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Stage 3 / Creating the Finished Poster............ 121 Project 4
Manage Artwork with Sublayers.................... 121 ski resort mAP 191
Lock and Hide Artwork .......................... 124
Create Shapes with the Blob Brush Tool .............. 126 Stage 1 / Working with Custom Swatches......... 193
Combine Shapes with the Pathfinder................. 128 Manage the Swatches Panel ...................... 193
Define Gradient Swatches ........................ 195
The Pathfinder Panel in Depth ..................... 130
Apply and Control Gradients ...................... 197
Save the File as PDF ............................ 131
Using Spot Colors in Gradients .................... 197
Project Review .............................. 133
Edit a Path Profile.............................. 199
Portfolio Builder Project ...................... 134 Creating Variable-Width Stroke Profiles ............... 202
Create a Custom Pattern ......................... 203
Project 3
identity PAckAge 137 Stage 2 / Working with Brushes................. 207
Create a New Art Brush ......................... 208
Stage 1 / Working with Gradient Meshes ......... 139 Understanding Art Brush Options ................... 210
Set up the Workspace........................... 139 Control an Art Brush Stroke ....................... 211
Create a Gradient Mesh ......................... 141 Expand Brush Strokes into Objects .................. 212
Understanding Gradient Mesh Options ............... 142 Create Pattern Brush Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Work in Outline Mode........................... 142 Create a New Pattern Brush....................... 217
Edit the Gradient Mesh Lines ...................... 145 Understanding Pattern Brush Options ................ 219

Stage 2 / Working with Type ................... 147 Save Custom Brushes ........................... 221
Create Point-Type Objects ........................ 147 Working with Adobe CC Libraries ................... 223
Point Type vs. Area Type ......................... 149 Stage 3 / Using Symbols....................... 225
The Character Panel in Depth...................... 153 Open Custom Symbol Libraries..................... 225
Manipulate Type Objects......................... 154 Control Symbol Instances ........................ 226
More about Working with Fonts.................... 156 Replace Symbols .............................. 230
Convert Type to Outlines ......................... 158 Spray Symbols ................................ 232
Managing Missing Fonts ......................... 162 Modifying Symbol Sets .......................... 235
Create Custom Graphics from Letter Shapes............ 163 Understanding Dynamic Symbols ................... 237
Stage 3 / Working with Multiple Artboards........ 165 Create a Clipping Mask .......................... 238
Adjust the Default Artboard....................... 165 Project Review .............................. 242
Managing Artboard Options ...................... 167
Portfolio Builder Project ...................... 243
Use the Layers Panel to Organize Artwork ............. 168
Copy the Artboard and Artwork.................... 169
Convert Mesh Objects to Regular Paths............... 171
The Appearance Panel in Depth .................... 173
Add Spot Color to the Two-Color Logo ............... 174
Stage 4 / Combining Text and Graphics........... 176
Work with Placed Graphics ....................... 176
Create the Envelope Layout ....................... 181
Print Desktop Proofs of Multiple Artboards ............ 184

Project Review .............................. 188
Portfolio Builder Project ...................... 189

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