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027 Drawing Extrusions, Part 1

027 Drawing Extrusions, Part 1 - InDesign Tutorial

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027 Drawing Extrusions, Part 1

InDesign doesn't provide you with tools for achieving sophisticated 3D effects quickly or automatically. But if you just need some basic 3D shapes, you can build them by starting with a simple shape and using the Pen tool and Pathfinder to add sides and extrude an object. Let's try taking an ellipse and making it into a cylinder. I'll press the L key on my keyboard to get the Ellipse tool. I'll click-and-drag in the document to make an ellipse. I'll press Shift+X to exchange the stroke and the fill. now I have no stroke and a fill of black. I'll press the V key to get my Selection tool and then I'll Option or Alt+Shift+Drag straight down to create a second copy right underneath the original ellipse. Next I'll copy this and choose Edit > Paste in Place to create a second copy of the lower ellipse, and then I'll choose Object > Convert Shape > Rectangle. So now I have created a rectangle right on top of the lower ellipse in the exact same size and dimensions as the ellipse. I'll take…

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