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Removing overlapping segments

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Removing overlapping segments

In this last exercise, I'm going to show you how to create the beveled edges around each and every one of these tiles inside of the Final mosaic.ai file. And it's really a function of taking the grout, that is the gray strokes, popping them to an independent layer, and applying a triple stroke effect as we'll see. If you're working along with me, you can switch to my last saved progress file, which is called Beveled edges.ai found inside the 06_transform folder. Here is what I'm going to do. I'm going to unlock the tiles layer, so that I can gain access to it by clicking on its Lock icon there in the Layers panel. And then, I'm going to create a new layer above the drawing layer. So make sure drawing is active. I'll Alt+click or Option+click on that page icon down there at the bottom of Layers panel. I'll change the Name of this layer to grout. I'll change its Color to Gold, although, that's ultimately a matter of personal preference. Click Ok. Now I'm going to Alt+click or Option+…

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