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- The topic of this chapter,

The Appearance Panel,



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works a lot like the layers panel



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except that instead of stacking

objects on top of each other



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you stack the object's attributes.



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Take a path outline for example.



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Let's say it has a fill and a stroke.



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Those two items, they affect

the appearance of the path



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and so they appear in

the appearance panel.



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You can change the fill

and stroke anytime you like



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so they qualify as what's

known as dynamic attributes.



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And so you might ask, why

the heck should you go to



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the appearance panel just for

the sake of seeing the fill



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and the stroke attributes

both of which are available



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right there on the left

side of the control panel.



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Because you're not limited to one of each



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which is all the control panel shows you.



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You can assign as many fills



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and strokes to a single

object as you like.



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The fills may include solid

colors, gradients, and patterns



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set to different opacity values



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which is true for the strokes as well.



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But the strokes may also include



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line weights, dashes and arrowheads.



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Plus you can change the stacking

order of your attributes



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so that a specific fill appears in front



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of a specific stroke and you can assign



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dynamic effects to reposition one fill



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or stroke with respect to another.



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By way of example, consider

this piece of artwork here.



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This atomic symbol is nothing

more than a single ellipse



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to which we will assign a single stroke.



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Repeat that stroke at two different angles



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and then add a succession of seven fills.



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One here in the center, and

two more here, here, and here



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to create the electrons.



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This type, two fills, four strokes,



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and four dynamic effects.



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Is that text still editable you ask?



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Yes it is.



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This thing one hexagon, that's it!



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One hexagon, plus one fill, nine strokes,



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and 12 dynamic effects.



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The appearance panel

turns fills and strokes



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into fully fledged design elements.



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One object, multiple elements.



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This is illustrator at it's dynamic best.