The resulting image has a transparent background, so I could arrange it into a pattern easily. In my 3D puffy paisley shown above, I ray traced, then chose Object > Expand Appearance. When you are ready to render the finished material, click the Ray Tracing button on the 3D and Materials panel, adjust the settings, and click Render. Quick tip: the new 3D feature requires more processing power from your computer, so it’s best to work in real-time view as you set up your objects. To open the feature choose Window > 3D and Materials. Access the library of included materials by clicking Materials in the 3D panel. You can still access the “classic mode” feature that creates vector art, but the new feature results in pixel-based art when you expand the 3D objects. If you’ve used 3D Effects in Illustrator before, this feature works in a similar way, but the addition of materials makes the look of your 3D artwork so impressive. Let’s hope Adobe gives us access to our images inside this feature in the future. If the camera roll was accessible, instead of just the camera, this would be a super-amazing feature. Tap the checkmark button to add the colors to your document swatches.Fine-tune your selection of colors by dragging the color stops.What I love about this, is the slider that allows you to capture more than the usual 5 colors – you can dial it all the way up to 10! When you click, it activates the camera on your iPad and opens an Adobe Capture window. Look at the swatches panel in Illustrator on the iPad and notice the little camera button. Adjust the settings in the Properties panel to get a good tracing, then click Expand Vectorization at the bottom of the Properties panel, your art is now converted to editable vectors!Ģ.Next, select the art from Fresco with the Selection tool and click on the Vectorize button in the common actions bar.Use the Place menu in Illustrator on the iPad, choose Creative Cloud, then choose a Fresco document.I’ve been using it to convert Fresco ink drawings that I created with pixel brushes, into vector art that I can edit in Illustrator. I am so excited that Adobe has added Vectorize to the iPad, which is known as Image Trace on the desktop. Vectorize in Adobe Illustrator on the iPad.Laura’s Top 5 New Things in Illustrator for 2022 Luckily, we have Adobe expert Laura Coyle to tell us her favorite new things in Adobe Illustrator 2022.

It’s no small feat to keep up with all the changes and new features. Another year brings another collection of new features and updates to Adobe Illustrator on the desktop, iPad and Creative Cloud.

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