Vectorian Free Pack
User Manual
What’s inside your Free Pack?
85 Vector Ornaments
EPS
Vector file for any vector software
.EPS file format
85 vector ornaments.
You can open it with Illustrator, Corel Draw, Inkscape, or any vector
design software.
Located in Ornaments.eps
AI
Symbol panel for Illustrator
.AI file format
85 vector ornaments grouped in a Symbol panel
Work faster using the Illustrator Symbol Panel : drop the symbol
from the Symbol panel into your Illustrator Canvas.
Located in Illustrator > Ornaments-Symbols.ai
PSD
Custom shapes for Photoshop
.CSH file format
85 vector ornaments grouped in 1 custom shape file.
Work faster using the Photoshop Custom Shapes: click-drag with
the mouse to create a ornament in any size, color, or layer style you
want.
Located in Photoshop > Custom-Shapes.csh
18 Simple Borders for Illustrator CS
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Brushes Panels for Illustrator CS
.AI file format
Use Illustrator brushes to quickly create frame borders
18 frames borders in 1 brushes panel file.
Apply a brush on a shape using the Brushes panel to create an autoresizable vintage border.
Located in Illustrator > Borders-brushes.ai
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Illustrator Symbols panels
Loading the Symbols panels
1
To show the Symbols panels go to Illustrator top menu:
Window>Symbols
2
In Illustrator top menu, go to:
Window > Symbols Librairies > Other library
3
Browse you hard drive to find the brushes files located
in Illustrator Symbols folder.
4
The Symbols are now loaded in a new brushes
panel. You can now apply it to any vector shape, like
a rectangle or a circle.
Installing the symbols panels definitely
Every time you restart Illustrator you must reload the frames borders panels.
If you use it frequently, save time: place them in the Illustrator default presets folders. Now they are
always available in the Brushes menu.
Install on Windows:
C: \Program Files \Adobe \Adobe illustrator \Presets \Symbols
Install on Mac:
Applications:Adobe Illustrator:Presets:en_GB:Symbols
Using the Illustrator Panels
Adding the Symbols to your design
Drop the ornaments from the
symbols panel into your document
Resize the icon symbol by using
the handles
Modifying the Symbols
Right-click on the ornament,
and select Break Link to Symbol to turns the symbol into an
independant vector.
Now you can change this ornament on the artboard without
changing the original symbol in
the panel
Change color
Add graphic
styles
Showing only
strokes
Apply texture
Learn more about the Symbols
Read this excellent article on
Smashing Magazine :
An In-Depth Study Of Symbols
In Illustrator CS5
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/16/an-in-depth-study-of-symbols-in-illustrator-cs5/
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Simple Borders for Illustrator
Loading the Brushes panels
1
To show the brushes panels go to the Illustrator top
menu: Window>Brushes
2
In the Illustrator top menu, go to:
Window > Brushes Librairies > Other library
3
Browse you hard drive to find the brushes files located
in your pack in the Borders for Illustrator folder
4
The brushes are now loaded in a new brushes panel.
You can now apply them to any vector shape like a
rectangle or a circle.
Installing the brushes borders definitely
Every time you restart Illustrator you must reload the brushes borders panels.
If you use it frequently, save time: place them in the Illustrator default presets folders. Now
they are always available in the Brushes menu.
Install on Windows:
C: \Program Files \Adobe \Adobe illustrator \Presets \Brushes
Install on Mac:
Applications:Adobe Illustrator:Presets:en_GB:Brushes
Using the brushes borders
Applying a Brushes Border to a shape
1
Select the rectangle tool
2
Draw a shape and select it
3
While the shape is selected, click on a border brush
from the panel
Applying the same brush to different shapes
Lines
Circle
Square
Using the brushes borders
Changing the border size
Select the shape and change the stroke size in the Stroke dropdown in the top Menu
Stroke=2
Stroke=1
Changing the color
Select the shape:
Change the stroke color
The shape color is updated
Convert brush borders into outline
If you need to export the borders to another software, or to apply complex effects on the borders, convert them in outlines first
Select the shape:
Select Object > Expand appearance in the Top menu
Now the borders are converted
in outlines. You can export it or
Using the brushes borders
Apply effects on outlines
First, convert the borders to
outlines (see previous page)
Next, ungroup the borders by
selecting Object > Ungroup in
the top menu
Now apply any style or gradient
to the outlined borders.
PSD
Custom shapes for Photoshop
Installing custom shapes
1
Find the custom shapes located in your package in the Shapes for Photoshop folder
2
Copy these .CSH files in your Photoshop Custom shapes folder. Then restart Photoshop.
Path on Windows:
Path on Mac OSX:
Applications>Adobe Photoshop>Presets>Custom shapes
3
Select the Custom Shapes tool in the toolbar
4
Select the Shape selector
box in the top menu bar.
Then click on the triangle on
the top right corner
In the custom shapes list, select
the 930-ornaments-shapes
Custom shapes for Photoshop
Inserting a custom shape
1
Click on the shape dropdown on the Custom Shape Tool
toolbar.
Click on an ornament to select it.
2
Then click and drag in the Photoshop document to insert it
and define size.
TIP: Hold down SHIFT keyboard when creating shapes to
constraint the proportions and get the correct appearance.
Modifying a custom shape
Press command-T (mac) or Control-T Windows to resize it.
Use the custom shapes toolbar to change color, apply style and
define the fill type
Select fill type
Note that the shape will
be filled only if you use the
mode “Shape layers” or “Fill
pixels”.
Apply
style
Change
color