Maintaining Stroke Weight when changing path to brush stroke
Is there a way or an option I am missing to convert my regular paths to a path stroked with a brush profile,while maintining the proper stroke width? For instance, I have a regular line with a stroke...
View ArticleRenumber/Batch rename layers
Hi, is there a quick way how to renumber or batch rename all layers in a file so they would be named in consequent numbers? Doesn't have to start from exact number, I was wondering if maybe there is...
View ArticleWhy do my blacks look grey? [yes, i have checked my appearance of black...
I am working in CS6, and Im working with some placed image files. The images are both in black and white, and they are surrounded by the black vectors in the illustrator file. The edge is seemless in...
View ArticleHow to delete part of shape behind another shape?
I'm trying to repurpose some artwork and am running into an issue. In the image below, I simply want to delete the bottom right corner of the blue box so that the orange background is visible along the...
View ArticleIllustrator CC starts up but shuts down immediately
Hi, I am having a problem with Illustrator CC. I have installed it and it will open, but then it shuts down almost immediately and Windows says that the program has stopped working. I have tried...
View ArticleHow to best arc image without distortion to fit curved cup template?
I have tried searching forum for this and I know it has been discussed before but not really finding what I need to do correctly. I have attached the layered image (reducing opacity so you can both...
View ArticleEffects Won't Show Up on Rectangle
I'm working with Illustrator cs4. I am making a flyer to be printed and saved as a PDF. I have drawn two rectangles with the Rectangle Tool as part of the simple design. I colored them and then applied...
View ArticleCan I view all the colors in an .ASE file?
I would like to import all of the colors in an .ase file to view them together in a grid as data for research I'm doing. Is there a way to access all the colors in a palette at once and import them...
View ArticleAI CC: Import *.AI to Cinema 4D Lite?
Hey guys, have an Illustrator document that I would like to import to Cinema 4D Lite. Launched After Effects and opened a C4D project, dragging the .AI file and C4D says 'Unknown File Format'. What...
View ArticleFont stroke/alignment
Does Ai6 allow you to aling strokes to the inside or the outside on a font? I can only align strokes to the center. Is this the way the program works? I am trying to add a Contour Line to a 3 color...
View ArticleCS4 displaying images/text really low res
Not sure what happened but my vector images are coming out really low res... i have an 09 macbook pro, just upgraded to osx mountain lion, running CS4...
View Article'Layout' tab missing in applications bar?
The 'layout' tab (normally found in the same bar is 'file', 'edit', etc.) in my copy of Illustrator CS6 is missing...any ideas why or what I can do about this? Thank you!
View ArticleWhy can't i reproduce vibrant neon colors in illustrator?
I have gone thru the spectrum and even used the eye dropper on images, but I can't get the colors to show up as obnoxious and nuclear as they look in images.
View ArticlePerspective Grid: switch orientation on horizontal plane
I have a tall rectangle I want to place on the horizontal plane of the perspective grid.Clicking that plane in the widget, or slecting the rectangle and hitting 2, results in the rectangle oriented...
View ArticleWhy do I have to download flash player, 3-4 times a week?
Why do I have to download flash player, 3-4 times a week to play my games?
View ArticleCoordinates of anchor points
I want to get the coordinates of anchor points in every path layer. Can illustrator itself offer me a list of corrdinates X/Y?I need the corrdinates for some science research, plz help me.
View ArticleEditing colors of an imported JPEG image
I have imported this jpeg into illustrator. How do I edit the color of the image, as in the color of the letters?
View ArticleSaving slices for web illustrator
Im trying to make a web wireframe in Illustrator CS6. From a tutorial I watched I started to make slices for different components on my web page by going object>slice>make. However when ever I...
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