The circular side of the stand requires a rather complex fill. Select the
side shape (shown in the previous step as pale orange) and drag a
Linear fill path. Add three new colors to the fill path and edit each of
the colors (double click on the fill path arrow to add a new color). Move
the colors up or down to achieve the highlights and shadows as shown.
TIP: Select any of the added color control points and use the
arrow keys on your keyboard to move them up or down.
Next well create the floating circular compass. But first take a short
break and give your eyeballs a rest.
Create a 320 pixel square. Clone the square and drag the bottom side
upwards so the depth is 190 pixels deep. We’ll use this rectangle as a
position guide.
Create two small rectangles 2 x 24 pixels and place them at either end
of the position guide as shown. Set the outline to none.
Select the Blend Tool (w). Click on the left small rectangle and drag
over to the right small rectangle to apply a blend. Change the number
of Blend Steps on the Infobar from 5 to 38. Press Enter to apply the
changes. Select the blend and from the Arrange menu, select Convert
to Editable Shapes and then Arrange > Ungroup or press Ctrl u.
Going from left to right, remove every 5th and 6th rectangle as shown.
Select the Text Tool (t) and create the degree marker numbers and the
N and E using the fonts and sizes shown. Rotate the degree markers and
top align all to the 0s.
Add the rectangles shown in blue. Each is 20 pixels tall but the
individual widths will vary.