Adobe Illustrator Tutorial: Create a Simple Drop-Down Menu Page 2

Step 18 Select the group of paths created in the previous step along with the copy of the rounded rectangle created in the fifteenth step and click on the Divide button from the Pathfinder panel. Move to the Layers panel and ungroup (Shift + Control + G) the resulting group of shapes. Step 19 Select the top shape created in the previous step, fill it with R=96 G=96 B=96 then add the two Drop Shadow effects shown in the following image. Focus on the Appearance panel and add a second fill for this shape. Select it, lower the opacity to 15% and use the linear gradient shown in the following image. Step 20 Add the properties mentioned in the previous step for the third and the fifth shapes created in step #18. Simply focus on the Layers panel and use the technique mentioned in the fifth step. Step 21 Select the second shape created in step #18, fill it with R=115 G=115 B=115 then add the two Drop Shadow effects shown in the following image. Focus on the Appearance panel and add a second fill for this shape. Select it, lower the opacity to 15% and use the linear gradient […]