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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How do I make the letters seem as a part of the entire type set?
Tldr; Help me identify elements/qualities in "I" that makes it seem belonged to this set
Greetings
I am a design enthusiast, and to understand typefaces, I started 36 days of type.
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Aligning circles on diagonal edges
I'm having trouble finding a successful way to get precise shape snapping in Illustrator.
I don't know how to get circles to align with each other when along a diagonal edge, like in the hippo ...
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How to correctly recolor in Adobe Illustrator?
I have an SVG ( http://www.feingeist.io/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Polygon_grey.svg), which I want to recolor.
Initially, I wanted to achieve this by using CSS function
background-blend-mode: ...
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Text not showing up on illustrator file
I am a beginner to illustrator. I attempting to add text using the text tool. I am successful doing it in the practice file, but same actions don't work in my "live" file. Below images show ...
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How to reset a graph in Illustrator
If I use one of the graph tools, typically I don't get the results I want by changing settings and need to use the Direct Selection tool to move/change some things around.
Sometimes I want to revert ...
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SVG for WPF from illustrator – URL?
Has anyone got some fool-proof settings for exporting SVG files from illustrator for WPF environment dev buttons?
Specifically, I'm being told by the developers the icons with a gradient are ...
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Create SVG asset library with Illustrator
I'd like to use Illustrator to generate a set of assets for use in web. The idea is that I would define one or more defs that could be called upon late.
It seems this is not the intended use, and to ...
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Illustrator CC Radar graph tool - cannot override calculated values
I am using Adobe Illustrator CC on a Mac Pro and trying to modify a radar graph.
I have created a radar graph with two sets of values plotted (two columns of data in the data table, and one column ...
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Printing an illustrator template as a brochure
I have an illustrator template brochure with pages inside one view, Can i print this as brochure
without putting each page on an individual view?
here's what I have
https://prnt.sc/sd5gka
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Editing SVGs created in Draftsight with Illustrator
I made a design in Draftsight saved it as an SVG file and imported it into Illustrator to make a vector poster. I separated out the elements to keep things organized. I seem to be having issues with ...
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Distributing objects between guides not working properly
I've had this issue with Illustrator 5.5, 6 and CC, usually I work around it, but today I am sorta frustrated with the issue and decided to try and find a permanent solution.
It doesn't happen all ...
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Apply layer level opacity settings to individual objects in layer
I have an issue when editing my final work for print in Adobe Illustrator CC regarding Opacity Settings. If I have many groups of objects where the opacity is set on the group level or layer level (so ...
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Order objects according to their place in Adobe Illustrator
I made this collage with CercleFill Script in Adobe Illustrator, it's a great result but the cercles are in random order, I found an other Adobe Illustrator script that can order layers alphabetly, ...
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Clipping will be lost on roundtrip to Tiny
I'm trying to open a client SVG format image into illustrator, however I get this message "Clipping will be lost on roundtrip to Tiny" which means some parts of the image aren't clipped to where they ...
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Pantone gradients methods without causing breakout
Customer orders a 2 color PMS print. Black and PMS 801 C.
Provided art is a CMYK gradient. Example below.
In the next example below, converting the gradient to Black and PMS Blue not only looks ...
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How can I recreate this typographical style? What effects/processes should I use?
I have been scrolling through various places on the internet and I've come across this typographic style multiple times, and I can't work out how to do it. Can anyone help??
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Positioning logo's of different sizes inside rectanlge
I have a bunch of logos of different proportions that need to be positioned inside a rectangle. I can do this by hand so the layout is not as chaotic as it would be with a center/fit placement.
Is ...
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adobe illustrator script that saves low quality pdf?
How would one alter the preset script (Illustrator CC) or is there a script that can batch save a bunch of pdf's in low quality from some ai files? If anyone has such a script please add a link or ...
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How to limit number of frames when exporting Aftereffects as image sequence?
I am very new to Aftereffects and need to know - I have succeeded in exporting my animation as an image sequence (the setting PNG sequence) but it exports A LOT of images, because it is exporting one ...
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Do plugins/scripts exist for roughening paths in Illustrator?
I would like to know if any plugins or scripts that exist beyond using Illustrator's Effect > Distort > Roughen ? Illustrator only comes with a single roughening algorithm, and I'm trying to explore ...
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Problem with bold line in pattern after I export file from Illustrator into Photoshop
I made pattern in illustrator, imported into Photoshop and I get bold line over all edge lines.
How to remove that problem? Don't know what to do.
I turned off AA in general settings and in ...
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Shape outlines show through on other shapes in Illustrator
I started getting a weird issue where outlines of shapes that are behind other shapes are showing through. I tested if it happens in a new document and it doesn't, so it must be something strange ...
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Exporting SVG in mm instead of px in AI
I am trying to export my vector graphics as SVG. Inside Adobe Illustrator everything is just right, measured in mm. But when I use the "save as" option it always converts it to px (scale factor around ...
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How do i place a 16bit bit image into Adobe Illustrator without it converting it to 8bit?
How do i place a 16bit bit image into Adobe Illustrator without it converting it to 8bit?
i have "Googled" all over the web, but i cant find anything on changing color depth of a AI file to 16bit
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How to copy illustrator opacity mask via script?
Situation - I have a group that contains some objects partially covered by opacity mask to emulate blurred edge. It is very easy to copy-paste such group in Illustrator - and copied group contais the ...
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Why colors change when I export from Illustrator to Photoshop?
I am working on a Illustrator file that I need to export to Photoshop to edit.
When I'm exporting it changes the color of my black and it becomes quite dull. The same thing happens when I export it ...
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Why is my text changing color when placed over a shape in Adobe Illustrator?
Both objects have 100% opacity. The text is definitely in front of the rectangle. What is happening here?
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How do you apply a ID to a layer in Illustrator?
I've purchased an AI file of UK postcodes; pictured are the layers it uses with each area named "Path"
I want these to be assigned an ID when I export as an SVG, so that I can apply ...
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Why picture rotates automatically while doing image trace
I wanted to practice some image tracing and I wanted to adjust some colors etc. But when I try to edit an original photo in Photoshop, the image opens as rotated, and after the changes it also opens ...
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How to mirror/flip the whole artboards in illustrator document at once?
I have 60 artboards in illustrator with different objects on them, some of the objects aren't centred. I am trying to reflect each individual object along the X-axis of its respective artboard. I have ...
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Set each letter to a different colour based on a rule
Is there a way in adobe illustrator to change all same letters to a specific colour, ideally based on a rule.
For example look at the image below:
I'd like to have a "rule" (something like ...
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Illustrator: Saving CMYK document to PDF, color change to RGB
I am having a strange problem.
I double-checked, and my document is set to CMYK, and I am using a specific ICC profile as well. I have some other documents where I am doing the same.
Oddly, I thought ...
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Drop Shadow outside the canvas when exporting in Illustrator?
I am trying to export the canvas of an illustrator file only to svg but when I try to open the file, the drop shadow of the objects in my file are still visible outside the canvas. I am relatively new ...
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How to create a scale-break on the y-axis in Illustrator?
I would like to create a chart in Illustrator (not yet sure if it will be an area chart or a stacked column chart), but need to "skip" some values (as in this question on English ...
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How to make custom brushes work in Illustator with automatisation
I want to make a rectangle with a custom brush applied (so I load my custom brush library), and it works fine for the first image, but if I do that in automatisation, it does not load my brush for the ...
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Is it possible to join multiple text characters into one curved path in Illustrator?
Other than creating an entirely new curved path and entering text, is there a way to combine separate text characters into one path? I know it is possible to outline them first but ideally they would ...
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SVG Artwork file size is huge, using texture brushes
I need help with SVG file size. Looking to use SVG Illustration artworks on app, msite and website.
We are using texture brushes for outlines of human figures and objects in the artwork.
The file size ...
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Wrapping custom symbols around your drawing in Inkscape
In Adobe illustrator, one can create a custom symbol and then wrap it around any surface (say a face of a rectangle or a sphere). This feature is most likely under the advanced option of 3D and Bevel ...
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How to prepare full bleed stickers to print in AI
I need to prepare stickers with lots of detail for printing. The trick is customer want full bleed. Is there any smarter idea how to do that in AI than drawing it by hand?
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How do you make multiple line stroke edges touch in Adobe Illustrator?
I created some lines with the pen tool, and I want to make the edges of the stroke align in Adobe Illustrator.
I can use the up and down arrows with my keyboard, but it does not touch or overlaps. I ...
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Can't export 300dpi jpeg in Adobe Illustrator
I have an A4 size artboard with pixels as the units that I want to export as JPG at 300dpi. Whenever I try to export, it asks me to lower the resolution. At max, I can export at 150 dpi. Why is this ...
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Change Decimal Place in Adobe Illustrator
I want to make literally everything in Illustrator to work with only one or two numbers in decimal place. Is that possible? I've tried googling but it looks like that everyone wants precision and not ...
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Adobe Illustrator CS6: Selecting an individual segment of an illustration
I am making an illustration of a hot air balloon in Adobe Illustrator CS6. I am following this online tutorial.
I have the following:
To get to this stage I have followed these steps in the ...
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Move complex vector illustration from Photoshop to Illustrator exactly as it appears?
I created a detailed vector illustration in Photoshop because I can't stand how Illustrator's Pen Tool behaves (more explanation at the end of the post)*.
Here's a section of the illustration:
It's ...
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How to automatically generate text that adopts the same name as an imported image or Excel file in illustrator?
I have a lot of product photos to edit in Illustrator.
I want to create several artboards with one product image, and then one text box for each artboard, but I need these to automatically adopt the ...
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Illustrator brush and pentool line. Visually same thickness, why there is a difference in points?
I created an illustration using pentool and brush in Illustrator. While I was trying to asses if the thickness of lines would be good enough for the printer I realized that my lines made with brush ...
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Bleed lines in Pixelmator
I designed a label for printing in Pixelmator. If the printers don’t have Pixelmator they can’t see my layers... How do I save it that someone using AI can open it?
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Is it possible to import my own SVG into Canva
I'm trying to figure out a way how to import my own vector SVG graphic to Canva.
I've tried numerous tutorials on creating SVG files from Adobe Illustrator, I've tried numerous Ai to SVG convertors, ...
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AI: How to turn blotchy lines resulting from an image traced illustration into clean geometric lines that look good when zoomed in
Note: I am not a graphic designer. I would consider myself to be somewhere in between beginner and intermediate.
Although these are different drawings, both are vector and both try to achieve the ...
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Adobe Illustrator - importing DXF files from QGIS3
I am trying to import .DXF files into Illustrator which are produced by QGIS3, when creating the QGIS3 dxf output there are many options to choose encoding types of the .DXF file.
All options that I ...
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