tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post7438473095372601422..comments2024-03-26T00:52:24.638-04:00Comments on Real World Illustrator: ASK MORDY: Adding Keylines to Placed ImagesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-43589193088530504252011-10-04T23:36:47.827-04:002011-10-04T23:36:47.827-04:00THANK YOU!!THANK YOU!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-50816716411754806032009-11-09T19:44:10.316-05:002009-11-09T19:44:10.316-05:00This is a godsend! I've been working with Illu...This is a godsend! I've been working with Illustrator for my job for a few months now... I always have to add images [with transparent background] to my work, and I've finally found an easy way to add strokes to them. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-6358555404396566322009-09-08T20:50:02.319-04:002009-09-08T20:50:02.319-04:00You must have sent me this information via ESP bec...You must have sent me this information via ESP because I discovered that just before I read your response! Yeah! Thank you, Mordy.<br />JeanneJeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-72858247761555193322009-09-08T20:03:16.849-04:002009-09-08T20:03:16.849-04:00You want the sliced images to be the background of...You want the sliced images to be the background of the DIV (not the contents of the DIV). You can do this easily in DW.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-65477591712968840062009-09-08T19:56:05.817-04:002009-09-08T19:56:05.817-04:00Mordy,
I must not understand slices yet. I have th...Mordy,<br />I must not understand slices yet. I have them in divs and you say I can just add text to them once they are DWCS4, but I cannot. I don't want the text with graphic backgrounds that I sliced to be in jpg format (seo purposes, etc.)so I need to layer it over the slice I added to DW. I am very confused. JeanneJeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-83739262437478619812009-09-07T20:04:45.219-04:002009-09-07T20:04:45.219-04:00Jeanne, you don't need to create a nested DIV ...Jeanne, you don't need to create a nested DIV just to add text -- you can just add the text directly -- and use additional CSS styles to control the appearance of that text. You're doing everything right!<br /><br />Maybe head over to tv.adobe.com and search for CSS and text and you'll find some great free video tutorials on how to do this.<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />:) MordyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-37725661275196791992009-09-07T18:39:46.627-04:002009-09-07T18:39:46.627-04:00Dear Mordy,
I have a question that my exhausted mi...Dear Mordy,<br />I have a question that my exhausted mind cannot answer. I have already sliced and diced a multi-layered AI document (some graphic designer had a ball making this one). The graphics look great in Dreamweaver, and I am learning CSS as I do this (for me) complicated website. My problem is how do I now add the text to the slices? I created divs for the slices and I'm thinking I must nest some paragraph divs but don't want to stay up all night again trying to deal with this layout and do it the wrong way.<br /><br />Thanks, and next time I will just use the html as you taught us.<br />Jeannerosagenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126455014248582740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-59313902190001418882008-01-23T09:43:00.000-05:002008-01-23T09:43:00.000-05:00Great brief answer Mordy, I really admired with yo...Great brief answer Mordy, I really admired with your attitude towards answering questions, not everyone have this. I would like to take animation as my profession, since I'm already in the business I can't go computer classes. So could you please guide me some of the basics books for designing(Photoshop, etc.,) to Animation(Flash, Maya etc.,). I'm eagerly looking forward to you answer...<BR/><A HREF="http://www.breakdown-cover.net" REL="nofollow">Car Breakdown</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-36438637830805404252008-01-18T13:45:00.000-05:002008-01-18T13:45:00.000-05:00I just want to stick up for 1pt strokes everywhere...I just want to stick up for 1pt strokes everywhere. You're all beautiful in your own special way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-23147957609696404282008-01-17T14:07:00.000-05:002008-01-17T14:07:00.000-05:00Aha- on that last question. It is a matter of stro...Aha- on that last question. It is a matter of stroke width/size to overall shape dimensions. When I reduced the stroke size it eliminated the problem. Still any thoughts on this issue of stroked paths in Illustrator or InDesign would be of use and interest to many I hope.Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-34917286130202880862008-01-17T14:01:00.000-05:002008-01-17T14:01:00.000-05:00Mordy - more an InDesign question but related to t...Mordy - more an InDesign question but related to techniques in Illustrator. <BR/>When creating dashed strokes in InDesign, on a perfect ellipse, there is a point where two of the segments of the gapped stroke overlap or are close (not evenly spaced like the rest). I think the problem can be solved in Illustrator by cutting the path with scissors? Not so in InDesign. Any leads on this issue?Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-67340119265395172502008-01-15T09:08:00.000-05:002008-01-15T09:08:00.000-05:00Mordy, Ignore my question on jagged images in Illu...Mordy, Ignore my question on jagged images in Illustrator.<BR/><BR/>We got this figured out (see Illustrator Techniques Forums). I was using blended-"gradient" art brushes. As these are blends they are muliple objects which when stretched over a long distance separate or band like gradients do to give the jagged/ragged edges. If saved as jpeg, gif files or in Photoshop they get smoothed transitions so actually look good. They do not save out well as ai, or pdf files though.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Gary.Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-72760864678691925672008-01-12T00:04:00.000-05:002008-01-12T00:04:00.000-05:00Hate to be a hog here but I just found something n...Hate to be a hog here but I just found something neat that I'd like to share. On the first option of Using A Mask you can get a neat "window" effect by going to Stylize>Scribble (play with the settings) and you get cool "revealed" images as the scribble applies over the entire frame. Set blend mode to different settings too. Even apply a second frame by adding a new stroke from Appearance Panel.<BR/><BR/>I often here of limitations to Illustrator but the sky seems to be the limit with all the tricks and tweaks you can apply. WOW!Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-28183743187475531532008-01-11T13:36:00.000-05:002008-01-11T13:36:00.000-05:00Mordy-Thanks, those are some great ideas I'll have...Mordy-<BR/><BR/>Thanks, those are some great ideas I'll have to try out. We don't have CS3 yet (IT is saying they will roll that out in our office in the next few months.) Will those filters work in CS2? I'll try that out tonight. And the relinking sounds like it would take out half the work time. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>-WesW Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196925285146598800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-54188563281637970962008-01-11T10:37:00.000-05:002008-01-11T10:37:00.000-05:00gary - thanks. I do agree that more people need to...gary - thanks. I do agree that more people need to realize that the Appearance panel wields much power. Hopefully Adobe will see that and add more functionality to it and make its presence more well known.<BR/><BR/>wes - glad to be of help. With regard to embedded images, there are a few things I can suggest to make life easier. First, you can convert embedded images to grayscale in CS3 by choosing Edit > Edit Colors > Convert to Grayscale. You can also use Edit > Edit Colors > Adjust Color Balance to adjust values. To sharpen an embedded image, choose Effect > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask (which is the same unsharp mask filter from Photoshop).<BR/><BR/>Of course, you'll always have more powerful controls over your images in Photoshop. To edit an embedded image in PS, copy it from AI, switch to PS, create a new doc (it will create the file at the same size of the image you have on the clipboard) and paste as pixels. Then save the PS file. Some folks don't realize that even though you can't perform an Edit Original on embedded images, you CAN perform a Relink function, which remembers scaling, position, rotation, etc. So back in your AI file, open your Links panel, select the embedded image and click the Relink button. Choose the new file and it will pop right into place.<BR/><BR/>Let me know if these things work for you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01795570164435872662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-8211224430119310992008-01-11T10:04:00.000-05:002008-01-11T10:04:00.000-05:00As I play with this I just wanted to point out (fo...As I play with this I just wanted to point out (for other newbies such as myself)that you can round the corners on the border quite nicely and use the powerful Appearance panel to change the stroke color on any new images to which the Graphic styles saved border is applied to.<BR/><BR/>The Appearance Panel should be a different color or size to indicate its vast importance in doing really neat things in Illustrator. As you know many users have no idea of its existence or how best to use it.<BR/><BR/>Cool!Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-85856172355350825152008-01-11T09:30:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:30:00.000-05:00Great tip. Thanks!I've been using Illustrator more...Great tip. Thanks!<BR/><BR/>I've been using Illustrator more and more (now that Freehand has been relegated to the graveyard and our wire services have all switched over to Illustrator) and have bumped up against some problems I cannot figure out. Some -- like easy conversion between types of type boxes -- seem to be undoable in the program.<BR/><BR/>One biggie for me is editing embedded images. In Freehand it is extremely easy to edit embedded images (convert to grayscale, adjust levels, sharpen, etd.) but I cannot figure out if there is a similar way to do that in Illustrator. The best I can find is to copy the image, place it into a new image in Photoshop, edit, save, place back in Illustrator document and then position back into place. Do you know of any easier way to accomplish this?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great work here and helping me better learn to use the program.<BR/><BR/>-WesW Randhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196925285146598800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113929.post-18026243977616866642008-01-11T09:12:00.000-05:002008-01-11T09:12:00.000-05:00Once again a terrific answer to a question that ma...Once again a terrific answer to a question that many of us have no doubt had. I know I had wondered about this. Thanks. Now how about jagged looking shapes in Illustrator that save out as clean images when saved as jpegs, etc but don't look good on screen in Illustrator? Any thoughts on that (I send you a personal E-mail with pictures to show what I mean).<BR/><BR/>Cheers,<BR/><BR/>Gary.Gary Spedding, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12152769931208557146noreply@blogger.com