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844 Chapter 12 Using Shapes and Masks
Positive values spread the feathering outward, while negative values feather the shape
inward.
Tip: You can also blur a shape in other ways using filters. For more information, see
“
Applying Filters to Shapes” on page 847.
Creating Illustrations Using Multiple Shapes
You can use groups of shapes to create more detailed shapes, and even complete
illustrations. For example, the following illustration was created using nested groups of
Bezier shapes.
It is important to understand that it’s not necessary to create every part of an
illustration with a single shape. Most of the time it is easier, and sometimes essential, to
use multiple overlapping shapes to create different parts of an illustration.
For example, the face in the example above uses a gradient, but the eyes are a different
solid color. This is only possible using two shapes.
Feathered inFeathered out
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