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Creating Basic Shapes Page 1 of 12 Tutorial ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 11.0 Creating Basic Shapes PLUS! Adobe Illustrator offers many color design options and effects that are simple to apply, yet can make a simple illustration more complex and textured. Here, we will take the finished project from the original Basic Shapes and apply multiple effects. Creating Basic Shapes Page 2 of 12 In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following: • Copy and manipulate layers • Use gradients and the blend tool to create smooth color transitions • Create and use swatches • Use different effects to create new textures • Use the text-on-a-line and path-finder tools Getting started Before you begin you’ll need to open the finished art file from the original Basic Shapes lesson. 1 Start Adobe Illustrator. 2 Choose File > Open and open the finished file, sundayEvening.ai. 3 Choose File > Save As, name the file sundayEveningPLUS.ai, and click Save. In the Illustrator Format dialog box, select version 11.0 of Illustrator and click OK. 4 You can also choose File > Open and open the file CBS_PLUS.ai to view a completed version of this project. Setting up the document Your Illustrator file should already be set up correctly upon finishing the previous Basic Shapes exercise. In case it isn’t, you will want to make sure the grid and rulers are set up, for size reference. 1 Choose View > Show Grid to display a grid that’s useful ...