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Drawing from left to right, use the Pen tool or the Pencil tool to draw an open path.
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Use the Ellipse tool to draw a small circle.
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Use the Fill inspector to fill the circle with a gradient fill. Apply the following settings in the Fill inspector: |
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Click the radial gradient fill button, then drag the center point in the preview up and to the left. |
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Drag the Pearl Shadow color swatch to the color swatch at the left side of the gradient sample. |
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Drag the Pearl Color swatch to the approximate center of the gradient sample. |
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Drag the White color swatch just to the left of the right end of the gradient sample.
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Remove the stroke (if any) from the pearl.
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Select the pearl and choose Modify > Brush > Create Brush to convert the pearl to a brush. In the dialog box that appears, click Convert. |
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In the Edit Brush dialog box, enter the following settings: |
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Type String of Pearls for Brush Name. |
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Select Spray. |
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Deselect Orient on Path. |
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Choose Fixed from the Spacing pop-up menu, and set the minimum spacing to 95%.
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Click OK to create the String of Pearls brush. |
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Delete the original pearl. |
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Select the path you drew for the string, then use the Stroke inspector to choose Brush as the stroke type for the path, and String of Pearls as the brush. |
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Place the string of pearls on the simple grid in the approximate location it appears in the sample image |
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Select the Cup and use Modify > Arrange > Bring to Front to place it in front of the pearls.
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