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How can I create this type of effect in Illustrator?
I am working with Adobe Photoshop CS4. I wanted to create a round button of size 20px x 20px. To be comfortable I have created a round button with the size of 200px x 200px. The image is shown below: The image is perfect. Now I want to resize this picture to 20px x 20px, because that is the size that I really need. Bu...
I wanted to create a mask that looked exactly like another layer that I have. How do I do that?
How can I make one clipping mask for many type-layers? I have many type-layers and I want one background(clipping mask) for all of them. Have tried a couple of things. First, tried to make all my type-layers a sublayer for the clipping mask, that did not work. Second, tried to merge all of the type-layers to one, did n...
I am considering a summer job in a camp, but part of the job description is to make signs, announcing events/trips etc. This is well within my ability to do, but I'm not sure where to start. I am fairly good with computers, but currently lack the knowledge to do what I need to do. I could use Microsoft Word/WordArt, bu...
Those that have seen the moodstream tool at gettyimages.com might have expected that there are better image classification and management tools than what is currently available in Adobe Creative Suite or other commercial or open source graphics programs. Even the Google search by image tool that allows you to upload an...
Is there a standard classification scheme used by graphic designers for icons to help identify the characteristics of icon designs? I am not referring to things that describe the physical characteristics (e.g. 32px x 32px or file size), but style characteristics or the nature of the image (e.g. noun vs. action or abstr...
I am trying to find symbols for hardware elements which are not usually visible and do not have AFAIK a more recognizable symbol, such as caches, pipelines, etc. It's in the context of a hardware-oriented application, so it does not need to convey the information for any kind of people, but for those which already expe...
I am an entry level designer contemplating a move to the country. This move would give me lots more time to work on my portfolio and develop my skills, but also isolate me from the more white-collar communities. I would be reliant on marketing myself online, at least for the first two years. Or I could stick where I a...
I've got two layers—a green one and a brown one. A little part of the green one is underneath the brown one. These are the layers—I need to get just the visible green part. The image shows the layers' borders when the green layer is selected. Well, I need to crop (or duplicate as a new picture) the visible part of the...
Do you know any fonts that mimic the typography from the Renaissance era? Time: 16th century Place: Denmark/Scandinavia The thing I'm working at is a logo for a Jousting Simulator. This game took place both in the Medieval era and the Renaissance era. I don't know if it's that important to use Renaissance typography (e...
This may be a basic question... but in InDesign, how does one determine the pixel size of a text box? Specifically, we need to write text to specifications of 600 pixel width, and have no idea a) how to scale a text box to specific pixel width, b) how to determine what word count we can fit in, and c) how to do it i...
I've inherited a file called Logo_Spot.ai. I'm putting together some print ads for my employer using InDesign CS5 and I'm copy/pasting the logo from Illustrator into a new layer in InDesign. For whatever reason (and this is the reason I'm here!) one of the letters is partially transparent. I've checked the opacity and ...
I am trying to come up with an icon that would capture the concept of "in use". I have a list of files, some of which will be used by other objects in the system, and I need a visual cue to present to the user that a given file is "in use" - i.e. has an established relationship/dependency with another object. So far I...
I would like to apply a single palette to multiple images, is there a way to easily save and retrieve a special palette in the save for web feature. There is this option that you can switch colors when you click on them, but can you store them? Or should I do this entirely different?
I'm used to making sprites – but read that SVG is the way to go. I'm creating a mockup for client and would like to show the custom icons made in Photoshop and now need to bring them back into illustrator for SVG conversion. I imagine there's a better workflow and I'm searching for some tips and techniques.
Is there a way in InDesign CS6 to add space between the text and its border? Or do I have to just make a shape behind the text instead?
I have a presentation in which I've used a different large photograph as a background photo on each slide. Each photo overlaps the slide bounds in a different configuration in order to align it as desired when viewed in slideshow. How can I efficiently crop each of these photos to the slide using a script (or other tec...
I have multiple objects that will have the same color, border color, brush and texture (with texturizer). How can I either save this as some default style, or copy everything from one object to another? The eye dropper will only copy the colors and not the texture and brush...
So I'm getting a little confused with radii in Inkscape. For quite a while I thought that this: was the same as this: ... But it turns out that overlaying them on top of one another reveals that they are different: (where the red is the rectangle and the blue is the path) Further analysis reveals that (after convert...
This is a course assignment (project) but with real client. The image shows the current logo, colourful text and the chimp as the letter "O". I tried to make the (O) chimp face like other letters but it looked weird. so I made it as it is now. I'm asking you guys to help me make it more appealing, the client insisted...
I have a sequence of thick segments of different colors, which overlap at the end points. It looks like this: I would like it to look more like a single path, like so (note the change in the corners): Is there a simple way to do this with illustrator? I can manually convert each segment to a rectangle, and then move ...
I am trying to reproduce this hard transition of colors with the gradient tool. I had this gradient: And what I need was hard transition between of the colors like here - What is the trick to achieve this hard stop?
I need to create a perfect circle with the bezier tool and not with the circle tool. The purpose of this is to later animate my svg with css.
I've just updated to CS6 and find that my old friend "variations" is no longer there! It was very useful for quick, small colour corrections or to use for a suggestion before the image was sent to the retouching department/services. I would like to know why it was decided to remove it, and on whose authority!
[History] How does one challenge oneself in design? Any ideas for creating problems in order to solve them, as described here and in other random places around this site? [Edit] This user needs both technical as well as artistic experience. This question is being asked by a new designer (maybe) with no experience, try...
This is a technical question about InDesign/PDF XMP metadata. I'm trying to build a simple document indexer in PHP, making use of XMP information in the files indexed; i.e. PDF:s exported from InDesign. When exporting from InDesign to PDF, information entered in the File → File Info dialog box shows up nicely in the ex...
Somebody can please tell me how to enlarge pixel art using Pixen? I've drawn something but i don't know the procedure to enlarge the image so that it can be seen in a normal size.
I'm looking to create an SVG background image for a webpage using regular hexagons in a tessellation pattern similar to the image below. However, I need the hexagons to interconnect so I can use the: background-image: url("path-to-hex.svg"); CSS pattern. I'd like to do this in Inkscape. I'm not sure how to "cut" the p...
I've been doing some preliminary reading on trademark law, and I see that a trademark with the USPTO isn't necessary to defend the uniqueness of your new brand name or log in court. The USPTO gives a list of reasons why you'd want to register, but with my project in question, I don't see many of them as applicable to ...
My co-worker sent me a file created with Photoshop CC that she swears contain vector layers with shapes in them. I am running CS5, and the same layers are showing up as rasterized. Is this a versioning problem?
Which google font is most similar to Avenir Next Demi bold?
I have a bunch of art boards that are sized to 88x88 pixels. When I export my art boards, all the images are sized as 88x88, where transparent pixels are surround my actual art work. Is there a way to export the images and have it not include the surrounding box? For example, assume all my art boards are 88x88 pixels. ...
I'm trying to achieve a certain effect with Photoshop. Basically, I want the edges of my shape to bleed seamlesssly into the background. I'm trying to achieve a "radial" gradient from black to transparent based on the shape. Here's a quick and dirty example. I can't use the gradient/radial tool because it is based on a...
I wonder how to achieve this look (website) -- the uneven shapes, edges, strokes and shadows -- or is it even possible in Photoshop? I couldn't find any similar tutorials or PSDs to learn from probably because I don't know the right keywords search for what I'm looking.
I used the pen tool to make a basic graphic in foreground. Then created a background using the blend tool with three different colors. source1 Then with both objects I made a clipping masks and it looks like this. source 2 Instead of the clipping mask occurring on the line it is somehow being created in between the ...
If anyone could help identity this bold serif font, it would help tremendously.
I am attempting to find a font that meets this criteria: I need it to be geometrical (the circles in the lowercase "d" to be a perfect circle) I want the fonts to be single weight throughout. As in the where the shoulder of the lower case "d" meeting the stem, it does not narrow. Same with the lowercase "n". These ...
I have applied a baseline grid to some text, but there is a gap between the two lines of text. I want the text to sit on the baseline underneath the top baseline. It has a character style applied to it and the point size is 12pt.
I've seen many advertising logos, they are quite simple and don't show anything related to advertising. I saw some with call out signs but this is not the only thing,i think. I'm curious to know about what should be there in an advertising company logo. Thanks
I have an Intuos2 that has been a nice, solid, tablet for years now and, as far as I know, I'm happy with it. Now, I say "as far as I know" because I've not had the opportunity to try anything new. I'm looking to ramp up the amount of work I do which would require a tablet and am wondering if I am crippling myself by u...
I have added a paragraph style that has numbering in it. I was wondering how I make the numbers come after the text? I have tried aligning the number to the right but that doesn't work.
Is it possible to record an action that sets the current color overlay (layer style) to the foreground color? Meaning, adding a layer style of type color overlay with the foreground color (without touching other layer style options). If not possible, how to be faster in editing color overlays, since it's in my opinion ...
Well, how to make image-2 from image-1 (in Paint.NET)?
I'm having an issue that I can't seem to get around. I wouldn't call myself a graphic designer, as I only use photoshop and illustrator in relation to web design, so I know enough to be dangerous. I've had an issue numerous times in the past when I use save for web and save an image as a png-24, it comes out blurry, ...
How do I find out what the high level differences are between two partially different PSDs? I can diff them as binary/text files, but I would prefer something like added layer x moved item y two pixels changed color from a to b or some graphic diff showing what is different in the different layers. Or is there some wa...
I'm working on a kiosk project where the fabric will be printed by sublimation. I know the process is totally different from offset but is the outcome similar? Do I have to watch out for things like: Different color gamut Certain colors difficult to render properly (like oranges in CMYK) Kind of halftones being used ...
I am following a tutorial set out by one of my tutors for a design course and as he is modeling the hair of his 3D model, the hair seems to go under, as it should be expected to. Mine turns out like this: So I don't know the best way to explain it but basically a element is shown as being on top when it actually is b...
I want to achieve "HATTERAS VILLAGE" logo's like look in my "High Maintenance" logo. Especially the colors of fishes and those water splashes. How can i do this in Photoshop effectively? I've attached "HATTERAS VILLAGE" and "High Maintenance" logos here. Any suggestions or techniques? Thanks
I was given the task to engrave an inscription in this font: Click image for full size But I have no clue what is written in it nor what font it is written in... Can anyone help me discover what font was used here? Thanks
I'm trying to come up with a scheme for emphasizing parts of a document. I want something more then just using an italic font as it could be a couple of paragraphs. Other parts of my document have strong emphasis as shown in the example below for a Requirement. I need another way to emphasize text; it needs to stand o...
If I have a 2D die-line of a product. What's the quickest way to turn it into a 3D mock-up? Preferably it should output to a popular 3D format like 3ds Max. Here's an example of the kind of dieline I'd like to fold into a 3D image. Sketchup looks good, but it costs several hundred dollars for commercial use. Is there...
I'm trying to figure out how to export multiple layer comps to a single psd in Adobe photoshop cc. When I use the "layer comps to files" script it exports each layer comp to it's own psd. Much thanks.
I have a video and I want to create the animated GIF from the part of the video using adobe photoshop CS6. When I select the frames and generate the GIF by setting the option of loop forever it works fine. But when I generate the GIF by setting the option of loop once, the generated animated GIF doesn't work in firefox...
How to draw an icon with rough background like that: Is it possible to do this with some fill tool?
I am attempting to alter the letter "e" in the font Arial. I want to match it in similarity to the "e" in Helvetica where the top of the tail is flat. I am using the direct selection tool but yet the curvature of the "e" changes slightly. Is there a way to flatten the tail without modifying the curvature. Here is an ...
I'm having issues since I upgraded my CS Suite with copying vector files to photoshop as a smart object and then saving for web as a png 24. The files look quite pixelated even though they are sharp in illustrator. The file is 152x152 pixels at 72dpi. I've tried: Ticking anti-alias Changing my settings in illustrato...
I have a compact left navigation menu that I've developed but I can't seem to get the coloring/depth just right with the different levels it has. At the basic level it looks like: When you expand the second level: The last menu expand ( typically not used ): I want to illustrate a clean menu, I've played around wit...
How to Convert a low quality Image into High quality Image in Adobe Photoshop?? Anyone Helps!!!!!
Is there a way to center your view screen to content of the layer. So when you have lots of layers and you want to know what does this layer belong too and is not named to give a hint. Then can't you just hold some key click it and it will take you to the content. It'd be very useful. If there is a script to do it..I'd...
I am willing to know the appropriate resolution for making panaflex print of about 5ft by 6ft or higher as billboard print.
So I'm trying to cut an image out of a solid background in Illustrator CS5 (Mac). I do this fairly often and my typical workflow is to: Place the image to be cut out on top of the background Group the image to be cut out if there are multiple pieces Select the top image and the background and use Minus Front on the Pa...
Is there any way to batch trace images located in a directory with High fidelity option? I created an action including open an image, image trace it with high fidelity option, save it as PDF and close. However, when I batch do the tracing for images in a folder, the output is only black and white ones. I reckon the op...
I work in CorelDraw CS2 on a PC and just accidentally deleted my color palette on the right side of my project page. It has all custom colors I've added over the years for projects and is actually a different set of colors found in the fill tool on the left. How can I recover this palette?
I've created a hue/saturation level adjustment in Photoshop CS6. Now I have a timeline with 2 frames. I want the second frame to have a different "Hue" value: As I change the slider, the change is propagated to all the frames in the timeline. Is there any way to prevent this?
I made an icon via combining multiple layers of shapes by using magic wand, rectangle tool and circle tool, all this in PSD. Now, how can i convert that into a vector SVG that can be used on a website or mobile app? I've looked at some similar questions such as this and this but because I'm a developer that is new to...
I often find myself in a situation where I'd like to check how an image would look like without the text embedded in it. I'm not interested in a neat result, just something rough but super quick and easy. Is there a plugin or something to achieve just that?
Sometime I just stuck at a point and my mind doesn't work for the designs. Then I go to google and find the things related to my project. Is it a good approach? Sometime( knowingly or unknowingly) I also try to follow the design I find on Google. Is this a good thing to do? I don't know why, but i don't feel comfortab...
Here's a picture from the walking dead: How do I easily repeat a face (in this case, Rick's from the Walking Dead) thousands of times in the pattern shown below? The path doesn't need to be exactly the same; it's just the general idea of a serpent-like path (if that even makes sense). I've tried doing it manually. Be...
I'm kind of new to this stack exchange thing so please bear with me! Anyway, I'm trying make a ribbon on Illustrator. Upon making this ribbon from basic shapes and combining them with the Shape builder tool, I end up getting these really messy/jagged corners, and I have no idea what to do and how to fix it... Any tip...
I am creating something for print that will be 160.472"w x 89.764"h. I'm not sure where to set these dimensions in Illustrator and set the dpi.
I actually made up this solarization effect, but it's based off a simple algorithm I hadn't seen before. The answer below explains how to get it:
I was wondering how the 2D animations in a real life video is made? Like this one http://www.adobe.com/in/solutions/digital-analytics.html - (watch the first video). There are many animations which are done in relative to real life objects. How these are done? What software are suitable for these? I didn't found any t...
I'm trying to get the image on the left a size that will fit inside an image mail merge I have created in Microsoft Word. The length for the image "box" in Word seems to be 358px long when I measure it, while the length of the image in Photoshop is over 400px. I'd like to get the 400px down to 358px, but I'm also havin...
As an extension to my last question, I just discovered the image processor script in CS6 to batch resize images. Seems simple enough - I apply to a folder with these settings: And yet the output for the few screenshots I have saved in that folder is all over the place!! Not only are all these images (and they're defi...
I have an old Freehand file I have imported to Illustrator cs4 and then open and save with Illustrator cs6. In Illustrator cs6 most of the text boxes have problems. The text overflows the text boxes, I mean that part of the text cannot be seen. For instance logos are without the last letter. If I adjust the text boxes...
I am trying to create a vertically and horizontally repeatable stained glass image using Photoshop CS5 and I have applied Drop Shadow, Bevel and Emboss, and Pattern Overlay effects to the one layer that I am using. After saving the image, I noticed that when I tile the image there is a single pixel border on the right...
I have a bunch of images (they are in-game screenshots) that are "watermarked" with the GUI (there are controls, stats, etc.) and I want to select the pixels consistent accross all of them. I messed with it in Photoshop and managed to somehow separate the GUI by loading the images into stack and setting modes of all la...
I'm in a corporate marketing department that has LOADS of logos for our main brand and all of our sub brands, departments, divisions, etc. The logos are typically the family name and the sub division under it (SMITH Brokerage, SMITH Administrative Services, SMITH Benefits... The name has been changed to protect the inn...
I am trying to create a pdf doc through Indesign. When I put an icon in the document, it gets pixelated. This is how I put the icons in indesign: ctrl + D and placed the icon. I've tried this too: view > Display Performance > High Quality Display. After doing this icon looks a bit nice in the indesign but looks very ...
I'm new to illustrator. I just want to ask how and what is the best way to make selection of certain part of shape in illustrator. Currently i'm just using pen tool and it's quite messy. In photoshop we can use the quick selection tool. Is there similar tool like that? For example i can easily make selection of the bea...
I would like to remove (like in cut away) a circular portion from a rectangle, leaving an open object. Tried using the Path > Difference tool, but it results in a closed object. Attached image (screen shot from Inkscape, edited in MS-Paint so looks bit crude), explains what I am trying to achieve.
I did a File > Place in my Illustrator document, and it is displaying the X frame over the thing, even after I press Enter. Unfortunately, I cannot select the text box or do any of the stuff I want to do on top of the image I am trying to place.
I need to scale an image up quite a bit and would like better results than the normal resampling... I remember a few years back in these situations I would use AlienSkin BlowUp at a place I worked at and it was pretty good. As there are a few plugins out there, I was wondering which are the better ones to invest in no...
I received permission to make some changes to the company's website. All I've done so far is change Font Color and Background Color. Doing so though made drastic changes in leading (line-height) and kerning (letter-spacing). I'm really not the greatest at web design, and have never gone from a dark background to a ligh...
What might this typeface be? It's used throughout this video. I'm primarily looking at the 'A', 'V', and 'W'. Any similar fonts would be great.
I'm trying to identify the font used in this heading from one of my son's DVDs: Whatthefont wasn't even close. Identifont wasn't either. Not one of the fonts either suggested had curved lines on the A and l. The i looks almost like Futura Extra Bold, but it's missing the whimsical curves and many of the letter forms l...
I have lot of objects which are bounded by opacity mask. I need to get rid of my opacity mask, clipping each object where it intersects with my mask. It is a lot of hassles to do it manually. Is there some other easy way? Some automatic clip of all objects?
I am not an expert photoshop user but have been trying to use more of it in what I currently do. I have a black and white image from which I am trying to remove all the white. I cannot use the magic wand/delete because the white is in literally hundreds of places and in some cases very tiny. Is there a method to str...
I have come to notice that certain HSV noise filter values applied to a uniform background colour look horrible when viewed on an LCD screen under certain viewing angles. This is more noticeable on (cheap?) laptop/notebook screens. Here are two contrasting specimen, made with the GIMP HSV noise filter for the RGB colou...
When I upload a GIF in Photoshop CS4, a window pops up that says "This is an animated GIF. You can only view one frame. Saving over this file will result in a loss of information." I clicked "OK", but then saw that the layer was named as "Index" and that the layer was locked. And, it only had one layer. I've read in an...
I just finished developing a game for Windows Phone 8, and now I'm searching for some optimization. In particular, since I don't understand much about graphics design, I payed a guy to make me animations of a guy, but I've done the rest by myself. I'm not satisfied about colors in my game. The game colors, essentially ...
Does anyone know how to create this black and white pattern overlay effect in photoshop? I've tried the film grain filter and the half tone pattern filter and I haven't been able to create the sharpness or clarity of the pattern in this image. p.s you might need to zoom in on the to see it.
Found many tutorials to create 3D text (extrusion, shadow, bevel effect etc.), but that is not what I am looking for. What I am looking for, is a way using which I could use text as "skin" to wrap over any arbitrary object. The simplest example I can think of, is the HTML5 logo: ...where the numeral 5, is wrapped as ...
I am trying to achieve something like this: Ref: https://www.flickr.com/photos/arkworld/481557288/in/photostream/ The guy who designed the above image said he used the bas relief PS filter and didn't use the high pass filter. Although when I try it with this image: I cannot achieve the desired effect: This is the c...
I am trying to batch process images that need to be cut into multiple smaller images. I have an action that opens an image, then selects a portion of it, copies, creates a new image, pastes, then saves that new image, closes it, goes back to the original, copies a new portion...and so on It properly cuts the original i...
I've made a map in inkscape and now need to change it to a bitmap or .png. The map will be interpreted by a computer program which will look for exact colors so the edges need to be crisp. when I export a .png with inkscape, use an online file converter or even take a screenshot it is always anti-aliased. help.
Is there a free software to draw following in ubuntu? How to color the overlap zone? I am not able to figure this out in GIMP.
None of the answers worked for me. My question is simple. In CS6 I want to create a rectangle box with rounded corners and a border. Can anyone answer it in a simple way that WORKS?
I am doing a project in my woodwork class and I need to split a design (in Illustrator) into multiple parts so that it can fit into the laser cutter. This is the design i used: Next I simply put it into Illustrator and deleted the pieces on it (after a live trace) and ended up with this: Now I have finalized that, I ...

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