- Setting Selection Preferences
- Selecting Lines with the Selection Tool
- Selecting Fills with the Selection Tool
- Using a Selection Rectangle
- Using the Lasso Tool
- Deselecting Elements
- Repositioning Elements Manually
- Repositioning Elements Numerically
- Basic Editing Tasks: Cut, Copy, Paste
- Editing Existing Elements with Assistance
- Moving End Points with the Selection Tool
- Moving Points with the Subselection Tool
- Reshaping Curves with the Selection Tool
- Reshaping Curves with the Subselection Tool
- Converting, Removing, and Adding Points
- Reshaping Fills
- Changing the Size of Graphic Elements
- Reorienting Graphic Elements
- Distorting Graphic Elements
- Changing the Envelope of Selected Elements
- Modifying Strokes
- Using the Eraser Tool in Normal Mode
- Using the Faucet Modifier
- Modifying Fill Colors
- Creating Solid Colors: Color Mixer Panel
- Creating New Gradients
- Creating Color Sets
- Putting Gradients to Work
- Modifying Applied Gradients
- Applying Attributes of One Graphic Element to Another
- Converting Lines to Fills
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Reshaping Fills
You can't see the outlines of filled shapes unless you give them a stroke, but fills do have outlines that act just like any other line. You can use the selection, pen, and subselection tools to reshape fills.
To reshape a fill with the selection tool:
- With nothing selected, position the selection tool's pointer over the edge of your filled shape.
The curve point or corner-point modifier appears (
Figure 3.44
).
Figure 3.44 When you position the pointer over the edge of a fill shape, the selection tool displays either the curve-point or corner-point modifier. If you then click the edge of the fill, Flash activates part of the outline for reshaping.
- Click and drag the curve point or corner point to reshape the fill (
Figure 3.45
).
Flash previews the new outline.
Figure 3.45 Take some time to play around with reshaping fills. You can pull points out to create protrusions or move points in to create indentations. You can reshape the fill pretty much any way you want.
- Release the mouse button. Flash creates the new fill shape.
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To reshape a fill with the subselection and pen tools:
- In the Toolbar, choose the subselection tool.
- Position the hollow-arrow pointer over the edge of your filled shape.
- Click.
Flash highlights the path and anchor points that define the fill shape (
Figure 3.46
).
Figure 3.46 Select the edge of a fill shape with the subselection tool, and Flash highlights the path and anchor points that outline the shape. Reposition anchor points and Bézier handles to modify the fill shapes.
- Add, remove, and reposition anchor points and Bézier handles with the pen and subselection tools, as described earlier in this section.
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