I came across this proverb today, "A poor workman always blames his tools," and I was like, that sounds just like me! (sounds like am boasting, but am actually pretty ashamed of myself).
For the past year, I have been blaming the absence of a software in making my Youtube videos. When I read this proverb, a thought struck me, there must be a substitute software for making my videos, I researched like mad, and discovered I did have an alternative software all along! Dumb me!
Anyway, I didn't waste any time...I whipped up a new video tutorial today.
You know how we have gradient masks in Adobe Photoshop? Well, many people don't really know how to get the same effect in Adobe Illustrator. It is in fact very simple.
It can be done by using Opacity Mask.
You can watch the video here or go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQb5TC0wCvI to watch it:
This technique can be applied kinds of images, be it photographs or vector images. I feel it is very useful when creating vector logos.
This should be the final look once the effect has been applied.
Well, that's it for now. I would love to receive suggestions on future tutorials from whoever comes across this blog.
Happy Weekend People! :)
This should be the final look once the effect has been applied.
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| Notice the reflected smiley fading into transparency. |
Happy Weekend People! :)
