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Next, Drew created one circular petal and one square tile to fit within the 0.5-inch
grid size she specified in the previous step. To soften the look of the artwork, she
applied the Effect> SVG Filters> AI_Alpha_1 filter. She duplicated the pair of tiles
several times to create a row, then duplicated the row and offset it horizontally by
one tile. She continued duplicating and offsetting the rows to complete the floor. To
render the tiled floor in the perspective of her grid, she first made sure View>
Perspective Grid> Snap to Grid was enabled, and then chose the Perspective
Selection tool and clicked the Horizontal Grid plane portion of the Plane Switching
Widget. Then she selected all of the tiles with the Perspective Selection tool and
dragged them onto the grid.
The original square tile and circular petal tile artwork created in
Illustrator before being modified by the
AI_Alpha_1 SVG filter
Drew finished the room by creating the left wall. She drew a rectangle and filled it
with a gradient. Then she selected the Perspective Selection tool, clicked on the Left
Grid plane portion of the Plane Switching Widget, and dragged the rectangle onto the
grid.
Out of controls?
While only four perspective grid controls were used here, 13 more await you. Find
out about them by accessing Help>
Illustrator Help
. Click on Drawing and then
Perspective. The About Perspective Grid section shows and describes all 17 grid
controls.
