Lesson 3, Topic 5
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To create the “Effects” version, Delete the fourth mascot drawing outline, by selecting all its parts from both the “Outline” and “Versions” layers.

Next, with the Selection Tool (V), select all the color components of our “Color Version” mascot design, hold down the OptionShift keys, and drag to copy and constrain the selection.

The tricky part about effects is that you have to make lighting decisions, on where there might be shadows and where we can add light effects.

Let’s start with the shadows.

Lock both layers from the Layers panel, and Create New Layer between “Outline” and “Versions”, called “Shadow”.

Select the Pen Tool (P) with a mid-grey swatch, and draw in areas where there might be shadows.

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