June 2012
Beginner
1056 pages
24h 21m
English
Chapter 12: Using Filters and Effects
In This Chapter
Applying effects
Getting to know the Appearance panel
Discovering graphic styles
Making artwork 3D
Playing with additional fills and strokes
Creating the illusion of space and distance with the Perspective Grid
Effects give you the opportunity to make jazzy changes to your Illustrator objects, such as add drop shadows and squiggling artwork. You can even use Photoshop filters directly in Illustrator. In this chapter, you find out how to apply, save, and edit effects; you also take a quick tour of the Appearance panel (your trusty sidekick when performing these tasks).
Working with Effects
If you’re an Adobe Illustrator user from any version before CS4, you might be wondering where the Filter menu is. (If you’re just starting to use Illustrator, you don’t need to know about, or even care about, this major change.) All items that ...
