How to (re)Create a Custom Built-In Style
Here’s how to create a custom style from your favorite built-in Library styles.
Tutorial Details
Program:
Artboard 2 graphic design app for Mac OS X
Difficulty: Easy
Topics Covered: Style Tab
Estimated Completion Time: 5 minutes
Step 1
- Open the Styles & Clipart palette from the toolbar.
- Choose a drawing tool.
- Choose a style from the palette.
- Draw.
You’ll see the active style in the Tools palette bottom preview window and in the Style Tab.
Step 2
As you draw, Artbard uses a clone of the Library style on the object — the object has an “ad-hoc” style that can be edited.
With the object still selected, make changes to the style component. In this example, we change the color of the Zig-Zag Stroke style component. The changes to the style are applied to the selected object.
Working With Other Style Components
Artboard currently has 13 different style components, such as Hatch Fill and Path Decorator. Apply any style to an object and experiment with modifying its components to create your own customer styles. The Artboard User Guide provides details about working with different style components in the Style Tab.
Optionally, Save to User Library
When you continue drawing, the active style is applied to new objects. You can also use the style dropper to pick-up a style from one object and drop it on others.
Optionally, if you want to save a custom style to your User Library for later re-use, click the Action Menu button at the bottom of the Style Tab and choose ‘Save As Library Style…’. The Library Manager opens and shows the saved style, where it can be saved and managed.
