CONTOURS

[Richard Harrington]

I assume you mean paths… look up the pen tool

Richard M. Harrington, PMP

Author: Photoshop for Video, Understanding Adobe Photoshop, and ATS:iWork

[Aldrin Maningas]

thats what i mean contour ..man..i corel its called contour…but how can i make that with illustrator..help me please …thanks [IMG]https://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll190/kalbooter/contour.jpg[/IMG]

[Thie Thomsen]

Object -> Path -> Offset Path

This only gives a single outline, but using multiple of these will give the same effect.

Considering the effect you’re trying to archieve, looking into Appearance ( https://www.layersmagazine.com/illustrator-appearance-palette.html ) won’t hurt!

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I can see your spot colours…

[Dina Kalo]

I used corel in the past, I remember the contour function. In illustrator it’s called “offset path“. You can find it in object–> path –> offset path (with the object selected). When you click it you’ll get a little window, where “offset: ____mm” is the size of your contour, “joins” is the type of lines you want illustrator to create (you should play around with that) and “miter limit” which is the same as miter in a stroke I guess!
****OH! It’s also helpful to know, that if you want to contour inward, just enter a negative unit ie “-2.5mm” will go inward (creating a smaller object) and “2.5mm” will (create a larger object!).

Dina kalo
graphic designer, illustrator, artist

[Atiqur Sumon]

Clipping Path

[Manoj Vijayan]

Thank you