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© 2005 Adobe Systems Incorporated. Adobe® Illustrator® CS2 User Guide for Windows® and Macintosh If this guide is distributed with software that includes an end user agreement, this guide, as well as the software described in it, is furnished under license and may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of such license. Except as permitted by any such license, no part of this guide may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or trans mitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please note that the content in this guide is protected under copyright law even if it is not distributed with software that includes an end user license agreement. [. . . ] · If you draw a bounding box around the artwork, make sure that the box is a rectangle, that it is the backmost object
of the tile, and that it is unfilled and unstroked. To have Illustrator use this bounding box for a brush pattern, make sure that nothing protrudes from it. Follow these additional guidelines when creating brush patterns:
· When possible, confine artwork to an unpainted bounding box so that you can control how the pattern tiles. · Corner tiles must be square and have the same height as side tiles to align properly on the path. If you plan to use
corner tiles with your brush pattern, align objects in the corner tiles horizontally with objects in the side tiles so that the patterns tile correctly.
· Create special corner effects for brush patterns using corner tiles.
See also
"To apply a color, pattern, or gradient to an object" on page 224
To create pattern swatches
1 Create artwork for the pattern following the guidelines in "About patterns" on page 255.
2 Optionally, to control the spacing between pattern elements or to clip out portions of the pattern, draw a pattern
bounding box (an unfilled rectangle) around the artwork you want to use as a pattern. Choose Object > Arrange >
Send To Back to make the rectangle the backmost object. To use the rectangle as a bounding box for a brush or fill
pattern, fill and stroke it with None.
3 Use the Selection tool to select the artwork and bounding box (if any) that will make up the pattern tile.
4 Do one of the following:
· Choose Edit > Define Pattern, enter a name in the New Swatch dialog box, and click OK. The pattern displays in
the Swatches palette.
· Drag the artwork to the Swatches palette.
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See also
"About swatches" on page 188
To create seamless, geometric patterns
1 Make sure that Smart Guides are turned on and that Snap To Point is selected in the View menu.
2 Select the geometric object. For precise positioning, position the Direct Selection tool on one of the object's anchor
points.
3 Begin dragging the object vertically from one of its anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or
Option+Shift (Mac OS) to copy the object and constrain its movement.
4 When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button and then release the keys.
5 Using the Group Selection tool, Shift-click to select both objects, and begin dragging the objects horizontally by
one of their anchor points; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and constrain
the move.
Select both objects (left) and drag to create a copy (right).
6 When the copy of the object has snapped into place, release the mouse button, and then release the keys.
7 Repeat steps 2 through 6 until you've built the pattern you want.
8 Use the Rectangle tool
to do one of the following:
· For a fill pattern, draw a bounding box from the center point of the upper left object to the center point of the
lower right object.
· For a brush pattern, draw a bounding box that surrounds the objects and coincides with their outer boundaries.
If the pattern is to be a corner tile, hold down Shift as you drag to constrain the bounding box to a square.
Bounding box for a fill pattern (left) compared to the bounding box for a brush pattern (right)
9 Paint the geometric objects the desired color. 10 Save the geometric objects as a pattern swatch.
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To construct irregularly textured patterns
1 Choose View > Snap To Point. 3 Draw the texture with the objects or lines that intersect only the left side of the bounding rectangle. 4 Using the Direct Selection tool, select the texture and the rectangle, and place the pointer on the lower left corner
of the rectangle.
5 Drag the rectangle to the right; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) to create a copy and
to constrain the move.
Draw texture on the left side of bounding box (left), and then copy texture and rectangle (right).
When the upper left corner point of the copy snaps to the upper right corner point of the bounding box, release the mouse button, and then release the keys. If you know the exact dimensions of the bounding box, you can select only the textures and use the Move command to specify a horizontal move the width of the rectangle. Be sure to click Copy instead of OK in the Move dialog box.
6 Click outside the rectangle to deselect it. 8 Continue drawing your texture with only the objects or lines that intersect the top side of the rectangle. 9 When you finish with the top side only, select all of the lines or objects crossing the top side and the bounding
box; then press Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS) and drag downward to create a copy and to constrain the move.
Draw texture on top side of bounding box (left), and then copy texture and rectangle (right).
10 When the upper left corner point of the copy snaps to the lower left corner point of the rectangle, release the
mouse button and then the keys.
11 Deselect everything. 12 Select the lower rectangle and any objects that don't cross the top rectangle, and delete them. 13 Using the Pencil tool, fill the middle of the rectangle with your texture. Paint the texture.
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14 Save the artwork and rectangle as a pattern swatch.
Defining artwork and rectangle as a pattern (left) compared to filling an area with the pattern (right)
To create corner tiles for brush patterns
Corner tiles lend special border effects when applying brush patterns. You can create corner tiles from scratch, or you can use a brush pattern's side tile as the basis for designing complementary outer and inner (reflected 135°) corner tiles.
1 Choose File > Open, locate a brush pattern file (supplied with Adobe Illustrator) that you want to use, and click
Open.
2 Choose Window > Brushes. Select the tile you want to use, and drag it to the center of your artwork. 3 If the tile does not have a square bounding box, create a box that completely encompasses the artwork, the same
height as the side tile. [. . . ] See type, Asian
JavaScript 449, 504
Join command 164
joins, for strokes 225
JPEG files
about 456
export options for 342
optimizing and saving 452
options, in Save For Web dialog
box 460
justifying paragraphs 396
K kerning 386, 387
keyboard shortcuts
customizing 525
editor 525
keywords, applying to files, in
Bridge 68
kinsoku
about 413
alignment of text 414
creating new sets 413
importing and exporting sets 414
settings 413
Knife tool 306, 307, 444
knockouts
creating transparency
knockouts 244
preventing using overprinting 490
varying transparency
knockouts 247
kurikaeshi moji shori 415
L Lab color model 183
Label commands, in Bridge 59
label templates 34
landscape (horizontal) page
orientation 474
language
assigning in Bridge 53
assigning to text 377
Unicode support 377
Lasso tool
about 262
selecting anchor points with 158
selecting paths with 158, 159
using 265, 266
Last Object Below (Select)
command 269
layer comps, in Photoshop files 333
layers
about 278
adding objects to 282
changing stacking order 283
consolidating 281
converting to CSS layers 454
creating 280
duplicating objects in 285
exporting to Adobe Photoshop 344
groups within 284
hiding 288
locating items in 282
locking and unlocking 287
making nonprintable 468
moving objects between 280
options for 280
pasting objects into 283
preserving in Adobe Acrobat 352
releasing objects to 281
selecting objects in 262, 263
stacking order 282
template 169
viewing as outlines 40
Layers palette 278, 279, 420
leading
about 385
in Asian type 415
setting 385
legacy text 360
legends, for graphs 518
letter spacing 386, 396
letterhead templates 34
levels of gray 482
libraries
brush 236
graph design 521
graphic style 439
swatch 188, 189
symbol 170, 172
ligatures
about 393
inserting with Smart Punctuation
command 376
using in OpenType fonts 393
Lightbox command 51
Lighten blending mode 249
lighting 3D objects 317, 318
limit-check error 472, 478
line breaks
showing 373
line graphs
See also graph designs, graphs
about 510
entering data for 513
Line Segment tool 145, 147
lines
See also paths, strokes
adding arrowheads 226
adding to, with Pencil tool 151
changing width of 224
connecting, with Pencil tool 152
dashed 226
drawing, with Line Segment
tool 147
INDEX
550
drawing, with Pen tool 153, 154,
155, 156
drawing, with Pencil tool 151
lengthening or shortening 159
reshaping, about 157
reshaping, with Pencil tool 152
trapping 495
lining numbers 392
Linked File variables 505, 506, 507
linked files 40
adding to a document 325
applying effects to 425
color management
considerations 204, 205
compared to embedded files 325
editing original file 328
embedding 328, 335
in Version Cue 101
placement options for 327
previews for EPS files 332
relinking 327
showing in Outline mode 39
updating 327
viewing information for 326
linking
type objects 368
Links palette
about 326
replacing placed files with
alternates 103
replacing placed files with previous
versions 104
using with Version Cue project
files 102
viewing alternates and versions
in 103
liquify tools 297, 298
live effects. See effects
Live Paint
about 228
adding to group 232
compared to traditional
painting 221
converting objects to 233
creating from tracing objects 168
creating group 232
expanding and releasing
groups 233
finding gaps 235
Gap Detection options 235
keyboard shortcuts for 530
limitations 231
options 234
painting faces and edges 233
Live Paint Bucket tool 222
Live Paint Selection tool
about 222, 262
options for 268
using 267
Lock All Layers command 287
Lock Guides command 43
lock protection, in Version Cue 129,
132
locking objects 287
logins
creating in Version Cue
Administration utility 134
entering in Version Cue
Administration utility 123
privilege levels, in Version Cue 136
logs, in Version Cue 126, 138
lpi (lines per inch) 329, 472
Luminosity blending mode 250
M Macromedia FreeHand, importing
paths from 308
Magic Wand tool 262, 267
magnifying artwork 38
Make (Blend) command 312
Make (Clipping Mask) command 309
Make (Compound Path)
command 307
Make (Crop Area) command 475
Make (Envelope) commands 299
Make (Slice) command 444
Make Alternates command, in
Version Cue 118
Make Guides command 43
Make Primary Alternate command,
in Version Cue 117
Make Text Wrap command 370
Manage Workspaces command 45
mapping 3D objects 323
Mark In Use command 120
Marker command (graphs) 524
marker designs. See graph designs
masks
clipping 309
opacity 245, 246
splitting 478
master files, in Version Cue 94
mathematical operations in text
boxes 33
Measure tool 44, 222
Memory Usage preference 85
menu bar, hiding 29
Merge (Pathfinder) effect 305
merging
See also combining objects
layers 281
objects 300
swatches 193
mesh grid envelopes 298
Mesh tool 222, 253, 254
meshes
about 251, 253
creating 253
editing 254
in SWF (Flash) files 451
metadata
about 64, 357
adding to documents 66
appending 68
applying as templates 68
editing 65
preferences for 66
replacing 68
searching for, in Version Cue 104
specifying types to display in
Metadata panel 66, 68
templates 67
viewing 65
Metadata Focus command 51
Metadata panel 64
metadata, specifying types to display
in Metadata panel 67
Mezzotint command 431
Microsoft
importing text from 364
saving files for 340
Visual Basic 504
migrating to Adobe Version Cue
2. 0 126
Minus Back (Pathfinder) effect 305
misregistration of inks 492
mistakes, undoing 47
miter options 225
Mojikumi
about 411
creating sets 412
INDEX
551
importing and exporting sets 412
selecting a set 411
monitor profiles 211, 212, 213
monitors
color gamut of 184
monotones, imported from PDF
files 331
Move command 271
Move To Recycle Bin command 58
Move To Trash command 57, 58
moving objects
about 269
aligning and distributing 272
by dragging 270
by pasting 270
constraining movement 270
keyboard shortcuts for 528
Smart Guides 43
snapping to points 270
to a different layer 280
using arrow keys 271
with Move command 271
with Transform Each
command 272
with x, y coordinates 272
multinational language features 364
Multiple Master fonts 383
Multiply blending mode 249
N Navigator palette 39
negative film 471
Neon Glow command 429
nested groups 284
new files, creating 34
New Folder command 58
New Project command 91
New View command 40
New Window command 50
Next Object (Select) commands 269
No Break command 399
No Label command 59
No Rating command 59
No Working Copy file status, in
Version Cue 96
None button, for fills and strokes 223
None privilege, in Version Cue 136
None swatch, for fills and strokes 188
non-global process colors 190
non-native art 331
nonprintable area 36
nonprinting characters 373
nonrecordable tasks, in actions 500
Normal blending mode 249
Note Paper command 432
NTSC Colors command 434
number of undos and redos 29
numbers, formatting 392
O Object (Select) commands 269
objects
3D. See three-dimensional objects
aligning and distributing 272
combining 300, 307
creating layers from 281
cutting or dividing 306
default attributes 420
deleting 288
duplicating 285
expanding 284, 285
hiding 288
locking and unlocking 287
masking 309
moving 269
offsetting 427
organizing with layers 278
positioning 292
rasterizing 437
reflecting 276
reshaping 298, 314
rotating 273
scaling 293
selecting 262
shearing 295
stacking order of 282
viewing 278
warping 315
Ocean Ripple command 431
Offline Copy file status, in Version
Cue 96
offset objects, creating 427
Offset Path command 287
oldstyle figures 392
online training 8
Only Copy file status, in Version
Cue 96
Opacity (Select Same) command 244,
269
opacity masks
about 245
clipping or inverting 247
creating 246
working with 246
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