1. Working with Advanced Techniques

2. Objectives Layer artwork Create a pattern swatch
Apply and edit a pattern swatch
Use the Shear tool
Distort with the Free Transform tool
Apply Warp effects
Extrude a 3D object
Revolve a 3D object

3. Layering Artwork Layers panel:
Offers many options for layering artwork
Working with complex illustrations composed of multiple objects:
Segregating components on different layers helps organize artwork
Quickly hide and show all artwork
Quickly lock and unlock artwork
Select all artwork on a single layer

4. Layering Artwork
Each layer on the Layers panel has its own stacking order
Layers containing multiple objects are stacked in a particular order
Arrange commands are applied to objects within the confines of the layer
Bring to Front
Bring Forward
Send to Back
Send Backward

5. Layering Artwork
FIGURE G-1: Viewing the Indicates Selected Art button

6. Layering Artwork
FIGURE G-2: Moving artwork between layers

7. Layering Artwork
FIGURE G-3: Moving the Atlas layer above the Globe layer
FIGURE G-4: Selecting all objects on a layer

8. Creating a Pattern Swatch
Many practical real world uses
Creating background artwork, wallpaper, designs for fabric, etc.
When the artwork is ready, drag it into the Swatches panel
Fills an object by repeating a single original pattern (i.e., tiling)
When an object is filled with a pattern, you can transform it within the object
Scale, rotate, etc.

9. Creating a Pattern Swatch
Pattern Swatches:
Any basic Illustrator object can be dragged into the Swatches panel and used as a pattern swatch for a pattern fill
An unfilled, unstroked square or rectangle behind any artwork crops the artwork when it’s used as a pattern swatch

10. Creating a Pattern Swatch
Pattern Swatches:
The following items can be used in a pattern:
Text
Compound paths
Blends
Gradients
Brush strokes

11. Creating a Pattern Swatch
FIGURE G-5: Viewing the pattern and the Pattern Options panel

12. Creating a Pattern Swatch
FIGURE G-6: Modifying the pattern

13. Creating a Pattern Swatch
FIGURE G-7: Saving changes to the pattern

14. Applying and Editing a Pattern Swatch
When you fill an object with a pattern, you can transform the pattern—scale it, rotate it, and so on—within the object
Scale dialog box allows you to scale the contents of the selected object without scaling the object itself

15. Applying and Editing a Pattern Swatch
FIGURE G-8: The Busy B pattern used as a fill
FIGURE G-9: Options in the Scale dialog box

16. Applying and Editing a Pattern Swatch
FIGURE G-10: Scaling the pattern 25%

17. Using the Shear Tool Shear tool:
Transform tool used to distort artwork along a horizontal or vertical axis
Useful for creating the effect of one object casting a shadow on a different plane
Point of origin can be specified for the transformation

18. Using the Shear Tool
FIGURE G-8: Viewing the sheared text

19. Using the Shear Tool
FIGURE G-9: Viewing the final effect

20. Distorting with the Free Transform Tool
Quick alternative to Scale and Rotate tools
Select an object
Bounding box appears allowing the object to be quickly resized and rotated by dragging the selection handles
Offers the ability to distort selected artwork
Create interesting and practical perspective effects

21. Distorting with the Free Transform Tool
FIGURE G-10: Viewing the first transformation

22. Distorting with the Free Transform Tool
FIGURE G-11: Viewing the perspective effect

23. Applying Warp Effects Warps: Effects:
Series of preset distortion effects
Produce fun and often practical results for distorting artwork
Effects:
Operations that can be applied to objects to alter their appearance
Without actually altering the object itself
Examples: distort, transform, warp, outline, offset a path, etc.

24. Applying Warp Effects Appearance panel Contains effects: Appearance:
Can be hidden or shown, reordered with other effects, and deleted
Each effect can be quickly modified or removed without disturbing other effects
Original artwork can also be edited, regardless of applied effects
Appearance:
What an object looks like when an effect has been applied to it

25. Applying Warp Effects
FIGURE G-12: Viewing the applied warp

26. Applying Warp Effects
FIGURE G-13: Viewing the change in the Bend value

27. Extruding a 3D Object Extrude & Bevel effect
Applies a three-dimensional effect to a two-dimensional object
Two-dimensional object has two axes: an X-axis, representing its width; and a Y-axis, representing its height
When you extrude an object, you create a third dimension
Extending the object on its z-axis, which represents the object’s depth

28. Extruding a 3D Object Beveled edges:
An angled or indented edge, like you would see on a picture frame or on a mirror
The Bevel menu, located in the 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog box, using the Bevel list arrow, contains a list of preset beveled edges that you can apply to objects as part of a 3D effect

29. Extruding a 3D Object
FIGURE G-16: Viewing the extruded appearance

30. Extruding a 3D Object
FIGURE G-17: 3D Extrude & Bevel Options dialog box
FIGURE G-18: Final artwork

31. Revolving a 3D Object Revolving
Another method for applying a three-dimensional effect to a two-dimensional object
Creates multiple duplicates of the object, “sweeping” around the y-axis
Surface shading is automatically applied to enhance the effect
By default, an object is revolved around a vertical axis that represents its leftmost point

32. Revolving a 3D Object FIGURE G-19: Revolving the artwork FIGURE G-20:
Rotating the revolved artwork

33. Revolving a 3D Object
FIGURE G-21: Revolving a 135 pt offset

34. Summary Layer artwork Create a pattern swatch
Apply and edit a pattern swatch
Use the Shear tool
Distort with the Free Transform tool
Apply Warp effects
Extrude a 3D object
Revolve a 3D object