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Article #398Re: Need help with adding shadows to a shape (gradient mesh?...blur tool?)
From: GYG
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:34
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 2009 07:34
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I guess having the same amount and placement of points for both paths is necessary (which is why you mentioned the use of 17 points). I keep getting a very strange looking blend using the blend tool. The reason probably being that my point placement is slightly different for each of the two paths. One thing that seems a bit strange to me is when I tried duplicating the original path, then just reducing the size of the newly created path. I held the shift key while downsizing the new path (maintaining aspect ratio), expecting it to fit almost like an inner stroke, inside the original path. It doesn't work that way. I guess redrawing with the pen tool is the only option, and that must be what you did in your example.
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