Actions

Material Design Actions

Action sets for shades & tints (edges) and finishes in Adobe Illustrator

Installation:

• Window Menu > Actions

• On that window's menu in the upper right > Load actions

• Then locate the two downloaded files.
• Make sure you have the Material Design swatches imported into your project.

Edges Instructions:

• Turn off Align New Objects to Pixel Grid
• Expand any objects with a curved corner effect or appearance. (Doesn't include paths or rounded rectangles)
• Make any groups a Compound Path
• Create Outlines of Text
• Select Object to tint or shade
• Run the apporiate action for either tinting or shading, [For Shading:] for the color of the object (or object below for when shading below glyphs that don't touch the outside of the icon)
• [For Shading:] Press Stop to make the tint not fall below the glyph or Continue to allow it to do so. (Press Continue when shading below glyphs that don't touch the outside of the icon)

Finish Instructions:

• Requires the Finish.ai file installed (MaterialDesign/Graphic Styles) or the icon to have been created with the New Document Profile (MaterialDesign/Graphic Styles)