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*Portfolio: be.net/asandersdesign *Blog *Illustrator training Blog: http://asandersdesign.wordpress.com/ THINGS TO REMEMBER Appearance Build your appearance in the Type area of the Appearances palette, NOT the Characters area.
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THINGS TO REMEMBER
Appearance
Build your appearance in the ‘Type’ area of the Appearances palette, NOT the ‘Characters’ area. Drop Shadow effect: Can add extra fills/strokes and move them over with Effect > Distort & Transorm > Transform > Move Click on the BOX in the Appearances palette, drag it to Graphic Styles. Then click on another object and click the Graphic Style you made.
Masks - select both items, then CMD 7 or CTRL 7
At the beginning, the part you want showing (after making the mask) should be BEHIND the shape. If the mask isn’t working, try making both parts Compound Paths/Shapes (CTRL 8 or CMD 8). Then try again.
Pathfinder
Make sure 2 pieces are overlapping and selected to merge them into 1 shape (Unite tool) When two pieces overlap, click Minus Front tool to cut the top one
- ut of the bottom and end up with 1 shape