Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Using Live Rectangles, Live Corners, and Reshape Segment features,
Acosta starts to push and pull his paths into objects that display an organic,
carefree quality. While both Live Rectangles and Live Corners have panels
that let artists use precise numeric input, Acosta prefers to round his corners
for objects, such as the character's face and the bill of the hat, using the on-
screen interactive widgets. With these he can directly manipulate the
corners as he visually matches his sketch. He then uses the Reshape
Segment feature (accessed when the Pen tool is active by holding down the
Option/Alt key), to drag straight line segments into curves that closely align
with his sketch. He applies color after his composition is complete, often
using themes from the Kuler site. He adds many finishing touches, such as
applying charcoal art brushes to strokes to add subtle texture to the vector
edges of objects and hand-drawn type (details above), and creating
background textures from Image Traced photos.
