Need opinions on how to get sketches in Illustrator to become vectors
Have Illustrator CS6, Medium Baboo tablet. I can draw well but it seems almost impossible to get the quality of my sketch work to go to Illustrator in a way I am happy with. I do not like what I see...
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CS4 Design Suite not working after OSX 10.7.5 upgrade
I recently upgraded my Mac OS to 10.7.5 from 10.7.4. I also upgraded Java from SE6 to 7. Now my cs4 design suite will not open. I click on the Illustrator alias but nothing happens. I get the Rainbow...
View Articleartboard crop marks
coming from CS3 to CS6 I would like to input artboard size and add crop marks to the board. Is this gone?
View ArticlePresets for Perspective Grid
I'm a pretty heavy user of the perspective grid and it is an awesome addition to my workflow. Setting up the grid for each project is a pain in the *** most of the time though. Does anyone know of a...
View ArticleUpdating Layer Comps in Illustrator
I don't use layer comps much cos I remember them working clumsily with Illustrator. I now find myself in a situation where I have to use them. The Layer Comps are made in Photoshop CS6 and imported...
View ArticleI need help with these adobe illustrator questions?
Please help with the following questions. Thanks!! The keyboard short for selecting the direct selection tool is?The rectangle that shows the outermost dimensions of any box is called the?A floating...
View ArticleObscenely large Illustrator files - HELP!!
I realize many have asked before countless times "How do I reduce file size?" I have tried many of the tips and tricks I've read here and elsewhere on the Internet and continue to have problems. I'm...
View ArticleText Effects
How do you create a "LA Dogers" type of effect or "stussy" word effect in illustrator? Stussy worldwide
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Problem with Gradient Noise in "save as PDF"
I'm trying to save a design as a pdf, using the high quality print/illustrator default options. The output is generating a bunch of noise in a corner of a couple of gradients, and also some line noise...
View ArticleHow to stop Illustrator from rounding corners of my shapes using brush tool
Trying to draw a skull eye but everytime I finish the shape, Illustrator rounds the corners into s semi-circle. Arrggh!! I am sure there is a setting I have been unable to find that could rectify...
View Articleexpanding gradient to separate objects
on illustrator cs6, I have a complex shaped with a gradient fill. when I go to expand there is an option that says Expand Gradient and you select the amount of objects. so I selected 6 objects, and the...
View ArticleFont alias lookup fails.
In illustrator, when I try to open a PDF document created by somebody else , I get the following message: “The font TimesNewRoman is missing. Affected text will be displayed using a substitute font.”...
View ArticleMaintaining Guides & Grids Settings in Illustrator
How do I get "guides and grids" to stay as I input them in Illustrator 6? Didn't used to return to default setting in previous versions
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rework a fonttype (for logo), removing serif part, reconnecting dots..how
hi working on a logo, and need to remove part of the font serif part. all good, but how to re-connect the dots and keeping my angle smooth, please see image... cross: part that needs to be removed. red...
View ArticleRAM illustrator
My illustrator came up with "cannot preview as there is not anough RAM space" how do i free up RAM space on illustrator? i managed to do it on photoshop, but i cant on Al, PLEASE. I need to finish SO...
View ArticleWhy is my trial version of Illustrator CS6 crashing?
Hi, whenever I try and run my trial Illustrator CS6, it crashes straight away. Although Indesign and Photoshop run fine. Very frustrating. The report that comes up is as below: Process: Adobe...
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Low quality image to vector. Help needed.
Hello, I'm trying to convert this .jpg image into vector for a large print for decoration. The image has poor quality and when I try to use Image Trace the results are not satisfactory. Do you have any...
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Issues when opening EPS files
HiI'm encountering a problem when opening a EPS file in Illustrator for editingwhen I open the file and ungroup the object the stokes are all messed up and broken.As an example the light colour in the...
View ArticleWorking with a Sheet of Icons
Greetings I have a sheet of icons that I'd like to recolour and export individually. While I now know how to recolour the icons, I'm not sure how to individually export them into their own files. The...
View ArticleIllustrator help with Artistic effect Sponge
Hi, I am creating a simple background using 'Artistic effect - Sponge' in illustrator CS6. I took a simple Khaki box and put it through the effect. I like how the effect looks, it turned the...
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