslM13YxvIfM8c1EMvsYCzLOeFsDonGmAHWG75Zcp8UxPY34-MWX0SM9JHW-SAvwyL1yR7HmKAHEzB-7_jfsijQGUHBMXFbJ9V0fjpXiVOFNgezs/s1600-h/10-select-all.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuU18XC8oUVP2FCMhigGyQnb-D8hEDslM13YxvIfM8c1EMvsYCzLOeFsDonGmAHWG75Zcp8UxPY34-MWX0SM9JHW-SAvwyL1yR7HmKAHEzB-7_jfsijQGUHBMXFbJ9V0fjpXiVOFNgezs/s400/10-select-all.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255819227012601602" border="0" /></a><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span>Now you have selected two objects. The photo and the grid. Have a look on the right panel dock, locate the Transparency Panel icon <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCOcr0Uh5P7OSyJyxdNDAnpOn9z0VyNVrDacwoolf0iN5v38ePJNsmIDo62UBaPSXNh9mOy6bSRsjVfiuCGSbrMD5yZUGY3hfZTbZJu91wAUw7EDVIxzd1YgtSmFM155ePTVdxPvAfZQ/s1600-h/07-transparency-panel-icon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNCOcr0Uh5P7OSyJyxdNDAnpOn9z0VyNVrDacwoolf0iN5v38ePJNsmIDo62UBaPSXNh9mOy6bSRsjVfiuCGSbrMD5yZUGY3hfZTbZJu91wAUw7EDVIxzd1YgtSmFM155ePTVdxPvAfZQ/s400/07-transparency-panel-icon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255811002680770850" border="0" /></a> and click to open it. Click on the double arrows to expand the panel and see all available data and settings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Lst8n9zMewFY_VBhEu2Et06Gj7_PDnwkF9XTYCZVbUF76GpZu4CKuIoVTLnqUum7052gB9P_z8G-L75fNeVq4tV2f8KrSU7lW1WphjTgs3TSxG0VquYJnXuPVpvTW4OShPWgQYk0M0w/s1600-h/06-transparency-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7Lst8n9zMewFY_VBhEu2Et06Gj7_PDnwkF9XTYCZVbUF76GpZu4CKuIoVTLnqUum7052gB9P_z8G-L75fNeVq4tV2f8KrSU7lW1WphjTgs3TSxG0VquYJnXuPVpvTW4OShPWgQYk0M0w/s400/06-transparency-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255811391753226162" border="0" /></a><br />In the panel you can see that there is a thumbnail preview that shows you what your selected objects are. We will explain all this in detail later so for the time being ignore it.<br /><br />OK, now it's time for the good part. Click on the top right corner of the panel to pop up a flyout menu, and select <span style="font-style: italic;">Make Opacity Mask</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYw82JbsDhcq2n8Pr8NCiMiFsTJA62TWhKA47q80YhtRHhr1Ld202iSFrunQ-00cx0tNDNNEeypAb23xz6dZSlB7QQSgztIs3KdCMdPWIUhQY3sJ031CUq_IzdYULccf-znOUrz0q0Eg/s1600-h/08-make-opacity-mask.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYw82JbsDhcq2n8Pr8NCiMiFsTJA62TWhKA47q80YhtRHhr1Ld202iSFrunQ-00cx0tNDNNEeypAb23xz6dZSlB7QQSgztIs3KdCMdPWIUhQY3sJ031CUq_IzdYULccf-znOUrz0q0Eg/s400/08-make-opacity-mask.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255813400276672130" border="0" /></a><br />Now check what has happened to your image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqahbR1fvCpF9HUdTf17G7D0-rrFlh66TfmZe88JcqJcktqbYiOcZOSacsfFwUdKr3Ko53Up3NuUocw2spYuKscjw63huXSOmUvNiK0HCOZwXdxzL3cwJ6BTH73TwEXWAN7EbW7MftjWU/s1600-h/09-image-results.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqahbR1fvCpF9HUdTf17G7D0-rrFlh66TfmZe88JcqJcktqbYiOcZOSacsfFwUdKr3Ko53Up3NuUocw2spYuKscjw63huXSOmUvNiK0HCOZwXdxzL3cwJ6BTH73TwEXWAN7EbW7MftjWU/s400/09-image-results.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255817925881923826" border="0" /></a><br />As you see, the Opacity Mask has been succesfully applied and the photograph has been clipped to the outer dimensions of the grid. Since it's all based in Luminosity, and since you can not get any lighter color than White, the parts of the photograph that lie underneath the white areas of the grid will be fully visible (100% opaque - can not see through). On the other hand, areas of the photograph that lie underneath the black rectangles are no longer visible - they have become transparent (0% Opacity - can see through). This means that any object you place behind the photograph will be visible on these areas.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTzM0Dk-jaiw4MWWpG3w4GjNAQcTAc7VCQTqIYvZeAwZUUrbrwJZV95Bio6RmmE4iJ8VoY95nu567bBzygsajkuVBt0kIYLnrPbcd35A8f7Nyo91M5nqM_WXxNT1xfoA7jsS-GD8Eago/s1600-h/17-red-strange-object.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTzM0Dk-jaiw4MWWpG3w4GjNAQcTAc7VCQTqIYvZeAwZUUrbrwJZV95Bio6RmmE4iJ8VoY95nu567bBzygsajkuVBt0kIYLnrPbcd35A8f7Nyo91M5nqM_WXxNT1xfoA7jsS-GD8Eago/s400/17-red-strange-object.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255842949689474626" border="0" /></a><br />In this example there are two discrete luminous states: 1 White - 2 Black translated in two discrete visibility states of the final image: 1 Opaque - 2 Fully Transparent. The cool thing though about Opacity Masks in Illustrator is that there is no limit to how many luminous levels (steps) you can use in your mask. Check out the following graphic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnvjrjFxDzD1DHgsE7rOnQdp2-3cPnh3dpJImP9X1UIa1DsusNH2awkUdJs2mRW8NUTTYqZaYwsQjwYUx5UeXzdnSOPf69Ws8WPFYhwZp7awbpEmrBI5G7-rHe0eOB1N4cLGX6t74RI/s1600-h/11-grid-shades-of-grey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnvjrjFxDzD1DHgsE7rOnQdp2-3cPnh3dpJImP9X1UIa1DsusNH2awkUdJs2mRW8NUTTYqZaYwsQjwYUx5UeXzdnSOPf69Ws8WPFYhwZp7awbpEmrBI5G7-rHe0eOB1N4cLGX6t74RI/s400/11-grid-shades-of-grey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255830959536049842" border="0" /></a>The black and white grid has been replaced by a grid that contains more cells each one with a different shade of grey. Repeat the same procedure like before and apply an Opacity Mask. The result should look like the following:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxeikpIZQK57XWDAfHPwLU5UyeuILEaEa7niuM3M7axCDJQ0qnd9fT2qEhy6MB2VqTOeXhGAE3wmglHlaQE0IYm4-PxDgrH-UDmD0z6ld0WnLDfSGmQsNCI9OxRivvprY7nEjDxOcadk/s1600-h/12-opacity-mask-shadesofgrey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwxeikpIZQK57XWDAfHPwLU5UyeuILEaEa7niuM3M7axCDJQ0qnd9fT2qEhy6MB2VqTOeXhGAE3wmglHlaQE0IYm4-PxDgrH-UDmD0z6ld0WnLDfSGmQsNCI9OxRivvprY7nEjDxOcadk/s400/12-opacity-mask-shadesofgrey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255831678314688578" border="0" /></a><br />The photograph has been clipped but this time it is not just either OPAQUE or FULLY TRANSPARENT. Since there are rectangle fills with various level of brightness, the result is mixture of areas with different levels of Transparency. Let me show you what I mean. From the menu bar choose VIEW > Show Transparency Grid (Or simply press SHIFT+CTRL+D on your keyboard).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyg7ruQZgzXUEtsGetzmzK1996ZRGFwJcebjQRbgOCIydu7dMYGhcEGcHYavdci0vFqQ6QN2qM8-rjtYsWt6QFIV7-uB5wgWytvvg4PAPwLiK7F3uUMt1NVde6Bxm0UoOHL4OzyUD660/s1600-h/13-transparency-grid.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyg7ruQZgzXUEtsGetzmzK1996ZRGFwJcebjQRbgOCIydu7dMYGhcEGcHYavdci0vFqQ6QN2qM8-rjtYsWt6QFIV7-uB5wgWytvvg4PAPwLiK7F3uUMt1NVde6Bxm0UoOHL4OzyUD660/s400/13-transparency-grid.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255833839840744866" border="0" /></a><br />What happens is that your artboard is now filled with a checkered board pattern that helps you see the various levels of transparency applied to your photo depending on the fill of the grid rectangles used as a mask. Actually you now look through the image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqmU0n7kJF2MwHao62tEShneLZlWtF9DDzCCp_tj2UVmUd4AC1vztkJPUgS0aBXFUsekYZs1aVFdejKNrLdCFOCvFGEABrCfoiUTt1YTBPK-Fyvmlx32KrQvHvq1ac53L1DCYTQUAyHA/s1600-h/14-checkerboard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmqmU0n7kJF2MwHao62tEShneLZlWtF9DDzCCp_tj2UVmUd4AC1vztkJPUgS0aBXFUsekYZs1aVFdejKNrLdCFOCvFGEABrCfoiUTt1YTBPK-Fyvmlx32KrQvHvq1ac53L1DCYTQUAyHA/s400/14-checkerboard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255834849978090594" border="0" /></a><br />In this case we still have discrete luminsity levels that produce discrete transparency levels of the final impage. I hope that by now you have already guessed where I am getting at.<br /><br />What if we want a smoother transparency transition to our final image? Let's say we want our image to start from 100% Opaque and gradually smoothly turn to 100% transparent. Then all you have to do is to create a mask on top of your image with a nice black to white (or any other colors actually) Gradient. (Don't ask me about Gradients... go check my post <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial_29.html">All about Gradients</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREvI8ZgkfwRiamA-a9GOi62ZnqRejHGzFREW5qlRyqqcy9MNIAyyQo371js-AJ1fYSR8UIv0zXi_R9sm5DkSfPuFQQrRX0aEOT_QTJZ8_b3hVoV18qcOUD9zyWn0EDZkQBedfy4Zxf04/s1600-h/15-bw-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgREvI8ZgkfwRiamA-a9GOi62ZnqRejHGzFREW5qlRyqqcy9MNIAyyQo371js-AJ1fYSR8UIv0zXi_R9sm5DkSfPuFQQrRX0aEOT_QTJZ8_b3hVoV18qcOUD9zyWn0EDZkQBedfy4Zxf04/s400/15-bw-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255837918854113762" border="0" /></a><br />Apply an Opacity Mask and there you go...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0sgtKDl17vVEd9NXAP1w8bX_0KTCsULWNj-xZ2ZaM5PJ2VUDmvkpDfwIH_A15ANzNUxbr-qUOYP7UMiJVxjq3Ij2QrAzZdjhf3Zihxp-j6ixIBwX-SA4KJmLQE0Y3Na8fTtCG58JLE/s1600-h/16-transparency-to-opaque.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0sgtKDl17vVEd9NXAP1w8bX_0KTCsULWNj-xZ2ZaM5PJ2VUDmvkpDfwIH_A15ANzNUxbr-qUOYP7UMiJVxjq3Ij2QrAzZdjhf3Zihxp-j6ixIBwX-SA4KJmLQE0Y3Na8fTtCG58JLE/s400/16-transparency-to-opaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255838824198990898" border="0" /></a><br />As you see, starting from the black areas of the rectangle the output is fully transparent and as you move towards the left, it gradually and smoothly turns opaque. Cool stuff...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >2. The Transparency Panel</span><br /><br />Let's spend some time to check the Transparency Panel.<br />After I have applied the Opacity Mask in my last image the Transparency Panel looked like that:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc5WeYYZifqxyo8ViCArdOSVZABzbRLuJIRhi8hyphenhyphenilXp7DRURahMJxt6-nGxvlSAjFVCDpQPHp9i6CHYGdGO7KFza4DYy2Hn4FX4R439EM4ufyjuWQ5gG8TdZ9307EKhoqtJPp2QAFnI/s1600-h/19-panel-explained.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPc5WeYYZifqxyo8ViCArdOSVZABzbRLuJIRhi8hyphenhyphenilXp7DRURahMJxt6-nGxvlSAjFVCDpQPHp9i6CHYGdGO7KFza4DYy2Hn4FX4R439EM4ufyjuWQ5gG8TdZ9307EKhoqtJPp2QAFnI/s400/19-panel-explained.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255848514026868066" border="0" /></a><br />First you notice that there are two thumbnails available <span style="font-size:78%;">(ITEMS 1 & 3)</span>, one showing the photograph <span style="font-size:85%;">(ITEM 1)</span> and one showing the mask <span style="font-size:85%;">(ITEM 3)</span> with a lock icon in between <span style="font-size:85%;">(ITEM 2)</span>. By default the photo and the mask are locked together and what this does is that if let's say you decide to move the photo, then the mask is moved together. If for some reason you want to move the photograph but you do not want to move the mask (maybe you want to show another part of the photo), then click on the lock icon (it disappears...) and reposition the photo. The mask will stay in place.<br /><br />If you now click on the Mask Thumbnail <span style="font-size:85%;">(ITEM 3)</span>, then you can edit the Gradient the way you would normally do. You may perhaps wanna pick the Gradient tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7m5eovD0j9O-AxVHvnRpWGFaA7VKzDayWzmXj4Hma_GXXqO7IYaWbUiDfwbh7ozDja_QsO7tGpdrbTLCNdvLJyCKJimc9JmJ7RQ63S_hl6DKQDqPkOv4ONDMQPVAGeHKMrmauoReVaY/s1600-h/20-gradient-tool.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7m5eovD0j9O-AxVHvnRpWGFaA7VKzDayWzmXj4Hma_GXXqO7IYaWbUiDfwbh7ozDja_QsO7tGpdrbTLCNdvLJyCKJimc9JmJ7RQ63S_hl6DKQDqPkOv4ONDMQPVAGeHKMrmauoReVaY/s400/20-gradient-tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255852115605391410" border="0" /></a> (like shown <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial_29.html">in a previous post</a>) and adjust the Gradient like shown below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlMU3syvccXCuFlo-ZCC-d5FabAN9qlV9FOkxwjfngVTwwvGF8fCCxYUMjpZxrC5ZUsaEzq9Tin1f7zl_HWVgFAPEJaUJivvBBWrmKHr9wylnD5pleNr0EgsxMs_6S1am-feAsLhEeCI/s1600-h/21-gradient-new-direction.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdlMU3syvccXCuFlo-ZCC-d5FabAN9qlV9FOkxwjfngVTwwvGF8fCCxYUMjpZxrC5ZUsaEzq9Tin1f7zl_HWVgFAPEJaUJivvBBWrmKHr9wylnD5pleNr0EgsxMs_6S1am-feAsLhEeCI/s400/21-gradient-new-direction.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255852874982041890" border="0" /></a>Pay attention when you click on the Mask thumbnail because Illustrator automatically switches to Opacity Mask Mode.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lODU2mhQQuY55A9ws2OKm3dq2leKC77uRY2kfG78YTOsBxCiFWIUPVy_XWl_XMk8W934_0fQDhWNl30DG57bp2_PbpgI3Ej40amh5B_NRJru24oqhbc45h0twrtg55HLxGvNajlTUz8/s1600-h/22-opacity-mask-mode.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lODU2mhQQuY55A9ws2OKm3dq2leKC77uRY2kfG78YTOsBxCiFWIUPVy_XWl_XMk8W934_0fQDhWNl30DG57bp2_PbpgI3Ej40amh5B_NRJru24oqhbc45h0twrtg55HLxGvNajlTUz8/s400/22-opacity-mask-mode.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255856463139983874" border="0" /></a><br />You can always look at Illustrator's title bar or open your Layers Panel (press F7) and check the mode you're working in.<br /><br />OK... what happens if you uncheck the clip checkbox <span style="font-size:85%;">(ITEM 4)</span>... Actually, the areas of the photograph outside the boundaries of the mask are visible after the Opacity Mask has been applied. It's your call...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMQLobmnCPxkOqN-ITmePiaFO43ycdMl_OVPsSb8Xme95W0qX3tR2MuilMw_5I2cFBmaF2zAsop05SVG7VL7jeaskRKB_D7eAbFiRGDpIxqLKlMGKRTHUkz7pw9nouABrS6sHb5qre9I/s1600-h/23-uncheck-clipping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMQLobmnCPxkOqN-ITmePiaFO43ycdMl_OVPsSb8Xme95W0qX3tR2MuilMw_5I2cFBmaF2zAsop05SVG7VL7jeaskRKB_D7eAbFiRGDpIxqLKlMGKRTHUkz7pw9nouABrS6sHb5qre9I/s400/23-uncheck-clipping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255858676995592674" border="0" /></a>Finally, clicking in the Invert Mask checkbox does exactly what it says. As we discussed earlier, when you apply an Opacity Mask, lighter areas of the Mask cause less transparency on the areas of the object that lies underneath, while darker colors cause more transparency. If you check this box, it works the other way round.<br /><br />To give you an example, let's go back to a previous image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0sgtKDl17vVEd9NXAP1w8bX_0KTCsULWNj-xZ2ZaM5PJ2VUDmvkpDfwIH_A15ANzNUxbr-qUOYP7UMiJVxjq3Ij2QrAzZdjhf3Zihxp-j6ixIBwX-SA4KJmLQE0Y3Na8fTtCG58JLE/s1600-h/16-transparency-to-opaque.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH0sgtKDl17vVEd9NXAP1w8bX_0KTCsULWNj-xZ2ZaM5PJ2VUDmvkpDfwIH_A15ANzNUxbr-qUOYP7UMiJVxjq3Ij2QrAzZdjhf3Zihxp-j6ixIBwX-SA4KJmLQE0Y3Na8fTtCG58JLE/s400/16-transparency-to-opaque.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255838824198990898" border="0" /></a><br />If I click in the checkbox the transparency changes direction. It goes reverse as shown below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5HtNWZ2n9gMBNuL2YhJ0xKeU__k6PF6dkBcyz16iWdtd8IE2fbqHiFuLEu3qC5iouZFvxN2hXwODLuJ3lxhZlEHtum5zU4_LsV9BCO-fznOQOiEOXN_W63qccyw3Ur7XNmaF4WfvQSs/s1600-h/24-reverse.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP5HtNWZ2n9gMBNuL2YhJ0xKeU__k6PF6dkBcyz16iWdtd8IE2fbqHiFuLEu3qC5iouZFvxN2hXwODLuJ3lxhZlEHtum5zU4_LsV9BCO-fznOQOiEOXN_W63qccyw3Ur7XNmaF4WfvQSs/s400/24-reverse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255862108099933986" border="0" /></a><span><br />Finally, how can you remove the Opacity Mask? Very simple, just click on the masked artwork and then select <span style="font-style: italic;">Release Opacity Mask</span> from the Transparency panel menu.</span> The masking object reappears on top of the objects that were masked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcQah3xf_l1O9H5CaurH-u1xa4OhhrtWPu48s7emqv9B7sPHjQIXOmeo2ysRUYnYXmyMWQxcdjojnuU9qSVS0Nm95Y8GxtN-Zlr46xM5Cd9pxkk3mr-HXzTeJPCMIohiV4cALrCtpcZo/s1600-h/26-release-opacity-mask.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcQah3xf_l1O9H5CaurH-u1xa4OhhrtWPu48s7emqv9B7sPHjQIXOmeo2ysRUYnYXmyMWQxcdjojnuU9qSVS0Nm95Y8GxtN-Zlr46xM5Cd9pxkk3mr-HXzTeJPCMIohiV4cALrCtpcZo/s400/26-release-opacity-mask.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255878942717829122" border="0" /></a><br />CU and Remember... the sky is the limit...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkXjwVfH1M6o9y_HmrqfPYKk2YcOgCUZ5b0Wm08pbF_dk0hBYQNojTXM4YG0y7IQUVdOFS_Kdob38RrUyO1HPafZsHbYVXIKscYLBSNr4KybSRp9oc5d_3TR8N66D-gCaDvQgjE8JDRI/s1600-h/27-text.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizkXjwVfH1M6o9y_HmrqfPYKk2YcOgCUZ5b0Wm08pbF_dk0hBYQNojTXM4YG0y7IQUVdOFS_Kdob38RrUyO1HPafZsHbYVXIKscYLBSNr4KybSRp9oc5d_3TR8N66D-gCaDvQgjE8JDRI/s400/27-text.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255881071826849554" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com51tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-42886988935302928592008-09-29T09:37:00.000-07:002008-10-11T09:24:42.940-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Everything about Gradients''After discussing about <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Clipping Masks</a> in a previous post, my intention was to start a subject about <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/10/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-opacity.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Opacity Masks</span></a>, but then, I thought it would be a better idea to talk about Gradients as an introduction to Opacity Masks. I think it's useful anyway...'<br /><br />A nice Gradient Fill can really make the difference and enhance your artwork. I will try to explain in detail all about Gradients.<br /><br />An alternative way of coloring an object with a solid fill, is choosing a gradient. A gradient fill consists of more than a single color. It takes a minimum of two colors gradually blending from one to the other.<br /><br />Ok, let's see all that in action.<br /><br />So, start Illustrator and create a new document. In the toolbox on the left, select the Rectangle tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRCOcCOHb7O6tn5Q6bT5QxICyp_goKsLpgseSXk5JrUcYyYX5_YrgoOwMKL1nqiNX_SU-f6s4JPKg_oPWWpW7PDipRVScG_wJAzsqk7JJ1fua0qURw-MF86UhB7Q1Cqp0k8Fgu36BQHo/s1600-h/01.rectangle-icon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcRCOcCOHb7O6tn5Q6bT5QxICyp_goKsLpgseSXk5JrUcYyYX5_YrgoOwMKL1nqiNX_SU-f6s4JPKg_oPWWpW7PDipRVScG_wJAzsqk7JJ1fua0qURw-MF86UhB7Q1Cqp0k8Fgu36BQHo/s400/01.rectangle-icon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694403438334418" border="0" /></a> , click on the artboard and drag to draw a rectangle with a black stroke and a nice solid green color.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWXFEN8jihERH6-IS2G0Zk2-NCTKV6UeXm7qLvlYWWN0oKWE-Q1ukQoAtID_vi4YQSSdkQLNFbqAQjF5lhJwQma91LeOcEyDv2y4nXfMUyl_tAHwbOmUHuVTlWLVDF3XJgyN9x7v134/s1600-h/01.rect.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjosWXFEN8jihERH6-IS2G0Zk2-NCTKV6UeXm7qLvlYWWN0oKWE-Q1ukQoAtID_vi4YQSSdkQLNFbqAQjF5lhJwQma91LeOcEyDv2y4nXfMUyl_tAHwbOmUHuVTlWLVDF3XJgyN9x7v134/s400/01.rect.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251486803990569650" border="0" /></a>From the right dock, click on the Gradient Panel <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJsorLcuvPwDtYS9Yate5sWir-c6dfjwkzN5XzMIzbxfvrnILS7joSvamZYQS4cOMjHBPggQWiyoBSXQXXuuLxJRNdaYvNgiggk5KXrKyMu2ZD7OLJBZhFoh1YCL-dOX6XbxuXkdUpAs/s1600-h/02.gradient-panel.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 29px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJsorLcuvPwDtYS9Yate5sWir-c6dfjwkzN5XzMIzbxfvrnILS7joSvamZYQS4cOMjHBPggQWiyoBSXQXXuuLxJRNdaYvNgiggk5KXrKyMu2ZD7OLJBZhFoh1YCL-dOX6XbxuXkdUpAs/s400/02.gradient-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251694991974844226" border="0" /></a> and click to expand it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClWBfMVlDsaGBLV2k2MLDEoywNm_qw298WbR5HQhDlcrXKdPHPt1qdRMFO_k6hgwM3S03-dn9ddmnbrEBqRuj4ziiNG_l1njc1vvB_iTAeyOTIz1C6i-RtiTkrjvJYXfJTubkxdJCKeo/s1600-h/02.click+on+gradient+panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClWBfMVlDsaGBLV2k2MLDEoywNm_qw298WbR5HQhDlcrXKdPHPt1qdRMFO_k6hgwM3S03-dn9ddmnbrEBqRuj4ziiNG_l1njc1vvB_iTAeyOTIz1C6i-RtiTkrjvJYXfJTubkxdJCKeo/s400/02.click+on+gradient+panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251488159114548050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Of course, you can always avoid all this by simply clicking CTRL+F9 on your keyboard.</span><br /><br />With the rectangle still selected, click on the small icon on the top left corner of the panel in order to change from the solid green color to a gradient fill. This is the Gradient Fill Box, and displays the current gradient colors and type. By default, the panel includes a start and end color box. Notice that the first time you will click on this icon, the default white to black gradient fill will be applied to your selection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx1mU8nm2fxGfq3tCsTP0FOeIw5gRFQV4xbwQrvPEGEJWVZx8GqfoAlvJd4UNDJqou-AApUmro1uWVVgnHmPAPisKdWctxTv9hoFiqMj5r0bBNdQdqElYpJUEO48B7JCaS6G8_EJa_nQ/s1600-h/03.click-to-apply-the-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglx1mU8nm2fxGfq3tCsTP0FOeIw5gRFQV4xbwQrvPEGEJWVZx8GqfoAlvJd4UNDJqou-AApUmro1uWVVgnHmPAPisKdWctxTv9hoFiqMj5r0bBNdQdqElYpJUEO48B7JCaS6G8_EJa_nQ/s400/03.click-to-apply-the-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251489527700193410" border="0" /></a>As you see, the rectangle fill, looking at it from left to right, starts from pure white color and then it gradually blends into shades of grey until it ends up to pitch black. Why is this happening?<br /><br />Take a look at the Gradient Panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-y7CvfHgomP6rk-RGpwww19oYVS4xVfWJe3OhuPw2J6QyxI6O4VObe-gpE3h678JCBLnx-vxpvJTVahaupsJDIl2o_j5htRaYBSC3RaFBUaateuP2-IaOVCeo8ScbtjkFtYxUFWL_as/s1600-h/03.gradient-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK-y7CvfHgomP6rk-RGpwww19oYVS4xVfWJe3OhuPw2J6QyxI6O4VObe-gpE3h678JCBLnx-vxpvJTVahaupsJDIl2o_j5htRaYBSC3RaFBUaateuP2-IaOVCeo8ScbtjkFtYxUFWL_as/s400/03.gradient-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251710039147917426" border="0" /></a><br />Let's focus first on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Typ</span>e textbox and the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Angle</span> textbox. There are two types of Gradients, Linear and Radial. Below I will try to explain the difference between them.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">a. Linear Gradient</span><br /><br />In a linear gradient the blending of one color to the other takes place along a straight line from one side of the object to the other. In the following images the blending starts from left to right along a straight line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7haOHN6c2-bIQ_TqJDeJ4tBV8suf2AfhPOGC5q0O98loGexzt6-a8X9apa7SyUstT7ZiYimWAKDvUZPLnXT4KZVxXqXgT7ewPGFwYIPAL725YeGKROP4pNHt_3rAO7ufe3U8fYqeL3M/s1600-h/17.linear-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7haOHN6c2-bIQ_TqJDeJ4tBV8suf2AfhPOGC5q0O98loGexzt6-a8X9apa7SyUstT7ZiYimWAKDvUZPLnXT4KZVxXqXgT7ewPGFwYIPAL725YeGKROP4pNHt_3rAO7ufe3U8fYqeL3M/s400/17.linear-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251546432977672146" border="0" /></a><br />In this type of gradient, you may also specify the angle of that line, the direction along which the color blending will take place. In the images shown above, the angle is 0 degrees. If you input a value of 45 degrees the result is shown below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8qXzHUSxdU-rVui1y3x30ca9Sf9tLcDDrRqOcxYanO55BMvCvN6bb2ojOQRnREnkLkJ1tuhs_G5c4mKOQrCcW8x4rx62lP1LZs1eZ8xAtIxE0QI_z-7v-wUXbFp0deP0x1iZE5897lA/s1600-h/19.angle-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8qXzHUSxdU-rVui1y3x30ca9Sf9tLcDDrRqOcxYanO55BMvCvN6bb2ojOQRnREnkLkJ1tuhs_G5c4mKOQrCcW8x4rx62lP1LZs1eZ8xAtIxE0QI_z-7v-wUXbFp0deP0x1iZE5897lA/s400/19.angle-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251552274671101490" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">b. Radial Gradient</span><br /><br />In a Radial Gradient, color blending starts from the center of the shape and is completed outwards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcq9Nl6MSFbqA2HdTKEyU2ikQCzfKZUFBb6owTpRYqYfHOug9wN6CoG4JIBuq1LnN1vsFlwf-0lf2ilDF821k0D7kcvjJccb0oyh7g_pvCxmgYn-sms33oQlCorvpm5BSkABcRAqEDBY/s1600-h/18.radial-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcq9Nl6MSFbqA2HdTKEyU2ikQCzfKZUFBb6owTpRYqYfHOug9wN6CoG4JIBuq1LnN1vsFlwf-0lf2ilDF821k0D7kcvjJccb0oyh7g_pvCxmgYn-sms33oQlCorvpm5BSkABcRAqEDBY/s400/18.radial-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251548788851001778" border="0" /></a><br />Ok, let's go back to the rectangle we started with, so that we explore the Gradient Panel a bit more. At the bottom of the panel, there is a tool called the Gradient Slider. The Gradient Slider adjusts the way the Gradient looks. Underneath the slider bar, you can see two small 'pointers' called Color Stops (the start color and the end color of the Gradient). On the top side of the bar, there is a diamond shaped icon called the Midpoint Indicator. This is an indication of where is the midpoint of the transition from one color to the other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELR1ZLxcbN_VP4OwyqiK13xhbZRXjbKehdl_Zkhly9FcpVamwurhDUCvcW8o5cXXpMblYrKJlgz0Rh3eJGfGxLtLZxurH0xwvesnoorO9LyApZk0ffWuZwmHvQ2DXVHo-pucm9fcVZc8/s1600-h/04.gradient-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELR1ZLxcbN_VP4OwyqiK13xhbZRXjbKehdl_Zkhly9FcpVamwurhDUCvcW8o5cXXpMblYrKJlgz0Rh3eJGfGxLtLZxurH0xwvesnoorO9LyApZk0ffWuZwmHvQ2DXVHo-pucm9fcVZc8/s400/04.gradient-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251497226636906850" border="0" /></a><br />For demonstration reasons, I undocked the panel and resized it so that its length is equal to my rectangle length.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3doBZdV_iW30zmjGyoibEEfSgeU4IMHqz4QAGofGqFqoXeDSSImVZCLhaFZ8f0WL4xSh3-Rmgzon5Z50tyODSsHiZUyNFjIfNp2ByqNmvqtqKW4rZwYi7UNQYNbcFi_BRGeBu84IUwW4/s1600-h/05.point-A-to-B.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3doBZdV_iW30zmjGyoibEEfSgeU4IMHqz4QAGofGqFqoXeDSSImVZCLhaFZ8f0WL4xSh3-Rmgzon5Z50tyODSsHiZUyNFjIfNp2ByqNmvqtqKW4rZwYi7UNQYNbcFi_BRGeBu84IUwW4/s400/05.point-A-to-B.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251503504880350562" border="0" /></a><br />Ok now, let's see what adjustments we can make to our dull rectangle. Click on the Midpoint Indicator and drag towards the right. You will see that your gradient is adjusted so that the midpoint will be at the new point you defined. You will also notice that as soon as you move the Indicator the Location value box becomes active so that you can precisely place the Midpoint along the Gradient.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P0CxdNTZ8sWJEugRtD402pnrW7Qh_1UqJXOjm2SXb8Ozdq5WyM94m8pULiUlalFm4gnrgUwG-Y6m1B8EhcVktAgXQjAhsRPE9QLbRce4zL_68UgrcEJfj-ldXUPl4eTskr2Eq0JA_Vk/s1600-h/06.move-the-Midpoint-Indicator.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5P0CxdNTZ8sWJEugRtD402pnrW7Qh_1UqJXOjm2SXb8Ozdq5WyM94m8pULiUlalFm4gnrgUwG-Y6m1B8EhcVktAgXQjAhsRPE9QLbRce4zL_68UgrcEJfj-ldXUPl4eTskr2Eq0JA_Vk/s400/06.move-the-Midpoint-Indicator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251507331271810850" border="0" /></a><br />Let's see now what happens if we move the Color Stops. Make sure the rectangle is selected, and let's assume we move the white stop towards the right at approximately 20% (shown in the Location box) of the Gradient slider length and the black stop at the 80%. You should have an image similar to the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqFkINll5fQos6qWVqmvlAAfM690GCfu3eCWcSkIr-KVxNrInG0djvNl5cgFRLVyO1apdBsBxwbH4_YviiXhc1j-FHCIx9So675AK55Xia0YqItquGCwfIKGKfa0HadQYGDAFAXjxiUk/s1600-h/07.move-the-color-stops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqFkINll5fQos6qWVqmvlAAfM690GCfu3eCWcSkIr-KVxNrInG0djvNl5cgFRLVyO1apdBsBxwbH4_YviiXhc1j-FHCIx9So675AK55Xia0YqItquGCwfIKGKfa0HadQYGDAFAXjxiUk/s400/07.move-the-color-stops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251510907819010930" border="0" /></a><br />What has actually happened is that the rectangle is now split in 3 zones. In Zone 1, we have solid white color. Then, at 20% of the rectangle length (at point A) is where our gradient starts. It starts from pure white, lasts throughout Zone 2 (it also passes from midpoint at C) and the blending is completed by turning into black at point B (approximately @80%). From this point onwards, we have Zone 3 in which we have pure solid Black color.<br /><br />Remember we talked earlier about Linear Gradients and how we can adjust the direction of the Gradient by <span>entering an angle in the Angle text box? In order to avoid the fuzz of manually inputing the angles you can simply select the Gradient tool <img style="width: 30px; height: 23px;" src="http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/images/P_Gradient_Lg_N.png" /> from the left toolbar, and drag accordingly in the document window to set the angle.</span> This is an example of how you do it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mto568c1nv8VU8T640-fOPSbaZtjs9c85jmnKlivN6Cwl7KIfdx23ekjmuaJvKx8PjeqQbndMjlFijKZPj93xMDtnExk_rTGhvwKmvXzy3TqcC9uX_val7jCXo8TvgnH7gYjiZJ8gHo/s1600-h/07.Gradient-tool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7mto568c1nv8VU8T640-fOPSbaZtjs9c85jmnKlivN6Cwl7KIfdx23ekjmuaJvKx8PjeqQbndMjlFijKZPj93xMDtnExk_rTGhvwKmvXzy3TqcC9uX_val7jCXo8TvgnH7gYjiZJ8gHo/s400/07.Gradient-tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251714634365488754" border="0" /></a>In the previous image, what I actually did by clicking and dragging (on the yellow highlighted spots), was to specify an angle of approx. 34 degrees.<br /><br />Let's see now what happens if you select the Gradient Tool again, but this time you click outside the shape,drag and release the mouse again outside the rectangle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikywnFGl0HGuuaG5EVkV_LIkDNfFRts6oJSbs3DPgFYH56Qo6FousaMg5qvUbA8KOdVuLZWk09-NhSlxIveB45B28Da2qkaZj35Q541Tr6AKNASBdRtbXy112AeSqpgDoVuHyZsaQepEk/s1600-h/08.Gradient-tool-click-outside.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikywnFGl0HGuuaG5EVkV_LIkDNfFRts6oJSbs3DPgFYH56Qo6FousaMg5qvUbA8KOdVuLZWk09-NhSlxIveB45B28Da2qkaZj35Q541Tr6AKNASBdRtbXy112AeSqpgDoVuHyZsaQepEk/s400/08.Gradient-tool-click-outside.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251730240745909842" border="0" /></a><br />In order to fully understand what happens, take a look at the previous image. Given that you clicked on the amber spots, I resized the Gradient Slider to extend from the start point to the end point of the Gradient. The solid white and the solid black regions of my gradient are outside the rectangle, thus not visible. In general, with the gradient tool you can very quickly test many angles to your gradients and choose the best one for your design.<br /><br />If you are dealing with a radial gradient and you decide to modify it with the gradient tool, then the place you click and start your drag is the center of the gradient. Have a look at the following image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i8JVWUdelo8OJZGbK4JL-0OmiekzVFArFkP1dvQY7-oWbzU3onQHfvPCYLUAF9k37Oau6R9eEs_AmYcS0hyphenhyphenwYLAq1GIkg6YwE-X_fR7sfYQGqQavPU3EeAG4h-_1Jm-RBaLOaImmpl8/s1600-h/09.gradient-tool-radial.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2i8JVWUdelo8OJZGbK4JL-0OmiekzVFArFkP1dvQY7-oWbzU3onQHfvPCYLUAF9k37Oau6R9eEs_AmYcS0hyphenhyphenwYLAq1GIkg6YwE-X_fR7sfYQGqQavPU3EeAG4h-_1Jm-RBaLOaImmpl8/s400/09.gradient-tool-radial.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251746284822497986" border="0" /></a><br />Let's say we agreed on the direction of the Gradient but we are not satisfied with the boring colors of our gradient so we want to spice things up a bit. What about playing around with the colors?<br /><br />There are quite a few ways to change the colors of a gradient. A quick one is described below. Open the Swatches Panel. Locate it on the right dock and click on it <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95MI6ummhA-717RkumkuSTF8FFAPKbtJbl_NiLiMTqNsBXjNHCkb4A7OlkOXoFfT6WHyOkKZylaUPj6lLIoNEJT9npAR_bIbxhURkJTZfKJYNjMlYsbttsQJZ6sL-BUlxhzuEymb_8ms/s1600-h/04.swatches-panel-icon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95MI6ummhA-717RkumkuSTF8FFAPKbtJbl_NiLiMTqNsBXjNHCkb4A7OlkOXoFfT6WHyOkKZylaUPj6lLIoNEJT9npAR_bIbxhURkJTZfKJYNjMlYsbttsQJZ6sL-BUlxhzuEymb_8ms/s400/04.swatches-panel-icon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251703685368932306" border="0" /></a> (or use the top Menu and choose <span style="font-style: italic;">Window > Swatches</span>).<br /><br />Select the rectangle with the white to black Gradient. Click on a color swatch of your like and drag it on top of one of the color stops, let's say the white.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz5Mo3Ecy5IWhBod47DtZk51MwRbTQ70KBZUChvWmf1eyFcG6LPLoT02pTHgaVkf8LSRMo2envt6VKgmR-4xJRHtpF_mp7Es6yZWH_PYlR73eFlxKRwS3Mc2cp4SGWdjXfWjRSNbisvs/s1600-h/08.replace-first-color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIz5Mo3Ecy5IWhBod47DtZk51MwRbTQ70KBZUChvWmf1eyFcG6LPLoT02pTHgaVkf8LSRMo2envt6VKgmR-4xJRHtpF_mp7Es6yZWH_PYlR73eFlxKRwS3Mc2cp4SGWdjXfWjRSNbisvs/s400/08.replace-first-color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251517337375445218" border="0" /></a><br />You could do the same procedure for replacing the black color stop, but I want to show you a different way to change the color. So click on the black color Stop. On the right dock locate and click to open the Color Panel (or simply press F6) <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQDWt7M6ZsfTj9Sm0CHg0yrnfexY6NvCucFWfU9FdfHAC7zZ72yI_lyBXzUQQyt-AomQdxb5K4R6D9ZyyIXcgtGlSLkJu1yc-3mN9zduVhyphenhyphen5eEKGU9_oJcIz_06Qv0sur1I9NqQBR_Mo/s1600-h/05-color-icon.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQDWt7M6ZsfTj9Sm0CHg0yrnfexY6NvCucFWfU9FdfHAC7zZ72yI_lyBXzUQQyt-AomQdxb5K4R6D9ZyyIXcgtGlSLkJu1yc-3mN9zduVhyphenhyphen5eEKGU9_oJcIz_06Qv0sur1I9NqQBR_Mo/s400/05-color-icon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251704367220769586" border="0" /></a> . By doing so, you see that the color is solid black. Press SHIFT and click on the ramp at the bottom of the color panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3c49cmHtikuVBXEltRHauFI67HELBberDeXxWHFaGYY06D17wbMmWRPH7sl7IyJBRS_PmUyaYi_qKRgESuBqlfDq6iRTdTTZ3K8TrEsMKbTytuzEu94YSJKjyrR0N4J_rAX5rloCKfxg/s1600-h/09.color-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3c49cmHtikuVBXEltRHauFI67HELBberDeXxWHFaGYY06D17wbMmWRPH7sl7IyJBRS_PmUyaYi_qKRgESuBqlfDq6iRTdTTZ3K8TrEsMKbTytuzEu94YSJKjyrR0N4J_rAX5rloCKfxg/s400/09.color-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251520326268323170" border="0" /></a><br />This way you' re switching between the available color modes, RGB, CMYK etc. Set it to RGB and pick a color over the right edge of the bar. The result should be something similar to the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf3iSCp4LO00cZ1oY2o8nQ7Hckf7irvJW-k0iVGZk9ApBxG470bLXYHe1d0OshZ5Vtdjw5mfiEPpGTDt2yvZsRw-47ktX33Q6UBiFujcdXMyexGBsxHm0IAKVJBGn5WHo7urrh2qzQSU/s1600-h/10.change-2nd-color-stop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkf3iSCp4LO00cZ1oY2o8nQ7Hckf7irvJW-k0iVGZk9ApBxG470bLXYHe1d0OshZ5Vtdjw5mfiEPpGTDt2yvZsRw-47ktX33Q6UBiFujcdXMyexGBsxHm0IAKVJBGn5WHo7urrh2qzQSU/s400/10.change-2nd-color-stop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251522272025528818" border="0" /></a><br />Of course gradients are not limited just to two colors. You can create gradients consisting of many colors. And it's very easy to do it. Repeat the same procedure like before, but this time drop the color on the slider somewhere between the two initial color stops. The result should be similar to the following image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2pYfYmlx2BjRI3qAA6VAYvHqEmovCUzskp7N_YYsv-hhOKJFve-1_SKV3ckkHqkZSIfqoa8oC20FPo558o_UqttnGSqrgIctdz88BIUn2tdyrpPihOTIpwv0dg6g7RpvP2DjlP_2F5k/s1600-h/11.add-3rd-color.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib2pYfYmlx2BjRI3qAA6VAYvHqEmovCUzskp7N_YYsv-hhOKJFve-1_SKV3ckkHqkZSIfqoa8oC20FPo558o_UqttnGSqrgIctdz88BIUn2tdyrpPihOTIpwv0dg6g7RpvP2DjlP_2F5k/s400/11.add-3rd-color.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251525116953371202" border="0" /></a>As you notice, by adding a new color stop, a Midpoint indicator is also created. So you can precisely adjust the midpoint for every section of the gradient separately (one midpoint indicator for each pair of color stops). You may add as many color stops as you may handle and produce impressive gradients. Try adding a 4th and a 5th color stop to the gradient.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0Ug6E43otQCHqa6Gn_Bqu-YIJvuZre84cbNnAnUbDP5BIsXwHa3OhdtiwiVT3QG2NWtQShabZrI0NZI7WSRNjkNH68W_6EsOGQT8tqhlj1bsI-udtgp-UsZdNObyooRCpQS_faP1NgY/s1600-h/12.multiple-color-stops.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD0Ug6E43otQCHqa6Gn_Bqu-YIJvuZre84cbNnAnUbDP5BIsXwHa3OhdtiwiVT3QG2NWtQShabZrI0NZI7WSRNjkNH68W_6EsOGQT8tqhlj1bsI-udtgp-UsZdNObyooRCpQS_faP1NgY/s400/12.multiple-color-stops.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251526285116371266" border="0" /></a><br />Let's say now that we are happy with all these colors and satisfied with the gradient fill we created for our rectangle. Illustrator offers you the ability to save this gradient's settings and store them as a new color swatch in the Swatches Panel and use it again in the future. Let me show you how.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbIr9xllsNLoee14ErkD1arXFJ0jPxJIzxDeeIRzsxg8IOgHA2x77S1qWun2CFecPHRqB2CQK27p01016B0gJ9eP1H3QoxRfOZc8Y3NX42wDvgDdAWlg6H1J58Pct5YbpQlLtIn2DESA/s1600-h/13.save-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjbIr9xllsNLoee14ErkD1arXFJ0jPxJIzxDeeIRzsxg8IOgHA2x77S1qWun2CFecPHRqB2CQK27p01016B0gJ9eP1H3QoxRfOZc8Y3NX42wDvgDdAWlg6H1J58Pct5YbpQlLtIn2DESA/s400/13.save-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251531214255323010" border="0" /></a><br />Click in the Gradient Fill box, drag n' drop in the Swatches Panel and there you go... Your gradient swatch is now available for later reference. Double-click on the swatch icon and in the pop-up window give it a name of your like. I named it '<span style="font-style: italic;">Rainbow</span>'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvlFovcVK8jx5V-yV4tvckouk0-riElMB36awbFLqlZdXvggHQ2tHntyEftyaDdkOHFcN4lYFcQ5mfWYu8pjmOzT41NaxuWyG6SCDbGXdJa-BO2brziW9lSSdn5hyKpNxOYDNahIu7qo/s1600-h/16.swatch-name.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUvlFovcVK8jx5V-yV4tvckouk0-riElMB36awbFLqlZdXvggHQ2tHntyEftyaDdkOHFcN4lYFcQ5mfWYu8pjmOzT41NaxuWyG6SCDbGXdJa-BO2brziW9lSSdn5hyKpNxOYDNahIu7qo/s400/16.swatch-name.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251541575938288386" border="0" /></a><br />So if you now create a new rectangle or circle, select it and just click on the newly created swatch (<span style="font-style: italic;">rainbow</span>) in the Swatches Panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_ASxlPJz1d6VGlspT6QqoC2UWUIZ9Ptc7tueSVcfLVdhZkqx5YPRhjyVCkeQoM0mvJtFVUxT60Kq9qNfEd3IA_vOv-OwYzToZ1_zPW5hyj7-BEER5MKWjIYgqQWYx310tbzWIuDI7L4/s1600-h/14.apply-color-swatch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia_ASxlPJz1d6VGlspT6QqoC2UWUIZ9Ptc7tueSVcfLVdhZkqx5YPRhjyVCkeQoM0mvJtFVUxT60Kq9qNfEd3IA_vOv-OwYzToZ1_zPW5hyj7-BEER5MKWjIYgqQWYx310tbzWIuDI7L4/s400/14.apply-color-swatch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251532707916052706" border="0" /></a><br />The result is a circle with the gradient fill you created before but you do not have to go through all the procedure of creating the gradient from the very beginning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU7huPugsE3sFxErIpFsqESqwRwO4Lw_A5GFouWzfEWfqqN215u_slmze6PI51xqRD5jArXCx7YanQRpQIBDcIv64AhMaQoHVYL3EnZHKrGHZxgzV7bYKD7dFw9Zax9vk5eQ8JuQ_klI/s1600-h/15.circle-with-gradient.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirU7huPugsE3sFxErIpFsqESqwRwO4Lw_A5GFouWzfEWfqqN215u_slmze6PI51xqRD5jArXCx7YanQRpQIBDcIv64AhMaQoHVYL3EnZHKrGHZxgzV7bYKD7dFw9Zax9vk5eQ8JuQ_klI/s400/15.circle-with-gradient.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251533313841277346" border="0" /></a>In just a snap...<br /><br />Before you go, check out other interesting tutorials of mine:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-stroke.html">The Stroke Panel</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Everything about Clipping Masks</a><br /></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Selection Tools</a></li></ul>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com224tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-15728033052180265252008-09-19T01:37:00.000-07:002008-09-23T09:19:16.610-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Everything about Clipping Masks'<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >'Sometimes you want to show only part of your artwork, not the whole thing. Deleting portions of your work is not recommended in general especially since illustrator is equipped with a powerful feature called Clipping Masks.</span><span style="font-style: italic;">'</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">According to the definition given by Adobe, ''A <dfn class="term">clipping mask</dfn> is an object whose shape masks other artwork so that only areas that lie within the shape are visible. I say you can think of a mask like watching a scene - image - illustration through a keyhole. The visible part of the scene is what lies beneath the <span style="font-style: italic;">'Mask'</span>.
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<br />Let me explain what I mean.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So start Illustrator, create a new document and import an image of your like. Select <span style="font-style: italic;">File</span> > <span style="font-style: italic;">Place... </span>from the Menu bar.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">At the new window, browse until you locate a picture, let's say, somewhere in your computer so we can experiment with. Select it and click <span style="font-style: italic;">Place</span>.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R5hI9umIKDZvBhj366WGWO1kDK14SIwrwdOW1HXl8ElaXu3X-GGumUyuvXaJGS8zYMdROya1yiFWZo8OuzZwG8YCaVDDnVPMgBcZjCEpI1H1prBJwho4lQflKjMtozKJgWOP3CIZl7k/s1600-h/02.place-an-image.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2R5hI9umIKDZvBhj366WGWO1kDK14SIwrwdOW1HXl8ElaXu3X-GGumUyuvXaJGS8zYMdROya1yiFWZo8OuzZwG8YCaVDDnVPMgBcZjCEpI1H1prBJwho4lQflKjMtozKJgWOP3CIZl7k/s400/02.place-an-image.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247656723775541554" border="0" /></a>
<br />The photo has now been imported into Illustrator workspace.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYYwdNT9JQ-l9nRcujKRWDIsf1FYH7eeFsz5PVo9dyA7E_f4qacwVIj9T32tUhWI0zjLJWXyoI-j5TcDs_s70KXZhQhR7yB7AGzKZX0Xu-nLCJOAKh4lbjzg9cQ_C88_j7iyznsi_TcM/s1600-h/03.place-an-image.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYYwdNT9JQ-l9nRcujKRWDIsf1FYH7eeFsz5PVo9dyA7E_f4qacwVIj9T32tUhWI0zjLJWXyoI-j5TcDs_s70KXZhQhR7yB7AGzKZX0Xu-nLCJOAKh4lbjzg9cQ_C88_j7iyznsi_TcM/s400/03.place-an-image.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247657937180911602" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Select the rectangle tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0y62747v2sblDb1DnFsluXgYTg9M6XRDGHKY8Z_Nk4yPKGw-XcgWozMr-c40F_J1WqhkbtVe4J_ywyYRUlqd4mZNQXrgOk-f3-V_UjFA4YQGwPC238D8jE2lKDGU0wZCnv1T9-gk6JD8/s1600-h/04.rectangle-tool.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0y62747v2sblDb1DnFsluXgYTg9M6XRDGHKY8Z_Nk4yPKGw-XcgWozMr-c40F_J1WqhkbtVe4J_ywyYRUlqd4mZNQXrgOk-f3-V_UjFA4YQGwPC238D8jE2lKDGU0wZCnv1T9-gk6JD8/s400/04.rectangle-tool.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247661173858758098" border="0" /></a> from the Toolbox and create a rectangle on top of the photograph similar to the one shown below. This object is called the <dfn class="term">clipping path</dfn>.</div>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI5_zoNnLLMoNyeP72UGgWaiS2Pq0RgvtMrPi76Lz57s0ZYAuVT16g4unJT_AJ5-PDhzQUijetL1pPzpUn8szkmn65cdHXwDr1LmfMI0PUz0q7VLLYbjipHuRJD_28-NkIa_4K4dlqVg/s1600-h/05.rectangle-for-mask.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGI5_zoNnLLMoNyeP72UGgWaiS2Pq0RgvtMrPi76Lz57s0ZYAuVT16g4unJT_AJ5-PDhzQUijetL1pPzpUn8szkmn65cdHXwDr1LmfMI0PUz0q7VLLYbjipHuRJD_28-NkIa_4K4dlqVg/s400/05.rectangle-for-mask.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247666005298972562" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Select both the rectangle and the photo (if you don't know how... check my tutorial on <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/search/label/Selection%20tools">Selection Tools</a>). From the Menu bar select <span style="font-style: italic;">Object </span>> <span style="font-style: italic;">Clipping Mask > Make.</span>
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0VcKQvtZ4rEoCag9F9sw7LlEXmZsbVB9QBYyI5rSD8M2P2ofVkWQnWu_tVXWVTF_NBYR8QBqwiJTvW6SFpO3PChklpeFZfg3kvjGXZy6qtjsgYiyqd1pV4gtwMCWFx4hL-v416pmpWg/s1600-h/06.make-clipping-mask.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF0VcKQvtZ4rEoCag9F9sw7LlEXmZsbVB9QBYyI5rSD8M2P2ofVkWQnWu_tVXWVTF_NBYR8QBqwiJTvW6SFpO3PChklpeFZfg3kvjGXZy6qtjsgYiyqd1pV4gtwMCWFx4hL-v416pmpWg/s400/06.make-clipping-mask.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247669521583298066" border="0" /></a>
<br />If you have followed along you should end up with something like the following.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx61IYhiPTr_q6zQbWvAjFetHfLE33leET8U96CFnD_aj5KEEnQ6TdCsnXHXsu6U4s6g23ePcYQ9LU-J1cUtD1kr7ZeTQaj2zkpXn2OlkNrHqVhzJQO-8QwhRPOj0pMNZbYAAKBZ6BKAc/s1600-h/07.clipping-mask.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx61IYhiPTr_q6zQbWvAjFetHfLE33leET8U96CFnD_aj5KEEnQ6TdCsnXHXsu6U4s6g23ePcYQ9LU-J1cUtD1kr7ZeTQaj2zkpXn2OlkNrHqVhzJQO-8QwhRPOj0pMNZbYAAKBZ6BKAc/s400/07.clipping-mask.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247671709943119186" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>The rule is that the object that stands on top of the stacking order will be used as the mask and the part of the image that lies inside this shape will be visible.
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<br /></span>The objects that you mask are moved into the clipping mask’s group in the Layers panel as seen below. (Open the layers panel Windows > Layers, or simply press F7.)
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7A3I1vfazjeEYZKNF59BdA2rf7A3fFhEFAa6idT5WFDTLgW8DXi1tgzGtx1PhLB_I7F8BxkES1g5gsLPVkOQUHzqFf8dMMlElRtiMl9QxRV-Ut4nqnK5dvOnr2qAoAwbO3k9KJKVYtA/s1600-h/04.layers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-7A3I1vfazjeEYZKNF59BdA2rf7A3fFhEFAa6idT5WFDTLgW8DXi1tgzGtx1PhLB_I7F8BxkES1g5gsLPVkOQUHzqFf8dMMlElRtiMl9QxRV-Ut4nqnK5dvOnr2qAoAwbO3k9KJKVYtA/s400/04.layers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248526072724225250" border="0" /></a><span>
<br />As you see, we managed to keep the ugly car </span><span>out of our sight.</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span><span>There are two frames with a blue border. The larger border is the outline of the original image. The smaller one is the outline of our clipping mask.</span>
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Now, take a look at the top panel. If you have deselected the clipping mask, you will not be able to see this tool bar, so go ahead and just select it again. </span>We will focus on the two available editing modes while working with a clipping mask's group.
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<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEXqqcsAJSpTeP6Ils-nuru1tpkat6AtX9ngeLiLG6Qy0Gj_z2ZtcMSqTxb06DdCD3nzzwjHnetVY7VVn8unvmaHgYTWb9IHY80eTfJ7QkiBXNc0HICUzaeYHL5ISfBMCBhV1SWE5Fb8/s1600-h/08.Buttons.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEXqqcsAJSpTeP6Ils-nuru1tpkat6AtX9ngeLiLG6Qy0Gj_z2ZtcMSqTxb06DdCD3nzzwjHnetVY7VVn8unvmaHgYTWb9IHY80eTfJ7QkiBXNc0HICUzaeYHL5ISfBMCBhV1SWE5Fb8/s400/08.Buttons.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247681900311997874" border="0" /></a><span>
<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Have a look on the left hand side on the control panel. You have two options. You can either edit the 'contents' meaning the original image a portion of which you mask, or you can edit the clipping path itself.</span>
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<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Click on the <span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">Edit Clipping Path</span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">button</span></span> </span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IgVyJzmdzvY6nJCPKcKmIAr8Hwc7sJKOpRXESi4Z2tSubGldTO0oz6zZPAb2-_zlCexAZ-KJYpbPlmcllQDd6BZHUcY6SUkxxMTJerMWcGZ01s3Cjb01xFQhdEvVnD1084K2RCxzpt0/s1600-h/09.edit-clipping-path.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IgVyJzmdzvY6nJCPKcKmIAr8Hwc7sJKOpRXESi4Z2tSubGldTO0oz6zZPAb2-_zlCexAZ-KJYpbPlmcllQDd6BZHUcY6SUkxxMTJerMWcGZ01s3Cjb01xFQhdEvVnD1084K2RCxzpt0/s400/09.edit-clipping-path.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247697940938392690" border="0" /></a>. You will see that the only border available is that of the mask. Select the path with the Selection Tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypGWL84AJgRFUeWWqi6PMvKnFov42_VpTs9WTOpY3ACaXSXunf8eF4YoyZWGCfqK0cKh2CRNSjFfgwSEjWR1OCgAll3b5pfezLpB5AH18qUZOFSZ7NEiWpD5NBCnGvqYdxZry6oIxSE/s1600-h/10.selection-tool.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGypGWL84AJgRFUeWWqi6PMvKnFov42_VpTs9WTOpY3ACaXSXunf8eF4YoyZWGCfqK0cKh2CRNSjFfgwSEjWR1OCgAll3b5pfezLpB5AH18qUZOFSZ7NEiWpD5NBCnGvqYdxZry6oIxSE/s400/10.selection-tool.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247700945670773426" border="0" /></a> and play around with the size of the rectangle or choose the Direct Selection Tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUayzSt48hXQyXKu9iT2nljo4oCDnJW93hXIFrnzUOcgNNUw6pDaC2IdQUgxyMMIy3gNfznSlJv3qkOfC2KHka-5ZX-ePx2fcl-gi1fo7gViJIMmLKdlDd7VHoxqMszuD2_wW1ORWGt4/s1600-h/11.direct-selection-tool.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUayzSt48hXQyXKu9iT2nljo4oCDnJW93hXIFrnzUOcgNNUw6pDaC2IdQUgxyMMIy3gNfznSlJv3qkOfC2KHka-5ZX-ePx2fcl-gi1fo7gViJIMmLKdlDd7VHoxqMszuD2_wW1ORWGt4/s400/11.direct-selection-tool.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247701336239024994" border="0" /></a> and adjust individual anchor points and see what happens.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZXJhJrMZ22lJarzGvLemr4I06KvVpP7-39ZQCLcP0lHbYdfwVC2AJB3QglmrTNU13VCJtgegbTT0IodlpF7oZMYK0YV0QxKJB8B31d6k0k51mSt-11JeyISEfSV_XCMlhAmeORfm15E/s1600-h/12.edit-clipping-path.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZXJhJrMZ22lJarzGvLemr4I06KvVpP7-39ZQCLcP0lHbYdfwVC2AJB3QglmrTNU13VCJtgegbTT0IodlpF7oZMYK0YV0QxKJB8B31d6k0k51mSt-11JeyISEfSV_XCMlhAmeORfm15E/s400/12.edit-clipping-path.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247703557939332562" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJM_VaBt0dyuf8uIShK8Ra5vsYSoaClML6VelHn6t0Ha-iAelMJk5CA9kqmFa64TxqwYJfH6_eP_KblSv3cB2_casj4BfJseUdZd60ovF-tTtVZ01MKUKX_SLqmLZgCvjwgYC701CNI/s1600-h/13.edit-clipping-path-02.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mJM_VaBt0dyuf8uIShK8Ra5vsYSoaClML6VelHn6t0Ha-iAelMJk5CA9kqmFa64TxqwYJfH6_eP_KblSv3cB2_casj4BfJseUdZd60ovF-tTtVZ01MKUKX_SLqmLZgCvjwgYC701CNI/s400/13.edit-clipping-path-02.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247704923966815874" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Click on the <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Edit Contents</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWODVbTSCmQFu2acavJPvlkgjMomQFKdf4Yien9R_LTwB9758c-zYWcHSyXP0ylBVNqjN4pHEAeTo_1vaCP3J2xF5TSgDuphsoAD4tndFkEzuDBqItoJetu6xYGx9RY77TR_Pc2wW1Xw/s1600-h/14.edit-contents.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 31px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWODVbTSCmQFu2acavJPvlkgjMomQFKdf4Yien9R_LTwB9758c-zYWcHSyXP0ylBVNqjN4pHEAeTo_1vaCP3J2xF5TSgDuphsoAD4tndFkEzuDBqItoJetu6xYGx9RY77TR_Pc2wW1Xw/s400/14.edit-contents.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247705534680871522" border="0" /></a> button and move the original image, thus revealing a different portion of the photograph. This way you can make adjustments concerning the part of the image you want to show every time.
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<br /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ks/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rbvYldLX0VD9Vy86r0xya3KdujIwzCwrkE1cOHCBzcKaeAtMhlgP8qypQ1cAd-tDm2n-URC-AOymk1pwbTXZx6hcrCMAuEOAl7pwtGdhPJ0VBnxFMDNLMwFi7vczzXj2OmmqW8LVQ44/s1600-h/15.Contents-editing.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8rbvYldLX0VD9Vy86r0xya3KdujIwzCwrkE1cOHCBzcKaeAtMhlgP8qypQ1cAd-tDm2n-URC-AOymk1pwbTXZx6hcrCMAuEOAl7pwtGdhPJ0VBnxFMDNLMwFi7vczzXj2OmmqW8LVQ44/s400/15.Contents-editing.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247720356129872242" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's say, that for some reason you do not need the mask anymore. How do you get rid of it? Very simple actually, select the mask, go to Object menu > Clipping Mask > Release...
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKvoj5YDdIymvP6K7HCPjbpGM6L32GEeVrALEHTbhyWOa0fgwpXioSUy0rnecMSCB8bME58T4NlSoUrcZ-Wf7l1i8lLBVqIp-l_qYFjjZ5zyPd4RmgQqHGVNFVcbKasE-Kp8VW35J4o/s1600-h/03.release-mask.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNKvoj5YDdIymvP6K7HCPjbpGM6L32GEeVrALEHTbhyWOa0fgwpXioSUy0rnecMSCB8bME58T4NlSoUrcZ-Wf7l1i8lLBVqIp-l_qYFjjZ5zyPd4RmgQqHGVNFVcbKasE-Kp8VW35J4o/s400/03.release-mask.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248517380501293522" border="0" /></a>
<br />This way you get the image and the rectangle independent from one another as two <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">separate</span></span> objects so you can delete the rectangle and move on with your design.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0);font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">USEFUL TIP</span></span>
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<br />In case you have a rectangular mask in mind, there is an even quicker way to achieve the final result. Place the image, select it and from the top panel and select <span style="font-style: italic;">Mask</span>.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJzo_Ut6v8RU0bjgoxnVIa4rLHmh-nk8jBvTulKW8DFwiMwXmo-JgQqNr2pe3soXyqQuxEh9_C-gyQ8yUxS9JHQeAK2LBMVFIPm-Mc9WskIV_QqXjIDLw4seEgLt7uZUYKMZkYLqo4XM/s1600-h/16.Mask-button.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwJzo_Ut6v8RU0bjgoxnVIa4rLHmh-nk8jBvTulKW8DFwiMwXmo-JgQqNr2pe3soXyqQuxEh9_C-gyQ8yUxS9JHQeAK2LBMVFIPm-Mc9WskIV_QqXjIDLw4seEgLt7uZUYKMZkYLqo4XM/s400/16.Mask-button.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247725567064676706" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">By clicking the Mask button, a rectangular mask is automatically created on top of the image you placed, and you are transferred to the Clipping Mask environment. This automatically generated mask has the exact same dimensions with those of your image.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzj6nuJU3_MdMajOJuck34nW5aKN4g6Nf7pSVUYKkBqh0SJwJhOV1RaBAaJvZkQWc6K06k_quzVYjvJ_gI7VCG_DBilqJv6n1OaBSoNPO0M0QPk-Lb7mmfGijav8HSM-iyJL7vpPvq_pk/s1600-h/17.clipping-faster.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzj6nuJU3_MdMajOJuck34nW5aKN4g6Nf7pSVUYKkBqh0SJwJhOV1RaBAaJvZkQWc6K06k_quzVYjvJ_gI7VCG_DBilqJv6n1OaBSoNPO0M0QPk-Lb7mmfGijav8HSM-iyJL7vpPvq_pk/s400/17.clipping-faster.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247727612935578306" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now you are in clipping path mode (EXACTLY LIKE SHOWN BEFORE) so all you have to do is picking the selection tool you want and adjust the size and shape of the mask.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-OxbiBF5gybeJ3FaQoIj_dDTT_-hj85imOmiB_EwvktN9Y3QRlD-FmNNBYXxDSxJqY77VBjojHX0azPZFtax3_2Gzwd7X340zWD5Xq0Qo-MVB00e3SGXDoE2jOZGByjhIzynuOFLqNk/s1600-h/18.clipping-faster.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-OxbiBF5gybeJ3FaQoIj_dDTT_-hj85imOmiB_EwvktN9Y3QRlD-FmNNBYXxDSxJqY77VBjojHX0azPZFtax3_2Gzwd7X340zWD5Xq0Qo-MVB00e3SGXDoE2jOZGByjhIzynuOFLqNk/s400/18.clipping-faster.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5247729256931328946" border="0" /></a>
<br />Exactly the same result, but much quicker... You do not have to create an extra rectangle on top of the image (to be used as a mask) and then edit its size and shape. Pretty cool.
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<br />As you will have probably guessed by now, any kind of shape can be used as a mask.
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So roll your actions back and replace the rectangular shape with a star, circle or even Text. Below you can see the result with a star used as my clipping path.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxyCr_Zii9L0oxDMFLEQ06pitQVhGjLiSF_I-z80WsKpH8QUMpqfRJyBkM0uIFO4t3JWcPGQVjCwvbZV3NOJFMT4U40xc0OiRX_xI9fBuY25NLI0yh9g3SDWefhLuN1iDUvkmGzqqLkg/s1600-h/01.Star-clip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxyCr_Zii9L0oxDMFLEQ06pitQVhGjLiSF_I-z80WsKpH8QUMpqfRJyBkM0uIFO4t3JWcPGQVjCwvbZV3NOJFMT4U40xc0OiRX_xI9fBuY25NLI0yh9g3SDWefhLuN1iDUvkmGzqqLkg/s400/01.Star-clip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248495624205284482" border="0" /></a>Another useful application of clipping masks is when working with text. Instead of having a 'dull' and not so interesting fill colour, find a smashing image and use it as the text fill. Here is how you do it. Choose a thick Font (I used Franklin Gothic Medium <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Cond</span></span>) and write something on top of your image. Select both the text and the image and create the Clipping Mask as explained before.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJSk-4MjhigbxZADCKDHhaGM0-6hAh4_Xj62sBbIFLVlNLHWJOWey_EHEhwBhB8QhFISQFpx1E2opjgYnpTwpCSju0s7N6cCmcdj5WnRtonyCs1yTXh05Kri0U4L3neDsDXeSWJgZ-ec/s1600-h/02.text-clip.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBJSk-4MjhigbxZADCKDHhaGM0-6hAh4_Xj62sBbIFLVlNLHWJOWey_EHEhwBhB8QhFISQFpx1E2opjgYnpTwpCSju0s7N6cCmcdj5WnRtonyCs1yTXh05Kri0U4L3neDsDXeSWJgZ-ec/s400/02.text-clip.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248497156581000146" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Furthermore, you can still edit your text like you would normally do (i.e. apply bold style to the text etc). The result can prove quite spectacular and your text may actually make the difference with great fills.
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<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">LAYER CLIPPING MASK</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Another functionality that offers more flexibility in Illustrator is applying masks within the Layers panel. In brief, you use a layer to mask another layer. Let me show you an example.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Here I created a new document, and placed the same photo (of the doggy...). I opened the Layers Panel and placed it somewhere near my image so that I can easily access it. I went on and created a closed path (in yellow) that contains just the dog drinking water. I left out the car and the background of the image.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUvnXS6mztbaNkqY8VwpY23PIMvnBsKbhIsErbUM388y_3znS7Y71Av-AUIdG_iL7W63fkGXxct1ScroXH2yq1mpmseplsaynUtnauTUTKXW8enF3w88HG-2xt3jMBipe13PNj7hMKoE/s1600-h/05.Layers-clipping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUvnXS6mztbaNkqY8VwpY23PIMvnBsKbhIsErbUM388y_3znS7Y71Av-AUIdG_iL7W63fkGXxct1ScroXH2yq1mpmseplsaynUtnauTUTKXW8enF3w88HG-2xt3jMBipe13PNj7hMKoE/s400/05.Layers-clipping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248539655092396450" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My <span style="font-style: italic;">original photo</span> layer contains two elements. The Image element that contains the photograph, and the Path element that contains the yellow outline. My intention is to use this yellow stroked path as my mask so that I can only see what is inside that path. In order to achieve that I am going to use the Layer Mask.
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Since it refers to a layer and its contents, you do not have to select anything. All you have to do is click on the Layer that contains the image and the path to select it, and then click on the <span style="font-style: italic;">Make Clipping Mask</span> button shown below.
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<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiryeNUIaUiGoy00i2BvpN6v5v4YL8GROk2Fkbcwl1qacHpRBLQKUCxUJ51pYH-DHDf6zZu_feXQH_MEl0zK0G_brB9C7TUKzNEa3n_uKNHzgqFMqEJbMIqNc2rwaO8A8SkL25XTInDrM/s1600-h/06.Layer-mask-button.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiryeNUIaUiGoy00i2BvpN6v5v4YL8GROk2Fkbcwl1qacHpRBLQKUCxUJ51pYH-DHDf6zZu_feXQH_MEl0zK0G_brB9C7TUKzNEa3n_uKNHzgqFMqEJbMIqNc2rwaO8A8SkL25XTInDrM/s400/06.Layer-mask-button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248542073577683522" border="0" /></a>The result is shown below:
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">What happened is that the topmost object (clipping path) inside the original photo layer masked everything below it (Image). Now you can move forward with your illustration and create nicer background or add fancier elements in your artwork. Did you decide at a phase of the design that you do not want this layer masking? No problem. Select the layer again and just click the Make Clipping Mask button <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOezYN2dbbd5geczn8hqsS4fS_DgvUl1AT-u719B5DkmjXEhATwb8lURPNRV-MimcpFaf3Vg36-yZjNYEmjjCLr4Tc1nC6e2elPoUIEljiUF6p9h9bjfCCzr_y8G5am-H78o-NcEDF80/s1600-h/08.make-clipping-mask-button.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOezYN2dbbd5geczn8hqsS4fS_DgvUl1AT-u719B5DkmjXEhATwb8lURPNRV-MimcpFaf3Vg36-yZjNYEmjjCLr4Tc1nC6e2elPoUIEljiUF6p9h9bjfCCzr_y8G5am-H78o-NcEDF80/s400/08.make-clipping-mask-button.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248544283623062130" border="0" /></a> again. Your masking is gone.
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com713tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-75560545409027597722008-09-09T09:50:00.000-07:002008-09-11T14:24:07.126-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: The Stroke Panel<div style="text-align: justify;">I will grab the opportunity from my last post regarding <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-multiple-strokes.html">multiple strokes and fills</a>, and I will explain in detail the Stroke Panel and its functions. You use the Stroke panel to control whether a line is solid or dashed, the dash sequence if it is dashed, the stroke weight, the stroke alignment, the miter limit, and the styles of line joins and line caps. So let's see all that in detail.<br /><br /></div>Start Illustrator and have a look on the right dock. Locate the Stroke Panel, click to open it and expand it by clicking on the small two-sided arrow symbol, so we can see the rest of the settings available.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VQFf3ZQi1MyiQX-XKTQTA6_HCNr-PA_2iClu-bhMTVCVWluDkmwmzu8AGEfjRa3NWN7TeiBjUoCBnsFHp-X9RyK5r1J5iSxEMdCNOsmH_3OdinTXrv5VGHrj6HtV9j9MWQBAhtFlThI/s1600-h/stroke-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VQFf3ZQi1MyiQX-XKTQTA6_HCNr-PA_2iClu-bhMTVCVWluDkmwmzu8AGEfjRa3NWN7TeiBjUoCBnsFHp-X9RyK5r1J5iSxEMdCNOsmH_3OdinTXrv5VGHrj6HtV9j9MWQBAhtFlThI/s400/stroke-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244067283600168626" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Small Tip:</span><br />Alternatively go to Top Menu, Window > Stroke.<br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now you should be able to see the fully expanded Stroke Panel. For demonstration reasons I've divided the panel in 5 areas. So, let's see what each section does.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYFEKk62DYCMqvxaZ7C3i5aRKpGHXJKuU5rxNaIrM7RYFAfa_ELyZ0ZH9pVY8c9GDdw2cMNCNznr4ynbLujWE5U_WGeTInKJdZeXQ3EPq-LlhbtsatYJjmTToYgIIAytpbve6X27oGCA/s1600-h/stroke-panel-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixYFEKk62DYCMqvxaZ7C3i5aRKpGHXJKuU5rxNaIrM7RYFAfa_ELyZ0ZH9pVY8c9GDdw2cMNCNznr4ynbLujWE5U_WGeTInKJdZeXQ3EPq-LlhbtsatYJjmTToYgIIAytpbve6X27oGCA/s400/stroke-panel-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244069213579067826" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);"><br />1. Adjust the width of the stroke.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Quite straight forward. Select your path, just enter a value in the box (or just click the arrows) and you adjust the thickness of the stroke.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So start Illustrator, create a new document and draw a straight path using the pen tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-2QK7k2wabt1IgRxoFTwM5WNyuGmH-01aY10IWfM4Jq77FW4iZKF8Wkj-jgOlY8pHnSzECRlNiXmvxzPejDhuTLmTiFHMvbYedNrtZChIUL2YRDGRi0VntHX2VP4xJrWHNDvtQRQQNE/s1600-h/pen-tool.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 27px; height: 23px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-2QK7k2wabt1IgRxoFTwM5WNyuGmH-01aY10IWfM4Jq77FW4iZKF8Wkj-jgOlY8pHnSzECRlNiXmvxzPejDhuTLmTiFHMvbYedNrtZChIUL2YRDGRi0VntHX2VP4xJrWHNDvtQRQQNE/s400/pen-tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244066064925415538" border="0" /></a> (or any other tool you prefer) so that we can experiment with. Try creating something like that.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFl0wcU7F7j3bThQb28sqFQzXnGQSuCMskJ3w5IHB0SLxFq2nz6MrYnwkw7kQt99iNa0cKvtzCFNoCnvBJsSmyi8zYaBu8YlGTQ27PIMAmKypnGpYP61ZcfNMxQC1bQQmZQ3xjTK7z_A/s1600-h/stroke-width.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFl0wcU7F7j3bThQb28sqFQzXnGQSuCMskJ3w5IHB0SLxFq2nz6MrYnwkw7kQt99iNa0cKvtzCFNoCnvBJsSmyi8zYaBu8YlGTQ27PIMAmKypnGpYP61ZcfNMxQC1bQQmZQ3xjTK7z_A/s400/stroke-width.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244313196490941922" border="0" /></a>The larger the value, the thicker the stroke.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Please keep in mind that in all the above cases, the path looks the same . If you select View > Outline (or just click CTRL+Y) from the Menu bar, you shall see that in all four cases the path is identical.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IRsSE84gW2Fm9BdYEz0b1dRQdVdQ4yHSOTLp2i5FHPRkVQY75kVMjCEFVuqTZ1C-eOZF6p6FbD-kUO12srb3YvcG4SxW5Sk5cj0j9zcnMkKs9OV15DOpfubtlSHU-4hNbpxWdfN6v2A/s1600-h/stroke-width-outlined.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3IRsSE84gW2Fm9BdYEz0b1dRQdVdQ4yHSOTLp2i5FHPRkVQY75kVMjCEFVuqTZ1C-eOZF6p6FbD-kUO12srb3YvcG4SxW5Sk5cj0j9zcnMkKs9OV15DOpfubtlSHU-4hNbpxWdfN6v2A/s400/stroke-width-outlined.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244315109026438690" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ok, let's return to Preview Mode and move forward. Select View > Preview (or just click CTRL+Y) from the Menu bar.<br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 255, 153);">2. Change the cap <span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153); font-weight: bold;">style</span></span><span style="color: rgb(153, 255, 153); font-weight: bold;"> of a line.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A <dfn class="term">cap</dfn> is the end of an open line. You can change the caps of a line by changing the object’s stroke attributes. In the following image you may see the different result of each selection.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCu7QnT0EZHcstVWi_daTWJEQ3FJRGnGN7YVL2721mPRA0vQjzap18fH-JNF2Y__rtlkjEQXAUyRt33ctoF8Pj0mWqTIj2gEtVSYuLG6xD4pJf66MiWA33ZytFASyOuB20j2cpWiAG6o/s1600-h/butt-caps.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUCu7QnT0EZHcstVWi_daTWJEQ3FJRGnGN7YVL2721mPRA0vQjzap18fH-JNF2Y__rtlkjEQXAUyRt33ctoF8Pj0mWqTIj2gEtVSYuLG6xD4pJf66MiWA33ZytFASyOuB20j2cpWiAG6o/s400/butt-caps.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244341651125156626" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZHyGFt4Cvt7DiwnhqANLAYdkJ5BuBNIEGzk9TISEEQboRuEAmae6OwnG-gm5OZnuhj3hfOLw2j0VBebWtabUds69K2ccns7xe_wi1PBSGPIRHxSN8YJEGifV_b982_4LtLpPfc5mvRM/s1600-h/butt-cap-symbol.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZHyGFt4Cvt7DiwnhqANLAYdkJ5BuBNIEGzk9TISEEQboRuEAmae6OwnG-gm5OZnuhj3hfOLw2j0VBebWtabUds69K2ccns7xe_wi1PBSGPIRHxSN8YJEGifV_b982_4LtLpPfc5mvRM/s400/butt-cap-symbol.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244343873214081362" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Butt Cap</span> creates stroked lines with squared ends.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFRB-8j-BD9gr_jljUeQobICx3T5WIq0zfGNMCSCUVzPcIFnaprJqpg9hoIcZE9S8W3TGSQLB6pEtogzfDSNoPqBgZ2Mn2t29NWw61m6vCrC1oI4lUfSYeLfzH8INqXwJ1rHvdFN4ngo/s1600-h/round-cap-symbol.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSFRB-8j-BD9gr_jljUeQobICx3T5WIq0zfGNMCSCUVzPcIFnaprJqpg9hoIcZE9S8W3TGSQLB6pEtogzfDSNoPqBgZ2Mn2t29NWw61m6vCrC1oI4lUfSYeLfzH8INqXwJ1rHvdFN4ngo/s400/round-cap-symbol.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244344697190366370" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Round Cap</span> creates stroked lines with semicircular ends.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpCqn4xDNY48OOuuE_CimCMxhnpjyhA9H8a2tVviHcr7rxVzY0hp4a6AbLdt2oeMLjLtdFArUPj4Yr48MRFH0nhQQkzvCrPV1KR1e87Kn-oAFrdG_brH9HASfEGFyBME8ltfF7skV62s/s1600-h/projecting-cap-symbol.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqpCqn4xDNY48OOuuE_CimCMxhnpjyhA9H8a2tVviHcr7rxVzY0hp4a6AbLdt2oeMLjLtdFArUPj4Yr48MRFH0nhQQkzvCrPV1KR1e87Kn-oAFrdG_brH9HASfEGFyBME8ltfF7skV62s/s400/projecting-cap-symbol.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244345316007869506" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Projecting Cap</span> creates stroked lines with squared ends that extend half the line width beyond the end of the line. This option makes the weight of the line extend equally in all directions around the line. <br /></div> <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255); font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255);">3. Change the joins of a line.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;">A <dfn class="term">join</dfn> is where a straight line changes direction (turns a corner). You can change the joins of a line by changing the object’s stroke attributes.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmz_i9bO_Sd1Zool1RWsC9aFRTMrU-UeNupF92QpPQyFeSADj3AlOfeBsZt16TYiKAb6Nb5QOs5QyDTN0SCN9LPbijQ1zSF9LsXuD2ikRPPjC2FwbViXBt5FnVTE3YGy5cRWzjbG8Lg/s1600-h/miter-join-symbol.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBmz_i9bO_Sd1Zool1RWsC9aFRTMrU-UeNupF92QpPQyFeSADj3AlOfeBsZt16TYiKAb6Nb5QOs5QyDTN0SCN9LPbijQ1zSF9LsXuD2ikRPPjC2FwbViXBt5FnVTE3YGy5cRWzjbG8Lg/s400/miter-join-symbol.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244358238848912626" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Join</span> creates stroked lines with pointed 'sharp' corners. Have a look below:<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8xFxfEFHYMJRFS0r0WssksBoKJf5I564bSQksuza_xfVlAy6kko0-EX52U_qinWJQtZnUtjwdQrFKkDrC5mP5YtV3Z3sc5Yvjgl7I2ynE9ucJEts7Vn0FxAkgrwUURyr4vXk_iZ3L8/s1600-h/Mmiter-join.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYY8xFxfEFHYMJRFS0r0WssksBoKJf5I564bSQksuza_xfVlAy6kko0-EX52U_qinWJQtZnUtjwdQrFKkDrC5mP5YtV3Z3sc5Yvjgl7I2ynE9ucJEts7Vn0FxAkgrwUURyr4vXk_iZ3L8/s400/Mmiter-join.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244427337895061922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4s1yexJ_2UFDaGb5QGwnyhJX0ZDsrM_Bx-Gzt7zmZ68GMu8T01eh4Im8ohXf63XZIeO9bHe9zEXgJFJnqkDAZdEdD7ynUVqZs0HRF6w1rB8BkX0OeVUJHOyA3MtqZ061KFWUQv3V5dE/s1600-h/round-join.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 31px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4s1yexJ_2UFDaGb5QGwnyhJX0ZDsrM_Bx-Gzt7zmZ68GMu8T01eh4Im8ohXf63XZIeO9bHe9zEXgJFJnqkDAZdEdD7ynUVqZs0HRF6w1rB8BkX0OeVUJHOyA3MtqZ061KFWUQv3V5dE/s400/round-join.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244428049845664562" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Round Join</span> creates stroked lines with rounded corners. Have a look below:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTmMTmcWK7sZcUtO6YYOUsq5kgkWehn3pSGW73bgu9XVZ5a-iEPD5Sf_8Nn6rIszH62kxbY79yUxta0byY66e_wYQcdc44BR8jK02Rrq412kY4ZqEWZL2dG906wx9SgFpi0XE_nbOFoo/s1600-h/rounded-join.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTmMTmcWK7sZcUtO6YYOUsq5kgkWehn3pSGW73bgu9XVZ5a-iEPD5Sf_8Nn6rIszH62kxbY79yUxta0byY66e_wYQcdc44BR8jK02Rrq412kY4ZqEWZL2dG906wx9SgFpi0XE_nbOFoo/s400/rounded-join.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244429245344686434" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3EVh2WCnr1unuJ8MXGKakWH4zum8IwTqaDsyJuudzbmXvX4s1mB3QkpaVLfjnUyHtmJAtkvNadoQN0TsCOTsRqtH90mjcs7TwQbZQJSbu86qR_lu3uOmbKXYxiga7ikdP4i10mRygqY/s1600-h/bevel-join.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3EVh2WCnr1unuJ8MXGKakWH4zum8IwTqaDsyJuudzbmXvX4s1mB3QkpaVLfjnUyHtmJAtkvNadoQN0TsCOTsRqtH90mjcs7TwQbZQJSbu86qR_lu3uOmbKXYxiga7ikdP4i10mRygqY/s400/bevel-join.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244429684895684194" border="0" /></a> The <span style="font-style: italic;">Bevel Join</span> creates stroked lines with squared corners. Have a look below:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-0ZEGWetcVDTTO__KfXbiBipvqoZG6kWGe6ph-VwIKOic6xubAX8Tqmh1IP4iuOFwygZmhpGuRJl-xf_1ewUdLy0jQtTyxXvPcl7Fa8yE3dlOTzSSlZ-lrShyphenhyphene6VANjVVB874QImNwM/s1600-h/beveled-join.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-0ZEGWetcVDTTO__KfXbiBipvqoZG6kWGe6ph-VwIKOic6xubAX8Tqmh1IP4iuOFwygZmhpGuRJl-xf_1ewUdLy0jQtTyxXvPcl7Fa8yE3dlOTzSSlZ-lrShyphenhyphene6VANjVVB874QImNwM/s400/beveled-join.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244430760222572546" border="0" /></a><br />Let me explain to you now what is the <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Limit</span>. You can consider the Miter limit as a threshold above which a pointy 'sharp' corner is transformed to a bevel. How is this threshold defined? Have a look at the following illustration. There is a 6pt stroked line and I have set the Miter Limit to 5. This means 5 times the line thickness (6 X 5 = 30 pts). So If the <span style="font-style: italic;">Mitter Length</span> - 'the corner head' (the overlapping common area of the two segments that form the corner) - is more than 5 times the stroke thickness of the path, then the corner will be beveled.<br /></div><br />Here is an example.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz3Qig62SFyqO9-c3_zVRg6EqR8HL4kOK4u_T-BwlN7FguBQc-zsJ0nbtJWshoz4EiZ2OCvJysSbIiGkr0kbm91TN-ervWqq6Bdw6AakkUSpnA35dF-XKPehD7IniLuvV2zwqVUp2MLQ/s1600-h/limit-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLz3Qig62SFyqO9-c3_zVRg6EqR8HL4kOK4u_T-BwlN7FguBQc-zsJ0nbtJWshoz4EiZ2OCvJysSbIiGkr0kbm91TN-ervWqq6Bdw6AakkUSpnA35dF-XKPehD7IniLuvV2zwqVUp2MLQ/s400/limit-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244446181442598050" border="0" /></a>On the above image, you see that the arrow head length barely exceeds 24pts, this is a bit more than 4 times the line thickness. Since the limit is 5 and we stay below, the sharp <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Join</span> is maintained.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ok, now I have reduced the <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Limit</span> to 4 times the line thickness of the segment. See what has happened. My nice sharp and pointy corner has been replaced by a chamfer. The limit has been violated, therefore the <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Join</span> is now replaced replaced by a <span style="font-style: italic;">Bevel Join</span>.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MXP5z8xQYMBbmWCvb4WAxIA3HYAewl-GFtqb3ZSt7kFz7D7ZF7dEVWgyly-O0_dhFJYP3IaGNdBm8PmPpoDCVmgKMkM_dZdH6lCMkOVJ2TMo7sP5LE0j5X-TchVKXMqDxQz268m8JBw/s1600-h/limit-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1MXP5z8xQYMBbmWCvb4WAxIA3HYAewl-GFtqb3ZSt7kFz7D7ZF7dEVWgyly-O0_dhFJYP3IaGNdBm8PmPpoDCVmgKMkM_dZdH6lCMkOVJ2TMo7sP5LE0j5X-TchVKXMqDxQz268m8JBw/s400/limit-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244449598228287202" border="0" /></a><br />The <span style="font-style: italic;">Miter Limit</span> controls when the program switches from a mitered (pointed) join to a beveled (squared-off) join.<br /><br /><blockquote><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 255); font-weight: bold;"></span></blockquote><span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0); font-weight: bold;">4. Align the stroke along the path.</span><br /><br />This option is only available in closed paths. So, let's draw a rectangle as shown below so that we explore all three options.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">a. Align Stroke To Center</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIlQi9UVq6q4IayqqTFqMdvSWBDg5RpJ0WGnZGEwVqDcoeO5nCuFXmShccdBD1XAdhyphenhyphenFdxLQK47yFN_SeAXj5pNN3zQh5D-wkWn19tWewXkprXz0lSolyYIW97vfNx26tbnVaKtCFMX8/s1600-h/align-center-icon.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaIlQi9UVq6q4IayqqTFqMdvSWBDg5RpJ0WGnZGEwVqDcoeO5nCuFXmShccdBD1XAdhyphenhyphenFdxLQK47yFN_SeAXj5pNN3zQh5D-wkWn19tWewXkprXz0lSolyYIW97vfNx26tbnVaKtCFMX8/s400/align-center-icon.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244735444920296354" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-QJhSATUWzqu-jg_2RWWzlKg-GO5kBSVFyStRWdN7n7Y66Xss7LLf7wq9xNME9GEplzhx6KwHNenBb0eYfgRiQfsTYOpaqXFP3B4ZCeHTejOld51GjY7NFB9HUBiM1sGyuPrCwgjbb0/s1600-h/align-stroke-to-center.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-QJhSATUWzqu-jg_2RWWzlKg-GO5kBSVFyStRWdN7n7Y66Xss7LLf7wq9xNME9GEplzhx6KwHNenBb0eYfgRiQfsTYOpaqXFP3B4ZCeHTejOld51GjY7NFB9HUBiM1sGyuPrCwgjbb0/s400/align-stroke-to-center.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244333745806634658" border="0" /></a>As you see, the stroke is symmetrically aligned to the center of the path.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">b. Align Stroke To Inside</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWQyA5XckhEsn6X3MBaMUciTjX_4yDSotIis0r1HcCEv5FN55jThh3zDrIv847RvLlPbuoHRp6TGoMKt8GDj6H45WLFKG7vJCHnVB20vR1_hjQ5bkoXUqCYk_ZgEufiic5_SwfJz555c/s1600-h/align-inside-icon.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghWQyA5XckhEsn6X3MBaMUciTjX_4yDSotIis0r1HcCEv5FN55jThh3zDrIv847RvLlPbuoHRp6TGoMKt8GDj6H45WLFKG7vJCHnVB20vR1_hjQ5bkoXUqCYk_ZgEufiic5_SwfJz555c/s400/align-inside-icon.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244731343926391874" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WQAbe94Y54mZOt9mjHa0eEyX-OlSNcf_ledq3h8thKIpfY1Mt1TKM9lGR5C1i9KGL-3At9DGlPfepBEmI7BI-oak24SrSva6SZzlxntLJHt016kPT4t8xqtxRVp2uLYFwflcgGk4VGU/s1600-h/align-inside.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2WQAbe94Y54mZOt9mjHa0eEyX-OlSNcf_ledq3h8thKIpfY1Mt1TKM9lGR5C1i9KGL-3At9DGlPfepBEmI7BI-oak24SrSva6SZzlxntLJHt016kPT4t8xqtxRVp2uLYFwflcgGk4VGU/s400/align-inside.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244734789006486066" border="0" /></a>In this case, the stroke is aligned to the inside of the path.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">c. Align Stroke to Outside</span> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3in5pSc6ZgvoWjng_MO0vwla3CkM-hB1Jgu6dlkyjt5tzq8UbRjdSTkuih9_Chrsxt65iqQyp9PbaGiMEQcUnmYn__uhoukJxpIb7AOpJoO5ff_vOjcHnwOTAdC5AREweuOl74RmWAE/s1600-h/align-outside-icon.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 30px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt3in5pSc6ZgvoWjng_MO0vwla3CkM-hB1Jgu6dlkyjt5tzq8UbRjdSTkuih9_Chrsxt65iqQyp9PbaGiMEQcUnmYn__uhoukJxpIb7AOpJoO5ff_vOjcHnwOTAdC5AREweuOl74RmWAE/s400/align-outside-icon.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244738853891192546" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqWLn23ALMbrZQDWeLit70JeHjXoeIMdEFpsL4MgFgAaa_rGsGRo-IS9chF5TinpVcgILE7iktWy-JTYE_JqsxN6QoxYOA_juT_CjD8lUkLFfqahOJCD9Sh1gTZCIcATs7SsTx_qMCvI/s1600-h/align-outside.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqWLn23ALMbrZQDWeLit70JeHjXoeIMdEFpsL4MgFgAaa_rGsGRo-IS9chF5TinpVcgILE7iktWy-JTYE_JqsxN6QoxYOA_juT_CjD8lUkLFfqahOJCD9Sh1gTZCIcATs7SsTx_qMCvI/s400/align-outside.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244736981973735666" border="0" /></a>Here, the 30 pt amber stoke is aligned along the path to the outside area.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Note:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Be cautious when you try to align objects, to use the same stroke alignment settings, otherwise you will not be able to achieve perfect match and alignment.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">5. Create a dotted or dashed line.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This is a handy tool that helps you quickly draw dotted lines or dashed lines. Let me show you how.<br /></div><br />Draw a straight path segment so we can experiment with.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBlX0g36DlJSWmlTVhel5aoAnBt-xnvCiL7nEtWWAXqiyxO9WqcyxSHtW3F9s_Og4ox6t_T4nqGlKYZj9lj16BaT45907vEZszGu6jd8hBE7gZ2LesT0tLdJbwT2AG3kgDxGQM5Lqph8/s1600-h/straight-line.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglBlX0g36DlJSWmlTVhel5aoAnBt-xnvCiL7nEtWWAXqiyxO9WqcyxSHtW3F9s_Og4ox6t_T4nqGlKYZj9lj16BaT45907vEZszGu6jd8hBE7gZ2LesT0tLdJbwT2AG3kgDxGQM5Lqph8/s400/straight-line.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244744022352776866" border="0" /></a><span>Select the line and in the Stroke panel, check the Dashed Line checkbox.</span> You can <span>specify a dash sequence by entering the lengths of dashes and the gaps between them. I have used a sequence consisting of 5pt dashes and 20pt gaps. So just input these values in the first two boxes as shown below.</span><br /></div><span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02fBHTvHo72dbIGZdlkPdxBjkD2RnbL2UMhaDiTg8h2ltZ0nimIT1FA4PvDkmMjlo8O9jJ3GToo1edndqovmSwIqWO6lNX1eWVKV4cIz-5rHa61Otb4EbrZ2HDbdhbOuegGurZ6JKc-0/s1600-h/dashed-01.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02fBHTvHo72dbIGZdlkPdxBjkD2RnbL2UMhaDiTg8h2ltZ0nimIT1FA4PvDkmMjlo8O9jJ3GToo1edndqovmSwIqWO6lNX1eWVKV4cIz-5rHa61Otb4EbrZ2HDbdhbOuegGurZ6JKc-0/s400/dashed-01.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244747417483842802" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The numbers entered are repeated in sequence so that once you have established the pattern, you don’t need to fill in all the text boxes. The <span>square-ended dashes result from the Butt Cap setting being selected. Select the line and toggle between the <span style="font-style: italic;">Butt Cap</span>, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Round Cap</span> and the <span style="font-style: italic;">Projecting Cap</span> line ends and see what happens.</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LNjvW7DgY4kRWfeTV0xl7mxjJRm5VwJq7QA_TMd4WvdUUJGJdl1J49qrNzw29tYHmKfpQX-3rCfu21dzBm_QfKRwkisp6E6uA6-kaH0MQ45KnIUiWPsQHfdv2Rg2P_Opt3PeQ7OGfb0/s1600-h/play.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-LNjvW7DgY4kRWfeTV0xl7mxjJRm5VwJq7QA_TMd4WvdUUJGJdl1J49qrNzw29tYHmKfpQX-3rCfu21dzBm_QfKRwkisp6E6uA6-kaH0MQ45KnIUiWPsQHfdv2Rg2P_Opt3PeQ7OGfb0/s400/play.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244753765107778466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As you would have probably guessed, <span>the Round Cap <img src="http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/images/P_RoundCap_Md_N.png" /> option creates rounded dashes or dots and the Projecting Cap <img src="http://livedocs.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/13.0/images/P_ProjectingCap_Md_N.png" /> option extends the ends of dashes.</span><br /></div><span><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span>Try playing around with the values in the dash size and gap size and produce really nice patterns. For example if you input the values shown in the following image, you will end up with a nice dotted line.</span><br /></div><span><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq47oosgtHMxRxkeEvouye_4KVz3HAi0X3EuTdfNbfhAxXh6dvExsDtq4b9l1R91WYLPT236iNbyiDJ8eJOfgo1XyuRF8yZ5e4JyokC9ms83IF1hSORYWv6POdf-F33008wybpbIoLCwg/s1600-h/dots.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq47oosgtHMxRxkeEvouye_4KVz3HAi0X3EuTdfNbfhAxXh6dvExsDtq4b9l1R91WYLPT236iNbyiDJ8eJOfgo1XyuRF8yZ5e4JyokC9ms83IF1hSORYWv6POdf-F33008wybpbIoLCwg/s400/dots.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244761092092602914" border="0" /></a><br /><span>Finally, you can create completely custom line patterns by filling all the values. For example, have a look at the following image. If you enter the values shown you will get the following nice interesting line pattern.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbowTjkGPx3HgySVCmKU9D100a0EpQ5vmJvQUFcjoMXkqNc_gw5d3e_IeAOJhxndhvuxZWedub-aOJFV7NrPohIJgnbkmVxTGxqhj3q2H9sd6XMXg7TLMpC8pt9RYaLfsvCNYqGDmCN8/s1600-h/custom-line.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilbowTjkGPx3HgySVCmKU9D100a0EpQ5vmJvQUFcjoMXkqNc_gw5d3e_IeAOJhxndhvuxZWedub-aOJFV7NrPohIJgnbkmVxTGxqhj3q2H9sd6XMXg7TLMpC8pt9RYaLfsvCNYqGDmCN8/s400/custom-line.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244765552599736274" border="0" /></a><br />That's all folks...<br /><span><br /><br /></span><br /><span><br /><br /><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com55tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-2405505840929796122008-09-05T12:23:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:30:36.595-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: Multiple Strokes and FillsToday I am going show you how you can use the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance Panel</span> to create multiple strokes or fills for the same object or path.<br /><br />And please allow me, since it's been less than a month that the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games has ended, my demonstration example to resemble a 400 Meter Running Track... OK let's begin.<br /><br />First of all, find the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance Panel Icon</span>, click on it so that it expands, and drag it off the dock. We are going to use it quite often so let's place it somewhere so that we can quickly access it.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sbADRFfUsxICBYuc9qwtifQbpi8AqGbiwBbGQuNEAs_8OZ4p8HyWmXTkDo9aOu4f5k-u-Ln99uUQUOjMTFcy-5AyAALpHC5cxj8k0mmpqzIb73hn9hOTqN5I5cwHTCFhtWMX6wQhca8/s1600-h/Appearance-Panel-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2sbADRFfUsxICBYuc9qwtifQbpi8AqGbiwBbGQuNEAs_8OZ4p8HyWmXTkDo9aOu4f5k-u-Ln99uUQUOjMTFcy-5AyAALpHC5cxj8k0mmpqzIb73hn9hOTqN5I5cwHTCFhtWMX6wQhca8/s400/Appearance-Panel-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242621177836648994" border="0" /></a><br />Select the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Rounded Rectangle Tool</span> from the toolbar on the left. Click and drag while pressing the up arrow key on the keyboard so that you draw a rectangle with fully rounded sides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E5SIjC0p1q3xncdKtCFuitP6OKAlC-qs_DTp6x__mtF7HEoN-wyUeBRQfLvQcQSxiMGIwE2vv5FJC9mvVJUKVFaf2ptetFpMDTovnnjW018q4rLAf3aY8D1xQb0Z5yC_-8MNGNHOvFI/s1600-h/Rounded-Rectangle-Tool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E5SIjC0p1q3xncdKtCFuitP6OKAlC-qs_DTp6x__mtF7HEoN-wyUeBRQfLvQcQSxiMGIwE2vv5FJC9mvVJUKVFaf2ptetFpMDTovnnjW018q4rLAf3aY8D1xQb0Z5yC_-8MNGNHOvFI/s400/Rounded-Rectangle-Tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242621657091372242" border="0" /></a><br />You should try and get an object similar to the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbihuNcJCHonsCQrOTf9sbem5DeyJYmCCWuw8F6OYPoLfDtzm9yvQLjSW2TM19pXkMp4MG-7xTlF6q3-r__ciPmuWeNblSiDQy11Aac72zJg1USfsZBuEEtkaR4fGfRVdJvbi3pP1Kg0/s1600-h/draw-rectangle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxbihuNcJCHonsCQrOTf9sbem5DeyJYmCCWuw8F6OYPoLfDtzm9yvQLjSW2TM19pXkMp4MG-7xTlF6q3-r__ciPmuWeNblSiDQy11Aac72zJg1USfsZBuEEtkaR4fGfRVdJvbi3pP1Kg0/s400/draw-rectangle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242621891113560802" border="0" /></a><br />Select the shape, open the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Color Panel</span> and input the following values: Red 178, Green 96 and Blue 72. Then set a stroke of 41 points.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YwWahoDw8FezFIkW_jhRvG7dikCeaZOQ1GMTJkFqEZnuzBbk2-BrTuNcTKMuc8Gj1xOz4_JiSiCUmPtxkOvIKd1S2LcrxM0slzlzC8l3Ewqz5zw_JOt3dR75bPMXh45eB_oceVRd_LY/s1600-h/track-field-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3YwWahoDw8FezFIkW_jhRvG7dikCeaZOQ1GMTJkFqEZnuzBbk2-BrTuNcTKMuc8Gj1xOz4_JiSiCUmPtxkOvIKd1S2LcrxM0slzlzC8l3Ewqz5zw_JOt3dR75bPMXh45eB_oceVRd_LY/s400/track-field-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242622357023951874" border="0" /></a><br />Ok... Now what we are going to do, is to create a second, narrower stroke on top of the first stroke we just created. Let me show you how. Select the shape and expand the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance Panel</span> menu. Select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add New Stroke.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk4oDiKlEcmSGI_9r0ltrECWtum8EOTi1TJrxDaIaJ7XxG_1U0b2Dg5yjt0MBRAm5Fta2JcAyExF6PzUftbQWFEBpkA2-MhoHY-6Px18NFAp0Li4WFHrJnd7zsY4nrXOgof6hsM5dfT4/s1600-h/Appearance-Panel-Menu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 268px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsk4oDiKlEcmSGI_9r0ltrECWtum8EOTi1TJrxDaIaJ7XxG_1U0b2Dg5yjt0MBRAm5Fta2JcAyExF6PzUftbQWFEBpkA2-MhoHY-6Px18NFAp0Li4WFHrJnd7zsY4nrXOgof6hsM5dfT4/s400/Appearance-Panel-Menu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242622896883199970" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BgcINzXn_a1FnfJZGyXLqfwo66gZq3cUaPEsOYlig9XCR1mtcoWrGdnHkvG0A60jIpMWquJ8PY47xLYMZhL9jciHBNbQyrJFCE3I2-2c9QOk6b-vd94lDy63S862667-0b8myOUdUKo/s1600-h/Add-new-stroke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-BgcINzXn_a1FnfJZGyXLqfwo66gZq3cUaPEsOYlig9XCR1mtcoWrGdnHkvG0A60jIpMWquJ8PY47xLYMZhL9jciHBNbQyrJFCE3I2-2c9QOk6b-vd94lDy63S862667-0b8myOUdUKo/s400/Add-new-stroke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242623074611388386" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />At first glance, you will not see any change since the newly created stroke is on top of the first one. Select the new stroke in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance panel</span> and change the color to white and reduce its width to 31 points. If you have followed along, you should end up with the shape shown below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxT_tgVM6Pvbws1lqCqlxXYHDir47BrKAPkD9IDy0ZLXAcPNt03qmXmHree4Lb1SLXrkbQ9B5fZ7RY-1SKxDzxHp-Y0SM7X4PdwCcAjy_Yh7rkMrdh1naxM4_0MPSmszU75J6LuLA6JE/s1600-h/draw-rectangle-2nd-stroke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqxT_tgVM6Pvbws1lqCqlxXYHDir47BrKAPkD9IDy0ZLXAcPNt03qmXmHree4Lb1SLXrkbQ9B5fZ7RY-1SKxDzxHp-Y0SM7X4PdwCcAjy_Yh7rkMrdh1naxM4_0MPSmszU75J6LuLA6JE/s400/draw-rectangle-2nd-stroke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242623772385957426" border="0" /></a><br />At this point you should keep in mind that the path remains <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ONE!</span></span> Click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">View</span> menu and select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Outline</span> (CTRL+Y). You can see the original path we drew, on which we apply multiple strokes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL-hj0LwQMRuDVNYKxuX9xt6H4uZuOPUFdah3uFC8bCIjVK9Z7SyjQUp_wNQ3ohIT8_Sjp5BitKO8-XLb-msdmk_-145hi6O2-hRHvLcCn5o9O2ZkcfBNNN_mCgEWJ5yFf__gS_pWYfw/s1600-h/ONE-path.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuL-hj0LwQMRuDVNYKxuX9xt6H4uZuOPUFdah3uFC8bCIjVK9Z7SyjQUp_wNQ3ohIT8_Sjp5BitKO8-XLb-msdmk_-145hi6O2-hRHvLcCn5o9O2ZkcfBNNN_mCgEWJ5yFf__gS_pWYfw/s400/ONE-path.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242624194761113362" border="0" /></a><br />Let's move on. Select the path and repeat the same procedure. Add a 3rd stroke of 29pt width and use the same light brown color we used before (R:178, G:96 B:72). You should now begin to understand where things are leading.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DIK6n84MTz2KNi869X8BeiwIcw_d2lg19xCJkhgpmDhphzyPMA9w9z9jiGCl7KwYqbObRxL_DXnNUGR1k_9yN46dHXCPF_cUdMB_BPsNoc_X6XeJrbbrwLWZZQX6-rHDTZ9qhb3YJDA/s1600-h/draw-rectangle-3rd-stroke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 424px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6DIK6n84MTz2KNi869X8BeiwIcw_d2lg19xCJkhgpmDhphzyPMA9w9z9jiGCl7KwYqbObRxL_DXnNUGR1k_9yN46dHXCPF_cUdMB_BPsNoc_X6XeJrbbrwLWZZQX6-rHDTZ9qhb3YJDA/s400/draw-rectangle-3rd-stroke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242624520028066498" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Important:</span> First select the rectangle (path), and then select (in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance panel</span>) the stroke you created last. This way, the new stroke we are going add will be placed on top of the stacking order.<br /><br />Repeat this procedure using the Stroke colors and Widths shown in the following image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW551tU7yfIENlzQdBqRoU_ruvdYsFz-qEse5EwP2I4VmS-r0TsozqEHqGh7OIiLkcknb3j29KKn_IaA-ounq5Qgk7eZIdGGq0sK0FM3njX4GdvBjYlwOge2AOFJULcmNcr0K9eKBINY/s1600-h/draw-rectangle-7th-stroke.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxW551tU7yfIENlzQdBqRoU_ruvdYsFz-qEse5EwP2I4VmS-r0TsozqEHqGh7OIiLkcknb3j29KKn_IaA-ounq5Qgk7eZIdGGq0sK0FM3njX4GdvBjYlwOge2AOFJULcmNcr0K9eKBINY/s400/draw-rectangle-7th-stroke.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242625163112296530" border="0" /></a><br />If you did everything correctly, you should have the following Illustration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ6Ss0V5Zj3wf_YEqjaj8h0_PdmSO9HmaM7o89WY9SLVx21LzoCMk8LFnpCbBs1JHogfcX-4BywevYQTTslv15iMZw_sXaMK9LWnMgqAOxh1A6QopPIOBHlBELnsJYMNCmJxqJfAtj98/s1600-h/final-image.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZ6Ss0V5Zj3wf_YEqjaj8h0_PdmSO9HmaM7o89WY9SLVx21LzoCMk8LFnpCbBs1JHogfcX-4BywevYQTTslv15iMZw_sXaMK9LWnMgqAOxh1A6QopPIOBHlBELnsJYMNCmJxqJfAtj98/s400/final-image.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242625355060222370" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span><br /><br />In this example, We applied several strokes (7) on a single path. If you now pick an anchor point with the direct selection tool, you may edit (move, delete etc.) that point and therefore change the overall shape in the usual way you would have done if you were dealing with a single stroke path (Have a look at my <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Selection Tools</span></a> post. This way you can produce some very interesting and impressive shapes.<br /></span><br /><br />Following the same procedure also allows you to apply multiple fills to single paths. Select the track and change the fill to a light grass green.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiXIYk6g1wpk52LwxeedXNbybqoWEVYi_njn9zG4FCRBE725dduMKYuJvKcTh-T0iRJQmtpnX7bAQKrBffsKm2QpJWbiELmKLeVKtwryktYJffVfVJr4M6qW-MpU1IxcgOJv5GolXhJo/s1600-h/grass-green.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiXIYk6g1wpk52LwxeedXNbybqoWEVYi_njn9zG4FCRBE725dduMKYuJvKcTh-T0iRJQmtpnX7bAQKrBffsKm2QpJWbiELmKLeVKtwryktYJffVfVJr4M6qW-MpU1IxcgOJv5GolXhJo/s400/grass-green.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242626017880286594" border="0" /></a><br />Select the path and select the fill in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance Panel</span>. On the menu select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Add New Fill</span>. Choose a grey gradient for the color and change the blend of that fill to multiply so that you get a draft impression of grass stripes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubAmLS5prbqT7IYc52vRGwed6cEZ8nypwNPZLFUJvB0w29WcE53H6j3ITW1IOzfIGdrnJpXUm1gDHUe8x-InIlyggnU5EHcz2mSIEI890OdHnUaAmJ8YMzwTJkxAiQFRXQ5Yx3RoOzSw/s1600-h/opacity-panel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubAmLS5prbqT7IYc52vRGwed6cEZ8nypwNPZLFUJvB0w29WcE53H6j3ITW1IOzfIGdrnJpXUm1gDHUe8x-InIlyggnU5EHcz2mSIEI890OdHnUaAmJ8YMzwTJkxAiQFRXQ5Yx3RoOzSw/s400/opacity-panel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242626311206932418" border="0" /></a><br />Finally, I will show you a very cool feature available in Illustrator. First delete the newly created fill (the grey gradient fill) and choose No Fill for the remaining one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySmHcmb9XZ7sj1kwoQlNuiR_s2bAJYw91Zfl0YS4KiGc6xZGxne23ZntIx82C5TfUyP8VLfgscz49hjIOpGMo4RWvdhWFY9CDcVTXGcNNJXK5OxMo7aeD2a4EJ5K-8-AyqSGg1lJ5zI8/s1600-h/graphic-styles-00.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiySmHcmb9XZ7sj1kwoQlNuiR_s2bAJYw91Zfl0YS4KiGc6xZGxne23ZntIx82C5TfUyP8VLfgscz49hjIOpGMo4RWvdhWFY9CDcVTXGcNNJXK5OxMo7aeD2a4EJ5K-8-AyqSGg1lJ5zI8/s400/graphic-styles-00.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242626719092368434" border="0" /></a><br />If you take a closer look at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance panel</span>, you will notice that there is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphic Styles panel</span> hiden behind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4qQSLTEu84ll5OI0AqxI0ZUWSv3vu0YGr97NqfyA5Uo_8O-NoHjXCoD4Ws2bwvG5tw-Q7hyphenhyphen0N9ImAGjapJpRX-XZZUnpwYlc2o2ODR-HRQVLgMlnIQ_547enldWAlC6CebSPig5T-w4/s1600-h/graphic-styles-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX4qQSLTEu84ll5OI0AqxI0ZUWSv3vu0YGr97NqfyA5Uo_8O-NoHjXCoD4Ws2bwvG5tw-Q7hyphenhyphen0N9ImAGjapJpRX-XZZUnpwYlc2o2ODR-HRQVLgMlnIQ_547enldWAlC6CebSPig5T-w4/s400/graphic-styles-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242627452963567186" border="0" /></a><br />Activate it and ungroup it from the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance panel.</span> Grab the tab from the title bar and drag it until you have the two panels side by side.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSdxtZbv9OOERcENuraiUjianPKzUPwrotXYVM-donMtAoWQV3rwlc8a0hK-UhKgn-r_CTWAHT3KEmKR6_VdiWLbyd8WUhItD3obRjAEV8uLR1gbSwmVhjC7vYSLIQMvWRCb9XmHtJZQ/s1600-h/graphic-styles-02.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOSdxtZbv9OOERcENuraiUjianPKzUPwrotXYVM-donMtAoWQV3rwlc8a0hK-UhKgn-r_CTWAHT3KEmKR6_VdiWLbyd8WUhItD3obRjAEV8uLR1gbSwmVhjC7vYSLIQMvWRCb9XmHtJZQ/s400/graphic-styles-02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242628096636190434" border="0" /></a><br />Now click on the little square in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Appearance panel</span> and drag and drop it in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Graphic Styles panel.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAzuQCFpuryddKxa2o1EvIgjezkL60VsYgnCHjWyZXVUdFVyuAkBc5ROovlcIMyIlEJIoj6mOkPIAwVkTtt3V_xq07V4HnlgEQqcMhSNqHDbULZv2PoxIbIj-Vz09ouq3IgJhouT3QRQ/s1600-h/click-drag-drop.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhAzuQCFpuryddKxa2o1EvIgjezkL60VsYgnCHjWyZXVUdFVyuAkBc5ROovlcIMyIlEJIoj6mOkPIAwVkTtt3V_xq07V4HnlgEQqcMhSNqHDbULZv2PoxIbIj-Vz09ouq3IgJhouT3QRQ/s400/click-drag-drop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242628318207599266" border="0" /></a><br />An identical little square was created in the Graphics panel. Double click on it and give it a name of your like. I named it <span style="font-style: italic;">track</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-M-MEuAQqP52vsXqCNBuGlBE5zrl5XhKshziRfUBPxkWjxf7NS__dbjE5-39HTUh1Te2K-cE5PdhtnWW_TL_k8o9ZMyKkSIaiHt_QOzoO6Oalixqo1j3I5xdJqSevAWUcYT3zFM8uWc/s1600-h/name-it.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-M-MEuAQqP52vsXqCNBuGlBE5zrl5XhKshziRfUBPxkWjxf7NS__dbjE5-39HTUh1Te2K-cE5PdhtnWW_TL_k8o9ZMyKkSIaiHt_QOzoO6Oalixqo1j3I5xdJqSevAWUcYT3zFM8uWc/s400/name-it.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242628772031533634" border="0" /></a><br />What you have actually done now is that you created your own graphic style. All the attributes we used for the track are now stored in this little tile.<br /><br />What does this mean? I'll show you right away.<br /><br />Draw a path with the Pen tool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNAx0Hs72ZgxhzTikdVxaS5Mow_9s1oTffXBc78ci0sfFusaW40haWEfhTh1fogNzagDkTRxnfR9AEopBLtPFcz4NDEYgBIsA0v8DkFRFVq1mdBUvADXnlXWuJbkeRzZySJRCaMhMR3U/s1600-h/pen-tool.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNAx0Hs72ZgxhzTikdVxaS5Mow_9s1oTffXBc78ci0sfFusaW40haWEfhTh1fogNzagDkTRxnfR9AEopBLtPFcz4NDEYgBIsA0v8DkFRFVq1mdBUvADXnlXWuJbkeRzZySJRCaMhMR3U/s400/pen-tool.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242629059793194018" border="0" /></a><br />Select the path and click on the track tile shown in the Graphic Styles panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKBTqG7qjTVWswxuDvvqPYaBlSXairyoAccBCqmZK8WysdyP0Lecu8OEGBqeWnpQMN-DOEUnNiHLIIzD7xqZ7TKSxrvZ3TjEYEiV8Yi_qwiV0xbWJ0rMJZRzx-eAN_PArJFkGm4xVEf8/s1600-h/pen-tool-01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKBTqG7qjTVWswxuDvvqPYaBlSXairyoAccBCqmZK8WysdyP0Lecu8OEGBqeWnpQMN-DOEUnNiHLIIzD7xqZ7TKSxrvZ3TjEYEiV8Yi_qwiV0xbWJ0rMJZRzx-eAN_PArJFkGm4xVEf8/s400/pen-tool-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242629311692726754" border="0" /></a><br />Attributes of the style we created before are applied to the path 'in a snap' and it may be available for future use. It saves you time, since you do not have to go through the procedure of adding all those strokes one by one, and helps you producing impressive designs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-36766564302997818302008-09-03T13:13:00.000-07:002008-09-03T13:45:02.259-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: Saving Selections'In my previous post, I tried to briefly explain the <a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">Selection Tools</a> available in Illustrator CS3. Today I would like to complete that post with a description of another useful and very time saving feature, the option of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Saving Selections</span>.'<br /><br />Assume that you have a mix of circles, stars and squares pretty much like the image shown below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBB0tqQavFBwh79HwH5ESKE4lfUxf6tJgu86Yyx0LrRw5SPBAc2a3wDwVZJTUxRb3K_b7OfC28lWW6KKUnie-dsyPMPelZ3sOHTK8S0R8aoiihFD6xyFFGQ0YyAkYITXXNyoBfE9pTFA/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBB0tqQavFBwh79HwH5ESKE4lfUxf6tJgu86Yyx0LrRw5SPBAc2a3wDwVZJTUxRb3K_b7OfC28lWW6KKUnie-dsyPMPelZ3sOHTK8S0R8aoiihFD6xyFFGQ0YyAkYITXXNyoBfE9pTFA/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241891591168593330" border="0" /></a><br />Now, let's say that you want to change the color of all the stars from amber to red. One way to do this, would be to select all the stars with the selection tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmk2lt8-DyULm49KhDBMpT0bSMi5SiMWwejObZwxjKv-ZM40gq_S1ALdGBN4EQKSsH8CiAVrESYcZQ81iRHldjTa5eZlpa6fBt4IbCuXDhINoRMENc62b_MiVcVIS_JMse1H5iYprfzw/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 23px; height: 19px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmk2lt8-DyULm49KhDBMpT0bSMi5SiMWwejObZwxjKv-ZM40gq_S1ALdGBN4EQKSsH8CiAVrESYcZQ81iRHldjTa5eZlpa6fBt4IbCuXDhINoRMENc62b_MiVcVIS_JMse1H5iYprfzw/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241892106801545826" border="0" /></a> one by one while holding down the SHIFT key, and change the color to red.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPrYn3HY9xWAv8Zar7ZrmmpR970mwGFCSxnPfD9hyRhLvl-kYAuPtBWuhs6bWPEotGrCNsYbMv2JKdh84zu7sc6Pn28b4YqInnaQzuQ5gQfKbZf9den2Xyy-tp2MNUh0fDfdB3DmzE2U/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtPrYn3HY9xWAv8Zar7ZrmmpR970mwGFCSxnPfD9hyRhLvl-kYAuPtBWuhs6bWPEotGrCNsYbMv2JKdh84zu7sc6Pn28b4YqInnaQzuQ5gQfKbZf9den2Xyy-tp2MNUh0fDfdB3DmzE2U/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241892421116109202" border="0" /></a><br />Instead of doing <span style="font-weight: bold;">just</span> that... let's have a look on a more clever way to work and see how you can save your selections so you can quickly reuse them at other stages of the design thus saving you time.<br /><br />So select all the stars, anyway you want and then go to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Select</span> menu and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;">Save selection...</span> Now give a name to that selection. I used <span style="font-style: italic;">stars</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf9EJsxEPfu5-OgWCJMx-L6mvPneVFFrQLONWj-Uqviz2jy7BmQqgKD5oTe4DT7ypxvgxoWSjTgDveGkGYUIDHNM-Dc5qSpwcm8YcjcGR9SsrGJ4ckWDHBrieGnRkS1_WAcit1x43DhQ/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigf9EJsxEPfu5-OgWCJMx-L6mvPneVFFrQLONWj-Uqviz2jy7BmQqgKD5oTe4DT7ypxvgxoWSjTgDveGkGYUIDHNM-Dc5qSpwcm8YcjcGR9SsrGJ4ckWDHBrieGnRkS1_WAcit1x43DhQ/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241893353013356162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V8Zmnbr-SfWtzCkqDEmIybD4yVbwzLwUMLLSxrTXhig2NqHKhE0YUeYOWbM2KrlzxrYiLv2_FZgMghVi44Z5Nbac5O8TPPLdvXMhiVgkb-gMbMIFOp6EajUx-IwdufOYQOk-jJoo64U/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9V8Zmnbr-SfWtzCkqDEmIybD4yVbwzLwUMLLSxrTXhig2NqHKhE0YUeYOWbM2KrlzxrYiLv2_FZgMghVi44Z5Nbac5O8TPPLdvXMhiVgkb-gMbMIFOp6EajUx-IwdufOYQOk-jJoo64U/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241893563289587314" border="0" /></a><br />Great... Deselect the stars, and repeat the same procedure with the green circles. Name this second selection <span style="font-style: italic;">green circles</span>. Now, if you did everything correctly, by clicking on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Select</span> menu you should see your two saved selections at the bottom of the drop down menu.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Iebb2ytt4yWas7Swj_uembNECLTsEV1BFAJCfJdsq-GBbg9xftA849I4qQugSpMj9MCpWd2nBqOD9KhMWixZ92lcSy_IAv7axVsD_R_Oeqi5L68TMVcPrVv7HEmiUsIb0DoWpTn3Bw/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV8Iebb2ytt4yWas7Swj_uembNECLTsEV1BFAJCfJdsq-GBbg9xftA849I4qQugSpMj9MCpWd2nBqOD9KhMWixZ92lcSy_IAv7axVsD_R_Oeqi5L68TMVcPrVv7HEmiUsIb0DoWpTn3Bw/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241894203673720114" border="0" /></a><br />So now let's say you deselect everything. if you want to change the stars fill color, just click and load the stars selection you created and saved earlier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZtkc8skqpu10IFhGivG-1NExjQZEhA26QtLgcIBN2wxGpjqxOS6NB3hirx-6wQHMwiCh9T2-0QHaqjsgRlvhJiXPjCi51NAuRiY-ZzclgvYTUWo1YpxTCoINW3XpMVlZyEC_nPnTS5A/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZtkc8skqpu10IFhGivG-1NExjQZEhA26QtLgcIBN2wxGpjqxOS6NB3hirx-6wQHMwiCh9T2-0QHaqjsgRlvhJiXPjCi51NAuRiY-ZzclgvYTUWo1YpxTCoINW3XpMVlZyEC_nPnTS5A/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241894536526435890" border="0" /></a><br />Do you perhaps want to change the green circles stroke? Piece of cake... Load the green circles selection and make it e.g. thicker.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKsRl3lGGJ2beSibHxergJse44df6Bllj8MNqQ6eY3jCIZCFMyXY5AzLCcu21kq-TFUSZUiOGbs-mMGthQteVJ8kl-I3uDMbbdltk_YrXxqOwW1b94rVHMI_aKD0RlAZpYRmis0aBlf8/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWKsRl3lGGJ2beSibHxergJse44df6Bllj8MNqQ6eY3jCIZCFMyXY5AzLCcu21kq-TFUSZUiOGbs-mMGthQteVJ8kl-I3uDMbbdltk_YrXxqOwW1b94rVHMI_aKD0RlAZpYRmis0aBlf8/s400/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241894878696668994" border="0" /></a><br />Another cool characteristic of this feature is that if you save and close the file and come back a couple of days later, your selections will still be there for future reference. If you decide you no longer need one of the selections, you can easily click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Select</span> menu and choose <span style="font-weight: bold;">edit selection</span>. Click from the list on the selection you no longer need, press <span style="font-weight: bold;">Delete</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">OK</span>. The selection is gone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVeBjp4Dba_H_W227c4DNqekiTOnoV5TC3J3RygrlX0apLifke-xh_mxpIJj4KQ_kwALPZ4HEyXsWDadtE9MmPXHRYax7kwGN6TfBRfwj5lr9NyblaYSYuxElN2jfwe5F-gjujiu1-LM/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibVeBjp4Dba_H_W227c4DNqekiTOnoV5TC3J3RygrlX0apLifke-xh_mxpIJj4KQ_kwALPZ4HEyXsWDadtE9MmPXHRYax7kwGN6TfBRfwj5lr9NyblaYSYuxElN2jfwe5F-gjujiu1-LM/s400/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241895676851034242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lQLNb6FPto_mm_XsilnjlBAkMuoknakCdTkcfxITwCXbE-l7yGxrMP2dqpPjRpyKxz311Vi7dmUTCs5n6sCBwNRLfLEWBdu9twF5CByk0tMaKIepeJPMVeQck03wVsYXNfnnI5eoEAo/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lQLNb6FPto_mm_XsilnjlBAkMuoknakCdTkcfxITwCXbE-l7yGxrMP2dqpPjRpyKxz311Vi7dmUTCs5n6sCBwNRLfLEWBdu9twF5CByk0tMaKIepeJPMVeQck03wVsYXNfnnI5eoEAo/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241895811529097346" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">When working with complicated designs that consist of many objects and shapes, saving the selections you frequently use, can prove extremely useful and saves you precious 'creative' time. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-family: webdings;">Thank you very much...</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Related posts I think you should like...</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">1. Selection Tools</a><br /><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorials.html">2. The Pathfinder Panel, PART 1</a><br /><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorials_17.html">3. The Pathfinder Panel PART 2</a></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-13101348556353469672008-08-22T02:14:00.001-07:002008-11-27T06:24:36.075-08:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: Selection ToolsSelecting shapes, objects, points etc is of primary importance when working in Illustrator. Knowing which selection tool is appropriate to use can prove quite time saving. So we will briefly discuss the selection possibilities available in Illustrator.<br /><br />If you take a look on the toolbar, the selection tools are illustrated below:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ij58t8AEVQ9_r5-1yrhBYmYKY4RlmFL6gKcbrpE9_nwvObsc7RR_fGoXATVA8pzXfp8gpOAqmSEXUVYK7D9GoLCkZCMI8-x2O0Xd8PMacjUBoYdGKwOCJxgE6mMo4rYIhPH36W5mTIw/s1600-h/1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ij58t8AEVQ9_r5-1yrhBYmYKY4RlmFL6gKcbrpE9_nwvObsc7RR_fGoXATVA8pzXfp8gpOAqmSEXUVYK7D9GoLCkZCMI8-x2O0Xd8PMacjUBoYdGKwOCJxgE6mMo4rYIhPH36W5mTIw/s400/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237271976322743122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />1. Selection Tool (Black Arrow)</span><br /><br />By clicking on the selection tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjaDGIbvp5aDdQxZXUQgck4MGz6OBj_cdJHxjLN_xrzujdtx01KFYdPGQKrZBqD1IWFHObfZRBscddM_Ryd-zYal4voX6RGW3yYY4naegc94d_-OARyIModjvQ7DyNALJEOb5JpovnYw/s1600-h/2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 21px; height: 14px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjaDGIbvp5aDdQxZXUQgck4MGz6OBj_cdJHxjLN_xrzujdtx01KFYdPGQKrZBqD1IWFHObfZRBscddM_Ryd-zYal4voX6RGW3yYY4naegc94d_-OARyIModjvQ7DyNALJEOb5JpovnYw/s400/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237272704478350946" border="0" /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></a> you can select entire shapes and objects. You can move them around, edit or delete them.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk3DHDk1MPufBUAgI9ytO3DwJyfGm12olfi2JL3Hwvww3XBrINfDYCKrhEyINQqLehWv94OtaHyKUtlgERIAB_MCe4Udr01H-T8SfCXnf21mL2sjsfsJF1Ji4gBJZ_0nZfHriOCIK4m8/s1600-h/3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxk3DHDk1MPufBUAgI9ytO3DwJyfGm12olfi2JL3Hwvww3XBrINfDYCKrhEyINQqLehWv94OtaHyKUtlgERIAB_MCe4Udr01H-T8SfCXnf21mL2sjsfsJF1Ji4gBJZ_0nZfHriOCIK4m8/s400/3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237274943029481394" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">2. Direct Selection tool (white arrow)</span><br /><br />If you want to edit an individual anchor point then you may click on the direct selection tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiv6ww4hhMMwgL66Kzm1I4BtJD281-z2PtEjxZAdUBTEfKyIuzBljAw_60A1FzUhiQP0HxjnvK2nRDdqxV4dDWyczfzzXPcUcEgRsw9OUi5xIMpIvCweNPMOkyFjbWUnOEx_Ma652Wzo/s1600-h/6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 28px; height: 18px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIiv6ww4hhMMwgL66Kzm1I4BtJD281-z2PtEjxZAdUBTEfKyIuzBljAw_60A1FzUhiQP0HxjnvK2nRDdqxV4dDWyczfzzXPcUcEgRsw9OUi5xIMpIvCweNPMOkyFjbWUnOEx_Ma652Wzo/s400/6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237278133857698962" border="0" /></a>. Click on which point you want to edit and perform actions. E.g. On the previous circle select the right point and move it further to the right or even delete it, thus leaving a semi circle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7ZatFYv_wkpcnfLNdWfJTq5stMrsKY-Asyv92TvQKkDsLtf7nP5iuQggLLoCIMOVTPjWXQRCw9lwHQjjlNp2jgnSWx-zHPDtZ2t6JUJSKU1kcCsm1IXUHuQIv4EOKpkNJT1pC-XHnj4/s1600-h/4.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim7ZatFYv_wkpcnfLNdWfJTq5stMrsKY-Asyv92TvQKkDsLtf7nP5iuQggLLoCIMOVTPjWXQRCw9lwHQjjlNp2jgnSWx-zHPDtZ2t6JUJSKU1kcCsm1IXUHuQIv4EOKpkNJT1pC-XHnj4/s400/4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237276881592204578" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOjtT_O_zUew7GGXcMZy3cmGuNiYsXkduf1D4oS45pklmcpjeQpu7YPPt0xPZKKoFqNdSfk1IlPr_qjxysMWSeFfvqG3EdVjMDwU2jX_yUG_FiIA3DSeYPxYT8tK1BuyorKjogzO5rT8/s1600-h/5.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 176px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZOjtT_O_zUew7GGXcMZy3cmGuNiYsXkduf1D4oS45pklmcpjeQpu7YPPt0xPZKKoFqNdSfk1IlPr_qjxysMWSeFfvqG3EdVjMDwU2jX_yUG_FiIA3DSeYPxYT8tK1BuyorKjogzO5rT8/s400/5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237277118232408594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span>Notice that if you click in the orange fill of the circle and not on an individual anchor point, then you select the entire shape. Also note that when you hover above a point, then this point is highlighted to help you click on this point directly.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />3. Group Selection tool</span><br /><br />Have a look at the following image.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygqY1M3Jy5ki7j8yRjygKLVj-pOD8LiocSuLZLgH-qLo1yuYfdSD1k1mLlv8xWuPkdvRZEfHcMAiW_i39Hy6RxT2L5qH-f-vwqktcj1zg26JnkJe6Qw6iWARIq15tzhyznMx3izgfR6U/s1600-h/7.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygqY1M3Jy5ki7j8yRjygKLVj-pOD8LiocSuLZLgH-qLo1yuYfdSD1k1mLlv8xWuPkdvRZEfHcMAiW_i39Hy6RxT2L5qH-f-vwqktcj1zg26JnkJe6Qw6iWARIq15tzhyznMx3izgfR6U/s400/7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237284228023665074" border="0" /></a>I have created 3 kind of shapes and I have arranged them in 3 groups. Group A contains the orange circles, Group B contains the green rectangles and Group C contains the blue triangles.<br />Select the Group Selection tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FXrnGKtjNksjD292qnc9xqU9yqez2WQ7iGWw4ZUrIRFfh7s6oBfhjYUND8XaEeLvjcuGtUrqZCvbkSFp7k8J3xN-2getr5wm0HvCcDJJ37eyPi8z6fI7XlM9KGp1p8NEdX4sUyMkjPw/s1600-h/8.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FXrnGKtjNksjD292qnc9xqU9yqez2WQ7iGWw4ZUrIRFfh7s6oBfhjYUND8XaEeLvjcuGtUrqZCvbkSFp7k8J3xN-2getr5wm0HvCcDJJ37eyPi8z6fI7XlM9KGp1p8NEdX4sUyMkjPw/s400/8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237285183482924930" border="0" /></a>and click once let's say on the green rectangle at the bottom. As you see, it selects the whole rectangle. If you click a second time on the rectangle, then all the members of the group are selected.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDCKlZvpGc5tNW-RU02ZViTe4SeCcnEsgFiDacyqn1zotj9E-csK3TmAlLGAyMt54ul2Egmq7wtA-8w9Ns_Q0RvncyWh0_HZSoFRt9-6M8gemi0_7Y9R3hjAqW_yvzCwm-x3tTTdyP90/s1600-h/10.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDCKlZvpGc5tNW-RU02ZViTe4SeCcnEsgFiDacyqn1zotj9E-csK3TmAlLGAyMt54ul2Egmq7wtA-8w9Ns_Q0RvncyWh0_HZSoFRt9-6M8gemi0_7Y9R3hjAqW_yvzCwm-x3tTTdyP90/s400/10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5237287316375202674" border="0" /></a><br />Thus, you can quickly edit all members of the group, let's say change the fill or stroke.<br /><br />Note: There is a keyboard shortcut that allows you to switch from the direct selection tool to the Group selection tool. With the direct selection tool selected, press and hold ALT. As long as you hold ALT you switch to the Group Selection Tool.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4. Magic Wand Tool</span><br /><br />The Magic Wand tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvNtRE_gmDNuT64zMuq3e6GUyfQ8HGLs5BOnZyMYg73USe7hRLq-YF15LXZR9FAWk5j5Vy7SDKzRLs1MQrPJU1PmQJmYLSfiWxlGiGFzTAKAmGla-Es1fqjgV4bODG2tyyMWr2s5U658/s1600-h/13.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 25px; height: 19px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvNtRE_gmDNuT64zMuq3e6GUyfQ8HGLs5BOnZyMYg73USe7hRLq-YF15LXZR9FAWk5j5Vy7SDKzRLs1MQrPJU1PmQJmYLSfiWxlGiGFzTAKAmGla-Es1fqjgV4bODG2tyyMWr2s5U658/s400/13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239950647794511858" border="0" /></a> is a tool that most of the people using Adobe design packages are familiar with. Its great importance is shown when we are dealing with complicated multi-shaped designs.<br />Imagine we have a set of circles of various colour fills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFUZRLL5HhzKpjJRLTL1Fou9cNQmmk10I5kAD60sp2hRGqAHyGQZGcw97Xxga88g7ACr_oxle2jev9pxAGQfRck3u8sQqD6BFUXWqPSVLmLJUV3rVAp8M9kaCfWPjNgfSGIpF0fFdS5s/s1600-h/11.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqFUZRLL5HhzKpjJRLTL1Fou9cNQmmk10I5kAD60sp2hRGqAHyGQZGcw97Xxga88g7ACr_oxle2jev9pxAGQfRck3u8sQqD6BFUXWqPSVLmLJUV3rVAp8M9kaCfWPjNgfSGIpF0fFdS5s/s400/11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239946724497831474" border="0" /></a>Say you want to select all the circles with red fill. Click on the wand tool and just click inside one of the red circles. As soon as you do this you will probably end up with a selection similar to the following.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicAQm_TQOmmNPMB3WRwbMxd8Ddet597Yis6t77hyNdX_O9kQ01REP5gsXtSiXXMclD8-6uoW1_iYB2nTyNZcyF7gFRCrLGsM4Io0toHfYX9rNOs-mCR-6F4WzW-A0TDBx5EabK7vpLvY/s1600-h/12.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjicAQm_TQOmmNPMB3WRwbMxd8Ddet597Yis6t77hyNdX_O9kQ01REP5gsXtSiXXMclD8-6uoW1_iYB2nTyNZcyF7gFRCrLGsM4Io0toHfYX9rNOs-mCR-6F4WzW-A0TDBx5EabK7vpLvY/s400/12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239949269524992306" border="0" /></a>If not... and let's say that you realise that the selection also includes circles with a fill 'similar' to that colour you picked (e.g. circles with lighter or darker red fill) do not worry and let me introduce you to the Magic Wand Panel. Double click on the magic wand icon on the toolbar. The Magic Wand Panel pops up. Expand the panel to explore all the available settings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVS0k9bXjQXwKD7Zfu452slJjWVk6mNFO6S9PArmFdRUqkwvN6lzPHdftrm5JlU_asblUf77kvQdodGADadWi-ZwqOLxnIjRs_pY85aAOh8ktxdz5wIJP-962YcE8VkMWaWrTHnpyOU/s1600-h/14.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWvVS0k9bXjQXwKD7Zfu452slJjWVk6mNFO6S9PArmFdRUqkwvN6lzPHdftrm5JlU_asblUf77kvQdodGADadWi-ZwqOLxnIjRs_pY85aAOh8ktxdz5wIJP-962YcE8VkMWaWrTHnpyOU/s400/14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239951709109725538" border="0" /></a><br />One of the probable reasons that you have not made an accurate selection of circles with 'exactly the same' fill might be the value in the Tolerance field. If this is too high, then the accuracy of selection falls down. The lower the value, the more accurate selection you get. So try and put a tolerance of e.g. 5 and click on a red circle again. Now Illustrator should select circles with a fill colour that is 'exactly the same' or i would rather say very very close to the one you chose.<br /><br />As you might have already noticed, the selection we make with the wand tool is by default based on the Fill Color. Other selection rules are also available. Let's say you wanted to select the three circles with the 3pt red stroke. Click on the Stroke Weight Check box and zero the tolerance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSxRTkmIboMISL3PlBVMvhY4XE5M5saF7B73E0097rZzdoOmwUy14XNcIrS9dohQk8Mn7lgKhVDh_ZN24IyuflI60ye_4Q6TKxrHHUHKZzr18Y23yCrFJAZNQh-r1wHdw0Mlm0OMWj64/s1600-h/15.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSxRTkmIboMISL3PlBVMvhY4XE5M5saF7B73E0097rZzdoOmwUy14XNcIrS9dohQk8Mn7lgKhVDh_ZN24IyuflI60ye_4Q6TKxrHHUHKZzr18Y23yCrFJAZNQh-r1wHdw0Mlm0OMWj64/s400/15.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239954753953075074" border="0" /></a>Click on one of the circles and all of three of them are selected. Depending on what your selection criteria are, you may use whichever setting suits your needs.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5. Lasso Tool</span><br /><br />Another useful selection tool is the Lasso tool <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr3MkkNGe6DHHn-_vv2fotXCBAlzC2vuvR3L7F4zMfk70DqhUV8qWevRxO_JkmyJkj43RoP87BMasAZKN3zs_bezrSJ5lppAUYQAGRBvSwUt-sUjixMUhzAwjaLlKSIydFyvZSMQ4JS0/s1600-h/16.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 30px; height: 21px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzr3MkkNGe6DHHn-_vv2fotXCBAlzC2vuvR3L7F4zMfk70DqhUV8qWevRxO_JkmyJkj43RoP87BMasAZKN3zs_bezrSJ5lppAUYQAGRBvSwUt-sUjixMUhzAwjaLlKSIydFyvZSMQ4JS0/s400/16.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239956568260337458" border="0" /></a>. It's actually quite easy to grasp, since it offers you the flexibility to select multiple objects that do not fit in a nice rectangular marquee selection. The selection path can be as abstract and complex as you want.<br /><br />Say you want to select the following circles. Instead of selecting one by one and add to selection, you may click on the lasso tool, click and drag until you enclose all the circles of interest and you let go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgayzblLdrf_RlyO_BIXMDh-hi1c4gqlQpNDnaMaOUjXshdn4KRCnjjbJC_Xtjf-HKJYyIWlq1KmJQM2VIPPrYUpm5DT0I9RHjjxX0YLun_HNzuswgszTnpHsMniw5mLFhHitY5XMHag/s1600-h/17.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghgayzblLdrf_RlyO_BIXMDh-hi1c4gqlQpNDnaMaOUjXshdn4KRCnjjbJC_Xtjf-HKJYyIWlq1KmJQM2VIPPrYUpm5DT0I9RHjjxX0YLun_HNzuswgszTnpHsMniw5mLFhHitY5XMHag/s400/17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5239959315929353778" border="0" /> </a>That simple...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> If you have already made a selection and you hold the Shift Key pressed and Lasso select another object, then this is added to the initial selection. If you hold the Alt Key and Lasso select a already selected object, then this is deselected from the initial selection.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Related link:</span><br /><br /><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-saving.html"><span style="font-size:85%;">Saving your selections...</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com437tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-9493997483524985732008-08-17T08:23:00.001-07:002008-08-22T03:46:16.441-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorials: The Pathfinder Panel, PART 2Now we are going to focus on the second row of functions of the Pathfinder Panel, the one labeled Pathfinders.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaQ-O5inmgv9zFS_dYbsFTPTAzzDM2Q0E8Vbpt8jHD_Sx5qRiMYl0X_T529l_5VRH29UubaXf2uJZweJJPlIIHSNwOI4t8vAkjgnPocujbm7QZkIq9tFjrjHflbXNNfxGxPHe4gomUBk/s1600-h/1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCaQ-O5inmgv9zFS_dYbsFTPTAzzDM2Q0E8Vbpt8jHD_Sx5qRiMYl0X_T529l_5VRH29UubaXf2uJZweJJPlIIHSNwOI4t8vAkjgnPocujbm7QZkIq9tFjrjHflbXNNfxGxPHe4gomUBk/s320/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235509860364957602" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In order to get a better grasp of what each individual tool is doing, let's draw 3 circles as seen below:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjk58460uIfit7l0Ac0dAA02LCRNc3QmgBQsg0fGozO4M4Cn2OiMvH4hOVgXyt7XguzxHxvyMxLhuwlclixAOK690dPgwao0xLFcq5pLfFy_PtnOSnU1Gp5T75myVPGuiklxSVtzup7E/s1600-h/2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjk58460uIfit7l0Ac0dAA02LCRNc3QmgBQsg0fGozO4M4Cn2OiMvH4hOVgXyt7XguzxHxvyMxLhuwlclixAOK690dPgwao0xLFcq5pLfFy_PtnOSnU1Gp5T75myVPGuiklxSVtzup7E/s320/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235510911467018898" border="0" /></a>These red filled ellipses will be used to produce more complicated shapes with the help of the Pathfinders. Let's see how.<br /><br />As it is now we have three circles that overlap one another. There are three distinct paths that define the shape of each circle. Say that we wanted to fill with a yellow collor the area shown below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaxnv3FIJl9YA0AUyC1oeci6W1HqSq7yz4ZblwZbojKuWoqN9g56pOMqtnyZTg6wBAK2OVS7g9Ez2sGpTFShYq2NLaJWQgcOEcKI_F6yp1hPKdQjc8CMxPwD_gYmm_R660vIvSVqWKnU/s1600-h/3.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNaxnv3FIJl9YA0AUyC1oeci6W1HqSq7yz4ZblwZbojKuWoqN9g56pOMqtnyZTg6wBAK2OVS7g9Ez2sGpTFShYq2NLaJWQgcOEcKI_F6yp1hPKdQjc8CMxPwD_gYmm_R660vIvSVqWKnU/s400/3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235515561589302098" border="0" /></a>As it is now, this can not be done easilly. Here it's where the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'divide'</span> icon comes in handy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-A2roCznhtPo6tvzVWQNiEyYCNJkoVT6-MFjEqPhwo4xmgYY6rUmffcwEmJbT4xtv5-1oPh5YmNZ1dRaYOMxhoFMo55yTeiwYIolJNbSG3l4zMVvQ51WMixOjrtRzh6lUuGVRBLo72lw/s1600-h/4.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 190px; height: 92px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-A2roCznhtPo6tvzVWQNiEyYCNJkoVT6-MFjEqPhwo4xmgYY6rUmffcwEmJbT4xtv5-1oPh5YmNZ1dRaYOMxhoFMo55yTeiwYIolJNbSG3l4zMVvQ51WMixOjrtRzh6lUuGVRBLo72lw/s400/4.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235517533467716690" border="0" /></a><br /></div>So select all three circles and press the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'divide'</span> icon.<br /><br />By doing so what happens is that all the overlapping areas become distinct regions, distinct paths and we can now edit them individually. Before the divide operation there were 3 filled shapes, while after the divide operation there are 5.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWmWN8LDodraC0hTRAfEj6X1D9dE0Z0yCisxUAmBNsB4mWn03kno2Yac18Ms4hwyV2ppwCgYKcmR2MadqrJ4PcZOA2yQH_fPU7f_DHq3lXdgZk7-PuhVSFv5zD3f-dlkmVR6noJVbkZw/s1600-h/5.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWmWN8LDodraC0hTRAfEj6X1D9dE0Z0yCisxUAmBNsB4mWn03kno2Yac18Ms4hwyV2ppwCgYKcmR2MadqrJ4PcZOA2yQH_fPU7f_DHq3lXdgZk7-PuhVSFv5zD3f-dlkmVR6noJVbkZw/s400/5.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235520056629829106" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br />Now with the direct selection tool you can do all sort of adjustments to any of the 5 new shapes, you can move, change fill colour, change stroke width etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismgU094AIJg-UMI2oTKnk1RsFaKP1G9ao0y9c7rig2J6koNoEncu_kiCA4sy8HBtx7tQ_kxvyqOxRk4Wd4KI0jPrpcRY7PZ4Xn3NgTEHxlWyPqLLM5C7exNuBsZDvR1C_poii76HIaiQ/s1600-h/6.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismgU094AIJg-UMI2oTKnk1RsFaKP1G9ao0y9c7rig2J6koNoEncu_kiCA4sy8HBtx7tQ_kxvyqOxRk4Wd4KI0jPrpcRY7PZ4Xn3NgTEHxlWyPqLLM5C7exNuBsZDvR1C_poii76HIaiQ/s400/6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235521268042911906" border="0" /></a> OK... let's go back to the initial 3 circles figure. If we select all three and click on <span style="font-weight: bold;">'trim'</span> icon what happens is that all the overlapping areas of the circles are dissapeared.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAo12pnNCk7LduyAhF6uv5Pfl5vzfeE0AjmJN6qkNCtJmuNpXm7HVgmyIM2muivrwgJHfLOyMmmbrtjPSD3DxIKq-AE4M3XnAoXzp8WUmpcaPC_O_jsCnghC91YgatiD7fJXq4h368-M/s1600-h/7.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjAo12pnNCk7LduyAhF6uv5Pfl5vzfeE0AjmJN6qkNCtJmuNpXm7HVgmyIM2muivrwgJHfLOyMmmbrtjPSD3DxIKq-AE4M3XnAoXzp8WUmpcaPC_O_jsCnghC91YgatiD7fJXq4h368-M/s400/7.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235523407137137490" border="0" /></a>What you'll end up with, is shown in the following image:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4RYhFk2Pssdn-QU-bpIYfC_wVbarxg32Y-i_ekgC3ftBVBMh6_hqHcz84RYEjUb4fNQM2qM0sbhdp5LQwd1H7D4R2AuUvi7QiySQ9je5U6mgKKERRTOlUocQ8xjQxM5p0443Xom3VRM/s1600-h/8.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4RYhFk2Pssdn-QU-bpIYfC_wVbarxg32Y-i_ekgC3ftBVBMh6_hqHcz84RYEjUb4fNQM2qM0sbhdp5LQwd1H7D4R2AuUvi7QiySQ9je5U6mgKKERRTOlUocQ8xjQxM5p0443Xom3VRM/s400/8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235524304569888546" border="0" /></a>Note that the stroke of each resulting shape has gone, and keep in mind that the stacking order of the initial shapes will affect the outcome.<br /><br />Let's move back to our initial 3circle shape, select all three and then click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'merge'</span> icon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vOXV0eXc5oS0vIoKNCq3H7GptbFaRrch96mXncVMZ9f1fqFLBpqio9nnyN1-iVV39iejWTGOG2U2gFeSbzJfQBaHzVY2-K57nwsh2vAfukbP3eQkjcc9FaV3WOUaej5WXDG91TJrFXQ/s1600-h/9.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 387px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vOXV0eXc5oS0vIoKNCq3H7GptbFaRrch96mXncVMZ9f1fqFLBpqio9nnyN1-iVV39iejWTGOG2U2gFeSbzJfQBaHzVY2-K57nwsh2vAfukbP3eQkjcc9FaV3WOUaej5WXDG91TJrFXQ/s400/9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235525900477614402" border="0" /></a>The result would be an addition of all three circles with the stroke removed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1IKcITlm8x5rw3xC9Y2TEKgJb5H6DdxtIBLERVJMLsMSgD-tHEuZUN6kiZS6rwzb7buhKaXSIZTltq6Sei95Do3SvTvN8ljPAHLjKtmuEq-3slpAWitS1Z9xUQat32dawRlJa87hOYQ/s1600-h/10.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1IKcITlm8x5rw3xC9Y2TEKgJb5H6DdxtIBLERVJMLsMSgD-tHEuZUN6kiZS6rwzb7buhKaXSIZTltq6Sei95Do3SvTvN8ljPAHLjKtmuEq-3slpAWitS1Z9xUQat32dawRlJa87hOYQ/s400/10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235526796552127186" border="0" /></a>Let's go back to our initial 3circle shape and add another shape on top. I chose a star.<br />Select all your shapes and click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'crop'</span> icon on the pathfinder panel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-qL7yDtrqIJwdlaObAkigH5es8Ow5_12Y9Ab9RxRT2maraG_mdsZrQIl0i-6acWEZaXrIiUO3HU89fLJlD7ZeTYtpkMyuPraBK1o_pIwcj6uJB8Jead2zdzwF-e_o3Ie2YAHeY0A7z0/s1600-h/11.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 441px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0-qL7yDtrqIJwdlaObAkigH5es8Ow5_12Y9Ab9RxRT2maraG_mdsZrQIl0i-6acWEZaXrIiUO3HU89fLJlD7ZeTYtpkMyuPraBK1o_pIwcj6uJB8Jead2zdzwF-e_o3Ie2YAHeY0A7z0/s400/11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235529492007035554" border="0" /></a>The result will be everything that lies underneath the star or whatever shape you have placed on top of the stack. Please note that the stroke is removed again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWlFIb0b5bCcpqKDDqwNfS5nxeOPXyrVJ0x8onmI8HiHlr2hFH1-kxl-oVkve2r11GwSeFs7sovjD6lmVV-1DvxfUVWLdELGQ81GHvW5K7Jr1EG7Y54CSu_8pjEh1Y2cryH44TG2J6x8/s1600-h/12.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWlFIb0b5bCcpqKDDqwNfS5nxeOPXyrVJ0x8onmI8HiHlr2hFH1-kxl-oVkve2r11GwSeFs7sovjD6lmVV-1DvxfUVWLdELGQ81GHvW5K7Jr1EG7Y54CSu_8pjEh1Y2cryH44TG2J6x8/s400/12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235530126191145282" border="0" /></a>Everything outside the star is removed.<br /><br />Let's go back to our 3circle shape. Select all three and click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'outline'</span> icon.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RQZFVXS6Ao6Vs4r4y9RuTy2YkJ_-aNO-LfYY7ZzpP_pnExIaFuDBwvhHfKb1mcmTgYete82OEubZIK42H080OSM5b8PBFZ8v4OmLpuW3Md3ZhtOcYWMY-2W1iLTHBo4db56N-jiOJas/s1600-h/13.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 401px; height: 203px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RQZFVXS6Ao6Vs4r4y9RuTy2YkJ_-aNO-LfYY7ZzpP_pnExIaFuDBwvhHfKb1mcmTgYete82OEubZIK42H080OSM5b8PBFZ8v4OmLpuW3Md3ZhtOcYWMY-2W1iLTHBo4db56N-jiOJas/s400/13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235532754254082802" border="0" /></a>The fill colour has been applied to the stroke and all the overlapping segments of the circle paths have been trimmed. Therefore, you can move each individual segment and edit it in any way you want.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-AdmoR-G93FaHf_t2YiC935E7exBwNr3bzYhhlKlhyphenhyphengQ9ltZXzN6niAJ5eC8TW0HsLNYEaBS5jfXrTqoQAq_Q2fUHnUC_HvKbJsdtAzFnawnczIYhFireV48qUNlLAztFSWS5epUaTg/s1600-h/14.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO-AdmoR-G93FaHf_t2YiC935E7exBwNr3bzYhhlKlhyphenhyphengQ9ltZXzN6niAJ5eC8TW0HsLNYEaBS5jfXrTqoQAq_Q2fUHnUC_HvKbJsdtAzFnawnczIYhFireV48qUNlLAztFSWS5epUaTg/s400/14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235535095615146802" border="0" /></a>Try move each segment around and see the result. For clarity I applied a black stroke of 2.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QT2QyC2ADoJeIYcZQZerdH04BuE2X6JDys7vDVHJ_62USSfWGgpL6cFRh97ELi8dJcPXaKbDNrmpGjeWKgDMjgZ9A5ztAuvkePIC1xKkbf1VfYvZ10SxnaduDcoI0cAKxjJ82gmsqk/s1600-h/15.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV8QT2QyC2ADoJeIYcZQZerdH04BuE2X6JDys7vDVHJ_62USSfWGgpL6cFRh97ELi8dJcPXaKbDNrmpGjeWKgDMjgZ9A5ztAuvkePIC1xKkbf1VfYvZ10SxnaduDcoI0cAKxjJ82gmsqk/s400/15.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235535798688388226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Finally... let's go back to our initial 3circle figure, select the first two circles and click on the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Minus back'</span> icon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJLChie5gii7BRI937gVG1pbP4JqWw7LN8SsHldNoR9_kqLYORKvXPs79nfOhoJKMe6agLFm3QXXuHXbrZWYy89mvP8ZWZWHHS07pF5ujJ_S-dN7wFLPOHEZeEM1XlydtLKE_c0aDL74/s1600-h/16.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVJLChie5gii7BRI937gVG1pbP4JqWw7LN8SsHldNoR9_kqLYORKvXPs79nfOhoJKMe6agLFm3QXXuHXbrZWYy89mvP8ZWZWHHS07pF5ujJ_S-dN7wFLPOHEZeEM1XlydtLKE_c0aDL74/s400/16.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235538191186894866" border="0" /></a>This operation subtracts the back shape from the front one (in the stacking order), and the result can be seen below.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvrVuF4d8w9Xvqa22zPsmctW93SlJS-MITzLgUdH69m7F6H3ysDJzdTRSLqczK9kvS3thum2I30Rt0N1PwOLR7KSvCqD-NFmomN2z72fURRwSpMB_rcJFGTTgsQ1Ugzoklvfc5ngI-Y/s1600-h/17.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFSvrVuF4d8w9Xvqa22zPsmctW93SlJS-MITzLgUdH69m7F6H3ysDJzdTRSLqczK9kvS3thum2I30Rt0N1PwOLR7KSvCqD-NFmomN2z72fURRwSpMB_rcJFGTTgsQ1Ugzoklvfc5ngI-Y/s400/17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235538890479654770" border="0" /></a>This one acts in the exact opposite way than the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Subtract from shape area'</span> icon does.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com151tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-68416039302951138292008-08-10T02:48:00.000-07:002008-08-10T03:57:47.216-07:00Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorials: The Pathfinder Panel, PART 1.<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; 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The first row of icons (Shape Modes) creates compound shapes while the second one (Pathfinders) creates similar results but it focuses mainly on the paths themselves rather than the produced shape itself. Let’s see what each icon is doing.
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<br /></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""></span></span></b><span style="font-weight: bold;">a. Add to shape area</span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style=""> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1042" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:84.75pt;height:15.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image003.png" title="" croptop="16114f" cropbottom="25233f"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5bXLGH12abW1Z9Q65SBEU75nkPE2mW6_Dc5c9YnD56HdrjyEGZnGInAXRSXaVGWupcQ4_pmpc9-PM4-tkg-UXoFtZ_KzOmgKrzmpCo7pwHJOdBghAgLn2Yupk-aTpydWIfpbU2GQv24/s1600-h/2.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 133px; height: 26px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5bXLGH12abW1Z9Q65SBEU75nkPE2mW6_Dc5c9YnD56HdrjyEGZnGInAXRSXaVGWupcQ4_pmpc9-PM4-tkg-UXoFtZ_KzOmgKrzmpCo7pwHJOdBghAgLn2Yupk-aTpydWIfpbU2GQv24/s320/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232825486467699154" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Supposing you have the following two rectangles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dByOpdQPSkjgvKrs2-0Bxw0GMKbEe8vma7ZrSUM_T4nAHDyBe4UpgYIP6QkipLUQq82CQ-qmZU4gS5JGgHn0SXA1RmTEtECpqElx5YKlFgojQEFZSUeU81Qosh7X7Ah54b0noGydXWo/s1600-h/3.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 177px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5dByOpdQPSkjgvKrs2-0Bxw0GMKbEe8vma7ZrSUM_T4nAHDyBe4UpgYIP6QkipLUQq82CQ-qmZU4gS5JGgHn0SXA1RmTEtECpqElx5YKlFgojQEFZSUeU81Qosh7X7Ah54b0noGydXWo/s320/3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232826103077458130" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">If you select both and click on this button in fact you are adding the one shape to the other resulting in a shape that combines these two rectangles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The combined result gets a yellow fill, since stacking order of the shapes is important when performing the pathfinder operations. Attributes of the top shape will be used by Illustrator for the combined result </span></span>properties. <span style="font-size:100%;">By using the direct selection tool</span> <!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1043" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:15pt;height:9pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image011.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CVDH_Fguaci4Em_LgLN9okfKUOCsFvuKjMvwsQ4IQK_bnUYoawEyoIwJZph79NKQKlmo6FYo5o6QIp7z_ACWBAav2jefThaAyBQwxrel5IMS_FpUBWB7BjG2r8ErUJz_9uXZMmIqwuI/s1600-h/6.png"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1CVDH_Fguaci4Em_LgLN9okfKUOCsFvuKjMvwsQ4IQK_bnUYoawEyoIwJZph79NKQKlmo6FYo5o6QIp7z_ACWBAav2jefThaAyBQwxrel5IMS_FpUBWB7BjG2r8ErUJz_9uXZMmIqwuI/s320/6.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232827420842448674" border="0" /></a><span style="" lang="EN-US"><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">you can make adjustments of each one of the two shapes directly updating the resulting compound shape. For example, try moving the lower right rectangle further to the right as seen below.</span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">you no longer have the ability to separately manipulate each individual shape and what you get is ONE FINAL shape for further actions. If you want to add the two shapes and expand to one final shape in one step, then press and hold the ALT key and click on the add button. It saves you time, as long as you are sure about the final shape.<span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-weight: bold;">b. Subtract from Shape Area</span><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"> <span style=""> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1032" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:93pt;height:18.75pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image019.png" title="" croptop="17399f" cropbottom="24739f" cropright="2172f"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNUE11FyTgPPcoo2E1QNUtkJJNUaWjAlcRhcsGCtkl_GIRb8KQzc3DgHQ0SJZtCBMoq9IZ6fPNC5FaH4Uck-dTAYBHWxLwImaXcryUrv-4OIK2uq3h6ABDftqb-5jObPbFzInbJJgrUI/s1600-h/10.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 135px; height: 27px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHNUE11FyTgPPcoo2E1QNUtkJJNUaWjAlcRhcsGCtkl_GIRb8KQzc3DgHQ0SJZtCBMoq9IZ6fPNC5FaH4Uck-dTAYBHWxLwImaXcryUrv-4OIK2uq3h6ABDftqb-5jObPbFzInbJJgrUI/s320/10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232830668089173890" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Let’s go back to our two initial rectangles.<span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKkdLsw1ktyMN4DAd1VrbBvKXYJ7hEF7ao29rBWlL3_2mcRrM4pMv2qqSkASp1QoV8ED0CrZgMtH_CfJ5sF4LGSEXrHHqTIGMnReQl7KYFwpt32Uq8kFiQouquvitJrhBhkvG1cuXDLM/s1600-h/11.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdKkdLsw1ktyMN4DAd1VrbBvKXYJ7hEF7ao29rBWlL3_2mcRrM4pMv2qqSkASp1QoV8ED0CrZgMtH_CfJ5sF4LGSEXrHHqTIGMnReQl7KYFwpt32Uq8kFiQouquvitJrhBhkvG1cuXDLM/s320/11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232831027792693490" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If you select both and click on the Subtract button, then you subtract the top most shape from what lies beneath it. So if you perform the operation you get the following result.<span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdUmo-vC6rkpGudf0q0DNMCrBzg5hDfp9PqOjbJFuhSjNuqZerz5RCXDhnA1lIcPfISyYJzCYpGyh4wX2T5v2i_pmTA0GhprFShVPf4ltxg7oH2WOQLdJgN7qtg0PSmygrmfSK8t3nhA/s1600-h/12.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifdUmo-vC6rkpGudf0q0DNMCrBzg5hDfp9PqOjbJFuhSjNuqZerz5RCXDhnA1lIcPfISyYJzCYpGyh4wX2T5v2i_pmTA0GhprFShVPf4ltxg7oH2WOQLdJgN7qtg0PSmygrmfSK8t3nhA/s320/12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232831297577964626" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Like before, you can adjust the appearance of the resulting shape by editing each one of the components separately. Here, with the direct selection tool I’ve moved the subtracted shape diagonally towards the upper left corner.<span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMlqmTn2ovhw2r15DjexKAVbJT12cCqjy2c5rA3KoKYpt-fUR1G9VemG-CJAGCmTebGkKYNfRalEPTrCjYmLzvJ0yBIR0B_cSTrOUegWhpXLVH0Lh2rV9JkyEi2b1mNXovQ6vWwuBFMk/s1600-h/13.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinMlqmTn2ovhw2r15DjexKAVbJT12cCqjy2c5rA3KoKYpt-fUR1G9VemG-CJAGCmTebGkKYNfRalEPTrCjYmLzvJ0yBIR0B_cSTrOUegWhpXLVH0Lh2rV9JkyEi2b1mNXovQ6vWwuBFMk/s320/13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232831584438377906" border="0" /></a><span style="" lang="EN-US"><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1036" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:127.5pt;height:98.25pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image025.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuXvcZrE5mkaFo4xrQITEDsB3iTSO_s43u4cYnxMejn_K5IsBR9GcXfdRKiSzkiA3qQqLpdOfS59UunuuSy53gJ9zaZDy_TIfxElSAC7fXuPMsn9tauzkn2m6Pk9QdJn9XtHbSOLMggw/s1600-h/14.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuXvcZrE5mkaFo4xrQITEDsB3iTSO_s43u4cYnxMejn_K5IsBR9GcXfdRKiSzkiA3qQqLpdOfS59UunuuSy53gJ9zaZDy_TIfxElSAC7fXuPMsn9tauzkn2m6Pk9QdJn9XtHbSOLMggw/s320/14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232831862088694434" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="" lang="EN-US">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If we select the two rectangles again, and click on the Intersect button, we get a compound shape that is only the Intersecting area of the two rectangles. Click on the expand button and you produce a small yellow rectangle. <span style="" lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nGj_LKHZs_ZFX0uaJavRV-zEw-PPcKAUw_ub1O7n9vqZMWHxP3M5XQGTqu8DstwE2XLlg3kP1gwV_ZMvFp_F3DHDChyphenhyphenyEZW1FFzBC2nhCPFSmBG0OiRwohL0GY9TjrduG3hZsGipL2k/s1600-h/16.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_nGj_LKHZs_ZFX0uaJavRV-zEw-PPcKAUw_ub1O7n9vqZMWHxP3M5XQGTqu8DstwE2XLlg3kP1gwV_ZMvFp_F3DHDChyphenhyphenyEZW1FFzBC2nhCPFSmBG0OiRwohL0GY9TjrduG3hZsGipL2k/s320/16.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232832413967845218" border="0" /></a><span style="" lang="EN-US"><!--[endif]--><span style=""> </span><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="_x0000_i1039" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'width:118.5pt;height:99pt'"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\ADMINI~1\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image031.png" title=""> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l0ua8Ck-B9hoCt1-9fCDM2l709t5OyfGExe91Er5osakyf8tv7Vkn_311EGb-uqhBr_4O4bncV0Xdgt3oYlUeKx2xRcCvwxxgTDb57POMUgxEil7wKfl92zecCXtktXKXj9FNyNtfSs/s1600-h/17.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3l0ua8Ck-B9hoCt1-9fCDM2l709t5OyfGExe91Er5osakyf8tv7Vkn_311EGb-uqhBr_4O4bncV0Xdgt3oYlUeKx2xRcCvwxxgTDb57POMUgxEil7wKfl92zecCXtktXKXj9FNyNtfSs/s320/17.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232832681715279554" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 14.2pt; text-indent: -14.2pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b style=""><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="">
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<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">If we click on the exclude button, then we get the inverse result. We have a shape with an empty area. This area is the overlapping area of both rectangles. Do it and you’ll end up with the following shape.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3R4H_DD_fVX9GiOLwCQavra8nGfHEmjCF5Q-R0R2Ekmb8epP8GAbG6ehCBFotvyGRVk0rE-u7IAqICWm3qs1jZY8siWIs2iAa_8KjpqvLOcdhdjo_tP35ZOMgImETZfxuKrQMpfYQAE/s1600-h/19.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL3R4H_DD_fVX9GiOLwCQavra8nGfHEmjCF5Q-R0R2Ekmb8epP8GAbG6ehCBFotvyGRVk0rE-u7IAqICWm3qs1jZY8siWIs2iAa_8KjpqvLOcdhdjo_tP35ZOMgImETZfxuKrQMpfYQAE/s320/19.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232833237895052578" border="0" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIJiOjQZHz25pIODmj3vC0ia-NJqBeOi_eMoUfapq7tKhSnMRWxMWiyjagI-ZcUBvCghu5WxFnHU8Hi_BOMueTKxZ96VsPMINSjBg4NQnNA9TtghgR_-5b9DKSoSKH2QwF8UCVjPnXY/s1600-h/20.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggzIJiOjQZHz25pIODmj3vC0ia-NJqBeOi_eMoUfapq7tKhSnMRWxMWiyjagI-ZcUBvCghu5WxFnHU8Hi_BOMueTKxZ96VsPMINSjBg4NQnNA9TtghgR_-5b9DKSoSKH2QwF8UCVjPnXY/s320/20.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5232833472149750626" border="0" /></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal">
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<br /></p> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com187tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8379321343757536667.post-65281800174774834392008-08-05T23:07:00.000-07:002008-12-05T23:33:40.531-08:00Table of Contents<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" >Adobe Illustrator</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Illustrator CS3 </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ></span><br /><ul><li> <span style="font-style: italic;">Guides & Tutorials </span></li></ul><ol><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorials.html">'The Pathfinder Panel, PART 1'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorials_17.html">'The Pathfinder Panel, PART 2'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/08/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">'Selection Tools.'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-saving.html">'Saving Selections'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-multiple-strokes.html">'Multiple Strokes and Fills'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-stroke.html">'The Stroke Panel'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial.html">'Everything about Clipping Masks'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/09/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial_29.html">'Everything about Gradients'</a></li><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/10/adobe-illustrator-cs3-tutorial-opacity.html">Adobe Illustrator CS3 Tutorial: 'Opacity Masks'</a><br /></li></ol><ul><li> <span style="font-style: italic;">Misc</span></li></ul><ol><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/10/adobe-illustrator-reminiscence.html">'Adobe Illustrator reminiscence...'</a></li></ol><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adobe Photoshop</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >Photoshop CS4 </span><br /><ul><li> <span style="font-style: italic;">Guides & Tutorials</span></li></ul><ol><li><a href="http://klethegr8.blogspot.com/2008/12/adobe-photoshop-cs4-new-features-tabbed.html">'Photoshop CS4 New Features: Tabbed Documents'</a></li></ol>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com