When you drag artwork to the panel in Thumbnail view, Illustrator assigns it a default name. This creates a thumbnail of your graphic style. You can learn more about using the Appearance panel this way from my previous article, How to Create Woodcut-Style Lettering in Illustrator. In the Appearance panel you can apply additional strokes (including brushstrokes), fills, and effects. Notice how the Appearance and Graphic Styles keyboard shortcuts are adjacent? That’s no coincidence. Next, reveal the Appearance panel by choosing Window > Appearance or press Shift+F6 on your keyboard. Start by applying your choice of fill and stroke. To do this, type a word, choose a font, then select the text with the Direct Selection tool, and you can begin applying appearance attributes. I often work with text that needs to be styled in a particular way to grab attention. ![]() Create Artwork with Several Appearance Attributes ![]() But the real fun is creating your own graphic styles, so let’s do that next. Now draw a shape and click on any of the style thumbnails in the panel: this instantly changes your shape’s appearance. The Graphic Styles panel grouped with others in the Essentials Classic workspace
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