Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One

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Once again, meatball the bottom circle, the one that’s

now fi lled with 100 percent Cyan. Press the S key to

switch to the scale tool. Begin dragging outward and

press and hold Shift and Alt (Shift and Option on the

Mac) to create a new circle that’s another increment

larger than the others, so that the perimeter of the

circle touches the far edges of the Watercolor Stroke

paths, as demonstrated in Figure 9-23.

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Press Ctrl+Shift+- (-Shift- ) to move the new

circle back in the stacking order, so it doesn’t cover

up it parent.

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The new circle brings with it more watercolor clouds,

which do not add to the effect. So in the Appearance

panel, click the in front of the green Stroke item to

turn off the Watercolor Stroke brush.

• Change the fi ll for the new circle to 50 percent Cyan

and nothing else.

Press Ctrl+Shift+A (-Shift-A) to deselect the circle. If

your fi nal eye matches the one in Figure 9-24, you per-

formed the steps fl awlessly.

Figure 9-23 .

Figure 9-24 .

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Enhancing Line Art with Art Brushes

E X T R A C R E D I T

So far, we’ve managed to transform a few ordinary paths into some extra-

ordinary design elements. And we’ve done so using predefi ned brushes that

at some point in time shipped with Illustrator. Think of it: A polar grid and a

watercolor-type brush are nothing ...