Quick Tip: A Closer Look at the Expand Appearance Command
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Quick Tip: A Closer Look at the Expand Appearance Command

on Jun 6th 2011 with 8 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Program: Adobe Illustrator
  • Difficulty: Basix
  • Length: 2:42 mins

Have you ever wondered what the expand appearance command is used for? This video Quick Tip will show you how. Aimed at the Basix user, you will see up close how special effects are applied via the appearance panel and how to make the effect a solid shape.

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Dawud Freed is an independent filmmaker, photographer, writer, and long time computer user. His company, DawudFreedMedia.com, produces family friendly entertainment. He also designed and created the website, Ikhlasgreetings.com. In his spare time he experiments with the Adobe suite of software and his digital camera.  

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  • Lionel

    Great !

    I tried this method to fix my main concern on illustrator, but it didn’t work

    here’s the link if you want to check it out :

    http://forums.adobe.com/thread/861111?tstart=0

    Thanks

    • http://www.dawudfreedmedia.com Dawud Freed

      Hi Lionel,

      Thanks for your comment.

      For your concern about the grain effect, I see it was already answered in the thread you listed.

      If you try a vector effect(i.e. the Illustrator effects), say pucker and bloat, you’ll see that the corners aren’t affected like with your grain effect.

      You can also try playing with Effects>Document Raster Effects Settings.

      Hope this helps you :oP

  • http://www.designerist.ch Monika

    Thanks a lot for this tip, it helps a lot and a big question I’ve always had is answered :-)

    • http://www.ikhlasgreetings.com Dawud Freed

      You’re welcome Monika.

      This should help when you’re doing tutorials and those rounded corners ‘mysteriously’ disappear too :P

  • Lance

    Great video. I never even thought about Illustrator having this option. Another one for the arsenal. Thanks!

    • http://www.ikhlasgreetings.com Dawud Freed

      You’re Welcome, Lance.
      Glad I can help you discover more about Illustrator :P

  • http://S-Basham.com Seth

    and if your expand/expand appearance button is greyed out?

    • http://www.dawudfreedmedia.com Dawud Freed

      Seth,

      Make sure you have an object selected that has an effect applied.