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 to create an inverse path
I've got an svg in Illustrator, build from 3 paths. I want to create a path that is the complete inverse of the current paths. So everything that is transparent now - I want it to be white and the ...
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Illustrator 3D extruded paths overlapping contour
I made 2 paths, then take one on the each other, grouped and then used extrude and bevel fx. How you can see, in place where they're overlapping you can see the countours of the top path. How can i ...
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How can I create this warped circular text?
Someone asked me to recreate a logo in Illustrator.
The original logo was made with an old commodore 64 computer.
I can't get the logo rounded / stretched.
Original logo:
Logo that I created yet:
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How do I find out what color mode an image is in Illustrator?
I am using one image. I just want to know in which format it is: CMYK or RGB? How do I find this out in Illustrator?
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Circular Bend Shape
I'm going to try to replicate this tutorial on creating a wobbly slide show but instead of a square svg, I am trying to use a circular shape.
The square image is comprised of the below:
What would ...
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Resize to scale multiple layers at once in Illustrator
I have approx 20 layers in illustrator (a world map with layers for capital city names, small city names, rivers, oceans, etc). I want to increase the size of this map, so I need to increase the size ...
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What is the equivalent to Corel's "Collect for Output" in Illustrator?
Hi everyone I have been using Corel for years. I just started using illustrator though, and need to know, when I finish the design for print what to do. Currently, some fonts and images go missing. My ...
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How to 'power clip' images into an object in Illustrator
I've been working with Corel Draw previously and now i use Illustrator more.Still getting used to some of their features though. I want to insert an image into a circle I've drawn but i don't know how ...
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How do you define different art board sizes for a custom Document Profile in Illustrator CS6 on Mac OSX?
How do you define different artboard sizes for a custom Document Profile in Illustrator CS6 on Mac OSX?
The default profiles all have options for different sized artboards. It should be easy to set ...
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Extra space around shape when extracting a png
I have a photos, which I want to have in round shapes like the example presented below. Anyways, when making the clipping mask in Illustrator CS6, the extra space of the image around the circle stays. ...
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Illustrator's Unite Mode Fills In Whole Layer
I am trying to recreate this section in a tutorial I completed earlier this week. I start off with a trace I made that is comprised of paths and paths with custom width profiles and strokes applied. ...
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How can I delete these internal line segments in Illustrator CS6 (intersection of circle and rectangle)?
X marks line segments I would like to remove. At the end I would like to have one continuous shape.
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Export from Illustrator to Photoshop at a specific resolution
I got application design as .ai file, Adobe Illustrator. The design is for mobile application and I have a nice plug-in in Photoshop and Gimp that can easily export layers (and name them) to fit all ...
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Compress large PDF files in Illustrator
I have a large PDF file (5 MB+) which is generated from a large dataset. The amount of details in the plot are very fine, which makes it nearly impossible to handle in Illustrator.
I want to ...
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Outline stroke from path in Illustrator
I've made a path in Illustrator which I need to be outlined.
Quickest way to do this is with Outline Stroke, but then you'll get this united shape (see object in the middle below).
Is there a way to ...
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Which SVG features are supported by Illustrator? [closed]
I've noticed that certain SVG features such as @font-face w/ base-64 content and path fill styles do not seem to work with Illustrator. (SVG image not displaying CSS base-64 data URL encoded fonts in ...
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Is there a way to change the color of a .png object using Adobe Illustrator?
I just downloaded a zip file of .png banners and arrows. However, they were all created black. Is there any way I can change the color of the objects in Adobe Illustrator?
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How can I "font-browse" while in design programs?
I have noticed that certain applications provide a font sample when you use a drop-down to choose a new font. For example, when I'm working in InDesign CS5 I see what the word 'Sample' looks like in ...
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Illustrator: how to use the pen tool
Trying to learn Illustrator, I couldn't wrap my head around the pen tool entirely. I cannot seem to control the centering of the curve that results from 'holding down to create a new anchor point'.
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Difference between Gaussian blur tools in Illustrator
I want to apply a Gaussian blur to an image I imported into Illustrator. There are 2 tools from the menu, Effect-Blur-Gaussian Blur and Effect-SVG Filters-AI_GaussianBlur_4. I have applied both ...
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SVG image not displaying CSS base-64 data URL encoded fonts in Illustrator
I'm dynamically generating an SVG that includes text and a font using an embedded base-64 font-face with this method: How do I embed Google Web Fonts into an SVG?
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<style>
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How to open an Illustrator CS6 document in Illustrator CS5?
When I open an Adobe Illustrator CS6 document with the previous version, CS5, I get the error:
Created with a newer version of Illustrator
and can't use the file.
Is there a way around this?
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How do I create a rectangle with an open corner in Adobe Illustrator?
I'm brand new at creating icons.
I have an issue regarding changing the shape of a rectangle. The bottom one is what I have. But I'd like to change the rectangle to look something like the top ...
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Exporting hi-res png with small dimensions at exact size
I want to export an illustrator file...
In PNG format
Exact dimensions (55x20mm)
High resolution
72 ppi does not save at high enough standard. 300 ppi makes the dimensions too large.
The end user ...
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How to easily isolate parts of a shape to fill them with colour in Adobe Illustrator?
I am using Adobe Illustrator and I have a ribbon shape that I have created using the pen tool and line segments.
I need to know how to isolate areas so I can fill them with a colour and create the ...
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Amend the texts (font) in llustrator
How to amend the texts (font) in Adobe illustrator?
A letter and I want to remove the Horizontal line.
So it would be like this:
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How can I thread a compound path through a shape in Illustrator using masks?
Imagining that the blue shape in the attached is a bead and the black path is a thread, how do I create the illusion that the path is threaded through the hole in the bead using a clipping mask? Also, ...
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How to enable spell check in Adobe Illustrator CS6
I have a long, text-heavy brochure created in Adobe Illustrator CS6. I don't want to copy the whole text to a Word document to run a spell check. Is there any way to run a spell check without leaving ...
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IS there any way to place the symbol in its original coordinates in illustrator
Is there any way to place the symbol in its original coordinates? lets say I drew a path that have a coordinates of 3cm from the top right position of my artboard. and I make it as a symbol. now in a ...
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How do I create this kind of of overlap in Illustrator?
I'm looking to overlap two logos and have them separated by a slash as shown above.
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How to make an array of dots and paths with Adobe Illustrator?
How can I create an array or 'node net' of randomly sized shapes, with thin paths between them and dots where each path meets another path?
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How do I limit the number of colors in Adobe Illustrator?
I am trying the limit the number of colors used in my Adobe Illustrator file. I’ve created 10 swatches with specific colors that I’d like to use. I want all the colors in my illustration to change to ...
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Adobe Illustrator, is it possible to place one artboard on another in the same file?
I'm wondering if it would be possible to take one artboard and place copies of it on other art boards that would update automatically.
One use example is a sheet of mailing labels.
I do this ...
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Resizing text in illustrator, 5 to 6 point (some characters hidden?)
I have selected text and increased its size, eg, 5 to 6 point. Then part of text is missing.
The picture shows Porcupine. The letter 'e' is hidden after the size increase. I do not know how to fix ...
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Is there a way to change the widths of a compound path's strokes independently?
The stroke width tool in Illustrator features some really unpredictable behaviour when used on a compound path. When I change the width on one part of the compound path, Illustrator applies that width ...
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How can I export a PNG8 image with alpha transparency from Adobe Illustrator?
Coming from the mighty Fireworks, I'm used to exporting PNG-8 files with alpha transparency - for many graphics, it's PNG24 quality using less bytes.
But I can't see how to do this in Illustrator. ...
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Importing AI pages into InDesign
Is it better to save AI pages as pdf and then export them as jpg files for input into master indesign document? (Lots of photos, minimal text)
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How do I straighten a curved line in Illustrator and maintain its length?
How would I take this line and straighten it in illustrator without losing any of its length (Like if you held pulled a thread tight by both ends.)
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How to add detail and grit to vector graphics?
The National Poster Example http://www.dkngstudios.com/images/national.gif
Can anyone give me some tips or point me to a tutorial that can help me learn how to add details like grit and texture to ...
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Saving AI to svg
I created some art with a Rectangular grid tool. I created the shape, converted to a live paint and started my pixel art.
As I was done I tried to save it to SVG but when you open the image, it ...
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How to paste Chinese text into Illustrator?
I have a frustrating problem with Chinese text in Illustrator. I am updating some graphics by changing English text to Chinese. I have been provided with Chinese translations in a Word document which ...
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How do I reduce .pdf file sizes?
I had to add bleeds and enlarge an eight-page complex PDF. Traditional methods of working directly in Adobe or within InDesign were not feasible. I had to bring the PDF into Illustrator.
They involve ...
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How to create a shadow effect like sketch
I want to know how to how to create a shadow in Adobe Illustrator, like this
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Can you use Photoshop brushes in Illustrator?
Is there a way to download brushes into Adobe Illustrator?
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Double offset path
The offset path tool is new for me, I just used it a couple times and it works really well for me. But since a day ago every time I use it, it creates 2 paths, or maybe 1 big path.
Let's say I'm ...
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How to make a hanging icicle brush or graphic style in Illustrator CC?
I purchased a set of graphic styles for Illustrator. The set contains a style that applies a hanging icicle brush to any object, so that icicles appear to be hanging from any horizontal line of an ...
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import psd as text into illustrator
I have a psd file with picture and text, that I am trying to convert to svg - so the text will be scaleable. I am working with cs5. I believe you can export as svg from photoshop-cc now, but I dont ...
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How to prevent Illustrator CS6 to save internal PDF in AI files
Illustrator AI files have the ability to save a copy of the artwork as PDF internally in the same AI file. That option (saving internal copy of PDF) make the AI file bigger but it have some advantage ...
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Change table stroke thickness using swatches in illustrator
I am currently creating a large table and I would like to quickly be able to change the thickness of the borders to see what looks best. It is possible to quickly change the color of multiple items by ...
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Change all stokes and paths into a 'flat' vector shape
Is there a way i can flatten a vector drawing so it becomes a 'flat' vector shape.
What i mean by this is instead of a logo being made up of solid shapes, and stoked paths ie, different line ...
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