Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Applying effects to groups and layers, part of Illustrator CC 2013 One-on-One: Intermediate.
In this movie we'll achieve the final version of our art work.…And we'll do it by applying an effect to an entire group,…and then we'll turn around and apply an effect to an entire layer.…Alright so here's my illustration so far.…The first thing I want to do is apply a drop shadow to my letters.…And the best way to accomplish that is to select…the Fasus just by clicking in one of the spirograph patterns.…Notice Illustrator's telling me on the left hand…side of the control panel that I've selected an entire group.…And to make a drop shadow, you go up to the Effect…Menu, you choose Stylize and then you choose the Drop Shadow command.…
These are the default settings. That means we have an opacity of 75%.…The mode is multiplying, meaning that we're…going to burn the shadow into the background.…I'll explain what that means in more detail in just a moment.…And we have got our x and y offset points meaning that…the shadows going to move 7 points to the right and 7 points down.…Blur is set to 5 points, that's all just fine by me.…
Author
Deke McClelland
Released
8/22/2013- Creating layers, sublayers, and groups
- Lifting a color and creating a swatch
- Assigning colors to paths inside groups
- Adjusting the stacking order
- Using the Width tool to adjust line weight
- Masking a pattern inside a background
- Assigning and modifying a gradient fill
- Creating a radial gradient
- Drawing a linear spiral with the Polar Grid tool
- Adding a credible 3D cast shadow
- Contouring with the Blob Brush and Eraser
- Creating and painting an overlapping path
- Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator files
- Previewing and printing documents
- Optimizing documents for the web
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 18s
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11. Layers and Groups
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Creating and using sublayers5m 48s
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Creating clipping groups6m 40s
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Working in an isolation mode5m 29s
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12. Swatches and Stacking Order
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Searching swatches by name8m 31s
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Adjusting the stacking order6m 30s
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Pasting in front and in back6m 13s
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Combining multiple fills7m 32s
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13. Strokes, Dashes, and Arrows
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Introducing the Stroke panel4m 49s
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Dashes and arrowheads4m 12s
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14. Gradients and the Gradient Tool
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How gradients work1m 3s
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Creating a radial gradient5m 26s
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Adjusting the midpoint skew3m 31s
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15. Seamlessly Repeating Patterns
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16. Align and Distribute
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17. Pathfinder Operations
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Adding to a compound shape3m 20s
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Using Divide and Minus Back4m 28s
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18. Live Paint and Interlocking Paths
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Introducing Live Paint5m 39s
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19. Placing Photoshop Images
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Working with linked images8m 58s
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Linking vs. embedding images10m 29s
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Unembedding an image3m 30s
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20. Printing a Document
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Placement, scale, and tiling5m 59s
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21. Saving for the Web (and PowerPoint)
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Conclusion
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Until next time54s
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