3D Graph Effects
In this tutorial, Corey demonstrates how easy it is to create 3D graphs using Illustrator.
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Comment by Ruediger Fischer | July 28, 2008 @ 11:04 pm
hello
my english is not so good . so i have a question now . how to drag the box to another place and still keep the original box there ?
and also how to make many green boxes there . i tried buy i still dont know jow to do that .
thank you so much
Comment by brace | July 30, 2008 @ 1:51 am
You ROCK Cory…nice tut.
Comment by Celeste | July 30, 2008 @ 10:31 am
Great tutorial. I learned something new.
Comment by Kwasi Amankwah | July 30, 2008 @ 11:53 am
Great tutorial… only one problem, at the end, when i place an gradient layer (overlay mode) on top the solid background, i didn’t get the same effect, only a sold color.
Comment by Gen Yee | July 30, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
Fantastic tutorial, thanks Corey. Too bad this wasn’t here last week when I needed to do the exact same thing.
Comment by Ben Wasilewski | July 31, 2008 @ 10:44 am
Nice, but what if you need the graph to reflect actual data?
Comment by Bill | July 31, 2008 @ 4:40 pm
Its great!!
Comment by Avir | August 4, 2008 @ 8:03 am
Just graph your data in excel and copy paste into Illustrator. You can then trace graph into objects.
Comment by bk | August 4, 2008 @ 12:55 pm
Oh yeah you can also use the graph tool in Illustrator and put your data in there.
Comment by bk | August 4, 2008 @ 12:57 pm
Brace, you can drag a box simply select the rectangle tool and draw , inorder to keep it back right click — arrange — send it back . about many boxes this is the blend tool , double click on the blend tool from the tool bar or you can go from object– blend — blend options and then specify the steps and then select both the small and the larg box and go again to object — blend - make and there you go you will get a nice blended boxes
hope it will help you
Comment by Dunya | August 4, 2008 @ 2:30 pm
tutorials
Comment by hitesh | August 5, 2008 @ 1:06 am
Loved the tutorial, only like Gee Yee, at the end when I put the gradient box to overlay mode I didn’t get the same effect as the tutorial, I got a solid box. Can anyone help!
Comment by Cindi | August 6, 2008 @ 7:35 am
Great tutorial. Helped with a class I am taking now on design. Thanks.
Comment by Jeff Langell | August 7, 2008 @ 7:57 pm
Great one.
Does anybody have a trick how to create a nice 3D arrow over/next to the graph?
Comment by Sapper | August 12, 2008 @ 9:40 am
nice one! great!! gradient only take effect by using RGB!!
tnx!
Comment by Feri Nicdao | August 17, 2008 @ 3:18 am
I’m trying to find a tutorial on how to create 3d gel like graphs.
Like the ones at http://www.presentationpro.com/flash_player.aspx?MURL=/presentations/PresentationMakeovers/MotionIndustries/MotionIndustries.swf
Comment by Patricia McDaniel | August 18, 2008 @ 9:34 pm
Nice overlay shortcut for the appearance, but to bring out that blue gradient in the background, it won’t work in CMYK mode which is really an important thing to know. I will definitely skip that overlay step if I’m illustrating in CMYK. To create those bars from large to small, he used a shortcut found in the object menu under blend called “Make.” Make sure you have the bars selected to make it blend of course. If I’m creating hundreds of graphs, WARNING - don’t do these manually like he did in the demo. Clients change these graphs like crazy unless you have tons of production help.
Comment by Mondo Planet | August 20, 2008 @ 1:43 am
I couldnt get the graigent overlay to work, it worked in multiply but not overlay. Must be in CKMY mode. I used the web color for the swatches, No big deal I made a new graident in the colors I wanted so I got the same effect just the long way around. Thanks Corey.
Comment by Adobefreak | September 30, 2008 @ 2:50 am
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Comment by dijitalmekan | October 8, 2008 @ 9:59 am
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