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This is a purchased file. When I group, duplicate, or print the colors of the individual letters change to a single color.
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If I find a layout example that I like and want to imitate the grid layout whats the easiest way to go about it? Right now I have the example on a layer and just putting ruler guides on it to figure out how many columns. The rows I am finding tricky as I can't seem to find a consistency. I am lining rectangles up along... |
I've come across a very strange issue with Illustrator. When I start the app the default stroke alignment is set to "Inside", which is strange as I read that it should be "Center". This is what my Stroke panel looks like just after resetting the Preferences:
This means that I can't use Expand on any new object, only E... |
I'm 3D printing an object from a s schematic of its cross-section.
Using inkscape I'm able to turn schematic into a vector graph consisting of 2 B-splines. But when it is imported into the CAM tool (Solid edge) as an DXF file, I found that the B-spline is converted into many disconnected line sections, which makes it u... |
Using Adobe Animate HTML5 Canvas which employs Create.js/Easel.js.
I have the following code which drags an object around a circle.
Works Ok, but the object should only be moveable when the cursor is over the object; object being streakRotatorKnob.
var knob_X = 454;
var knob_Y = 175;
var radius = 80;
root.streakRotato... |
I'm new to Illustrator. I downloaded a stock image of a bubble popping from Adobe (link), but I need it in a sprite png format with transparency. When I open it in Illustrator, there appears to be 1 artboard with a bunch of layers on it:
The first row is in one group, and the second row is in another group. And then t... |
I'm trying to blend the outline of some text, and I want the outline of it to kind of look like it has some depth, like in this picture.
However, in illustrator, the blend tool never makes a proper infinite blend, just a really really high amount of steps that looks infinite. In practice there's not really a problem bu... |
Note that I'm not referring to the shiny / chrome look, just the actual shapes themselves.
It's hard to even find the words to describe them — I'd say tangled-looking / tribal-esque shapes.
I can't quite tell if they were made in 3D software, but I feel that is irrelevant.
Do I just need to bite the bullet and sketch t... |
I have a logo composed of two colors with transparent Background. Colors going from one to another with gradient tool. How can I change those colors to different ones?
Here is the image:
I want logo colors to be from yellow on the top to blue on the bottom, and Image to still stay with transparent background and all a... |
Gimp version: 2.10.30
OS: Arch Linux
When I try to draw using the clone tool, I just get a message saying "Set a source image first". I'm holding down Ctrl while clicking to select a source, but it's not letting me draw once I select the clone source.
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I was trying to learn how to do this in Illustrator.
But instead I'm getting this.
I don't know how to make the transformation effect in front so it stays visible when I color the square. Pretty sure it is a dumb thing, but I can't see it.
Thx for the attention.
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I defined a format:
As you can see Cursive is enabled and Bold is disabled.
When I apply this format to a text line, Bold is applied but Cursive is not
As you can see in the first screenshot, this format is based on the format p. When I for into the p settings, there is not Bold defined. This Bold is coming from nowh... |
Alex here with a question, hoping the creative minds here can help with. Thank you in advance!
I design a few icons in Adobe InDesign in the interest of time for a publication, but now I was asked to share them in an "editable" format to be used in a different file in Adobe Illustrator. I tried all the option that InDe... |
I'm currently using Inkscape to make some sketches as reference frames and simple drawings regarding space and orbital dynamics. But I've some difficulties when I have to draw an ellipse, its focus and its other geometric characteristics (I mean to individuate the focus by mathematic point of view). I don't know if in ... |
For a few days now, when I double click a group (to enter it) everything else disappears.
Nothing double clicked:
First floor group double clicked:
This happens only on one Project. Other Projects behave as expected: By double clicking a group everything else gets less saturated but stays visible.
What did I do and h... |
What are the differences between syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic function? I do not fully understand these functions, and more so when it is in an advertisement.
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I want to create an arrow that behaves like a solid arrow but is hollow inside.
How can I draw a hollow arrow in Inkscape?
Is there any straightforward way to do this other than using path and union?
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I want to change color of the blue part of the wall to match with white part. What is the best way to do it?
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I have three frames, which are labeled "A", "B" and "C" in the screenshot below. I want all of the following to be equal:
Distance from left edge of page to A
Distance between A and B
Distance between B and C
Distance between C and right edge of page
So far, I have been able to get (2)=(3) using the distribute horizo... |
I drew a picture of my (future) living room and manipulated the photo's brightness and contrast until I arrived at the attached sketch.
I managed to replace stray colours in the palette with Colors --> Map --> Colors Exchange (not without carefully noting the HTML colour notation, as the colour picker was of no use her... |
Why I can’t erase or cut gradient mesh in Adobe illustrator?
regards,
Saeed
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This tutorial shows how to draw a Fibonacci spiral in Inkscape using an extension.
https://youtu.be/4NXuo8fe7kk
However the extension crashes in my version of Inkscape (1.2-alpha).
Anyone know of a different technique for drawing the spiral?
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Some letters in devangiri may appear on top of each other, or maybe next to each other with both of them halved. Like this: खा. This is actually a combination of 2 letters,ख and ी. I'm working with fontstruct, and I was wondering how I could replicate this myself.
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When I have selected a text object and use the text tool, the insertion point is not having a visible cursor.
When I type a letter, I see one cursor blink and then the cursor turns invisible again.
After one blink, the cursor is not visible any longer.
Is there an idea behind not being able to see the cursor?
How do... |
I'm trying to put together a diagram in Adobe Illustrator, and I'd like to be able to move things around freely so I can find what works best. For instance, I have the following diagram
and I'd like to be able to move things around. I've been careful to put the arrow in the center of the two boxes very carefully. I'd ... |
Here's my actual object:
It's 100x92,071px. I'd like to select (and export) a 100x100px box/viewport, with the image centered horizontally/vertically. i.e. increase the canvas, keeping my object centered (and not stretched).
How can I do it? I'm using Illustrator 23.1.
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I have created a path, say a square. I have then applied paths effects, e.g. lattice deformation, which has turned my square into a rhombus.
If I now select the "Edit path by node" tool, I see that the nodes are still those of the square, plus those of the lattice. This is also the case for a duplicate or a copy of tha... |
If I have two virtually similar files:
1200DPI Bitmap TIFF, placed in InDesign with 100%K
1200DPI CMYK TIFF, same art as #1, lineart thresholded and now at 100%K
And both are on white backgrounds (so no need for the benefits of Bitmap having transparency), would there actually be a difference in submitting to the pri... |
I have placed a SVG logo in my InDesign doc. It is completely white. I selected to edit in Illustrator, as I want to change the white to yellow.
I've tried edit colours and the 'recolour artwork' option is greyed out, or if it lets me do it, it does nothing to the artwork.
I swear this can't be that difficult – it's SV... |
I am creating a PDF document in which I need to include some annotated, syntax-highlighted source code. The individual code snippets should be PDF files with selectable text, so no .png or .jpg images. Some examples of how I would like the result to look like are at the end of this question.
As I have no graphics desig... |
New to graphic design, I'm wondering if there is a way to go about creating this kind of old roman or byzantine era-esque mosaic tile effect in a less time intensive way? I've seen brushes for sale, but can it be done without purchasing any additional materials? Other than mapping out an image block for block, I'm a bi... |
I would like to reach the same effect on the sides of a simple polygon, as this below image shows:
I have created a shape in PS, and it has some kind of "semi-transparent" edges, but not like this.
How can I get this effect?
Based on @wolff suggestion I have added the Gaussian blur to a copy of the shape, but somehow... |
I am trying to trace the below image (jpg).
But it isn't coming out right at all.
Thanks!
Original Image:
Traced Image:
Settings:
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I can get the current images open using gimp.image_list() but how can I export them to a single pdf? The function pdb.file_pdf_multi_save() does not work. I do not intend to use ImageMagick, not sure if it still works either.
This is not properly answered in this question: Export multi page pdf with gimp
from gimpfu im... |
In the book Design Elements by Timothy Samara, Mr. Samara depicts a spectrum for the representation of images, ranging from pictorial (literal/concrete) representation to non pictorial (abstract) representation. Both these territories contain sub territories, denoting/describing the "mode" of representation. Please not... |
I am Greg. I am trying to find out if Adobe illustrator, or any other software will do the following: I have a pencil hard-copy drawing, and I want to scan it into the software then I want to program to change all my pencil lines the same width and the same darkness for me, but otherwise make no changes to my drawing... |
I wanted to fill a shape which I draw by adding some lines in InkScape:
In spite I have set Close gaps options to None.
I want to achieve something like this:
But without the lines and without those white gaps shown above. Lines are only used for guidance the filling, but I don't want to bother coloring the lines, as... |
I have a layer in Photoshop which contains some foreground graphics:
I want to copy this layer to another document (which contains the background: exactly same size, solid color):
How can I paste the foreground onto background to preserve its position?
Now, if I copy paste, my anchoring is rebased to the foreground c... |
Is there a Figma plugin for generating tints & shades of a color that would be the same as the ones produced by Bootstrap's "mix" function (as shown here — https://codepen.io/emdeoh/pen/zYOQOPB)?
I've tried some Figma plugins that generate tints / shades, but the results seem to differ from what I'd get through that C... |
I have this very simple bitmap:
My intention is to create a nice SVG from this.
Although I traced it with InkScape, but it created too many points and I would like to know how can I draw this from scratch with using basic tools only: circle, and Bezier curves and lines.
I am at this point:
But I have no idea on how ... |
I am trying to use the font "Microsoft Sans Serif" in an application where numbers are of high importance, and am facing one single issue:
Using the development tool's default font size, the comma and the period are hardly distinguishable.
Below is a heavily zoomed screenshot using font size 8 (height 11).
This font i... |
I am using a font (the lovely Sprat by Ethan Nakache) for a project and cannot get it to work in InDesign – it doesn't show up in the Type menu. It appears and works fine in Illustrator as well as Photoshop, so I am a bit confused about it not working in ID.
Things I have tried (so far without success):
add font to Ap... |
How do I embed (link file) one svg in another?
If it's not obvious, then I'd like to keep it vectorized (when saving as pdf from inkscape) rather than rasterized (using <image>).
Duplicate:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/71654338/embed-an-svg-in-an-svg
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I realize this is subjective in nature and more opinion-based perhaps. I'm seeking "best practices" from experienced designers.
Hired to create a piece for a client using similar copy to what's on a web page.
While working through the piece, you find a number of copy errors. Mostly of the "spellcheck won't catch that"... |
My Illustrator working profile is set to sRGB/Coated FOGRA39 and to preserve embedded profiles. Conversion Adobe ACE / Perceptual.
I did a test. I made a print ready PDF in two different ways:
In the first I linked an sRGB psd-file to the layout and to the second I linked a PSD already converted to fogra cmyk in Photo... |
I have an icon which utilizes 3 variants of the same basic color (at least it seems).
This is the basic color: #7646be:
1st variant (darker version): #582299:
2nd variant (lighter version): #c4acff:
My question is how to get the very same color "variants" for a different color?
For example this is another base color... |
How can I create a perfect cylinder with an outline like in the picture below using inkscape? The underside needs to be a slightly darker color than the top part so it looks like 3d.
Thanks in advance.
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I designed 5 Google ad banners on photoshop ( first time creating animated gifs for Google Ad) and I wasn't aware of the requirements. The size of the banners were very big between 200 and 1500kb. I don't know how to optimize and reduce them on photoshop. I tried online with gif convertors/compressors but the image qua... |
When I'm working in an art program on my computer, be it Photoshop, FireAlpaca, or just the whiteboard app that came with the computer, the colors look fine. However, when I save the finished image and open it back up in the pictures app, the color appears a lot cooler and harsher than I wanted it to be (and in one pie... |
I am just wanting the gradient bar slider to stay when I am using the gradient tool. Whenever I click and drag it disappears? I am not sure what it is called but I found an image in the photoshop application it looks like this.
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could anyone help me? I need to achieve a similar effect to this illustration for a client and I don't have much time. I want to apply some kind of effect to a photo (probably a black and white photo) to colour in areas of clothing with bold colours --like it was done manually in a magazine print or hand-coloured (it s... |
The material design color palette for Inkscape:
https://github.com/drac/Material-Design-Color-Palette-for-Inkscape
Has a location for OS X, but not for MacOS. Anyone know where to install the palette on MacOS?
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I'm using a PowerPoint template (and a very old version of PowerPoint - 2007).
When the presentation is played, the text on a slide comes in stages as I move through. I want to “flatten” (if that's the right word) the presentation, so that when playing the presentation, there is only one “page” for each slide, so “what... |
I am new to Inkscape (though I have experience in other vector drawing software), and am facing the following problem. I am tracing a street map for a town using a bitmap from OpenStreetMap. I am using bezier curves for the roads. Different roads have different colors and sizes, shown in the figure by the green and yel... |
Is it possible to define a color palette in Photoshop or Illustrator and use them as reference colors when filling objects? Sort of the behavior CSS classes have, where if you change a color in a CSS class, all tags with that class will be affected.
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I have this line and i want to make it thin at the both ends. How can i make that? Is there a version of width tool from illustrator in photoshop?
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In GIMP, I'd like to pin together two layers at a point so that the two layer can be translated horizontally and vertically together but there is a little more freedom in the rotation. Like a ball-and-socket joint, there would be one pivot point at which they are fixed together, but the layers are free to rotate relati... |
I have a tree:
Which will be going atop some dirt, and I'd like to apply a gradient opacity transition effect to the bottom, to make it look like the tree is "in" in the dirt. If I have a selection like this:
How can I go about selecting the outermost 4 or 5 pixels, and applying a gradient opacity effect from the inw... |
I have an image in my xcf file that is too dark at some region, then I change the brightness and contranst of that image.
But, after I done path, now I want to change the brightness and contrast really-really back to original or normal. How can I do that?
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I am applying pathfinder- minus front to cut out some shape. Then I notice the common border the shapes share are more bold/thick than rest lines/borders.
At first I thought am doing something wrong, Then I activated outline mode, zoomed 64000% and then I notice lines are not placed on each other accurately! Common li... |
Following up from an earlier question, I am tracing a street map for a town using a bitmap from OpenStreetMap. I am using bezier curves for the roads. Different roads have different colors and sizes, shown in the figure by the green and yellow lines. I have also created a bounding box for the map, shown in graphic as a... |
I have 4 rectangles:
How can I make the bottom ones (2,3 and 4) to take all the width provided by Rectangle1 equally?
I.e. rectangles 2, 3 and 4 must have the same size but I'd like to have no spacing in between them, and also I'd like Rectangle2 to start where Rectangle1 starts, and Rectangle4 to end where Rectangle1... |
I have a fairly simple drawing in InkScape:
These are 3 equivalent paths, copied from the first one.
Line weight is 1pt.
When exporting this image, it results 3 different shapes:
If we look closely the bottom two blacks (especially their bottom lines):
I have tried first with default export settings, and then I trie... |
I've been using figma a lot on work but now interested for Open Source alternative. Is there anything like that?
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Is there a way to scale the combined size of the fill and the stroke to certain dimensions without affecting the thickness of the stroke?
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I have some text and a shape created in photoshop. I am trying to do some blending options to the shape and then merge it into the text, so that the shape disappears, apart from the bit that is inside the text.
How do I achieve this?
This is what I have right now:
I want this rectangle to disappear into the text so I... |
I'm currently designing a custom font that includes a large number of ligatures using FontForge. While nearly all the defined ligatures function, there's one class that doesn't render as expected in Chrome (or any other tested browser) despite functioning correctly in the Metrics preview in Fortforge. The font is compi... |
When I click the "Channel" dropdown in the Curves tool in GIMP, the available options are "Value", "Red", "Green", "Blue", and "Alpha". However, I do not see any way to adjust Hue, Saturation, or Value curves. How do I do this?
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I don't understand how to make these blurry shapes. Should I use PS or AI? Thanks in advance
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Does anyone know how to write/draw like in this video? https://youtu.be/L4faHv_iRtU
The way he writes letters (e.g. e, sin, x...) seems "sticky" and I really want to know how to achieve this technique.
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I have following photo, I would use a text on the left side, but neigther white not black fits well. Is it any trick / filter I can apply to make look good?
Try to use this image: https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/dating-at-bar-gm471094306-63343095
I woudl buy the image without water marks later.
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If I save an SVG of an Illustrator graphic it is unsatisfying. How can I save SVG files with complex graphics with shading and 3D effects?
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To help me find Contrastive/Complementary colors, I have been relying on websites like https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/3815, https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/5159, https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/8084, https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/16445, https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/... |
I just recently bought a UV light box. I’m wondering how long to expose Speedball emulsion in this UV light box. The lights are about 6 inches (~15 cm) from the glass top, so basically the lights are underneath the glass top.
I tried three minutes the other day, and it worked out pretty well, so I’m wondering when I ge... |
I am asking merely about this Hue/Saturation method (described here as Method 2) — NOT the Layer method (described here as Add a Layer Mask). I know the Hue/Saturation method is worse, because Hue/Saturation doesn't let you adjust Lightness independently. If you do, you wash out the shadows.
Question 1. I picked blue... |
Goal
I want to cut out a horizontal (or vertical) slice of the image so that it is fully removed and the image has reduced dimensions. I would like to do so in Photoshop CS6.
original
target
Approach: Snagit Editor
In Snagit Editor, there is a "Cut Out" tool that does exactly this.
Approach: Photoshop
I am able to d... |
As you can see on the object to the left in the picture below the horizontal lines is perfectly centered relative to each other on the horizontal axis. How can I do the same on the object to the right? I have selected the 2 nodes on the top of the object but how do I center them vertically relative to the bottom 2 node... |
I generated several figures for a manuscript using Lucidchart and exported these figures as PDF. Because the journal I am submitting to requires images to be in CMYK color space, I used GIMP and the Cyan app/plugin (for OS X) to import the PDFs and export them as TIFs in CMYK color space.
The automated image checker fo... |
I am trying to recreate the below icon in Figma. I have the background color (#F3764A) but since each Dimond is transparent, I cannot get the actual hex color or the opacity which make recreating it really hard.
I tried getting a approximate color and changing the opacity but nothing works.
Somehow, this was the best ... |
Say I'm using a single colored square - Red. I want to create a circular (clock style) clone of the square. Each clone being a different shade (from red to yellow and back to red, for example.
Say, 24 clones, 15 degree shift, 360 degrees total.
How would I go about accomplishing this?
Maybe a Path Effect might also wor... |
Is there a way in adobe illustrator to change all same letters to a specific colour, ideally based on a rule.
For example look at the image below:
I'd like to have a "rule" (something like character styles) where by applying it to any text it would change each letter colour as in the rule automatically. An ideally too... |
When cropping a large number of images in Adobe Bridge via Camera Raw, it would be a great time saver to map a keyboard shortcut to the Done button in lower right corner.
The Enter (Return – on a Mac) key closes the Camera Raw window, but it also opens the image in Adobe Photoshop, which is not desirable.
Is there a w... |
I have an existing Photoshop file which contains several layers. Each layer is a square shape filled with a solid color. I want to change the color of the squares to Lab values. For example I want one square to be filled with L=50, a=0, b=-20. How do I do this? I am a Photoshop novice.
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I'm looking to try to replicate the halftone/bitmap effect on the t-shirt reference, so as to do my owns ~ in time ~ with such cool visual effects :))
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I would like to increase the border width of a yellow image border and perform this action within a batch process for multiple similar images within Photoshop.
So far I performed the following steps and tried to save them as "actions" to allow their use in batch processing:
increase canvas size around the image with t... |
I have an illustration with two compound paths which are on separate layers.
What I would like to do is to have one sub layer with both compound paths.
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My dev team need icons without padding, so I want some bullet points so I can convince them of the importance of padding in icon design.
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I'd like some help on a logo design I have going for my gaming studio - something about this doesn't feel like a cohesive whole. My instinct is to look for a font that matches the aesthetic of the mark but any additional pointers are welcome.
Thanks!
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What is the best way to describe these type of visual patterns of diagonals stacked on top of each other? Is this a type of style or pattern with a proper name?
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I am trying to make a basic cartoon soccer ball with a hexagon and pentagon pattern using Inkscape and I was watching this Adobe Illustrator tutorial because I could not find a tutorial for Inkscape: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9L6RdHBQtY and at the time 3:50 in the video the teacher uses some tool called 3D resol... |
I am preparing figures that will be displayed on screen but also printed in black & white. These figures contain several 3d cube shapes that need to be distinguished from one another. Here is one example:
There are too many cubes (5-6 in general) to be able to choose colors that will stay different enough when convert... |
Good Morning,
I am wanting to make a LED sign that uses a 6mm wide led strip with the text "Mi Frijolito", that looks like this, which is 1.5m long and 0.5m wide.
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So the main issue I am having is I don't no how to make the cutout of the LED strip match the text design but also have equal spacing while the cut being... |
I'm trying to figure out on how can I make symmetric Bezier curves.
Symmetric here means something different than InkScape's interpretation:
Consider this path segment:
I want to make it symmetric to each other like this:
So I'm looking for the key-combination or technique to grab only one side of a path, and adjust ... |
As a Windows 10 user, I found Inkscape is easier to learn as its commands and menus are intuitive as opposed to Adobe Illustrator.
For instance, in the case of Adobe Illustrator, as a self-learner, a simple copy-paste operation takes several days to learn (actually, I still don't know how to do that). Because, if there... |
I'm trying to figure out what this font is. It looks similar to Cormorant and Adobe Jenson, but it's not quite it. I've attached the example. Thank you! I really appreciate it!
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I have two simple paths:
As you can see, the circle is not quite matching to the corners of the 2nd shape.
Closer look:
I converted everything into paths, but I can't realise how can I make that small move on the circle upwards to match these 3 lines?
So to illustrate: how can I move the circle up to make the red dot... |
I am not sure what to call this problem, but the laser printer (HP Color Laser Jet Pro) is doubling some of the print where it shouldn't be in a faint way. How could I fix this, or what is this problem called? Thank you!
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Whenever I create a new text frame it creates inset spacing as a default and I have to keep removing it. I am not sure why, I have made some text boxes within the document have inset spacing and maybe its remembering that, its not part of any character or paragraph styles I made and I tried creating a text box with no ... |
I would like to leverage the might and convention of Apple's standard colors, however they only provide one shade per color. I would like to create about 10 shades per color for light and dark mode.
Has somebody made such a palette?
My initial thought was to convert the system colors to hsl and then apply increments of... |
I purchased and adapted a vector graphic in RGB that I want to send to a printing bureau. The directions state:
When uploading:
Convert text to outline
Remove template lines before saving
Keep the provided file dimensions
Use 300 dpi as native resolution
Apply FOGRA 39 color profile
Avoid cropping marks and color ref... |
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