MACROMEDIA FREEHAND MX 11, Use Manual

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Special Effects 213
Blends between spot colors result in intermediate steps using only tints of those spot colors and
will print on two separation plates. When printing a spot-to-process blend, the spot color is set to
overprint the process color. Steps in spot-to-spot and spot-to-process blends are set to process
colors if the blend is ungrouped. This also occurs if incompatible colors or fills are chosen, or if
the blends are exported to earlier versions of FreeHand or to applications such as Adobe
Illustrator, which may not support spot colors in blends. For more information on colors,
see Chapter 5, “Working with Color,” on page 147.
You can blend basic fills and gradient fills interchangeably. Other types of fills can be blended
only with their same fill type. You cannot blend bitmap images.
Using the Blend tool
The Blend tool lets you easily create and modify blends by dragging the blend “rubber band”
from one object to another. Onscreen feedback lets you preview the outline of a blend as you drag
with the Blend tool.
You can also select the start and end blend points to affect how the blend is drawn. Blend points
appear as large circles. Moving either blend point (large circles) affects how a blend draws.
To create a blend from two objects using the Blend tool:
1
In the Tools panel, select the Blend tool from its pop-up menu.
2
Drag from the first blend object to the second blend object.
To add additional objects to a blend using the Blend tool:
1
In the Tools panel, select the Blend tool from its pop-up menu.
2
Drag from an existing blend object to the object you want to add.
To modify the start or end blend points of a blend:
1
In the Tools panel, select the Blend tool from its pop-up menu.
2
Drag the a blend point from one location on the blend object to another. As you drag, the
blend is displayed in an onscreen preview to show the effect of moving the blend point.