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22 NOVEMBER 2010
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of tessellating three dimensional cubes. Well be creating the colourful shapes in Adobe
Illustrator, then bring everything over to Photoshop to finish off the poster with subtle
form a cool repeating pattern. When mixed with grungy textures and a range of colour
stroke by clicking the clear icon in the toolbar, then head to Effect > 3D > Extrude &
Bevel.
In the 3D options window, adjust the angles to 45 degrees, 45 degrees and 90 degrees.
Change the shading to Diffuse Shading in the drop down menu then click OK.
With the cube selected, go to Object > Expand Appearance to convert the shape into
editable objects.
Right click on the cube and click Ungroup. The cube might be contained in multiple
groups, so keep ungrouping until you can select each side individually.
Draw a selection over the whole cube and set the transparency to 70%. Select one of
the sides and copy (CMD+C), then paste in front (CMD+F). Begin moving this new
Press CMD+Y to toggle on outline view, then zoom in and carefully align the duplicated
shape to fill the empty side of the cube. Repeat the process with the other empty side.
Select all the sides that make up the cube and change the fill to a soft pink to yellow
gradient. Adjust the angles of the gradients to 90 degrees, -90 degrees and 45 degrees
dragging the group to the right. Carefully line up the two edges side by side.
Press the shortcut CMD+D to repeat the duplication to form a long line of cubes, then
select all the cubes and drag them diagonally downwards while holding ALT to form a
new line.
Draw a selection across the two lines of cubes and drag them while holding the ALT and
Shift key. Align the group with the lower edge of the previous set.
Use the CMD+D shortcut to repeat the duplication until you have a series of shapes that
that interacts well with the underlying layers. PC users can use the cursor keys,
whereas Mac users can use the shortcut Shift +/-. Overlay, Soft Light and Color Burn
bring bump up the contrast on some of the cubes in this upper region.
Finish off the poster by adding a few highlights/sparkles on corner points around the
design.