User Guide

Using Shapes382
Hold down Shift and select both
shapes, or drag over the shapes to
marquee select them.
2 Choose Shapes menu > Make
Compound.
Tip
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You can create nested compound
shapes by creating a compound shape
from a shape and a compound shape.
The resulting compound shape can itself be
used again to create another compound shape.
To release a compound shape:
1 Select a compound shape.
2 Choose Shapes menu > Release
Compound.
Blending Shapes
Blending creates intermediate shapes
between two or more selected shapes.
This is useful for morphing one shape
into another. It is also used to simulate
shading on irregular shapes. Blending
applies to both the stroke and fill
attributes, as well as to the shape size.
You can blend a shape group to
another group, but you can’t blend
between a single shape and a group.
Blending between groups offers
interesting effects, especially if the
groups are blends themselves.
The small circle is blended with the large circle
to create a shading effect.
To blend shapes:
1 Position the shapes you want to
blend.
2 Arrange the shape layers.
Blends will progress from lower
layers to higher layers.
3 Choose the Shape Selection tool
from the toolbox .
4 Select the shapes you want to
blend.
Use the Shift key to select two or
more.
5 Choose Shapes menu > Blend.
6 In the Blend dialog box, specify a
number of steps.
Number of Steps controls the
number of intermediate shapes
that are created.
7 Choose one of the following ramp
types:
• Blend shapes are evenly spaced.
• Spacing starts wide and
decreases approaching the end
of the blend.
• Spacing starts small and
increases approaching the end
of the blend.
• Spacing is wide in the middle
and decreases toward both
ends.
8 Choose one of the following Ramp
Color Space options: