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 add multiple strokes aligned 'outside' to a type layer in Illustrator CS6?
Trying to do something which seems so simple and failing badly. I have created a simple Type layer.
I need to add two strokes to the layer. But I would like the stroke to be on the outside of the ...
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Pressure-sensitive freehand drawing of vector paths that are editable with the Illustrator Width tool?
In illustrator, you can do pressure-sensitive drawing with the Blob Brush tool (if you set Width to Pressure in the settings from double-clicking the icon). You can also fine-tune the widths of paths ...
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Illustrator: shape dimension and resize
Is there a way in Illustrator to know the exact dimension of shape in pixel and possibly to resize it down to different (but precise) dimension?
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Illustrator, Save for Web: keeping Art and Type optimization separate in one go?
When exporting for web in Illustrator, there's the ever familiar Art Optimized and Type Optimized rendition schemes (apart from None).
Both schemes have their own perks on different types of elements....
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What's the best way to make attractive charts?
I have a bunch of pie charts and bar charts to make up for a client. They have given me the raw data and they want them made up attractively and easy to understand.
Does this mean I have to work out ...
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How to display spacing information between the two elements in adobe illustrator?
When I hold down Ctrl in Photoshop it displays spacing information between the layer that I have selected and other nearby layers.
Does Adobe Illustrator a similar function to this?
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How can I align text in a text area vertically, in Illustrator?
how can I align some text in any text area vertically? so I can align a label vertically and Horizontally in any text area, as if i align the text in a table cell.
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How reliable are the colour blindness previews in Illustrator and Photoshop?
Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator have options to preview what artwork will look like to people with red/green colour blindness (protanopia and duteranopia). How reliable are these previews?
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Illustrator: Quick way of removing redundant anchor points after unifying shapes?
Except for manually removing redundant anchor points that gets added when unifying two or more objects, is there a quicker operation to wipe in-between anchor points?
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Create frozen screen effect
Is there a way to create this effect in Photoshop?
I could duplicate the same image over and over again, but that's just wrong. There should be an easier way.
Edit: Use of Illustrator and MS Paint ...
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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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How do I make an incomplete circle stroke for a donut chart?
I'm trying to emulate this type of stroke:
So far, I've only been able to pen over the stroke and try to Minus it off (though I'm a rookie and still don't understand the whole pathfinder tool ...
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How to add a DOUBLE outline to a text or a shape in Adobe Illustrator ?
I am creating a logo and I would like to put a double outline on it, do you know any clever way to do it ?
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How do I italicize fonts that don't have an italic variant in Illustrator?
For example, how do I italicize the font Impact (Regular) in Illustrator CS 6?
I can't find the italicize option in the character panel window.
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How to create "wave"-like type in Illustrator
I managed to create a text following a wave pattern in After Effects using the CC Cylinder effect but I can't find how to replicate it in Illustrator. I tried the Map Art effect under the Extrude and ...
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Make Arabic text show properly in Adobe Illustrator
Arabic text doesn't show properly in Adobe Illustrator. Even with a font that supports Arabic text (e.g. Arial), the text is back to front (left to right, not right to left) and the letters don't join ...
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Arrow head brush distorted on a curved path
I'm trying to create a dashed line with arrow heads along its length in Illustrator. I don't think it's possible to do just with dashed line options (is it?), so I'm trying to create a brush which ...
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Changing Color of Path Guides in Illustrator
Not sure if "path" is the right term here... I'm trying to change the color of the outline in Illustrator when using the pen tool. My border is set to black and the background of the artboard is white ...
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How to create a customized city map
Any ideas how to start making a customized city map (one example below). I'm fairly good in using Illustrator and Inkscape but I'm unsure what an optimal workflow would be.
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Preventing Illustrator CC vector objects distorting when scaled
I'm having some trouble resizing a group of vector objects in an illustration. These objects used to be lines until I expanded them into vector shapes, and before I scale them they look fine:
But as ...
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Why are the colors of certain PNG files getting distorted when opened in Illustrator?
I was trying to open an iPhone screenshot in Illustrator, but for some reason the colors are distorted. If I open the same file in any other application (Photoshop, GIMP, Preview, etc.) the colors are ...
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Illustrator: Move selected items to separate Layers
The title says it all. Is it possible in Adobe Illustrator to move selected items to new separate layers?
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Illustrator exporting SVG, viewbox doesn't match artboard size?
I'm attempting to output an SVG from Illustrator. My artboard is 256x256 pixels. The top left of the artboard is at 0,0.
When I export my svg, the viewbox attribute is 0.5 792.5 256 256. Why isn't it ...
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How do I specify the size of my artboard in pixels with Adobe Illustrator?
I'm creating a graphic for a website. When trying it out, I realized it was a bit blurry.
I asked a graphic designer the reason it was blurry, and she had stated the graphic may need to be larger, ...
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In Illustrator CS5, why are my colors dull when I export to png?
I'm having an issue with Illustrator CS5 that I've seen mentioned in many, many forums, but I haven't found an answer that has fixed my problem.
When I use Save for Web & Devices... to create a ...
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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 to snap to every half-pixel (0,5) in illustrator?
I am trying to optimise a vector graphic so it does align well to pixels but if I try to align-to-pixel grid I loose too much from the quality and I still need to be able to snap with 0.5px increments....
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Placed image doesn't show when saving as PDF
I am using Illustrator 17.1.0 to prepare some scientific figures. I have two layers: the bottom one has some placed PDF figures and the top one has annotations.
When saving this as a PDF, the placed ...
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small lines when printing to PDF from Illustrator
I have an Illustrator file that's behaving strangely when I print it to PDF. Basically, it adds small lines around shapes; I included a zoomed-in screenshot.
If I save the file as PDF, the lines ...
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spot color print - how to indicate white
I prefer to work with the web, so it's been forever since I've worked with a printer. Just received this message back regarding a doc utilizing white ink. How can I accomplish this in Adobe ...
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How can I create a circular zig-zag pattern?
I'm trying to create something that looks like this:
I can do the blue lines easily enough but I can't seem to get the grey 'circular diamonds' right.
No matter what I do, be it a diamond shape ...
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How do game designers create graphics for their games? [closed]
Lets say a game designer is going to create a new character for his game and now needs to draw the character using an art style that is a smooth (not pixel art) style. What would be the best way for ...
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How to achieve a repeating circular shape like the 'Sam Rockwell - Moon' poster in Illustrator?
I need help for making this circular shape in Adobe Illustrator.
I assume it is basically just making circle shapes over and over again using the strokes and putting it inside each other over and ...
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How to create an artistically posterized monotone portrait?
Can anyone please tell me what this greyscale vector style is called and how can I achieve it?
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I was informed I should put my image in Photoshop and adjust the levels and run the cutout ...
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How to achieve this rough borders and stippled illustration look?
Looks like some post effect or maybe another technique. How to achieve this, any ideas?
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How to make a hexagonal grid?
I'm trying to make a hexagonal grid, I want each hexagon to be it's own shape, with no extra paths.
I've tried a bunch of different methods to create a hexagon grid, something like this (where each ...
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How to create an image with complex gradient?
I need to create an image like this, but I do not know what software or technique to use. I tried to use the Mesh Tool in Illustrator, but the result is odd, also I tried to blur an image in Photoshop,...
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Transparent path/stroke fill in Illustrator
This is an odd request and something I've never had to worry about in Illustrator until now. I'm building out a logo that will be printed on a shirt. Instead of having a solid black border around the ...
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How do I bulk-select consecutive target layers in the Layers panel in Illustrator?
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
In most UIs, selecting item 2 and shift+clicking on item 6 would select the following:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
but in Illustrator when you click on the target icon in the Layers panel to ...
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Is there any way to add a new page to my work in Illustrator ?
Is there any way to add a new page to my work in Illustrator ?
I've seen these buttons on the bottom:
I guess they are for the pages ?
thanks
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Illustrator stroke color appears lighter than same fill color
When I apply a color with the exact same RGB as the fill for 1 shape and the stroke of another, the shape with the stroke shows a slightly lighter color. Why does this happen and what can I do to ...
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How to Draw Perfect Curves in AI?
A perfect curve looks something like this image:
When I try to draw a similar curve shape in Illustrator, I couldn't get the above effect. It's just about 85% perfect. As you see closely, there are '...
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How to disable Align to Pixel Grid in Illustrator [duplicate]
When I create a new document, this option is available, but how to disable it, when the document is already created?
I can select shapes and disable it via the transform panel but not for newly ...
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Reset/avoid distorted Illustrator graph text labels after scaling?
Adobe Illustrator's graph tool is... special. A veteran of many software updates (successfully surviving all of them unscathed...) one of its many quirks is that you cannot resize a graph object that ...
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Illustrator Text Bounding Box Resize
I have an illustrator file, and I need to resize the bounding box of all the components, without changing the size of the text. Is there an easy way to do this, or do I have to go and rewrite all of ...
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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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Adobe Illustrator vs Adobe Indesign for brochures
You may know me (not that I am worth knowing) from my first question. I am a noob in web design, graphic desgin, font theroy, color theory, guess all of the mixes that are crucial. My expertise (...
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How to turn a path with straight lines into a curved path automatically in Illustrator?
I know how to do this manually, but I need an automatic way (either a script or just a command in Illustrator).
Here's a line like the one I mean. Notice how it's all made of straight lines (The blue ...
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Add a hyperlink within Illustrator [duplicate]
Is it possible to add a hyperlink to an object or a layer within Illustrator CS6 for a later SVG export?
I know about the possibility to manually edit the exported file and wrap elements with an <...
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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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