

In this example, one contour step was applied, which follows the shape around at a constant offset of the specified distance, with the specified fill and outline colors.Ĭlicking Inside Contour places the new shape inside the object, and clicking Outside Contour places it along the outside.

We’ll look at the To Center option a bit farther on. You can add steps to increase the number of contours, which proceed from the object’s fill color to the contour color. You can change the offset distance, which is the distance between steps, by dragging the fill square swatch, or you can enter the distance manually on the Property Bar. You can also drag the swatch to switch between inside and outside contours.Ĭontour outline and fill color can be set by clicking the swatches on the Property Bar, or you can drag a swatch directly onto either the outline diamond or the fill square.

The number of contour steps can also be adjusted by dragging the slider, which updates the contour offset distance.īy default, the contour colors change gradually from the object’s original fill color to the contour fill color. The same applies to the change between the original and contour outline colors. You can switch the color change progression from the default linear to clockwise or clockwise along the color wheel.īy default, all contours have the same distance between steps, as well as the same rate of color change.
