15. Adding Visual Effects

Effects let you add visually interesting appearances to your artwork and easily manage them.

Applying Illustrator Effects

Effects are located under the Effect menu or the fx menu button in either the Properties or Appearance panel when objects are selected (Figure 15.1).

A screenshot shows the fx menu button in the Properties panel or Appearance panel.

FIGURE 15.1 The Effects menu options in the Properties panel

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