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JETalmage replied to YIKES I need help!

"dsaf         After the above: 1. Select All. 2. Expand Appearance 3. Ungroup completely 4. Use Object>Transform>Transform Each"

in Illustrator 9 replies
10 hours ago
JETalmage replied to Methods for finding the circumcenter of any triangle or creating its circumcircle.

"You can easily automate this yourself within the standard feature set, without having to resort to a script, etc.   Draw a trinagle. Select"

in Illustrator 8 replies
18 hours ago
JETalmage replied to Converting layered psd file to vector?

"The misconception I mentioned is not uncommon among screen printers. The error usually stems from confusing the term "vector" with "line art"

in Illustrator 12 replies
1 day ago
JETalmage replied to Converting layered psd file to vector?

"If all you need to do with this particular task is print t-shirts, why do you think it has to be vector-based artwork?   It is a common mis"

in Illustrator 12 replies
1 day ago
JETalmage replied to How do I align groups on the page? (not individual objects)

"If you Group the constituent parts of the logo, make copies of the Group and then select the Groups (normal selection; black pointer), the a"

in Illustrator 10 replies
2 days ago
JETalmage replied to need to fill a lineart graphic based on its outline

"Here's a method I've used for that kind of thing since years before the flood-fill feature (LivePaint) existed. Carefully record an Action t"

in Illustrator 10 replies
2 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"If one of your previous examples was the result of tracing 72pt. Bauhaus93 in Illustrator, then I ask again: how did you do that? Step-by-st"

in Illustrator 81 replies
2 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"This PDF from a discussion years ago in this forum demonstrates some simple methods of using ordinary straightforward path manipulations to"

in Illustrator 81 replies
2 days ago
JETalmage replied to Accurate anchor handles

"Do you not know about Effect > Stylize > Round Corners? This makes perfectly rounded corners... Be aware: If by "perfectly rounded" you mea"

in Illustrator 7 replies
2 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"Ken,   That's what I was explaining here:   The tracing algorithm tries to match the resulting open paths' stroke weights to the thickness"

in Illustrator 81 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"Then you should compare the two programs when using Bauhaus93 at 72pt.   Far be it from me to defend Illustrator's overblown autotrace feat"

in Illustrator 81 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"I highly doubt that Corel Draw will get better results.   It's marginally better. Does a better job more often with right angles and crossi"

in Illustrator 81 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"Oh, give it a rest. Who do you really think you're fooling, Wade? You simply didn't have a clue that LiveTrace could work in centerline mode"

in Illustrator 81 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Getting lines between colors in Illustrator

"A local graphics person I spoke with suggested I would find my solution in Pathfinder, but I tinkered with that feature quite a bit and coul"

in Illustrator 8 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Reflection on material

"Newcomers to this program too often expect there to be some semi-automatic trick for every specific thing they want to do. It's not like tha"

in Illustrator 5 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Reflection on material

"Could someone give me some hints? Hint: You don't "add a reflection." You draw a reflection, just like you would draw anything else. Just u"

in Illustrator 5 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Perspective grid - move artwork with grid

"Press Shift when moving the Active Plane. Press Alt when moving the Active Plane to move it with a copy of its content.   I couldn't find a"

in Illustrator 1 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"Clearly only works with very certain fonts and probably you still have to delete the a pathe on top of another path. AGAIN, Wade, the origi"

in Illustrator 81 replies
3 days ago
JETalmage replied to Typography effect

"There is no centerline trace in AI   Yes, there is:     It's result—like autotracing in general—is often crap, but you can trace as cen"

in Illustrator 81 replies
4 days ago
JETalmage replied to Perspective Grid - Architecture

"The perspective grid feature is not 3D. It's purely a 2D construction; a digital emulation of the kind of vanishing point perspective one wo"

in Illustrator 1 replies
5 days ago
JETalmage replied to Color change problem

"If I change the original to CMYK, I get the dull colors as in the picture in the OP, but if I then change back to RGB, the colors change but"

in Illustrator 7 replies
5 days ago
JETalmage replied to Color change problem

"Aside from the color issue:   Once finished. I want to keep the Outfit (all layers except the Blank character on the base layer) & store in"

in Illustrator 7 replies
5 days ago
JETalmage replied to RGB CMYK preview

"...the reason i mentioned pantone was because that is pretty much the CMYK equivalent... Pantone is the CMYK equivalent to what?   ...typi"

in Illustrator 14 replies
1 week ago
JETalmage replied to RGB CMYK preview

"...print CMYK kinda dulls my stuff... Of course it does. Reflective inks simply don't glow. There's nothing your software settings--automat"

in Illustrator 14 replies
1 week ago
JETalmage replied to RGB CMYK preview

"Frankly, it's a bad idea. You really should not even strive to work in RGB when designing for print.   RGB to CMYK is not a straightforward"

in Illustrator 14 replies
1 week ago

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