- [Voiceover] In this movie we're gonna build up
the appearance of depth by adding
a bunch of off-set strokes.
Now word of warning up front here,
this movie involves a fair amount of repetition
because in addition to assigning a transform effect
to this yellow stroke that we applied in the previous movie,
we're gonna need to add seven additional strokes
in order to get the smooth color transition.
The upshot though, is that we'll end up with this beautiful
honey comb effect as opposed to the fairly
rinky-dink effect that we have right now.
So, if you're working along with me,
make sure you have that polygon selected
and you can confirm that by the appearance of
the word 'polygon' or at least 'path' over here
in the far left side of the control panel.
Then, go ahead and click on that yellow stroke
that we assigned in the previous movie.
You might wanna twirl it open as well.
And then, click on the fx icon down here
in the bottom left corner of the Appearance panel.
Go up here to Distort & Transform,
and then choose the Transform command.
Alright we wanna be able to see what we're doing
so turn on the preview checkbox
and then change the horizontal move value to 14 points
and the vertical value not to positive 14 points,
that'll move things down.
Rather, go ahead and change it to negative 14 points
and press the tab key to move the stroke upward.
And so in other words,
we're gonna keep these values in parody
but the horizontal value is always gonna be positive
and the vertical value is always gonna be negative.
At which point, go ahead and click OK.
Alright now we're gonna work our way down the stack
because after all we've already created the rearmost stroke
at 28 points so we're gonna be working our way down and
we're gonna make our strokes thicker and darker as we go.
So with that yellow stroke selected,
drop down to the little page icon in the bottom right corner
of the Appearance panel and click on it
and that'll make a copy of the stroke
and it's transform effect.
Now go ahead and twirl the old stroke closed
and twirl the new stroke open.
So again we're gonna be working our way down.
Go ahead and click on that stroke in order to select it
and then shift click on its color swatch
to bring up the CMYK values.
So very important, you had to select the stroke first
and then shift click on its color swatch.
Now we'll change the magenta value to 70
and we'll take the yellow value up to 90 percent
and then press the enter key or the return key
on a Mac to accept that change.
We want a line weight value of 12 points
and then let's go ahead and zoom in
so that we can see things very close.
Now you'll see that we have this orange edge right there
but we wanna movie it down and to the left.
So go ahead and click on the word 'Transform'
and take the horizontal value down to 13 points
and then take the vertical value up to negative 13.
So you need to press the up arrow key to make that happen.
Then turn on the preview checkbox
and you'll see things shift down and to the left.
Alright now click OK.
I'll select that orange stroke and I'll click
on the little page icon to make a copy of it.
Then twirl that one closed, twirl the new one open.
Go ahead and click on it to make it active.
Shift click on its color swatch to bring up the CMYK values.
Good news, this is the last time you need
to set the magenta value to 85 percent as it turns out,
and then set the Y value to 100 percent.
The only thing we're going to adjust from now on
is the K value which for now we're gonna set to 15 percent.
And this is why we're working in the CMYK document
by the way, just makes it easier to adjust
the luminous values independently of the color values.
Alright so I'll go ahead and accept that change.
I'll take the line weight of just 16 points
and then I'll click on the word 'Transform'
and I'll turn on the preview checkbox
and I'll take the horizontal value down to 12 points
and I'll take the vertical value up to negative 12 points.
And you can see this guy right here shift
once again down and to the left,
at which point I'll click OK to accept that change.
Alright we got a bunch more strokes to go
so go ahead and select this one,
click the little page icon at the bottom of the panel.
Twirl the old stroke closed, twirl the new one open.
Click on that new stroke to select it.
Go ahead and shift click on this color swatch to bring up
the CMYK values and set the K value to 35 percent.
So at first, we're working very incrementally here
with the K value, and then once we get past 50 percent
we'll work in bigger increments,
and then incrementally right at the edge
and that'll give us some nice, smooth transitions.
Alright now click on that line weight value
and take it up to 17 points.
Click on the word 'Transform' and take the horizontal value
down to 10, and take the vertical value up to negative 10.
To see what happens go ahead and turn on
the preview checkbox at which point you'll see
this new stroke emerge.
Alright now press the enter key,
or the return key on a Mac to accept that change.
I'll click on the stroke,
very important to make sure it's active,
then click on the little page icon to make a copy of it.
Close that stroke. Open the new one.
Go ahead and click on it to select it.
Shift click on its color swatch.
Change the K value this time to 50 percent.
So we're mid-way there, then press the enter key,
the return key on a Mac to accept that change.
Let's take the line weight value up to 18 points
so we're working in baby steps here.
Click on the word 'Transform,' take he horizontal value
down to 8, take the vertical value up to negative 8.
Turn on the preview checkbox, there's our new stroke.
Click OK. Go ahead and select that stroke.
Click on the little page icon to make a copy of it.
Close that stroke, open the new one.
Let's go ahead and click on it to select it.
Shift click on its color swatch to make it active.
(deep breath)
Take the K value up to 65 percent.
Press the enter key,
the return key on a Mac, to accept that change.
Click on the line weight value, take it up to 19 points.
Click on the word 'Transform.'
Let's this time, take the horizontal value down to 6 points.
We'll take the vertical value up to negative 6 points.
Turn on the preview checkbox, there it is.
That guy right there. Click OK.
Then click on the new stroke to select it.
Click on the little page icon to make a copy of it.
Close the old stroke, open the new stroke.
Go ahead and click on it to make it active.
Shift click on its color swatch.
Take the K value this time up to 80 percent,
so we're getting very dark and deep.
Press the enter key,
the return key on a Mac to accept that change.
Go ahead and click on the line weight value.
Take it up to 20 points.
Go ahead and click on the line weight value.
Take it up to 20 points. Click on the word 'Transform.'
Turn on the preview checkbox this time.
Click on the horizontal move value and take it down
to three points and watch it emerge in the background.
Then click on the vertical value and press the up arrow key
three times in order to move the stroke downward.
Then click OK to accept that change.
Alright we have just one stroke left.
And you make it by clicking on the stroke,
clicking on the little page icon to make a duplicate of it,
go ahead and twirl the old stroke closed,
twirl the new one open, click on it to select it,
shift click on its color swatch to bring up the CMYK values.
We're gonna take the K value up to 90 percent,
so just 10 percent lighter than the bottom stroke,
the darkest one which is set to 100 percent.
Press the enter key,
or the return key on a Mac to accept that change.
Let's take the line weight value this time up to 22 points.
We don't want any transform this time.
So I want you to look on screen at what's gonna happen.
This little sliver is the new stroke if you can make it out.
But if you click on the transform affect,
not on the word 'Transform,' but on the effect,
in an empty space right here, then just go ahead
and click on the trash icon, and that'll get rid of it.
But I want you to notice what happens on screen
as soon as I click on the trash icon,
this guy moves outward like so
because that's where the stroke really belongs
if there were no effect applied to it,
which there isn't anymore.
Alright now you can just go ahead and twirl that guy closed
if you want to, and then press control zero,
or command zero on a Mac, to zoom out.
Alright folks, that in mind-numbing detail,
is how you build up the effect of depth
by adding a bunch of off-set strokes,
here inside the Appearance panel.