Select an object or group (or target a layer in the Layers panel).
Select an object or group (or target a layer in the Layers panel).
Select Effect > Stylize > Drop Shadow.
Select options for Drop Shadow, and select OK:
Mode |
Specifies a blending mode for the drop shadow. |
Opacity |
Specifies the percentage of opacity you want for the drop shadow. |
X Offset and Y Offset |
Specifies the distance you want the drop shadow to be offset from the object. |
Blur |
Specifies the distance from the edge of the shadow where you want any blurring to occur. Illustrator creates a transparent raster object to simulate the blur. |
Color |
Specifies a color for the shadow. |
Darkness |
Specifies the percentage of black you want added for the drop shadow. In a CMYK document, a value of 100%, used with a selected object that contains a fill or stroke color other than black, creates a multicolored black shadow. A value of 100% used with a selected object that contains only a black fill or stroke creates a 100% black shadow. A value of 0% creates a drop shadow the color of the selected object. |
Select an object or group (or target a layer in the Layers panel).
Select Effect > Stylize > Inner Glow or Effect > Stylize > Outer Glow.
Click the color preview square next to the blending mode menu to specify a color for the glow.
Set additional options, and click OK:
Mode |
Specifies a blending mode for the glow. |
Opacity |
Specifies the percentage of opacity you want for the glow. |
Blur |
Specifies the distance from the center or edge of the selection where you want any blurring to occur. |
Center (Inner Glow only) |
Applies a glow that emanates from the center of the selection. |
Edge (Inner Glow only) |
Applies a glow that emanates from the inside edges of the selection. |
When you expand an object that uses an inner-glow effect, the inner glow reveals itself as an opacity mask If you expand an object that uses an outer glow, the outer glow becomes a transparent raster object.
Select the object or group (or target a layer in the Layers panel).
Select Effect > Stylize > Feather.
Set the distance the object fades from Opaque to Transparent, and select OK.
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