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- From: hendrick@fozzy.UUCP (Bill Hendricks)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: Illustrator question
- Message-ID: <1503@fozzy.UUCP>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 18:23:42 GMT
- References: <1993Jan19.165615.388@sgcl1.unisg.ch>
- Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Richardson Texas, USA
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- 89611628s@sgcl1.unisg.ch writes:
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- >I have a problem on Illustrator 3.0:
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- >I want to write a name, so that the first letter is black, and the last is
- >white, whit the color going progrssively from dark grey to light grey. Could
- >anyone tell me an easy way to do that?
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- >Thanx a lot
-
- >Greetings Ralph Schwegler
-
- o Change the text to outlines. (pull-down menu)
- o Make these outlines a composite. (opt-cmd-G)
- o Set the "mask" flag in the "paint" dialog. (cmd-I)
- o Create a vertical black line just to the left of the name.
- o Create a vertical white line just to the right of the name.
- o Blend between the 2 lines. (tool box)
- o Group all these items if you intend to put other graphics
- on the page, as well.
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- Bill
-