Many beginners may not have heard of the “tilde” key trick. It’s the ~ key just beside the number 1 keypad. By holding the tilde key, you can drag to create new shapes following your mouse direction. You can only use it with other shape tools in your tool palette. Combine it with Alt/Option, Shift/Command and spacebar to create new effects. Have fun with the tilde key, below are some experiments I have done with it.
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May 15th, 2008 at 5:37 am
Excellent, Exactly what I’ve been looking for, thanks
May 28th, 2008 at 3:33 am
never ever heard of that technique.. really nice effect and so simple! I’ve been expirimenting with this technique for half an hour now and there are so many possibilities
thanks for sharing!
June 2nd, 2008 at 11:57 pm
hi dear friends
i don’t know how to make this style pls teach to me and where is the “tilde” options.
tnks.
June 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 am
The “tilde” key is right under Esc Key. Select the Circle Tool, hold down the “tilde” key and drag on the canvas to start drawing shapes. You can also try it with other shape tools.
June 6th, 2008 at 9:58 am
yay! fun to play with! thanks!
August 5th, 2008 at 4:46 am
hopefully i’ll get a reply?
i was just wondering how i could add the gradient effect (as seen in your opening banner) to the lines? i’ve tried everything i can think of, but nothing seems to work!
August 5th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Hi Mickey, Go Object>Epxand to expand the lines into shapes. Select all and apply gradient to it.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:02 pm
love it!