Adobe Illustrator CC 2015 - Manual (Page 238)

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Painting
Last updated 6/5/2015
• Hex by row. Tiles are hexagonal in shape, and arranged in rows. Centers of tiles in the rows are horizontally
aligned. Centers of tiles in alternate rows are vertically aligned.
Brick Offset Applies to:
• Brick by Row. Determines by how much tile width the centers of tiles in adjacent rows are out of vertical
alignment.
• Brick by Column. Determines by how much tile height the centers of tiles in adjacent columns are out of
horizontal alignment.
Width / Height Specifies the overall height and width of the tile. You can choose various values, smaller, or larger
than the height and width of the artwork. Values larger than the size of the artwork cause the tile to grow larger than
the artwork, and insert empty space between tiles. Values smaller than the size of the artwork cause artwork in
adjacent tiles to overlap.
Size Tile to Art Choosing this option causes the size of the tile to shrink to the size of the artwork being used to
create the pattern.
Move Tile with Art Choosing this option ensures that moving the artwork causes the tile to move as well.
H Spacing / V Spacing Places space between adjacent tiles.
Overlap When adjacent tiles overlap, determines which tile's appears in front.
Copies Determines how many rows and columns of tiles are visible while modifying the pattern.
Dim Copies to Determines the opacity of copies of the artwork tile previewed while modifying the pattern.
Show Tile Edge Displays a box around the tile.
Show Swatch Bounds Displays a unit portion of the pattern which is repeated to create the pattern.
4 In the bar below the Control Panel, choose to save or discard changes to the pattern.
Note: If a new pattern was created, it is stored in the Swatches panel. If a pattern was edited, the definition of the pattern
is updated in the Swatches panel.
Apply or edit a gradient
After you apply a gradient to an object, you can quickly and easily replace or edit the gradient.
Apply a gradient to an object
❖ Select an object and do one of the following:
• To apply the last used gradient, click the Gradient box in the Tools panel or the Gradient Fill box in the
Gradient panel.
• To apply the last used gradient to an unselected object that currently does not contain a gradient, click the object
with the Gradient tool .
• To apply a preset or previously saved gradient, choose a gradient from the Gradient menu in the Gradient panel
or click a gradient swatch in the Swatches panel.
Tip: To display only gradients in the Swatches panel, click the Show Swatch Kinds button and choose Show
Gradient Swatches.