Adobe Illustrator CS4 - Manual (Page 365)

358 USING ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS4
Creating special effects
Artistic effects
Artistic effects are raster-based and use the document’s raster effects settings whenever you apply the effect to a vector
object.
Colored Pencil Draws an image using colored pencils on a solid background. Important edges are retained and given
a rough crosshatch appearance; the solid background color shows through the smoother areas.
Cutout Portrays an image as though it were made from roughly cut-out pieces of colored paper. High-contrast images
appear as if in silhouette; colored images are built up as if from several layers of colored paper.
Dry Brush Paints the edges of the image using a dry-brush technique (between oil and watercolor). The effect
simplifies an image by reducing its range of colors.
Film Grain Applies an even pattern to the shadow tones and midtones of an image. A smoother, more saturated
pattern is added to the image’s lighter areas. This effect is useful for eliminating banding in blends and visually unifying
elements from various sources.
Fresco Paints an image in a coarse manner using short, rounded strokes as if hastily applied.
Neon Glow Adds various types of glows to the objects in an image. This effect is useful for colorizing an image while
softening its look. To select a glow color, click the glow box and select a color from the color picker.
Paint Daubs Lets you choose from various brush sizes (from 1 to 50) and types for a painterly effect. Brush types
include simple, light rough, light dark, wide sharp, wide blurry, and sparkle.
Palette Knife Reduces detail in an image to give the effect of a thinly painted canvas that reveals the texture
underneath.
Plastic Wrap Coats the image as if in shiny plastic, accentuating the surface detail.
Poster Edges Reduces the number of colors in an image according to the Posterization value you set; then finds the
edges of the image and draws black lines on them. Broader areas of the image have simple shading, while fine, dark
detail is distributed throughout the image.
Effect > Stylize
(top section of menu)
Add arrowheads, drop shadows, round corners, feathered-edged, glowing, and scribble-styled
appearances to objects.
See also: “ Create a drop shadow ” on page 363, “ Apply an inner or outer glow ” on page 364, “ Add
arrowheads to lines ” on page 159, “ Feather the edges of an object ” on page 364, “ Create a sketch using
the Scribble effect ” on page 365, “ Round the corners of objects ” on page 248
Effect > Stylize
(bottom section of menu)
The Glowing Edges command produces a painted or impressionistic effect on a selection by displacing
pixels and by finding and heightening contrast in an image.
See also: “ Stylize effect (bottom of menu) ” on page 362
Effect > SVG Filters Add XML-based graphic properties such as drop shadows to your artwork.
See also: “ Apply SVG effects ” on page 379
Effect > Texture Give an image the appearance of depth or substance, or add an organic look.
See also: “ Texture effects ” on page 362
Effect > Video Optimize images captured from video or artwork intended for television.
See also: “ Video effects ” on page 362
Effect > Warp Distort or deform objects, including paths, text, meshes, blends, and raster images.
See also: “ Reshaping objects with effects ” on page 248
Effect Action