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TheobjectistocreateaposterwithaunifiedcolorschemebycompositingartworkdrawninIllustratorwithvariouseffectsandphotographs.

downloAdIng the fIles 1. Todownloadthefilesyou’lluseinthisexercisepleasevisit:

http://www.nobledesktop.com/goodies.html

Under Advanced Adobe Illustrator Effects,clicktheappropriatelinktothedownloadthecompressedPCorMacfiles.

2. OncethefileisdownloadedanduncompressedyoushouldhaveafoldernamedseminarFiles-earthConferencecontainingtwoIllustratorfiles(.ai)andtwophotos(.tif).

NOTE:TheseinstructionsarewrittenforIllustrator CSbutmostthingsshouldworkthesameorsimilarlyinrecentversions.TheIllustratorfileshoweveronlyworkinIllustratorCSandnewer.

colorIng the bAckground 1. InIllustrator,gotoFile > Open andnavigatetothe

seminarFiles-earthConferencefolderyoudownloaded.Inthatfolderselectearth conference-begin.aiandclick Open.

2. Wewanttouseagreencolorthroughoutthisgraphicandsincewe’llbereusingitwe’llmakeitacolorswatch.FindtheSwatchespalette.Ifyoudon’tseeit,gointotheWindowmenuandchooseSwatches.

3. You’llseenumerouscolorsintheSwatchespalette,andsincewearen’tgoingtobeusingthesedefaultcolorsinourdrawinglet’sgetridofthem.AtthetoprightoftheSwatchespalettegointothemenu ( )andchooseSelect All Unused.

4. AtthebottomrightofthepaletteclicktheDelete( )buttontogetridofthem.(Itwillconfirmthatyouwanttodeletethem,justclickYes.)

5. Tocreateourcolorswatch,atthetoprightoftheSwatchespalettegointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseNew Swatch.

6. Inthewindowthatopens,setthefollowingoptionsandclickOKwhendone:

NOTE:BesuretocheckonGlobal!Thatmeansthisswatchwillupdateallplacesweuseit.Soifwechangethecolorlater,allplacesinthedrawingwillchangewithonesimpleaction!

7. UsingtheSelection( )tool,selectthelargeyellowrectanglethatisthesizeofthepage.

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8. Wewanttochangetheyellowtothegreenswatchwejustcreated.InthetoolbarmakesureFillisactive(infrontofstroke)asshownbelow.

9. IntheSwatchespaletteclickontheearth greencolorswatchyoujustcreated.

stylIng the “swooshes” 1. Therearetwowhite(withblackoutline)swooshesgoingacrossthemiddleofthe

drawing.UsingtheSelection( )toolselectthetopswoosh.

2. HoldShiftandclickonthebottomswooshsobothswooshesarenowselected.

DoNOTdeselectorclickofftheswooshesuntilwesayso!

3. InthetoolbarmakesuretheFillisstillactive.

4. GototheSwatchespaletteandclickonthesameearth greenswatch.

5. Withtheswooshesstillselected,gointotheEffectmenuandfromthefirstStylizemenuchooseOuter Glow.

6. SetthesettingsshownbelowandclickOK:

clIck thIs box And choose whIte

7. Togetridoftheblackoutlinesaroundtheswooshes,inthetoolbarclickonthestroketoactivateit(asshownbelow).

8. Asshownbelow,chooseNonetoremovethestroke.

AddIng A glow to the globe 1. UsingtheSelection( )toolselectthebluegradientglobe.BesureNOTtoselect

thecountriesontopofit,justselectthecircle.

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2. GointotheEffectmenuandfromthefirstStylizemenuchooseOuter Glow.

3. SetthesettingsshownbelowandclickOK:

clIck thIs box And choose whIte

enhAncIng the cIrcle “orbItIng” the globe 1. Zoomincloserontheglobe.

2. Selecttheblacklinethatlookslikeit’s“orbiting”theglobe.

3. FindtheAppearancepalette.Ifyoudon’tseeit,gointotheWindowmenuandchooseAppearance.

4. SelecttheStrokethatislistedthere.

5. We’llbemakingthisstrokeandotherelementsinthisimagethesameblue.Sincewe’llbereusingit,let’smakeitaswatch.

6. GototheSwatchespalette.

7. AtthetoprightoftheSwatchespalettegointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseNew Swatch.

8. Inthewindowthatopens,setthefollowingoptionsandclickOKwhendone:

9. Thelineisnowblue!That’sbecausethisswatchwasautomaticallyappliedtotheselectedstroke.

10. GototheStrokepalette(ifyoudon’tseeitgoto Window > Stroke)andchangetheweightto 5 pt.

11. Tomakethelinemoreinterestinglet’salsoaddedadottedportiontoit.Longagoweusedtohavetodothisbymakingacopyoftheline,butusingAppearancewecandoitallonthesameline.Withthelineselected,gototheAppearancepaletteandatthetoprightofthepalettegointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseAdd New Stroke.

12. NoticeintheAppearancepalette(asshownbelow)anewstrokehasbeenaddedontopofthepreviousstroke.Thismeansitisvisuallyinfrontoftheother.

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13. Soitdoesn’tcompletelyblocktheotherstroke,let’smakethetopstrokethinner.IntheStrokepalettechangetheweightto 2pt.

14. Tolightenit,gototheColorpaletteandreducetheT(tint)to25.(Ifyoudon’tseetheTintoption,gointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseShow Options.)

15. GobacktotheStrokepaletteandlet’smakethelinedashed.Ifyoudon’tseetheDashLineOptions,gointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseShowOptions.

16. AtthebottomoftheStrokepalettecheckonDashed Line.

17. Asshownbelow,makethefirstdash7ptandthefirstgap4pt(hitReturnorEntertoapplythechange.)

18. MakesurethelineisstillselectedandatthetopoftheAppearancepaletteclickwhereitsays Path.Wedothisbecausewemustbecarefulofwhatwillgetthearrowheadwe’reabouttoadd.

19. GointotheEffectmenuandfromthefirstStylizemenuchooseAdd Arrowheads.

20. CheckonPreviewandnoticehowthearrowheadisbothlightblueanddarkblue.Whilethiscansometimeslooknice,wedon’twantitinthiscase.ClickCanceltogetoutofthatwindow.

21. IntheAppearancepalette,selectthedarker blue5pt stroke(that’sthebottomstroke).

22. GobackintotheEffectmenuandchooseStylize>Add Arrowheads.

23. CheckonPreviewandnoticehowonlythisdarkbluelineisgettingthearrownow.

TheEndarrow(atthebottomofthewindow)wewantisnumber 8 of 27sokeepclickingtherightarrowbutton( )untilyougettoit.

24. ClickOKwhendone.

25. TheAppearancepaletteshouldlookasshownbelow.Noticehowthearrowheadeffectisonlyappliedtothedarkbluestroke,notthewholepath.

26. Onefinaltouchistoroundtheotherendofthisdarkblueline.Makesurethelineisstillselected.

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27. IntheAppearancepaletteyoumustmakesurethatsomepartofthedark bluestrokeisselected.(Therearetwostrokes,weonlywanttoroundthecorrectone!)

make sure one of these three things is highlighted to ensure this stroke will be changed.

28. IntheStrokepaletteclicktheRound Cap( )button.(It’stotherightofweight.)

29. It’sasubtleeffect,buttheendshouldnowlookroundedasshownbelow.

AddIng A tItle Around the globe 1. Ifyoucan’tseethewholeglobeonscreenzoominoroutsoyoucan.

2. GototheLayerspalette(Window > Layers).

3. IntheLayerspalettethereisahiddenlayernamedtitle. Asshownbelow,clickintheemptyboxonthefarleftofthatlayertoshowit.

4. Youshouldnowseeablackcirclelinearoundglobe.

5. ChoosetheType on a Path ( )tool.TogettoityouwillprobablyhavetoclickandholdontheType ( )tool,thenslideoverontotheType on a Path ( )tool.

6. Positionthecursoratthetopoftheblackcircle(abovetheglobe)andclickonce.

7. Typeoutthefollowingtext:Earth Conference

8. Selectthetextandchangethefillcolortowhite.

9. Withthetextstillselected,intheCharacterpalette(Window > Type > Character)settheoptionsasshownbelow.Ifyoudon’tseealltheoptionsgointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseShow Options.

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10. IntheParagraphpaletteCenter( )thetext.

11. Thetextwillfliptothebottomofthecircle.Tomoveitbacktothetop,choosetheSelection( )tool.

12. Findthelineprotrudingfromthetext(ssshownbelow)anddragittothetopofthecircle.Centeritonthetopofthecirclesothetypelooksgood.

drag this line (notice the cursor changes to tell you when you are over this line)note: the text may start acting weird while you drag, parts of it disappearing, etc. Just keep dragging around to different areas until the text settles down.

13. StayintheSelection( )toolandkeepthetypeselected.

14. GointotheEffectmenuandchooseStylize > Scribble. NOTE:ThisisaneweffectinIllustratorCS.Previousversionsdidn’thavethiseffect!

15. FromtheSettingsmenuatthetopchooseTight andclick OK.

creAtIng A lIne of cIrcles 1. GotoView > Fit in Windowsoyoucanseethewholepage.

2. IntheLayerspalettethereisahiddenlayernamedlines to add circles to.Showthatlayer.

3. Tworedlineswillappearinthe“swooshes.”Theyareonlyredsoyoucanfindthemeasily.Wewantaseriesofwhitecirclestofollowtheselines.We’llcreateoneofthesecirclesandletIllustratorrepeatitforus.Tocreatethecircle...

ChoosetheEllipse( )tool(itmaybehiddenunderanothertool,liketheRectangle( )tool).

4. Anywhereintheemptygreenspaceofthedrawingclick once(doNOTdrag).

IntheEllipseoptionsdialogboxthatopensmakethe:Width: 17 ptHeight: 17 pt

ClickOK.

5. Givethecirclea1pt white stroke and no fill.

6. Wecanturnthiscircleintoascatter brush,whichwillallowustomakethecirclesfollowtheline.TodothisopentheBrushespalette(Window > Brushes).

7. Firstlet’sgetridofthedefaultbrushessotheydon’tconfuseus.AtthetoprightoftheBrushespalettegointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseSelect All Unused.

8. AtthebottomrightofthepaletteclicktheDelete( )buttontogetridofthem.(Itwillconfirmthatyouwanttodeletethem,justclickYes.)

BUGalert:We’renotsurewhy,butthereisonepeskybrushthatwon’tletitselfbedeleted.Ohwell,itwon’thurtanything.

9. WiththewhitecirclestillselectedatthebottomoftheBrushespaletteclicktheNew Brush( )button.

10. ChooseNew Scatter BrushandclickOK.

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11. NameitcirclesandclickOK.

12. AtthetoprightoftheBrushespalettegointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseList View.Youshouldnowseeyourbrushlistedthere.

13. We’redonewiththecircleartworkthatisonyourpage.Selectanddeleteit.

14. ChoosetheSelection( )tool.

15. We’rereadytoapplythisbrushtothosetworedlines.Asshownbelow,toselectbothlinesgototheLayerspaletteandclickintheemptyspacetotherightofthelayer.

16. IntheBrushespaletteclickthecirclesbrushtoapplyit.

17. Thecirclesareabitbigandclosetogether.Withthelinesstillselected,doubleclickthecirclesbrushintheBrushespalette.

18. CheckonPreviewsoyoucanseethechangesand:•reducetheSizeto 75% • changetheSpacingto110%

WhendoneclickOK.(NOTE:WhenyouclickOKIllustratorwillaskifyouwanttoapplythesechangestoexistingstrokes,besuretoclickApply to Strokes.

19. Tofinishthemofflet’smakethemnotquitesobright.GototheTransparencypalette(Window > Transparency) andreducetheOpacityto50%.

ImportIng And stylIng the sky / cloud photo Wehavetwoimagesthatwereshotonadigitalcamerathatwewanttouseinthis

image.They’vealreadybeenconvertedtoCMYKinPhotoshopandarereadytoimportintoIllustrator.

1. IntheLayerspaletteselectthebackgroundlayer.

2. GotoFile > Place.

3. InthefolderyoudownloadedclickONCEonthefilenamedsun-clouds.tiftoselectitbutdoNOThitPlaceyet!

4. AtthebottomofthewindowmakesureLinkischeckedon,thenclickPlace.

5. Positiontheimagesotheplacementofthecloudslooksgoodintheemptyareaatthetopofthepage(abovetheswooshes).Don’tworrywhenpartsoftheimagehangoffthepageorfallundertheswooshes.

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6. Asyoucansee,theimageisfullcolorandtoobig,butnottoworry,allwillbefixed.Firstforthecolor,intheTransparencypalettechooseLuminosityblendingmodeand40%Opacity.

NOTE:Luminosityblendmodetakesthelight/darkvaluesfromtheimageandblendsthemwiththecolor(s)behindtheimage.Itonlytakesthephoto’slightness/darkness,NOTitscolor.

mAskIng the sky / cloud photo Toremovetheundesiredpartsofthepicturewe’llhidethosepartsusinga

clipping maskto“mask”awaytheundesiredareas.Theideaisthatthemaskingobjectisinfrontoftheartworkbeingmasked.Anythinginsidethemaskingobjectwillbevisible,whileanythingoutsideofthemaskingobjectwillbehidden.

1. Sinceanythinginsidethemaskingobjectwillberevealed,weneedtodrawaboxtodefinetheareawherewewanttoseethisphoto.Anythingoutsidetheboxwillbehidden.Makesurenothingisselected(Select > Deselect).

2. SelecttheRectangle( )tool.

3. Don’tworryaboutthefillandstrokecolor,theydonotmatteratall.

4. Asshownbelow,drawaboxthatfillsoutthewholetopofthepage,andextendsdownintotheswooshes,butdoesn’tcomebelowthetopswoosh.start at top of page

be careful to come below this

top part of swoosh

be careful to stay AboVe this bottom part of the swoosh


6. Withthenewrectanglestillselected,holdShiftandclickontheskypartofthephotothatpeaksoutabovethenewrectangle.

7. GointotheObjectmenuandchooseClipping Mask > Make.

8. Thephotoshouldnowbevisibleonlyinsidethatrectangle.

creAtIng the blue bAckground for the wAVes photo 1. Belowtheswoosheswewantsomebluewaves.Sincethesectioniscurrentlygreen

weneedtocreateablueshapetofilloutthearea.Tostart,gototheLayerspaletteandmakesurethebackgroundlayerisstillselected.

2. AtthebottomrightoftheLayerspaletteclicktheCreateNew Layer( )button.

3. Thenewlayershouldhavebeencreatedjustabovethebackgroundlayer.Doubleclickitsnameandrenameitblue waves.

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4. Topreventourworkfrominterferingwithanyotherlayers,selecttheblue waveslayerandgointotheLayerspalettemenu ( )andchooseLock Others.

5. ChoosethePen( )tool.

6. Asshownbelowclickpointstodrawashapethatgoesaroundtheleft,bottomandrightside,androughlyfollowstheswooshes.•DoNOTdragtocreatecurves!•Don’tconcernyourselfwithtracingtheswooshestooclosely.Thiscolorwillbe

hiddenbehindtheswooshsoaslongasyoufillthroughtheedgeoftheswooshthatiswhatmatters.

•TIP:HoldingShiftwhenyouclickwilldrawastraight90°or45°angledline.

draw a shape roughly like this (clicking to create the points)

draw accurately around these edges (shift clicking)

7. Withtheshapestillselected:•Fillitwiththewaves blueswatch(inSwatchespalette)•settheStroketonone

ImportIng And stylIng the wAVes photo 1. ChoosetheSelection( )tool.

2. GotoFile > Place.

3. IntheseminarFiles-earthConference folderyou downloaded,clickONCEonthefilenamedwaves.tiftoselectitbutdon’thitPlaceyet!

4. AtthebottomofthewindowmakesureLinkischeckedon,thenclickPlace.

5. Theimagecomesinontopofthecolorsoitmaycoverovertheblueshapeyoujustcreated.Don’tworry,we’lldealwiththatinamoment.Positiontheimagesotheplacementofthewaveslooksgoodfillingthatemptyareaatthebottomofthepage(undertheswooshes):

•Don’tletanyoftheskyinthispictureshowbelowtheswooshes.•Don’tworrywhenpartsoftheimagethathangoffthepage,etc.

6. Toproperlycolortheimage,intheTransparencypalettechooseLuminosityblendingmodeand40%Opacity.

Thewavesshouldnowbetheproperbluecolor.

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mAskIng the wAVes photo Likewedidwiththeskyphoto,toremovetheundesiredpartsofthepicturewe’ll

hidethemusingaclippingmask.Rememberthatanythinginsidethemaskingobjectwillberevealed,andanythingoutsidewillbe hidden.

1. Weneedtodrawashapetodefinetheareawherewewanttoseethisphoto.Weshouldreusethesameshapewedrewforthebluebackgroundsowedon’thavetodrawitagain!Sinceitisbehindthepicture,it’llbeabittrickiertoselect.

2. GotoSelect > All.(Sincealltheotherlayersarelocked,onlytheblueshapeandpictureonthisunlockedlayerareselected.)

3. HoldShiftandclickonthepicturetodeselectit.Younowhaveonlytheblueshapeselected(youwillonlyseeit’soutlinethough.)

4. GotoEdit > Copy.DoNOTdeselectityet!

5. TopreventusfromaccidentlyselectingthisblueshapegotoObject > Lock > Selection.

6. Weneedtoputacopyinthesamepositionontopofthepicture.Clickonceonthewavesphototoselectit.

7. GotoEdit > Paste in Front.

8. DoaSelect > All.

9. GointotheObjectmenuandchoose Clipping Mask > Make.

10. Thewavesshouldnowlookliketheyarebehindtheswooshanddon’tappearinanyareaswedon’twantthem.

11. Sowecancontinueworkingonotherlayers,gointotheLayerspalettemenu ( )andchooseUnlock All Layers.

12. Deselecteverything(Select > Deselect).

AddIng grAphIc wAVe lInes: drAwIng the fIrst wAVe 1. IntheLayerspaletteclickonthelayernamedwavy lines.

2. Topreventourselvesfromaccidentallyselectingthingsonotherlayers,gointotheLayers palettemenu ( )andchooseLock Others.

3. Thisisanemptylayeronwhichwe’llcreatesomegraphiclooking“waves”.SelectthePen( )tool.

4. MakesuretheFillissettononeandStrokeiswhite.

5. Towardsthebottomleftofthepage,justbelowtheswooshwewanttodrawoneportionofawave,asshownbelow.We’llletIllustratorrepeatitforusinafewsteps,butfornow,drawawave.Ifyouneed,readthetipsonhowtodrawit.

fInAl lIne should look lIke thIs: tIps on how to drAw the lIne:

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7. Clickonceonethatwavywhitelinetoselectitentirely.

mAkIng the wAVe lIne repeAt to the rIght 1. BeforewehaveIllustratorrepeatthelineforus,wemustfindoutthewave’swidthand

height.GototheTransformpalette(Window > Transform)andwritethemhere:W: __________________H: __________________

2. GointotheEffectmenuandchooseDistort & Transform > Transform.

3. Inthedialogboxthatopens,setthefollowingoptionsandclickOKwhendone:

enter your wIdth here!!!(not the number shown here)

thIs Is how mAny more wAVes you’ll get

4. Thewaveshouldnowrepeatmoretotheright,butunlessyouareextremelylucky,thelinesarenotconnectingtoformonecontinuousline.Illustratorcanfixthisthough.ChoosetheDirectSelection( )tool.


6. Thetrickisthatyoumustselectbothoftheendpointsofthelinewithoutselectinganything,includingthemiddlepointoftheline.Clickonceontheoriginalwavelineyoudrewsoyoucanseeitsanchorpoints.NOTE:Forthenextseveralsteps,we’llbetalkingaboutthissegmentoftheline.Youcanonlyworkdirectlywiththissectionofthewave,nottheotherpartsthattheTransformeffecthasadded.Theeffectwillbeupdatedwithwhateveryoudotothisfirstsegmentoftheline.

7. Clickonceontheleft-mostanchorpoint.Itwillbecomeasolidcolorwhichmeansitisselected(hollowwhitepointsmeantheyareNOTselected).

8. Toalsoselecttheright-mostpointholdShiftandclickontheright-mostanchorpoint.

1. clIck on thIs poInt 2. shIft-clIck on thIs poInt

9. GotoObject > Path > Average.

10. ChooseHorizontalandclickOK.


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12. Thelineshouldnolongerhavegaps,butmightnotlooksmooth.StillusingtheDirectSelection( )tool,clickontherightmostpointsothedirectionhandlebecomesvisible.

13. Adjustthedirectionhandleasneededtosmoothouttheline.Noticehowtheadjustmenthappenstoallcopiesofthewavesincewedidthisusinganeffect!(Youmayalsoneedtoadjusttheleft-mostdirectionhandleaswell.)

mAkIng AddItIonAl rows of wAVe lInes down the pAge 1. Ifthewavylineisn’tstillselected,selectitnow.

2. Tomakethelinerepeatinrowsgoingdown,gointoEffect > Distort & Transform > Transform.

3. Amessagewillaskifyouwanttoapplythisneweffect,clickApply New Effect.

4. Inthedialogboxthatopens,setthefollowingoptionsandclickOKwhendone:

depending on the height of your wave you may need to adjust. check on preview to make sure it looks good with your wave.

depending on the height of your wave you may need to adjust. make sure you have enough so your waves continue off the bottom of the page.

fAdIng out the grId of wAVe lInes usIng An opAcIty mAsk Wewantthewavestoslowlyfadeawayastheygointothecenterofthepicture.

We’llcreatethiseffectusinganopacity maskto“mask”awaytheundesiredparts.Unliketheclipping maskswedidearlier,opacitymasksworksimilartomasksinPhotoshop.Theideaisthatthemaskobject is black & white.Wherethemaskisblacktheartworkishidden.Anyshadeofgreywillpartiallyhideitmakingitsemi-transparent.Wherethemaskiswhitetheartisshown.Whencreatingamask,theartworkyouwanttoshow/hidemustbeunderneathandtheblack/whitemaskingobjectmustbeontop.

1. Tostart,selecttheRectangle( )tool.

2. Dragarectangleovertheentireareaofthewaves.Itshouldcompletelycoverthewavesandextendjustbeyondtheiredges.

keep the rectAngle close to, but beyond the sIze of the wAVes

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3. InthetoolbarmakesureFillisactive(infrontofstroke)asshownbelow.

4. Asshownbelow,clicktheGradientbuttontoapplyagradient.

5. Youmaygetthedefaultwhite to black LINEARgradient(aspicturedabove).Butyoumaygetsomeothergradientyouhaveusedinthepast.Ifyoualreadyhavethedefaultwhite to blackLINEAR gradientmoveontothenextstep,otherwisedothefollowing:•OpentheGradientpalette(Window>Gradient).•Youonlywanttwocolorstops( ),oneonthefar leftandoneonthefar right.

Ifyouhaveanyextracolorstops( )removethembydraggingthemoffthebottomofthepalette.

•Clickonthefarleftcolorstop( )andintheColorpalettemakeitwhite.•Clickonthefarrightcolorstop( )andintheColorpalettemakeit black.•ChangetheTypetoLinear.(Ifyoudon’tseeit,gointothepalettemenu ( )and

chooseShow Options.)

6. Youshouldhaveawhite to blacklineargradientfillingthebox(whiteonthelefttoshowthewavesandblackontherighttohidethewaves).Sowe’rereadytocreatethemask.SelectboththegradientmaskshapeandthewavesthatarebehinditbychoosingSelect > All. (NOTE:Theotherlayersarelockedsoonlythesetwoobjectsareselected.)

7. Tocreatethemask,gototheTransparencypaletteandfromitspalettemenu ( )choose Make Opacity Mask.

8. Ifyouaren’thappywithhowthewavesfadeout(ie:youwantthemtofadeoutfaster),asshownbelow,clickonthemaskiconintheTransparencypalette.

NOTE:Toseetheoptionsshownhere,youmayneedtogointothepalettemenu ( )andchooseShow Options.

9. ChoosetheGradient( )tool.

10. Dragfromlefttorightacrossthewavestochangehowtheyfadeaway.Ifyouwanttoexperiment,dragginginotherdirectionswillfadethewavesoutdifferently.

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11. Nowthatwearedonewiththemaskwemuststopeditingit.IntheTransparencypaletteclickthethumbnailtotheleftofthemasktoleavethemaskandreturntotheregularartwork.

12. GotoSelect > Deselect.

13. Toseeyourcompletedimage,gotoView > Fit In Window.

14. Congratulations,youareonthewaytosavingtheEarthandmasteringIllustrator.

NOTE:Iftherewereanyotherchangesyouwanttomakeyou’dhavetounlockthelayersfirst.GointotheLayers palettemenu ( )andchooseUnlock All Layers.

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