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APPLY EFFECTS
MYGRAPHICSLAB: ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS6
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IN THIS LESSON, YOU WILL LEARN TO...
Define and apply effects Manage effects in the Appearance panel Expand effects Apply transparency Color with Live Paint
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THREE POWERFUL TOOLS FOR TRANSFORMING EXISTING PATHS
Effects An effect is a set of transformations that change the
appearance of a path without changing the path itself
Transparency Transparency is a particular form of an effect: Making an
object partially “see-through”
Live Paint Live Paint is not an effect, but a way to apply fill and stroke
attributes that may be more intuitive and accessible thanIllustrator’s normal stroke and fill rules
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EFFECTS IN ILLUSTRATOR
Technical Concept Effects in Illustrator can be applied to any path The effect(s) and path(s) can be edited
independently of each other
More immediately relevant points about effects They are awfully fun! They are equally accessible to the talented and
skilled illustrator and the clumsy and untalenteddesigner... with more or less equal impact
Image shows a set of simple squares (left),enhanced with effects (right)
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THE OUTLINE VIEW EXERCISE
What does it mean that effects and paths canbe edited independently of each other?
It often helps to visualize a path stripped of itseffect
The figure in this slide is the same set ofshapes you saw in the previous slide, but inOutline View the effects are not displayed
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THREE SETS OF EFFECTS YOU USE MOST
Effects are applied to selectedobjects from the Effect menu
The most commonly applied anduseful are: Distort & Transform (example:
pucker) Stylize (example: Drop Shadow) Warp (example: Flag)
3D – Simulates 3D rotation andperspective
Convert to Shape – Converts pathsto shapes
Crop Marks – Generates cropmarks for printers from a selectedrectangle path (arcane)
Pathfinder – Effects that are similarto transformations available in thePathfinder panel
Rasterize – Converts selectedvectors to rasters, without freezingraster settings permanently
SVG Filters – Permanently changesappearance (not like effects), butmaintains vector properties
Photoshop Effects (shown here) – Aset of raster effects lifted fromPhotoshop
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THOSE OTHER EFFECTS?
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The seven Distort & Transformtools have self-explanatory names(experiment and preview to seehow they work): Free distort Pucker & Bloat Roughen Transform Tweak Twist Zig Zag
DISTORT AND TRANSFORM
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STYLIZE
The world’s most popular effect,the drop shadow, is available fromthe Stylize effect set
Stylize includes: Drop Shadow Feather Inner Glow Outer Glow Round Corners Scribble
As with other effects, use previewto experiment
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WARPS
15 warp effects All accessible from the same dialog box, which
opens no matter which warp effect you choose
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PHOTOSHOP EFFECTS
Photoshop effects are available in Illustrator All Photoshop effects can be accessed from any Photoshop Effect submenu
except Pixelate, Blur, Sharpen, or Video... ...So unless you are applying those effects, go directly to Effect > Effect Gallery
to apply Photoshop effects
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MANAGE EFFECTS IN THE APPEARANCE PANEL
The Appearance panel providespowerful management for alleffects applied to a selection
DON’T try to edit or delete anapplied effect from the Effect menu
Use the Appearance panel… If you applied the effect to just an
object’s stroke or fill, select theobject, then expand the Stroke orFill listing on the Appearance panel
To remove an effect, click next tothe effect name, then click theDelete Selected Item button in theAppearance panel
To edit an effect, click the link to(re)open the effect dialog box
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EXPAND EFFECTS
Effects remain editable (through theAppearance panel) until expanded Printers frequently require that effects
be expanded before they can managea document in their print process
Expanded effects cannot be edited;they become permanently part of theobject path (and no longer “effects”)
A good practice is to save a separateversion of your Illustrator file when youneed to expand effects
To expand all effects in selectedobjects, choose Object > ExpandAppearance
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TRANSPARENCY
Illustrator’s transparency controls canadd realism to illustrations Make a window semitransparent,
revealing what is behind it Draw some autumn leaves, and lower
their opacity to make them looksemitransparent
Abstract designs can be enhanced byopacity changes
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TRANSPARENCY MODES
Transparency blending modesfunction like effects — they sitover and apply to artworkbeneath them
Choose a blending mode for anyobject to control how its colorsblend with the colors in theunderlying objects
Transparency modes can becombined with effects andpatterns for particularly intriguingimpact
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TRANSPARENCY AND THE WEB
Transparent web graphics are graphics that have the background colorremoved, so the background of the web page shows through completely
Web artwork, including background colors and patterns, can be semi-transparent, allowing underlying objects to be partially visible
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WORKING WITH LIVE PAINT
What? Live Paint allows you to define paintable objects where vectors intersect Why? Because this is often nearly impossible in normal Illustrator mode, where
intersecting paths simply “pass over” each other and the objects formed by theirintersection are not paintable
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TO APPLY LIVE PAINT
Create a Live Paint group – agroup of selected paths (can be awhole document) that areoperating in Live Paint mode Convert selected objects to a Live
Paint group by choosing Object >Live Paint > Make
Load up the Paint Bucket tool witha color from the Color panel, andapply that color to generatedobjects
Selecting an area to paint with the Live Paint Bucket tool
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LIVE PAINT NOTES AND TIPS
Some basics: Setting Live Paint Gap Options determines how Live Paint handles
small gaps between near-intersecting paths Live Paint disables and does not support applied effects such as
transparency Release a selected Live Paint group by choosing Object > Live Paint >
Expand In the world of Live Paint, strokes are edges, fills are faces
Strokes and fills (edges and faces) Live Paint can be used for only strokes, but is generally used for
strokes and fills or just fills You can edit strokes and fills, but Illustrator’s normal, powerful path-
editing mode is better for that Set stroke and/or fill options by double-clicking the Live Paint Bucket
tool to open the Live Paint Bucket Options dialog box
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CREATING A LIVE PAINT GROUP
Select paths, select theLive Paint Bucket tool, andclick within the selectedpaths to create a LivePaint group
OR Select paths and then
choose Object > LivePaint > Make
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EXPANDING A LIVE PAINT GROUP
To end a Live Paintsession and return tonormal editing mode inIllustrator: Choose Object > Live
Paint > Expand Stroke and fill settings
applied in Live Paintmode remain in effect
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WHAT YOU CAN DO NOW
Apply effects and edit (or remove) them in the Appearance panel Expand effects Apply transparency, including different modes Color with Live Paint
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REVIEW: KEY POINTS
Effects... Do not change underlying paths Are generally expanded before you send to print Are edited in the Appearance panel
Transparency... Can be used to create a semitransparent overlay Can be used to apply modes that distort underlying objects Has two meanings when applied to web graphics, which can be
semitransparent
Live Paint... Solves the problem of almost “unselectable” areas in vector illustration Can be applied only to defined Live Paint groups To return to Illustrator’s full vector-editing tools, expand Live Paint groups