Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 364)

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Creating special effects
Summary of effects
Effects quick reference
Effect Action
Effect > 3D Convert open or closed paths, or bitmap objects, into three-dimensional (3D) objects, which you can
rotate, light, and shade.
See also: “ Create 3D objects ” on page 249
Effect > Artistic Simulate a painterly appearance on traditional media.
See also: “ Artistic effects ” on page 358
Effect > Blur Retouch images and smooth transitions by averaging the pixels next to the hard edges of defined lines
and shaded areas in an image.
See also: “ Blur effects ” on page 359
Effect > Brush Strokes Create a painterly or fine-arts look using different brush- and ink- stroke effects.
See also: “ Brush Strokes effects ” on page 359
Effect > Convert To Shape Reshape either a vector or a bitmap object.
See also: “ Reshaping objects with effects ” on page 248
Effect > Crop Marks Applies crop marks to the selected object.
See also: “ Specify crop marks for trimming or aligning ” on page 49
Effect > Distort & Transform
(top section of menu)
Reshape vector objects, or apply the effects to a fill or stroke added to a bitmap object with the
Appearance panel.
See also: “ Reshaping objects with effects ” on page 248
Effect > Distort
(bottom section of menu)
Geometrically distort and reshape an image.
See also: “ Distort effects (bottom of menu) ” on page 360
Effect > Path Offset an object’s path relative to its original location, turn type into a set of compound paths that you
can edit and manipulate as you would any other graphic object, and change the stroke of a selected
object to a filled object that’s the same width as the original stroke. You can also apply these commands
to a fill or stroke added to a bitmap object with the Appearance panel.
See also: “ Offset duplicate objects ” on page 223, “ Convert type to outlines ” on page 315, “ Convert
strokes to compound paths ” on page 159
Effect > Pathfinder Combine groups, layers, or sublayers into single editable objects.
See also: “ Apply Pathfinder effects ” on page 234
Effect > Pixelate Sharply define a selection by clumping pixels of similar color values.
See also: “ Pixelate effects ” on page 360
Effect > Rasterize Convert a vector object to a bitmap object.
See also: “ Rasterize a vector object ” on page 273
Effect > Sharpen Focus blurry images by increasing the contrast of adjacent pixels.
See also: “ Sharpen effect ” on page 361
Effect > Sketch Add texture to images, often for a three-dimensional effect. The effects are also useful for creating a
fine-arts or hand-drawn look.
See also: “ Sketch effects ” on page 361