
Adding highlights to the Button Lines
At the moment the Button Lines are just that, lines. We want to make them recessed
into the Body of the GIZMO.
We are going to create a simple highlight to acheive this effect.
- Select the L Button Line.
- Choose Edit > Copy, Edit > Paste.
This create a copy of it directly on top of the original.
- Set the copied L Button Line's stroke colour
to: #FFFFFF (white).
- Use the arrow keys to move it as follows:
2 clicks down
1 click right
This creates the illusion that the button outline is incised into the GIZMO's
Body.
- Rename the white verison of the L Button Line:
L Button Highlight.
- Select the L Button Line and the
L Button Highlight and group them. Name this new group L
Button.
- Repeat steps 1..6 for the R
Button Line.
(Rename using R instead of L!)
- Select the L Button group and the R
Button group. Group them and call this group Buttons.
- Move the Buttons layer below the Grips
layer in the Layer panel.
This will take care of any overlap.
Your GIZMO should now look similar to this:



©Andrew
Craigie 2002