Illustrator: Quick Tip - Gaps & Live Paint
Posted by Jennifer | July 5, 2006
When you create an illustration in Illustrator CS2, you will find that not every path will line up perfectly and you will see gaps. If you want to fill in a region with colour, these sort of gaps can sometimes cause problems and you end up with a blue face when you were actually just trying to fill in an eye colour. To get over this, with a Live Paint group selected, you can choose Object > Live Paint > Gap Options to specify that gaps of a certain size (which you define- small, medium, large or custom size) will close filled areas.
Illustrator : Tutorial - Envelopes
Posted by Jennifer | June 30, 2006
I put a new tutorial up, which describes how to use the Envelope in Illustrator to create a banner like effect. This is just one of many uses of the envelope, but the idea is just to give you a taster for using it.
The tutorial is over here.
Illustrator : Tutorial - Using The Scribble Effect
Posted by Jennifer | June 26, 2006
The Scribble effect in Illustrator CS allows you to take a shape or path and make it look like it has been sribbled with a pen or pencil. You can also create interesting painterly effects by combining the scribble effect with different brushes. This tutorial shows you how to do just that.
Illustrator: Quick Tip - Rotating
Posted by Jennifer | June 14, 2006
When you’re using the Rotate tool (R), you might find that when your mouse is too close to the rotate bounding box, that you’re getting strange results. To gain more control over rotation, move your mouse cursor a little bit away from the bounding box and you should find you have more control over its positioning.
Illustrator: Quick Tip - Using the Effect Gallery
Posted by Jennifer | June 1, 2006
When you are trying out different effects in Illustrator CS2, the Effect Gallery is a great way to see all the various effects using one dialog box instead of going up and down through the Effect menu to preview each one individually. It’s also a great place for playing.
The effects gallery lets you apply Photoshop-like effects to your paths and bitmaps. Effects will ONLY work in RGB mode.
To use it choose Effect > Effect Gallery.
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Hi, my name is Jennifer Farley and I am a designer and design instructor based in Ireland. Read more about Laughing Lion Design .
