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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Removing white background in Adobe Illustrator CS | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I have drawn the outlines of some images in Adobe CS Illustrator, but because I don't know how to ... A: For an object to fill fully with colour, it must have a complete path. It sounds like your end ... | |
| Removing white background in Adobe Illustrator CS | 1/24/2010 |
| Q: I have drawn the outlines of some images in Adobe CS Illustrator, but because I don't know how to ... A: Answer 1: To 'Fill' objects with colour in Illustrator. On your main tool pallette at the bottom is ... | |
| Adobe Email Flyer | 1/17/2010 |
| Q: Im hoping you can help me I have been googling and found you some how. I need to create a flyer ... A: If you create a pdf in illustrator and attach it to an email, only certain email clients will ... | |
| Printing tiled documents | 1/16/2010 |
| Q: I am making a first attempt at tiling to produce an A2 poster printed on A4 tiles. I can print ... A: I have no idea why this is happening. Try saving the a4 tile as a pdf, either direct from ... | |
| clipping mask | 1/12/2010 |
| Q: Richard I hope your're doing fine... I want to ask you how to cut an image in illustrator, except ... A: You can use crop to... well, crop an object or objects. It is similar to clipping mask but discards ... | |
| Pdf white border image | 1/5/2010 |
| Q: I have searched everywhere for an answer to my problem and have had no luck. I am hoping you can ... A: Assuming you saved the PNG with transperancy, I am not sure why this is happening. CAn I ask why you ... | |
| how to color seperate in illustrator | 12/27/2009 |
| Q: I am a Designer who is trying to get his images ready for t-shirt pressing. I was wondering if I had ... A: Simple answer: Ask your printer. Most people do a lot of unnecessary work by getting files ready ... | |
| How PMS Colors can be done in DUO TONE. | 12/26/2009 |
| Q: Good Day I have job having 7 Colors and I have been asked to done it in 5 Colors. (1) Pantone ... A: Without looking at your colour swatches, and assuming the artwork will not be replicated ... | |
| Scanning | 12/21/2009 |
| Q: Hi Richard, i have scanned a text document using photo-shop. I don't know what format to save to ... A: Although this is not an illustrator related question, I will try and help you out. IF YOU WANT TO ... | |
| Illustrator Graphic size | 12/15/2009 |
| Q: I am a brand new user of Illustrator and am trying to teach myself. I have created an image and got ... A: Not sure what you want exactly, but try this: Open a new document and set the size as the size you ... | |
| adobe illustrator file how toconvert to low resolution pdf file (need steps) | 12/12/2009 |
| Q: How to convert an illustrator file in low resolution pdf file. I want to know about how to do it. I ... A: when you save as a pdf another window opens with all the pdf settings you can select. in this box on ... | |
| stroke line question | 12/10/2009 |
| Q: Is there a way rather then the Pen tool to add a stroke line that will follow the same contour of a ... A: I am not exactly sure what you are doing, so I will try and help you out, but I may be a bit off. ... | |
| Unsought image scaling | 12/8/2009 |
| Q: Kevin wasn't able to help, so I turn to you with fingers crossed... I've tried to expand my print ... A: Not sure why this is happening. It seems that it is scaling it back to fit a page size which makes ... | |
| Clipping Masks | 11/26/2009 |
| Q: I'm new at CS4 and keep hitting an obstacle when trying to create a clipping mask in Ai. I've got ... A: Let me confirm this - You are trying to use something created in photoshop as a clipping mask? This ... | |
| Cant open large Illustrator file | 11/25/2009 |
| Q: I can see items in Acrobat so it's there and I don't think it's corrupt. My Mac takes 15 minutes ... A: 1.9GB is indeed a big file. I am not sure why the file is so big but it should not be that big ... | |
| Hidden Paths in Illustrator | 11/25/2009 |
| Q: I've got some PDF files with vector illustrations that I've opened in Illustrator CS2. The ... A: There may actually be more than one clipping mask on the object/s. Generally when a pdf is made from ... | |
| printing Pantone library from Illustrator CS2 | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: I would like to print out the swatch library on my HP printer. How can I do this? thanks! Thea A: You could make a whole bunch of shapes and then fill each one with a colour from a selected swatch ... | |
| Hidden Paths in Illustrator | 11/24/2009 |
| Q: I've got some PDF files with vector illustrations that I've opened in Illustrator CS2. The ... A: Not exactly sure if this will solve your problem, but are you releasing the clipping mask before ... | |
| .ai/.eps files in Distiller | 11/23/2009 |
| Q: I print digital heat transfers, and my printer is telling me I need to make a "SecurityColor" layer ... A: You may have to talk to your printer regarding a correct solution to this. One way to do a security ... | |
| How to start designing a print document | 11/17/2009 |
| Q: I am a Network Administrator by profession, but recently our company decided that to reduce the ... A: All of these extra printers marks can be added to the file. The best way to package a file with all ... | |
| How to start designing a print document | 11/16/2009 |
| Q: I am a Network Administrator by profession, but recently our company decided that to reduce the ... A: Where to start! Well I guess before creating a new file, you may want to ask your printers if they ... | |
| illustrator to corel | 11/11/2009 |
| Q: how to convert an illustrator file in to coral Draw if i make artwork in illustrator then how to ... A: using the 'save as...' menu gives you the option to save your illustrator artwork in various ... | |
| Outline Mode Problem | 11/7/2009 |
| Q: I am using Illustrator Cs3 in mac. And while i am working sometimes it gets stuck and turns ... A: While I am not entirely sure why this is occuring I can offer you some advice which may help in the ... | |
| illustrator cs3 issue | 11/3/2009 |
| Q: I have mac cs3 ai. files that my colleagues in china who are on xp cannot 0pen, they have cs3 for pc ... A: This may actually be a mail problem. I encounter this same problem a bit when sending files from mac ... | |
| missing fonts | 9/17/2009 |
| Q: When I open a file in AI, it shows a missing font box, but it won't allow me to substitute them? Is ... A: To avoid people getting missing font warnings, when a person saves an illustrator file containing ... | |
Adobe Illustrator
Richard
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Expertise
Adobe Illustrator and In Design questions
Experience
5 years work as a graphic designer
Organizations
900pixels design (900pixels.com)
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Arts (Professional Writing) with an emphasis on technical communication and page design
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