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 change the colors of these lines from Adobe Illustrator?
I would like to change these colors of the lines in the red frame, from Adobe Illustrator. Is it possible?
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How do I prevent opacity shades from getting darker when overlapping each other in Adobe Illustrator?
Here is my current project:
How do I prevent the darker black underneath the bowl? Both layers are at 50% opacity at #000000.
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How to create a product mock-up template in GIMP (or another app)?
I'm trying to create product mockups for snowmobile vinyl wraps, and need a template to start from. Unfortunately nowhere I've looked has had templates ready. YelloImages said they could make some, ...
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how to export svg with only lines in illustrator?
i need to have the design of my project in lines, polygon,and polyline, but it makes them paths, it's possible to doit withouth editing the svg code directly?
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Brush Opacity changes after Making Mask in Illustartor
Following this great tutorial by Gigantic about creating "grainy gradient", I face a problem after masking.
I have two layers: 1st one is the object itself which is a [Rectangle] and another Group ...
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Unsmooth text when printing work created with Adobe Illustrator
I create worksheets for my classes with AI. These usually consist of pictures in color and text. I have the following problem on Mac when printing with my laser printer Brother L8900-CDW:
Using the ...
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Copy from Photoshop into a grid in Illustrator
I'm a biologist. What we often do we copy "spots" of yeast plates into Illustrator. The problem is, whenever I copy a "spot" from Photoshop it goes in some pretty random place in Illustrator. What ...
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Editable PDF export for Client with Affinity (Do not want to use Illustrator)
I am learning Designing and looking in affinity designer. I want to create simple editable PDF (only name and few words may be editable) by client.
As I understood AFfinity does not provide way to ...
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Is there a way to find the font used in this image? [duplicate]
Which font is used in this image or how can I find?
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How to reset Rectangle Grid Tool in Illustrator?
I pressed some keys (C, V, F) while holding the mouse and making a grid using the Rectangle Grid Tool. It changed the width of the columns/rows (see image). Now I don't know how to reset it. I want ...
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adobe illustrator export from eps
I'm newbie with adobe illustrator and I have eps file which contains 3 banner and I want to export each of them separately but it export them with 2 issues
images are not in center
images have extra ...
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How to create editable tables in Adobe Illustrator?
Is there any way to create editable tables using Adobe illustrator ? I would like to populate the table rows and columns with data from an excel sheet.
Things I have done so far :
Created a text ...
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How to “sharpen” the corners/curves of a curvy or Sans-Serif font glyph?
Either in FontLab or Illustrator (probably in Illustrator is best), how do you take a glyph such as the following, and automatically (or semi-automatically) make the curves and corners more "serif" ...
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Illustrator: Expanding Blended Strokes
so I got a bit of a cartoon wing type situation going on here.
I drew this with just the standard pen tool, and I don't really know anything about how wings are supposed to look like, still I ...
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Ai 6 created DXF as splines, but I need arcs and lines
My design is a loose irregular circle with an internal design made up of round holes - numbering hundreds. I exported the Ai file (1MB) as outlines to .dxf, ending up with a 3MB file. The intention ...
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Is it possible to make auto page numbering for Adobe Illustrator artboards? [duplicate]
I am using 'Adobe Illustrator' for designing inner pages for books. In Indesign I was able to make the page numbers auto-generated. Is there any similar or any way to the same task on Illustrator?
(I ...
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How can I improve at drawing calligraphic font glyphs
Here is an example font glyph that's reasonably complex:
You'll notice a few things about it:
Continuity. It's not built out of primitive simple geometric objects like circles and triangles like ...
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How to get font glyphs out of OTF/TTF font and into Illustrator
Currently what I have to do is open up a font file (OTF/TTF) in FontLab, then click on a specific glyph, then select the actual glyph in that window, then copy/paste it from FontLab into Illustrator. ...
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How to center a shape so it is “visually” centered in Illustrator
Say I have 65,000+ shapes (i.e. the CJK Unicode Characters as vector glyphs). I want to create a square for each of the characters and place each vector glyph within its square such that it is ...
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Save AI file without convert it to outline
How can I save a AI file/convert it to PDF with text (not to convert it to outline) because I need that PDF in searchable mode?
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Illustrator: Manipulate a curve that is part of a line while keeping it in the line
I made this image for making it easier to understand what I'd like to learn how to do:
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How to fix ink coverage over 320%
When preflighting a magazine advert, I am getting a warning about ink coverage being over 320%. The problem is that the colours causing this are in an image with a green filter. Unfortunately I cant ...
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How to save groups as separate assets with layers prefixed in the filename
I am trying to save illustrator art assets using the inbuilt Layer/Group hierarchy to determine the save location and file name. I believe this requires some Illustrator script.
In this case I have a ...
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All other things being equal, does printing an image from Illustrator instead of Photoshop produce better quality?
Say you have a vector image you open up in both Photoshop and Illustrator in DINA3 and 300ppi, wanting to print it in 300dpi.
So when it comes to their pixel resolution, they're the same and all the ...
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How to change color of multiple svg files in illustrator
I have more than 600 svg icons. Each one is separate files not combined, is there a way to change the color of all of it at once in Illustrator. I am using Illustrator CS6 version. is it possible ...
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How to Keep Symbols/Paths aligned in Illustrator (like for a font)
So I have these two glyphs in FontLab:
Notice that the 3 shape is slightly squished in the second glyph. This is because the size of the whole second glyph is wider than the first glyph (before I did ...
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What exactly is an Illustrator Artboard
I am taking the plunge and going to learn Illustrator by focusing on some of the fundamental elements I've heard about or seen here and there in tutorials but never fully grasped.
First up is ...
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How to efficiently work on resizing glyphs in FontLab
I'm wondering if people use Illustrator to design the actual font-glyph, and use Illustrator until the glyph is fully developed, positioned, etc.. Then only once the glyph is basically done do you go ...
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How do I make the tip of a vortex appear under the rest of the image?
I'm trying to replicate this image I found on the internet in Adobe Illustrator CC 2019:
When I made my Vortex by using the 3D Resolve effect, I couldn't get the tip of it (In the first photo, the ...
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Why is my gradient printing like a faint white box? [duplicate]
I am trying to print from an Illustrator file and my items with gradients/shadows look fine on screen but when printed I get a faint white box. What setting am I missing??
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Export AI from Ilustrator to SVG looks blurry and pixelated
I am trying to export an AI file to SVG in order to embed it on an webpage. AI file is located here (diente.ai).
Whatever options I choose in export menu, the svg file always looks blurry and ...
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How do I get Illustrator to export to the same pixel dimensions as my Photoshop file?
I have a Photoshop file that is 7016X9933 pixels.
I have an Illustrator file that I want to use to generate some line art for the above Photoshop file. What I want to do is be able to export PNG ...
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How to curve the tops or bottoms of texts like this? [duplicate]
I tried googling letter art, but I don't know what it is exactly called, so my research was not fruitful. I'm talking about the part "Backwoods Distilling". https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/...
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Change SVG-file resolution (DPI) with Inkscape/Illustrator/script… efficiently!
Is it possible to simply open a SVG and save it with different DPI?
Since Illustrator exports with 72 dpi and Inkscape "imports" with 96 dpi, my artworks are rescaled. As I rescale documents manually ...
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Change Illustrators “native” SVG resolution
Even if only containing fully vectorized content, SVG files contain a resolution (in pixels). If saving as SVG from Illustrator (CS5), my Illustrator always sets this resolution to 72 dpi. That's what ...
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Problem of dashed stroke in illustrator between 2 characters ,when writing in Arabic font
I have problem of dashed stroke in illustrator between 2 characters ,just when writing in Arabic font like this picture.
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how to export files from illustrator to dwg
I´m a graphic designer who normally works with printing. I now have to convert an Illustrator CS5.1 file into dwg. When I do that the document size changes completely and most of the drawing is ...
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How to find RGB or HEX for Pantone colors for graphic design?
The client gave us the Pantone color codes. These are used on health supplement product packets printing. But the codes can't be used on social media designs.
Is there any way to find the HEX or RGB ...
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How to extend the circular line in this design?
I have downloaded some Illustrator template. I want to make the circular black line for Norwegian about 90%. How to do that?
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Vector shape is different than actual path
I'm totally perplexed by this. The vector path is at a different location and of a different size than the actual shape seen. I'm using CS6. I got this file from a client.
Under normal circumstances, ...
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Vectorised font not filling shape fully [Illustrator]
RESOLVED: I had problems with the rendering, switching to CPU rendering fixed the display.
I can't figure out what's wrong here.
I turned a font into outlines so I can adjust the shape a little more....
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How do I save a .eps at higher than max dimensions in Adobe Illustrator 2019?
I'm working on large wall graphics requiring dimensions that exceed the maximum possible for Illustrator. Is there any way around this while saving the file out as a .eps or .pdf?
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How can I make a group of blurry colors in Illustrator? [duplicate]
I have downloaded an asset that shows as the picture attached.
The image is slightly warped with the warp tool (U) (may not be the correct translation as English is not my main language).
I wonder ...
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Can I transform InDesign guidelines, rectangle frame tools and other guidelines into vectors?
I haven't been able to find any information or guide whatsoever to see whether it was possible to transform InDesign guides into vector lines. I am aware that doing this on Illustrator would've been a ...
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(AI) Making curves & angles more uniform?
I'm trying to recreate a motif based on some reference photos, like:
And this is what I have so far:
I'm going for a more precise and "sharp" look than the reference photo, where the motif appears ...
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How can we create this illustration in Adobe Illustrator?
This is just for learning purposes. Please see the image below. I want to know how to create this reel illustration in Adobe Illustrator. Your answer would be highly appreciated.
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How do I make distance between concentric circles equal?
I've been beating my head against this for a while. The reason the rings are not aligned is because I initially started the project in Photoshop.
How can I the change the distance between rings to be ...
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what should be the size of illustrator file for a panaflex of 10*12 feet [duplicate]
I want to print a panaflex of 10*12 feet. how should I set the size so it is not pixelated when printed.
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Critique - Is this font too light and small to read?
This is 3.5x2 inches business card. The font size of contact details is 6.5 pt currently. Personally I feel it is a bit small (I tested it after printing on a normal A4 paper in its actual size). It ...
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Is there any option in Illustrator to open raster layer's PSD in Photoshop?
As we know, in Photoshop, we have option to paste vectors from Illustrator to Photoshop and later we can double click it and edit-save in Illustrator to modify it.
Sometimes for print, I have to work ...
