Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual
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ILLUSTRATOR CS3
User Guide
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Rotate symbol instances
1
Select the Symbol Spinner tool
.
2
Click or drag in the direction you want the symbol instances to orient.
Stain symbol instances
Staining a symbol instance changes the hue toward the tint color, while preserving the original luminosity. (It works
in the same way as the Tints and Shades colorization method of tinting brushes.) This method uses the luminosity
of the original color and the hue of the colorization color to generate the resulting color. Consequently, colors with
very high or very low luminosity change very little; black or white objects don’t change at all.
To achieve a method of colorization that will also affect black and white objects, use the Symbol Styler tool with a
graphic style that uses the desired fill color.
1
In the Color panel, select the fill color that you want to use as the colorization color.
2
Select the Symbol Stainer tool
and do one of the following:
•
Click or drag over the symbol instances you want to stain with the colorization color. The amount of colorization
gradually increases, and the symbol instance’s color gradually changes to the colorization color.
•
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you click or drag to decrease the colorization amount and
reveal more of the original symbol color.
•
Hold down Shift as you click or drag to keep the colorization amount constant, while gradually changing the color
of the symbol instances to the colorization color.
Note: Using the Symbol Stainer tool results in increased file size and decreased performance. When memory or exported
Flash/SVG file size is a concern, do not use this tool.
Adjust transparency of symbol instances
1
Select the Symbol Screener tool
.
2
Do one of the following:
•
Click or drag where you want to increase the symbol’s transparency.
•
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS), and click or drag where you want to decrease the symbol’s trans-
parency.
Apply a graphic style to symbol instances
The Symbol Styler tool lets you apply or remove a graphic style from a symbol instance. You can control the amount
and location of the application. For example, you can apply a style gradually so that some symbol instances display
the style at full strength and others display the style at partial strength.