In this movie I'll show you how to convert…our lackluster 3D letters into this highly graphic effect here.…And in doing so I'll show you how to select and work inside groups.…So the first thing we need to do is extract…these light gray surfaces from the darker gray extruded edges.…Because these letters are a group, if I click on them…with the Black Arrow tool then I'll select everything inside that group.…That's not what I want.…So…I'll need to switch over to the White Arrow…tool, which you can get by pressing the A key.…Then I'll click off the letters to deselect them.…
And now note, if I click somewhere on this path outline around the g,…I'll either select a segment, as in this case, or an independent anchor point.…If I want to select an entire path outline, then I press the…Alt key or the Option key on a Mac and click on that path.…And notice now, I've selected the entire path outline.…I can…see it's a compound path up here in the Control panel.…And what that means is it's a path with another path cut out of it.…
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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
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with Deke McClelland155h 55m Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome to One-on-One2m 14s
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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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Creating a radial gradient5m 26s
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Adjusting the midpoint skew3m 31s
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How gradients work1m 3s
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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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