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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Is there a way in Adobe Creative Suite to "share palettes/swatches" across programs?
I use a mixture of InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator to produce the vast amount of printed media I design at my current position and I find myself faced with copy/pasting color values from one ...
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What digitizer stylus would most naturally replicate the range of touch between a mechanical pencil and a Uniball micro-point?
I am looking to start digitizing my work by re-drafting it from sketch books. This question is less about specs and hardware and more about the feel of the media, both in terms of mechanical pencils/...
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Would Using An External Hard Drive As Scratch Disk in Illustrator Help?
Would using an external hard drive (Normal, non-SSD, 5400RPM) as a scratch disk in Adobe Illustrator help with the performance/speed of rendering? When I work with large canvases, Illustrator starts ...
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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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Fully Importing A Saved Colour Palette In Illustrator?
Is there any way to fully import a saved colour palette into Illustrator? I once saved a colour palette from one project and wanted to import the colours for use in another project, but I found that ...
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Is it possible to automate font substitution in Illustrator CS5?
I'm creating a custom PDF catalog by grabbing pages from other companies PDFs (I do have permission to do so) but I'm having problems though because I do not have the same fonts installed on my ...
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Reseources for learning Illustrator? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I get started with Adobe Illustrator
What are some good websites/tutorials/videos that will get me started with basic workflow concepts? I am not looking for "how to ...
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Translation of Hex Colours to RGB Colours?
Apparently Illustrator and Photoshop uses different colour settings - Illustrator uses RGB and Photoshop uses some hex/HTML-like colour system with a combination of letters and numbers. Is there any ...
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Keyboard Shortcut for 'New Swatch' in Illustrator?
Does a keyboard shortcut for creating a New Swatch in the Colour Palette window in Illustrator exist? I've been assembling over hundreds of new swatches today, and it has been especially tedious to ...
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Illustrator CS4: when I select an object with the Selection tool, and try and move it, it copies it instead [closed]
This is in a file originally created in version and installation of Illustrator CS4.
I have a simple text item with one character in it. Alternately, I pick a drawn element, doesn't matter.
I have ...
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Designing A Website from Scratch – Illustrator or Photoshop?
If I'm designing a website from scratch and I intend to slice it and code it up in Adobe Dreamweaver later, should I create the design of the website in Illustrator or Photoshop? Why?
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Illustrator: save a slice as PNG
I am slicing images from an AI file. How can I save the sliced images in PNG format? The only option I am given is JPG.
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Illustrator or Photoshop for Vectorising/Tracing in Print Images?
If I want to vectorise or trace in images that I have sketched, should I use Illustrator and use the pen tool to vectorise it, or use Photoshop and use the brushes to draw it (To imitate pen drawing)?
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How to create Illustrations and Art from Sketches in Adobe Illustrator
I have been using Adobe Illustrator to sketch and draw with my Wacom Tablet, I've gotten pretty good with it. But I'm having trouble figuring out how do I turn those sketches into a real Illustrating. ...
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What is the Slicing Option in Illustrator and Photoshop Used For?
What is the Slicing option in Illustrator and Photoshop Used for? Doesn't the Guides option provide such functionality?
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How do I get started with Adobe Illustrator?
I would like to learn to use Adobe Illustrator. I want to go from start i.e learn using each tool first and then move on.
Where can I find tutorials for this (Youtube is a good source).
I cant ...
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Can Photoshop be used for vector purposes?
Usually vectors are only created in vector-based programs such as Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape, with some limited support for drawing vectors in programs like Adobe Fireworks and Flash.
However, can ...
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Alternative to Adobe Illustrator
Can you recommend a good alternative to Adobe Illustrator?
I am learning vector based graphic design, but I am not ready to make such a large investment as to purchase a copy of Adobe Illustrator. ...
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