Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 369)

362 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Creating special effects
Stamp Simplifies the image to appear stamped with a rubber or wood stamp. This command is best used with black-
and-white images.
Torn Edges Reconstructs the image as ragged, torn pieces of paper, and then colorizes the image using black and white.
This command is useful for images consisting of text or high-contrast objects.
Water Paper Uses blotchy daubs that appear painted onto fibrous, damp paper, causing the colors to flow and blend.
See also
“ Effects quick reference ” on page 357
Stylize effect (bottom of menu)
The Glowing Edges effect is raster-based and uses the document’s raster effects settings whenever you apply the effect
to a vector graphic.
Glowing Edges Identifies the edges of color and adds a neon-like glow to them.
See also
“ Effects quick reference ” on page 357
Texture effects
The Texture effects are raster-based and use the document’s raster effects settings whenever you apply the effect to a
vector graphic.
Craquelure Paints an image onto a high-relief plaster surface, producing a fine network of cracks that follow the
contours of the image. Use this effect to create an embossing effect with images that contain a broad range of color or
grayscale values.
Grain Adds texture to an image by simulating different kinds of grain—regular, soft, sprinkles, clumped, contrasty,
enlarged, stippled, horizontal, vertical, or speckle. For more information on using these texturizing options, see “ Use
texture and glass surface controls ” on page 363.
Mosaic Tiles Draws the image as if it were made up of small chips or tiles and adds grout between the tiles. (In contrast,
the Pixelate > Mosaic command breaks up an image into blocks of different-colored pixels.)
Patchwork Breaks up an image into squares filled with the predominant color in that area of the image. The effect
randomly reduces or increases the tile depth to replicate highlights and shadows.
Stained Glass Repaints an image as single-colored adjacent cells outlined in the foreground color.
Texturizer Applies a texture you select or create to an image.
See also
“ Effects quick reference ” on page 357
Video effects
The Video effects are raster-based and use the document’s raster effects settings whenever you apply the effect to a
vector graphic.
De-Interlace Smooths moving images captured on video by removing either the odd or even interlaced lines in a video
image. You can choose to replace the discarded lines by duplication or interpolation.