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Lesson 4 – Blends and Meshes

Submitted by 2-ryanharmon on Monday, 8 February 2010No Comment
Blending Paths with the Specified Steps Option – http://vimeo.com/8544743
  1. How does one perform a blend? Select 2 objects go to object > blend > make
  2. What does the “specified steps” do? Sets how many times the two objects are being blended.
  3. Upload a .JPG file of the blended lines.

Blending Paths with the Smooth Color Option – http://vimeo.com/8544811
  1. What does the “smooth color” do? Blends color more smoothly between objects.
  2. What does the small “X” stand for when using the blend tool? Shows where the center of the blend is.
  3. What do the blending modes “Multiply” and “Screen” do? Multiply darkens, Screen lightens.
  4. Why would you pull down the opacity on a blending mode? If the colors are too vibrant.
  5. Upload a .JPG file of the Blended CD Reflection with different colors.

Designing Web Buttons with the Blend Tool & Gradients – http://vimeo.com/8544859
  1. What is a Gradient? A blend of one color to another color
  2. What is a Graphic Style? A group of saved settings
  3. How can you align two or more objects to the center? By selecting the objects and using the align buttons
  4. Upload a .JPG file of your own custom web button

Colorizing with Gradients – http://vimeo.com/8544921
  1. How do you change the views for your swatches? In the options menu of the swatches window.
  2. How do you replace a color in the gradient options? going to the gradient window
  3. What tool can you use to pick up the color from one object and apply it to another? The color picker tool
  4. What is a radial gradient? Color blending in a circular fashion
Working with Gradient Meshes – http://vimeo.com/8545050
  1. What is the way shown to hide multiple layers all at one time? Shift + selecting them and clicking hide
  2. How can you specify rows and columns manually in a Gradient Mesh? option clicking with the mesh tool
  3. What selection tool do you need to select points in a Gradient Mesh? The Direct selection tool
  4. What do the Lasso tool allow you to do?  Select points that are scattered easyier
  5. What does Shift do while selecting points on a path? selects multiple
  6. What do the handles do in a gradient mesh? Moves angles
  7. Upload a .JPG file of the finished apples with gradients and gradient meshes.

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