The Process Manual

2. Once you have completed your shape and are back where you started, hold the Pen tool over the first point you created until a small circle appears beside the tool. Click, and the shape will be closed. 3. Change the fill to the color of your choice using the Swatches palette (Window > Swatches), and use the Transparency palette {Object > Effects >Transparency} to change the opacity of the shape until the desired effect is achieved. Blending modes When you use InDesign’s drop shadows and transparency features, the program offers a selection of blending modes from which to choose. Blending modes affect appearance only when one color is layered over another. Below are brief definitions and examples of the different blending modes. • Normal There is no interaction between the selection and the base color. • Multiply Makes the base color darker by adding the selection color to it. This color is always darker than the other colors. • Screen The opposite of multiply. Lightens the base color by adding the inverse of the selection color to it. This color is always lighter. • Overlay Depending on the colors involved, will either multiply or screen. The blend color reflects either the lightness or darkness of the base color. • Soft Light Darkens or lightens the colors, depending on the blend color. If the blend color is lighter than 50% gray, it will lighten the artwork. If the blend color is darker than 50% gray, it will darken the artwork. • Hard Light Multiplies or screens the color, depending on the blend color. If the blend color is lighter than 50% gray, it will screen the artwork and add highlights. If the blend color is darker than 50% gray, it will multiply the artwork and add shadows. • Color Dodge Makes the base color brighter to reflect the blend color. • Color Burn Makes the base color darker to reflect the blend color. • Darken Selects the darker of the base and blend colors and uses it as the resulting color.

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