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29. From Vector to Graphic

Let's do a simple graphic that could be used as an abstract graphic. First we create layers and, with the pen tool, and our elements:

You can see that the main elements of the graphic are made from simple shapes, and the shading is achieved with a paint brush with around 50% transparency. Our rough graphic is:

and then we can add our text:

we can now merge the layers, and blur the background graphic to give:

and then we can reduce the transparency to 50%:

Finally the graphic can be reduced in size to give:

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The graphic is a bit rough, but it shows the main principles involved in creating a graphic from a vector-based graphics system.