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031 Drawing Star Bursts - InDesign Tutorial
From the course: InDesign FX
031 Drawing Star Bursts
By starting with just a simple triangle, rotating it, and using the Transform Again commands, you can create all kinds of custom light ray effects inside InDesign. So here I have a simple layout and it looks like I have a lovely yellow sun rising up over a horizon. And below I have lines of perspective coming across this field that stretches to the horizon. So let's see how I did that. I'll start out taking my Polygon tool, click in the document, and I'm going to create a triangle, a very thin tall one, so I'll just use 10 pixels in Width and a Height of 100 pixels and 3 sides. Click OK, and I'll give it a fill. I have the sun ray color, and I'm going to make sure that the reference point is set to the top center, and I'm going to double-click on my Rotate tool and I'm going to rotate it 10 degrees, and click Copy. Now I'm going to choose Object > Transform Again > Transform Sequence Again, and I like this one because it has the keyboard shortcut Command+Option+4, Ctrl+Alt+4, that I…
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001 Blurring Objects with Drop Shadows6m 26s
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002 Creating Interlocking Objects3m 46s
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003 Exploring the Effects Panel8m 43s
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004 Creating Long Text Shadows with Type on a Path4m 23s
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005 Making Shiny Effects4m 46s
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006 Producing Slime6m 22s
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007 Exploring Bevel and Emboss Settings5m 34s
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008 Exploring Inner Glow Settings2m 9s
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009 Building Better Bevels3m 16s
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010 Punching Holes4m 26s
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011 Exploring Basic Feather Settings2m 52s
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012 Exploring Directional Feather Settings5m 15s
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013 Getting Effects into Print8m 10s
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014 Getting Effects into Ebooks4m 32s
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015 Simulating a Polaroid Effect3m 15s
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016 Creating Metallic Strokes3m 18s
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017 Exploring Inner Shadow Settings3m 50s
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018 Exploring Drop Shadow Settings6m 15s
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019 Simulating Multiple Strokes, Part 13m 59s
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020 Simulating Multiple Strokes, Part 23m 29s
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021 Creating Metallic Chrome Effects3m 56s
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022 Creating Glass and Plastic Effects4m 49s
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023 Exploring Satin Settings6m 56s
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024 Exploring Gradient Feather Settings3m 51s
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025 Simulating Carving and Chiseling6m 42s
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026 Understanding Transparency Blend Space8m 2s
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027 Drawing Extrusions, Part 15m 25s
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028 Drawing Concentric Shapes3m 17s
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029 Creative Blend Mode tricks, Part 15m 29s
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030 Creative Blend Mode tricks, Part 24m 6s
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031 Drawing Star Bursts6m 7s
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032 Scaling effects3m
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033 Learning Pathfinder Tips and Tricks9m 10s
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034 Learning Transform Again Tips and Tricks6m 39s
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035 Creating Cast Shadows, Part 15m 27s
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036 Exploring Outer Glow Settings6m 45s
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037 Understanding Perspective Drawing4m 38s
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038 Drawing 3D Banners3m 23s
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039 Shearing to Create 3D Effects, Part 16m 41s
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040 Shearing to Create 3D Effects, Part 26m 20s
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041 Simulating a Ripped Background1m 53s
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042 Creating a Breakthrough Effect2m 10s
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043 Creating Spotlight Effects2m 22s
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044 Backlighting an Object6m 8s
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045 Simulating Stickers and Tape4m 23s
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046 Creating Burnt Edges6m 26s
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047 Creating Seamless Patterns8m 39s
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048 Using Scripts to Create New Shapes6m 40s
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049 Simulating Liquid2m 48s
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050 Creating Editable Knockout Text5m 52s
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051 Making Peeling Stickers5m 42s
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052 Tips for Text Stroke Effects6m 44s
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053 Creating 3D arrows3m 37s
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054 Creating personal buttons4m 22s
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055 Simulating leather with bevel and emboss4m 17s
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056 Creating the effect of a magnifying glass4m 20s
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057 Simulating a college notebook6m 11s
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058 Using multiple effects to create plastic type3m 58s
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059 Achieving a rough-hewn look2m 28s
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060 Creating speech bubbles2m 41s
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061 Creating buttons for interaction4m 37s
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062 Creating wraparound headings5m 46s
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063 Creating picture frames3m 24s
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064 Customizing stroke styles5m 19s
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065 Creating photo corners3m 44s
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066 Making new shadow effects3m 19s
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067 Making 3D type3m 15s
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068 Making a 3D object5m 13s
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069 Making translucent objects3m 10s
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070 Mocking up a film strip4m 53s
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071 Showing graphics as tiles3m 41s
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072 Simulating chalk3m 7s
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073 Using drop- and inner-shadows to create a cutout effect4m 30s
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074 Applying multiple strokes with layers7m 1s
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075 Enhancing design with skewed text3m 59s
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076 Creating and revealing hidden objects3m 33s
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077 Setting text vertically2m 51s
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078 Achieving a developing Polaroid effect3m 38s
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079 Creating ornamental frames5m 54s
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080 Framing photos in letters4m 19s
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081 Creating effects with paragraph rules3m 30s
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082 Putting curved shadows on paper2m 40s
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083 Building a puzzle2m 16s
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084 Applying a gradient to text2m 2s
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085 Creating a theater marquee4m 38s
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086 Centering type on a curve2m 33s
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087 Creating looks without fill2m 31s
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088 Creating spiral patters from random lines3m 11s
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089 Creating highlights at top and bottom3m 24s
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090 Combining stroke styles2m 11s
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091 Making a bottle cap1m 47s
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092 Creating a 3D bevel effect behind a cover3m 30s
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093 Creating custom frames2m 11s
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094 Making trading cards4m 43s
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095 Revolving an item around an object2m 44s
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096 Creating old-fashioned spotlights2m 12s
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097 Creating a rust effect1m 44s
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098 Creating sparkle1m 54s
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099 Double beveling text2m 24s
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100 Creating a 3D pocket with bevel and gradient3m 2s
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101 Creating metallic text3m 7s
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102 Creating stained glass2m 53s
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103 Bobbling a photograph4m 47s
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104 Creating a lighted sign3m 9s
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105 Creating a blue ribbon12m 58s
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106 Putting items on a shelf6m 11s
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107 Creating a shredded-document effect4m 12s
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108 Simulating a train-station display board9m 54s
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Welcome to InDesign FX2m 39s
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