Contents
Locking/unlocking an object ........................................................................ 135
Grouping objects ............................................................................................... 135
Aligning and distributing objects............................................................... 136
Ordering objects ................................................................................................ 137
Working with layers .......................................................................................... 139
8. Fill, Lines, Colours, and Transparency ......... 145
Setting fill properties........................................................................................ 147
Setting line properties ..................................................................................... 152
Sampling colours ............................................................................................... 154
Defining line and fill colours ......................................................................... 156
Working with gradient fills ............................................................................ 159
Working with bitmap and plasma fills ...................................................... 162
Working with mesh fills................................................................................... 163
Understanding blend modes ....................................................................... 164
Setting opacity .................................................................................................... 166
Using transparency effects ............................................................................ 170
9. Working with Pictures .................................... 173
Importing pictures ............................................................................................ 175
Using Image Cutout Studio ........................................................................... 177
Autotracing .......................................................................................................... 181
Cropping images ............................................................................................... 185
Applying PhotoLab filters .............................................................................. 188
Importing scanner images ............................................................................. 195
10. Applying Special Effects ................................ 197
Creating borders ................................................................................................ 199
Creating blends .................................................................................................. 200
Creating rough edges ...................................................................................... 203
Applying perspective ....................................................................................... 204
