Posted by admin on Mar 11, 2010 in
Illustrator This tip is for Illustrator CS2 and less, which don’t have the stroke outside option…
To avoid type that chokes between its stroke lines, try adding a stroke that is double the size you actually need.
If you want a 2-point stroke, change the stroke to 4 points.
Then, make a copy of your text and choose EDIT – PASTE IN FRONT.
Make sure that the stroke is NONE, and you’ll see a much more presentable outlined type.
Before, with a 6pts stroke
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After, with a 12 pts stroke and a no-stroke black text on top
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Tags: Illustrator, large, outline, stroke, text, tip, type
Posted by admin on Feb 23, 2010 in
Tutorial Now, why didn’t I think of this earlier?? A popular urban design trend so easy you’ll be mad you didn’t try it before!
Check it out:
Tags: instruction, mask, swirl, texture, tip, Tutorial
Posted by admin on Dec 26, 2009 in
Illustrator Here’s a link where you’ll learn easily how to make a great vector image from a photograph you like.
Simple stuff, great explanation! Came in from Anidan Design.
Creating a Cut-out style Illustration from a Photo Template
Tags: cut-out, illustration, Illustrator, photo, tip
Posted by admin on Dec 2, 2009 in
Illustrator Sometimes when you attach a brush to a path, it doesn’t apply in the direction that you expect it.
- To remedy to similar situations, you can change the path direction of an OPEN path by selecting the path and then clicking at the end of the path with the pen tool
- If you are not the one who created the original path and don’t know which is the starting point, try both points.
One won’t work, but the other will.
Have another tip for this problem? Please comment !
Tags: brush, Illustrator, reverse, tip
Posted by admin on Dec 1, 2009 in
Tips and tricks I got a couple of techniques up my sleeve… Here’s the first one I chose to share with you 
Sometime you come upon an image who has moiré, due to bad scanning or because it’s a printed image re-scanned or… whatever! Here’s some fast ways to get rid of these “lines” in your photo.
- Apply a GAUSSIAN BLUR filter to a 1 pixel setting.
- You can also apply the DESPECKLE filter
- When you scan your image, you can reduce your moiré by placing it in a 30° angle
Tags: modify, moiré, retouch, technique, tip
