roscoeh23
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Creating a fuzzy line in illustrator
How can I create a fuzzy line in illustrator like a drop shadow. In photoshop you can just adjust the hardness of the line. Any ideas?
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cre8tive
After drawing the line go to graphic styles, its in the same palette as brushes and symbols. Choose neon. Is that the kind of effect your looking for? It will change to a default color so you'll have to change it. As well as the stroke.
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yeah but I want to know who to dreate it from scratch.
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ok. i'll see what i can find. You could also do it with a fuzzy brush.
Try this.
Draw the line. then go to > Effect> Stylize> Feather
You cab also use glow to get the fuzzy technique or drop shadow, any of those will probably do wat you want.
Draw the line. then go to > Effect> Stylize> Feather
You cab also use glow to get the fuzzy technique or drop shadow, any of those will probably do wat you want.
Couldnt you draw the line to the length you want it to be, rasterize it, and then run a blur filter? That would look like a drop shadow...
Illustrator has the dorp shadow effect under Effects
How about drawing the line and applying the Gaussian Blur Effect? Try a 2mm line weight and a 30px radius (make sure your Document Raster Effects Settings are set at a suitable level for your final output). Similar to feather, as suggested by cre8tive...
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... fair comment. No offense meant. Can I ask why you suggested rasterising first?
Dont worry, none taken! :) (I wish you could add 'tone' to text you submit as i would have set my tone for 'joking'...) ;)
I was under the impression you had to raster before you can apply effects to it... not too up on AI and dont have it in front of me right now.
I was under the impression you had to raster before you can apply effects to it... not too up on AI and dont have it in front of me right now.