Questions tagged [adobe-illustrator]
Questions about Illustrator, Adobe's vector digital file editing, creation application and tools. Ask anything related to designing graphics with Illustrator.
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Wacom Tablet - Illustrator brush tool
I currently got the intuos art wacom tablet so still learning how to use it. I'm currently in illustrator trying to draw out a map and the brush tool is doing something weird and I cannot figure out ...
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Professionals: Would you choose GIMP over Photoshop and/or Inkscape over Illustrator?
I know Adobe's solutions are more advanced, but, as professionals, do you think you would survive (against competition) using GIMP and/or Inkscape instead of Photoshop and/or Illustrator for your ...
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How to align objects side by side with a specified distance between them in Illustrator?
I am creating an animated sprite list in Adobe Illustrator. I finished creating the sprites and used the Horizontal/Vertical Distribute Center commands to distribute the objects equally in some area.
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How to vertically center text in a box in Illustrator CS5
How do I vertically center text in a box in Illustrator CS5? I cannot find a way to do that; in InDesign, it's a click away!
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Create equally spaced circles around a sphere object
I'm attempting to create a similar graph to this one. Is there a specific way in illustrator to equally space the circles around a center circle?
What I've done is created the center circle, then a ...
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How to fit text box size to text?
I want to fit the artboard to selected art (two text boxes) - the text boxes are larger than the text inside them - how do I fit (shrink) them to wrap tightly around my text?
Illustrator version - ...
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Distribute objects along a path in Illustrator
Using Adobe Illustrator, how can I evenly distribute a group of objects along an arc?
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Merging separate paths in Illustrator
I have several circles that are set at type none color and 0.01 black stroke. They're all currently in paths (except two I made into compound paths). I want to know how to remove the stroke from the ...
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What does it mean when printers have told me my colour is not a Pantone colour, but in my file it is?
I've recently designed a cosmetic label for a client and I've given them the final file to have it printed at their designated printer companies.
But a few have them have come back and said that they ...
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How to draw isometric vectors?
I am looking for "built in" software solutions for Illustrator CS2-5 preferably.
I am trying to create these isometric illustrations for a web app. Right now I've manually set up a grid in Adobe ...
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4 colors/corners gradient with Illustrator or Photoshop
I should create a vector rectangle filled with a gradient made of 4 colors, one for each corner. I could just find some very generic information about using live blends, but I am not sure that is the ...
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Adobe Illustrator: Creating an helix
Can someone help me create a spiral (helix) similar to the one shown in the image? How might this be done except from drawing the curves perfectly by hand?
I achieved the desired result, but very ...
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Rounded corner shape with rounded sides
I'm struggling to make the below shape in illustrator:
Rounded corner rectangles are easy but I'm not sure how to round the sides easily as well. I would want these shapes to be easy to re-size ...
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Opening PDF in Illustrator breaks up text objects
I recently had to convert some PDF files to SVG, and did this by opening the PDF in Illustrator, and saving out to SVG.
The issue was that when Illustrator opened the pdf, many (but not all) text ...
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How to create a grain / noise effect in Adobe Illustrator
I want to create a noise effect using Adobe Illustrator.
Inside the hexagonal shape there is some kind of texture effect, I don't know what the name of this effect is:
How can I create such an ...
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Convert outlined stroke to single stroke
Recently I've been messing with Illustrator/Inkscape and trying to convert something like this:
to a single-stroked path like this:
I've searched a lot and I haven't found a solution.
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Can I just save files as a PDF from Illustrator?
I use illustrator a lot and I'm always exporting PDFs. Since the PDF is a "save as" rather than an export, I end up editing the PDF and saving out. This causes version conflicts. Could I just work in ...
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Shape gets distorted when adding stroke in Illustrator CS6
I very recently started learning how to use Adobe Illustrator (CS6), and just now I noticed something strange. When I add a 1pt stroke to my shape, it gets slightly distorted. This distortion does not ...
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Creating large banners to be viewed from a distance, at a size Illustrator can't handle
I need to design large banner, 40ft X 10ft, but Illustrator can't handle that size, so I create it at 1/3 size in Illustrator. Once done, I export a web image (JPEG), and set it to 100% quality. Then ...
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How to join two overlapping non-end points that belong to two paths?
Steps to Recreate:
Create a Rectangle without a fill but with a stroke (Empty rectangle)
Select "Smart Guides" & "Snap To Point" from the View Menu.
Select the "Line Segment" tool from the ...
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Adobe Illustrator CC Merge touching Anchor points
I have a vector file containing scribbles, where the lines don't consist of several anchor points but every segment is an own line by itself.
I need to connect these separate little lines to form ...
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Multiple images spread out inside circle using Illustrator
I have a group of 6 images that are masked in even-sized rectangles. I'd like those rectangles to be evenly distributed along the outside of the bottom half of a circle. Whats the best way to handle ...
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Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator: Transform type to give it wave-like form/flow
I’m trying to find out how I can use Photoshop or Illustrator to give a piece of type a wave-like flow (with an additional feel of perspective; essentially I would like to make it appear as in waving/...
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Grid-based design in Illustrator -- need help setting up a grid!
I'm trying to explore grid-based layout design in Illustrator to help me create mockups for prototypes. I was wondering if anybody here could help me set up a grid based layout easily in Illustrator ...
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How to create a gradient opacity mask in Illustrator
I was having an issue earlier, where I wanted to create a simulated reflection on the floor beneath a vector object made up of many smaller paths, while still maintaining full transparency of my final ...
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Photoshop layers into SVG paths
I have a set of Photoshop files which consist of a base image with a series of layers with colored overlays. The overlays are labeled using the layer names.
My task is to get these overlays as SVG ...
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How to draw circle tangents and removing the inner lines?
I'm new to Adobe Illustrator and I wanted to accomplish this task. How do I remove the inner lines in my drawings? I tried with all the pathfinders effect but it keeps removing my tangent lines (the ...
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How do I create a polygon tessellation pattern in Adobe Illustrator?
I have no idea what they call this so I'm not having much success with searching. But lets start with an example with this site:
Image from pixden.com
Does anybody know how to create this and if it ...
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Border on borderless pie chart, Illustrator CC
I'm an Illustrator beginner, and I have just made pie chart. I removed the borders but I still end up with a 1 pixel wide border between the pieces of the pie whenever I export to PDF or AI. Please ...
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Illustrator vector aliasing
How can I make my vector graphics anti-aliased in illustrator? My paths always turn out jagged. Is there an option like in Adobe Fireworks to smoothen[remove the jaged edges] my paths?
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How was this mosaic graphic of Jimi Hendrix created?
I found this image long time ago, even if I search with the google images search I could not find the creator to ask him/her how this was created.
I do not think it was created manually. It looks ...
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Illustrator - Delete points but keep curves
I am used to editing vector graphics in FontLab, which allows you to simplify vectors like this:
The behavior I'm used to
If I delete a point from a curve, the program will roughly maintain the ...
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I want to warp text in a custom shape but I don't want it to be distorted
In the logo I'm making, there is a circle which has text wrapped around it on the upper half. I used the warp tool but it distorts the text and doesn't give the desired effect.
I can't use the type ...
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How to make an irregular blended circle effect?
I am trying to create an effect like this one in Illustrator, but I haven't been able to achieve a great result. I would really appreciate a little help, even if it is just the name of the effect. ...
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how to quickly create many arrowheads on a path using illustrator?
My question is simple. How to quickly create many arrowheads on a path using Adobe Illustrator? like this
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How can I make a Tartan Design in Adobe Illustrator
I generated on the internet this tartan design:
Now I want to get this design as a vector graphic built in Adobe Illustrator. Is there a trick to get 45 degree lines on the squares?
Or does anybody ...
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How do I use pathfinder on multiple objects?
I have some text. I changed it to outline. Drew a rectangle on it. Selected all and then pathfinder->minus front. I got a weird result. How can get my desired effect in this way?
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How to create a line graph around a circle
How can I recreate this chart (wave line) around a circle with actual data in Illustrator?
Or is any other way to generate vector format? I need this for print.
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Anamorphic Perspective in Illustrator or Photoshop?
I'm trying to find a way to distort artwork to emulate those crazy chalk art pieces you see all the time, like this:
I know how it's done:
...but I'm wondering if there is an Illustrator or ...
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Adobe Illustrator: Making a shape appear to be "carved" into a surface
In Adobe Illustrator, I am trying to create a set of shapes that are supposed to look as if they were carved into a surface, i.e. stone (the shapes will also have a Grain-Effect applied to them in ...
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How to bind line to rectangle
I want to create some kind of flow chart with Illustrator CS3. In other programs it is possible to bind a line or arrow to a rectangle and whenever I drag the rectangle, the binded line is adapted in ...
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How to bind the endpoint of a line to a rectangle/circle in Illustrator?
I am a beginner user of Illustrator and I like it a lot. I also like to make concept maps like this one:
I was wondering if there is a possibility to easily create and modify concept maps ?
The ...
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Why doesn't my opacity mask fully hide my object?
I've got a problem with masking. I've made an object and masked it over. The masking effect is visible, but it should go behind the object. The transparent part should be at 0% visibility, but ...
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Objects do not align precisely in Illustrator CC
I am trying to make a logo with a pattern of varied transparencies since the client wants a transparent png logo. No matter what I try, I cannot get the squares to line up perfectly. It looked fine as ...
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Problem aligning overlapping corner points in Illustrator
I am drawing some overlapping paths in Illustrator. However, some anchor points of different paths do not align correctly, they create some rugged corners. I tried to manually adjust the points with ...
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How can I fit as many letters into as tight of a space as possible in Illustrator
I have a text which I outlined and broke into individual objects.
I want to fit this text into as tight a space as possible without overlapping, rotating or moving the letters around. The text doesn'...
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Clipping Mask, Pathfinder or Compound Path?
I'm sorry for such a generic title, but I couldn't figure out a title that would make sense with what I am trying to do.
So I am a novice when it comes to illustrator, but I am trying to cut out the ...
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How to save a sharp logo for my website
I'm pretty new to photoshop and illustrator and trying to create a simple text-based logo to use on my web site, for example: http://codepen.io/d3wannabe/pen/BWrbZa
You get wildly different versions ...
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Imperfect overlay Illustrator
I'm trying to perfectly overlap two images, one complementary of the other, but apperas a white stripe in the conjunction of the path, all points are perfectly aligned how can I fix?
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Opacity Mask With Multiple Images (Illustrator CS5)
I am trying to do an opacity mask and it is driving me crazy.
Bascially I have a layer of ice. It's four different pictures of ice overlapping each other so it looks like a whole bunch of ice. I want ...
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