Drawing a light source

Bleach transparency type is ideal for drawing bright light sources.

To draw a light source

1. Draw a large rectangle covering the entire drawing (see Drawing rectangles & squares).

2. Flat fill it with the required light source color (see Changing an object’s fill color).

3. The rectangle should already be selected. If not, select it.

4. Choose the Transparency Tool.

5. Change the transparency type to Bleach.

6. Apply a circular transparency to the rectangle (see Applying circular transparency).

7. Clone the rectangle (this improves the look of the effect) and group with the original.

Tip

Cover the whole drawing with the rectangle containing the light source. This lets you experiment with which area of the drawing is affected by the light source.

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Related Topics

Transparency Tool

Copying objects

Grouping objects