cdaleyart

If you have the bars on separate layer you could group them, create new layer copy them to new layer and move the layer slightly to give a drop shadow effect. Of course yo will have to change transparency or color of the drop shadow layer. Hope this helps.

I like the idea of being able to paint texture with brushes. I would like to design some of my own. Is there any way I can do this in AD?

I need to have a tracing feature added in order for me to totally quit Adobe. I often draw my art on paper then scan it in and trace in AI in order to tweak it using vectors. I'd definitely love to see this feature added to Designer. :rolleyes: