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2 Texturing the tree bark.
In order to have some of the tree trunks stand out from the
rest, Cressy decided to add texture to them. Since the Roughen effect breaks up
smooth outlines with some of the outlines falling inside the original form, Cressy re-
tained the full shape by keeping the basic shape on one layer, then duplicating it to a
layer above; this layer he modified by choosing Effect> Distort & Transform> Rough-
en. After enabling Absolute, Cressy played with the sliders until he found the right
amount of the effect to appear like rough bark on his tree trunks—modest settings
prevented the Roughen effect here from creating long, sharp needles. Having again
chosen a live effect to alter his basic shapes, rather than attempting to draw each of
them with the Pen tool, Cressy kept his options open for future editing and was able
to work quickly and interactively with the effects.
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Using Roughen on a duplicate of the envelope layer to add
texture to the tree trunks
