Adobe Illustrator program — the bright representative of programs of vector graphics, it embodies almost all achievements in this area. One of advantages of vector graphics is integration possibility in the vectorial document of point images, however, as a rule, their handling was reduced earlier only to relocation and scaling.
Adobe firm, leading a connection consistent policy of all сноих products in the uniform and interconnected technological chain, essentially expanded possibilities of conversion of point images and included more than half of the filters used in the program of a pointwise drawing of adobe Photoshop 6.0. It allows, without abandoning the vectorial program, to receive various visual effects.
Except the "native" filters which have been included in the distribution kit of the program, Adobe Illustrator program can work and with filters of indirect developers, so-called additional (plug-in units. Once installed they are caused from menu Filter (Filter) and work according to the task. More the detail information about setting of additional units look in chapter 2.
For operation with point images it is given more and more possibilities. They can be imported freely to the document by means of command Place to (Place, control them by means of palette Links (Communication), to trace with помошью tool Aute Trace (Autotrace), to use set of the pointwise filters transferred from профиммы Adobe Photoshop, but also, the point image can be converted in a vectorial mosaic by means of original филыра Object Mosaic (the Vectorial mosaic) or in a vectorial engraving by means of filter Photo Crosshatch (the Vectorial photoengraving).
All filters of a pointwise drawing are presented to menu Filter (Filter) and divided into 10 groups: Artistic (Simulation), Blur (Blur). Brush Strokes (Dashes), Distort (Deformation), Pixelate (Design), Sharpen (Sharpness), Sketch (Sketch), Stylize (Stylization), Texture (Texture) and Video (Video).
Selecting the point image, it is necessary to execute an appropriate command (to apply the filter). As a rule, on the screen the dialog box in which it is necessary to define filter parameters is deduced.
If it is required to repeat the given command once again, for example, to other image, it is necessary to remember that the name of the filter applied last, is displayed in top lines of the list of menu commands Filter (Filter) (fig. 12.1). The choice of the first command beginning with word Apply to (Apply), leads to performance of a command with the previous setting, and performance of the second command displays a dialog box of the appropriate filter.
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| Rice 12.1. Menu Filter in the upper part of a command of repetition of the filter |
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| Rice 12.2. A window of review of a dialog box of the filter |
For a tentative estimation of influence of the filter on the image it is necessary to use possibility windows Preview (Review) (fig. 12.2) which dialog boxes of overwhelming number of filters possess.
At cursor layout in a window of print preview it takes a form of tool Hand (Hand). Pushing the mouse button, it is possible to move the most important fragment of the image that on it to see result of action of the filter and, judging by it, to pick up necessary parameters of action of the filter for an adequate embodiment of an art intention. At the moment of relocation the image takes an initial form, for support of this process filter action temporarily stops.
In the field of print preview possibility of scaling of the image is provided. For this purpose under a window two buttons are allocated:
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For fragment magnification it is necessary to use the button signed "plus"; |
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For fragment reduction it is necessary to use the button signed "minus". |
Between buttons value of reduction or image magnification in percentage is displayed. The blinking line of underlining under value of scale testifies that "copying" of a contained field of review is not ended yet.
After setting of all necessary parameters it is necessary to push the button OK-IF filter performance assumes difficult handling and the durable time Adobe Illustrator program displays window Progress (performance Process) with a title of the executable filter and "a progress band" which allows to estimate approximately time demanded for operation the filter demands enough. In a window button Stop also is presented to (Interrupt), providing possibility to interrupt process.
Group Artistic filters
Filters of this group are intended for simulation of various artistic touches and techniques which are used in traditional areas of art (painting and a drawing). Simulation of a picture by a pencil and a pastel, painting water color.красками Here concerns, engravings and etc. Existence of these filters, of course, concerns questions at issue of application of computer technologies in the field of the fine arts.
The art essence consists not only and not how many in application of specific technics or any reception, the characteristic fine arts for a separate type, and that expresses means of technics or receptions — the spiritual and emotional content of product.
Therefore reception usage as that, without the intelligent art task has deliberate and inorganic character of "hand-made article" (and, perhaps, "fakes").
Filter Colored Penci
Filter Colored Pencil (Color pencils) serves for simulation of the picture fulfilled by color pencils (fig. 12.3). However, hatching at such picture mechanical enough.
Value in the field Pencil Widtb (Thickness) defines a thickness of a slate pencil of a pencil in a range from 1 to 24.
Field Stroke Pressure (Pressing) in a range from 0 to 15 installs force of action of a pencil, and field Paper Brightness (Brightness of a paper) in a range from 0 to 50 — level of "transillumination" of a paper through a layer of dashes of pencils.
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| Rice 12.3. Dialog box Colored Pencil |
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| Rice 12.4. Dialog box Cutout |
Filter Cutout (Application) is intended for simulation of graphic technics of creation of a picture from the cut fragments of multi-colored materials (a paper, a fabric and so forth). Technics very congenial to vector graphics. Therefore the image after application of such filter ideally for performance of the subsequent trace (especially at small values of number of levels and the maximum value of "simplicity of edges").
In the field No. of Levels (Number of levels) a dialog box (fig. 12-4) is installed an amount of color levels in a range from 2 to 8. Field Edge Simplicity (Simplicity of edges) in a range from 0 to 10 defines a level обобщенности a circuit of an element of application: the above value, the лаконичнее (or is more rough"to who as likes) a circuit.
Value in the field Edge Fidelity (Marginal sharpness) in a range from 1 to 3 defines accuracy of transmission of the sharp boundaries which are available in the source image: the above value, the such boundaries are more precisely transferred.
Filter Dry Brush
Filter Dry Brush (Dry-brush) is intended for simulation of art technics of a dry-brush (fig. 12.5) which in traditional art at masterful execution is considered very effective. For this filter monochrome images more approach.
Value in the field Brush Size (the Size of a paintbrush) defines the size of dab of a paintbrush in a range from 0 to 10.
Field Brush Detail (Detailing) serves for setting of accuracy of image transfer in a range from] to 10 (the less value, the is more precisely saved an initial picture).
Field Texture (Texture) in a range from 1 to 3 installs a level of usage of the texture imitating an originality of the given technics.
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| Rice 12.5. Dialog box Dry Brush |
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| Rice 12.6. Dialog box Filtti Grain |
Filter Film Grain (Granularity of a film) serves for simulation of one of receptions of an art photo — the increased granularity (fig. 12.6), especially well this reception "works" with a black-and-white photo.
Value in the field Grain (the Size of grain) defines a granularity level in a range from 0 to 20.
In the field Hightlight Area (the Area светов) in a range from 0 to 20 is installed illuminance level, and in the field Intensity (Definition) in a range from About to 10 — image detail level.
Filter Fresco
Filter Fresco (Fresco) is intended for rather remote simulation of picturesque technics on crude plaster — frescos (fig. 12.7).
Value in the field Brush Size (the Size of a paintbrush) defines the size of dab of a paintbrush in a range from 0 to 10.
Field Brush Detail (Detailing) serves for setting of accuracy of image transfer in a range from 1 to 10 (the less value, the is more precisely saved an initial picture).
Field Texture (Texture) in a range from 1 to 3 installs a level of usage of the texture imitating an originality of the given technics.
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| Rice 12.7. Dialog box Fresco |
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| Rice 12.8. Dialog box Neon Glow |
Filter Neon Glow (Neon light) is intended for image creation in neon colors, for example, for simulation of the Image of the outdoor advertizing using neon fixtures (fig. 12-8).
Value in the field Glow Size (Area) in a range from-24 to +24 defines value of area of neon color depending on pitch level.
In the field Glow Brightness (Brightness) in a range from 0 to 50 install level of "glow" of the neon color which shade is selected in the field Glow Color (Colour). Click on a color field displays dialog box Color (Colour).
Filter Paint Daubs
Filter Paint Daubs (Oil painting) is intended for some simulation of art technics of oil painting (fig. 12.9).
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| Rice 12.9. Dialog box Paint Daubs |
Value in the field BrusTi Sjze (the Size of a paintbrush) defines the size of a paintbrush in a range from 1 to 50 that influences a level обобщенности the resultant image. Original style of oil painting is swept at great values.
In the field Sharpness (Sharpness) in a range from 0 to 40 is installed level of rigidity of edges of a paintbrush, and also a level of merge of adjacent dabs with each other.
(Paintbrush) it is possible to select one of paintbrush types from uncovered list Brush Type:
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Simple (Normal) |
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Light Rough (Light rough) |
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Dark Rough (Dark rough) |
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Wide Sharp (Wide sharp) |
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Wide Blurry (Wide blurred) |
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Sparkle ("Sparks") |
The last type of a paintbrush at skillfully fitted values creates the elegant decorative image.
Group Sketch filters
Filters groups Sketch (Sketch) are intended for simulation of art tools and the materials traditionally used for sketches or a spadework (plaster, a pencil, coal and so forth) though, as it is known, the operations fulfilled with their help, can represent and independent products.
Filter Bas Relief
Filter Bas Relief (Bas-relief) represents a variation of a plane relief (fig. 12,42). For obtaining of good result it is necessary to prepare the source image: to convert it in a gray scale and to strengthen sharpness to necessary level.
Value in the field Detail (Detailing) defines level "is worked aches and" details in a range from 1 to 15, and in the field Smoothness (Focusing) — sharpness level in a range from 1 to 15 (the value, the more low sharpness less).
(Light) it is possible to select a lighting direction that is very important for display of necessary plastic from uncovered list Light Direction;
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Bottom (Downwards) |
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Bot. Left (downwards and to the left)> |
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Left (To the left) |
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Top Left (Upwards and to the left) |
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Top Right (Upwards and to the right) |
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Right (To the right) |
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Bot. Right (downwards and to the right) |
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| Rice 12.42. Dialog box Bas Relief |
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| Rice 12.43. Dialog box Chalk and Charcoaf |
Filter Chalk and Charcoal (the Chalk and coal) is intended for simulation of the picture fulfilled with application of art materials - coal and a chalk (fig. 12.43). Normally in pictures coal swept it is applied extremely delicately; only for accentuation of possible flares on brilliant subjects (in portraits it there can be only flares in an eye).
Values in fields Charcoal Area (Coal) and Chalk Area (Chalk) define a level of usage of coal and swept that as a matter of fact is balance black and white in a range from 0 to 20.
In the field Stroke Pressure (Pressing) install in a range from 0 to 5 level of black color for coal which at small pressing gives beleso-gray tone, and at big — barhatno-black.
Filter Charcoal
Filter Charcoal (Coal) is intended for picture simulation by pure coal of barhatno-black color (fig. 12.44).
Value in the field Charcoal Thickness defines (Intensity) in a range from 1 to 7 thickness of the dash created by means of a stick of coal.
In the field Detail (Detailing) is installed a level "проработанности" images in a range from 0 to 5.
Field Light/Dark Balance (Pitch balance) is intended for determination of trigger level white and black in a range from 0 to 100.
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| Rice 12.44. Dialog box Charcoal |
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| Rice 12.45. Dialog box Chrome |
Filter Chrome (Chrome) is intended for simulation of flares and the reflections peculiar to chromeplated surfaces which have no own images, but depending on a surrounding (the sky, clouds and lighting) create "picture" as though in set of curve mirrors (fig. 12.45).
Value in the field Detail (Detailing) defines an amount of reflective surfaces in a range from 0 to 10, and in the field Smoothness (Softening) — level of their smoothness also in a range from 0 to 10.
Filter Conte Crayon
Filter Conte Crayon (Wax pencil) serves for picture simulation color small or a pencil on a wax basis which create on a plane noticeable enough relief (fig. 12.46).
Fields Foreground Level (Primary color) and Background Level (Background color) define a level of usage of the main or background colors in a range from 1 to 15.
(Texture) in the list is selected from uncovered list Texture type of a texture and its parameters are installed:
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Field Scaling (Scale) is installed magnification of a textural element in a range from 50 to 200 % |
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In the field Relief (Relief) is installed relief level in a range from 0 to 50 |
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| Rice 12.46. Dialog box Conte Crayon |
(Light) is selected from uncovered list Light Direction a direction of illuminance of a relief:
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Bottom (From below) |
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Bot. Left (from below at the left) |
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Left (At the left) |
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Top Left (On top at the left) |
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Top Right (On top on the right) |
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Right (On the right) |
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Bot. Right (from below on the right) |
Flag Invert (Inverse) interchanges the position of display of dark and light sections of the image.
Filter Graphic Pen
Filter Graphic Pen (Ink) serves for simulation of a picture by a pen and ink (fig. 12.47).
Value in the field Stroke Length (the Length of a dash) defines the maximum value of the dash led by a pen, in a range from 1 to 15.
In the field Light/Dark Balance (Pitch the balance) is installed in a range from 0 to 100 threshold value of brightness level which divides the image into dark (shaded) and light areas.
(Type) it is possible to select one of directions shTrI-hovki from list Stroke Direction a pen:
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Right Diag. (On a diagonal to the right) |
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П Horizontal (Horizontally) |
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Left Diag. (On a diagonal to the left) |
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Vertical (Vertically) |
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| Rice 12.47. Dialog box Graphic Pen |
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| Rice 12.48. Dialog box Halftone Pattern |
Filter Halftone Pattern (Raster pattern) allows to imitate rough enough моноцветный a polygraphic raster (fig. 12.48).
Value in the field Size defines (Size) in a range from 1 to 12 size of a raster cell, and in the field Contrast (Contrast) — contrast level in a range from 0 to 50.
It is possible to select a type of a raster point from uncovered list Pattern Type (Style of a pattern);
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About Circle (Circles) |
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П Dot (Points) |
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Line (Lines) |
Group Video filters
Group Video filters (Йядео) are intended for operation with the images received with телев1Кй*онн (з? About Hanajaa or intended for transmission on television devices.
Filter De-Interlace
Filter De-Interlace (interlaced scan Removal) (fig. 12.63) provides softening of the image received by capture (captured) from video signal. The main principle consists at a distance even or odd lines of video images.
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| Rice 12.63. Dialog box De-Interiaee |
Switch Eliminate setting to (Delete) in положениея Odd Fields (Odd lines) or in position Even Fields (Even lines) provides removal of appropriate lines.
By means of switch Create New Fields by (to Add new lines with the help) it is possible to select one of two methods of adding of new lines:
Dublication (Duplications) or Interpolation (Interpolation).
Filter NTSC Colors
Filter NTSC Colors (Colour NTSC) provides image conversion according to restrictions of color spanning of television standard National Television Standards Committee (NTSC).