Vector and Color Effects

October 10, 10109

Select from a collection of shape distortion effects, to modify object shapes.
Shape distortions are nondestructive, parameters can be changed at any time.
Apply multiple shape effects on groups of objects.
Manage the list of stacked shape effects on an object.
Edit shape effects interactively in the document, or adjust the effect properties in a panel or modal view.
Apply color filters to selected artwork to adjust colors.
Recolor selected artwork using advanced coloring schemes.

Extensive list of geometric distortion effects, to adjust shapes of object groups.
Apply ripple, wave, zigzag, perturbation using local variations, synthesized by a noise style.
Create and edit interactive 4-point distortion effects.
Create arbitrary distortions, using envelope shapes and mesh grids.
Create elastic warp effects, by moving pinpoints and distorting the artwork accordingly.
Bend artwork along a curve, stretching the artwork using variable width profiles.
Create and interactively edit variable distance path offsets of object shapes.
Create and reuse shape effect styles and presets.

Add, edit, remove shape effects on the selected objects.
Browse the hierarchy of shape effects, stacked on the selected object.
Adjust the parameters of a shape effect on a selected object from the panel.
Activate the interactive shape effect editor tool.
Activate the additional shape effect parameter editor tool (if applicable for the effect).
Apply shape effects to the outline stroke, distorting arrows, dashes and caps.
Edit shape effect options, to control the distortion of curves and control point locations.
Enable the Rigid Shapes option to create various shape placement effects.

Create and edit envelope effects using arbitrary shapes, to apply distortions on a group of objects.
Reuse envelope shapes from reference object shapes, or create custom envelope shape presets or styles.
Create and edit mesh grid distortions on a group of objects.
Add internal control points to mesh grid curves, to achieve better control of the mesh shape.
Select linear mesh boundaries, to create mesh effect variations.
Edit 4-point distortions interactively.

Create and edit Elastic Warp effect on group of objects.
Elastic warp creates distortions by stretching according to multiple pinpoint location changes.
In elastic warp, the group members are distorted according to the elastic mesh distortion applied to the group.
Elastic warp pinpoints can be added also at locations not covered by the objects of a group.
Create and remove arbitrary number of pinpoints in the elastic warp.
Rotate elastic warp mesh around any pinpoint.

Bend groups of object along arbitrary shapes.
Edit the bending curve interactively, using the node editor tool.
Create and reuse bending shape styles and presets.
Use reference object shapes as bending shapes, linking the bend effect to an editable shape.
Apply variable width stroke profiles to the bending effect, to stretch the artwork locally along the shape.
Edit the variable width profile of the bending effect interactively.
Convert the bending effect into a mesh effect or curves.

Change colors in selected objects and groups, by applying color adjustment filters.
Colors are changed destructively, and can be further edited as a regular artwork (no image conversions involved).
Change colors with Curves and Levels filters.
Adjust colors using Black and White, Channel Mixer, Color Balance and Hue Adjustment filters.
Change vibrance and saturation.
Use the Photo Filter to adjust color tones.
Mix object colors using the Style Mixer menu commands.

Recolor artwork using the Replace Color command.
Create complex recoloring rules, save and reuse these as presets.
Recolor artwork, by matching to nearest colors of another document or a color palette.
Disturb colors randomly, using a selected color mode.
Recolor artwork, using randomized colors or select randomly from a predefined palette.
Recolor artwork, using the object locations and colors from a noise scheme.
Recolor artwork, by picking colors from an object (or image) region with the Filter Image role.

Create blends between two or more objects for smooth transition effects.
Create and use custom shapes for the blend transition path.
Edit the blend shape using the Node tool.
Set the number of intermediary objects, using fixed steps, object distance or color transition smoothness.
Adjust the transition function separately for the object shapes and style.
Edit the blend options, using the Blend panel or the interactive Blend tool.
Use the Blend Map tool, to pair nodes of the blended object shapes, for finer control of the blend transition.

Create contour effects of arbitrary width around objects.
The contour will be a blend between the object style and a selected background style.
Use variable width profiles in the contour effect, and edit the width profile interactively.
Edit the contour effect options, using the Contour panel or the interactive Contour tool.