bavotasan.com » Shape http://bavotasan.com by c.bavota Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Using Photoshop Filters in Illustrator http://bavotasan.com/2008/using-photoshop-filters-in-illustrator/ http://bavotasan.com/2008/using-photoshop-filters-in-illustrator/#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:37:12 +0000 c.bavota http://bavotasan.com/?p=91 Sometimes when you’re working in Adobe Illustrator, you want to take advantage of all those great filters that are easily accessible in Photoshop. The only problem is, though they are available under the Filter menu in Illustrator, they are always grayed out.

What gives?

Well, what you need to first understand about Illustrator is that is works with vector shapes whereas Photoshop works with bitmaps.

What does that all mean?

Quite a bit, but all you really need to know is that if you want to use and/or abuse Photoshop filters in Illustrator, you need to change your vector shapes into bitmaps.

How do you do that?

Very easily. Select your shape, go to Object => Rasterize.

A panel will open up where you can select different options. Choose and select OK. Now you vector shape will probably look pretty crappy, but at least all those amazing Photoshop filters are now available to help make it look better.

]]> http://bavotasan.com/2008/using-photoshop-filters-in-illustrator/feed/ 1 How to Create an Aqua Button in Adobe Illustrator http://bavotasan.com/2008/how-to-create-an-aqua-button-in-adobe-illustrator-cs3/ http://bavotasan.com/2008/how-to-create-an-aqua-button-in-adobe-illustrator-cs3/#comments Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:55:38 +0000 c.bavota http://bavotasan.com/?p=66 I recently needed to create some buttons for a client’s website and I thought it would be a fun little tutorial to put together to show you how quick and easy it is to create one of those nifty looking aqua buttons you see everywhere. It is only really a five step process and you can use any shape you choose.

Here are some samples I created.


Placing text or an image on top of the buttons is pretty simple and these buttons can really add some nice visuals to any professional web design.

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