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Part of the Brushes panel (right), and a later stage of the illustra-
tion with blue texture
4 Finishing touches.
Geisler created an irregular edged black frame that surrounded
the portrait, on a layer between the blue texture and the face. He customized a wide
Flat Fan brush to 100% Opacity (100% opaque bristle brushes lose their character
within the stroke, but maintain a ragged edge), and then expanded the brushstrokes
(Object> Expand) and clicked Unite in the Pathfinder panel, melding the brush-
strokes into one frame object. He then used the Pencil tool to draw a few closed
paths, delineating the area between the rectangular frame and the head. Marquee-
se-lecting these paths and the frame, he filled them with black, and again clicked
Unite in the Pathfinder panel.
