Recent content by samjazz

You don't even have to change it to Outlines. Go to Object/Transform/Shear.

Here's a method that works pretty well. http://teom.coningham.net/ai-cs2/gradient-following-a-path

Nice explanation, Andrew. (sorry, don't have a thumbs up icon thingy, so get a star)

I'm a little unclear. Are you looking to find a print sevice or a hardware suggestion? If it's a service, what end of the world are you in?

Do you want to omit the overlapping areas, or just join the the two? To omit, create the outlines, and with the Pathfinder palette open, select both text outlines, and choose Exclude then Expand. To join, again select both, and hit Merge on the Pathfinder. Either way you'll end up with closed...

Good explanation, and method, Bert.

For Windows type guys: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Others/Font-Utils/Font-Frenzy.shtml For us Macheads: http://www.linotype.com/fontexplorerX

In addition to what Jim suggested, CS2 tends to be resource hungry, with Live Paint, Live Trace, advanced text engine, etc. One commonly noted culprit is the font stack in your system font directory. Try paring back the number of fonts on the start-up with a font manager, which you can turn on...

Without a doubt, use the rounded rectangle tool, set to paths (adjust the radius on the option bar). Convert the path to a selection. Make sure the image has been elevated to a layer (Alt+click)or(Option+click for Mac). Hit the Layer Mask button on the layer palette.

That's a brilliant method, Bert. I've been scratching my head for ages trying to figure out an effective way to create an offset vector halftone. Other suggestions have been super labor intensive. Thanks for this.

You gotta love a boss that throws you into lake, wearing lead boots. May as well add, "re-bore the motor in my car", "teach the dog to play the Chineses national anthem on harmonica", and "translate War and Peace to Klingon", then come see me after lunch for something else to do!! Anyway, a...

Good stuff Bert, thanks.

That's an interesting technique, Bert. Never occured to me to use a grad mesh to distort text. Allows for a lot more control than a normal 'Make with Top Object'. Thanks for that.

You can download the Novelty Border brushes which are a set of pattern brushes. Included ia a good one for train tracks. This is from Adobe Studio Exchange, and you may be required to register. http://share.studio.adobe.com/axBrowseSubmit.asp?c=149

I was kind of intrigued by this question, so I opened up my son's Elements 3, and sure enough it can "Save As" PDF, which I thought it did. Not too sure what the question is, then.