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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Saving Illustrator File to a high res so it can be blown up | 7/14/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am trying to figure out how to save my image from Illustrator CS4 to a high res jpeg image so I ... A: You will have to design your vector image at 20x30 in full size and make sure you are exporting at ... | ||
| Edges of colored objects & fonts over black background not displaying correctly. | 7/13/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Stohlmeyer, I have a problem with the edges of colored objects and fonts showing up as horrid gray ... A: I have a feeling it is your monitor. Check your resolution and change it to the highest setting and ... | ||
| Illustrator. | 7/11/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Some white horizontal lines (about 1pt size)appeared whenever I placed a psd /tiff file in to ... A: This is common and normally it occurs when you resize raster files in Illustrator. Try saving out as ... | ||
| Batch image place | 7/8/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Hey Kevin I have a company that makes skins for phones, we need loads of artwork images putting ... A: I would create a hollow image of the phone that you could record a cut and paste using action and ... | ||
| Resizing PDF | 6/30/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am doing some designs in Illustrator CS4 and saving them as PDF. can you tell me how to make ... A: This is tricky. Size and quality usually do not go hand in hand. First try using the different ... | ||
| Show Paths/Edges when in a group | 6/30/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have CS5.5, and in Illustrator, when several objects are in a clipping path or a group, the path ... A: Ok this is easier than I thought. First select your object. Then look at the top of your screen in ... | ||
| Show Paths/Edges when in a group | 6/30/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have CS5.5, and in Illustrator, when several objects are in a clipping path or a group, the path ... A: I'm assuming by "edges" you mean the stroked paths. This is a normal side-effect of creating a ... | ||
| Clipping Mask - Png & jpg | 6/28/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have a jpg and a png file that I want to clip together...one is an empty photo frame (png) and the ... A: You can try Live Trace, but if you want to keep this looking photo-realistic, I would stay away from ... | ||
| making text become shapes | 6/28/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I would like to take a list of names and force/create them into a shape with no distortion. Is there ... A: You can use the Area Type tool (found under the Type tool) to add text inside any shape you create. ... | ||
| Illustrator CS4 Gradients and printing problems | 6/28/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Background: I recently created a logo design (Attachment partial sample of smallest size used). I ... A: Hey Sparkle, My best advice is to talk to your printers. They can be a great asset for you when ... | ||
| Clipping Mask - Png & jpg | 6/28/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have a jpg and a png file that I want to clip together...one is an empty photo frame (png) and the ... A: First, you should be doing this in Photoshop but if you need to do this in Illustrator here's how. ... | ||
| Illustrator CS5 No stray points, still weird lines | 6/25/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I'm using Adobe Illustrator CS5. When I "Save for Web and Devices" and get the preview, I can see a ... A: Are you reducing the physical size (designing larger than 100% and reducing the size in save for ... | ||
| Clipping Masks | 6/24/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I'm trying to create a clipping mask in illustrator and am having some trouble doing it. What I am ... A: Hey Bailey, Greetings from Milwaukee! lol. What you are trying to create is not a clipping mask, ... | ||
| ilustariro | 6/24/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: i bring a logo from Photoshop to Illustaritor and i change it as vector but it was very heavy ad my ... A: If you go to View>Preview this will show your colors. It could be that it automatically switched to ... | ||
| cant work on anillustrator file after saving it as a png | 6/24/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: , I recently done a design in illustrator and saved it as a PNG and the original illustrator file ... A: Did you only save this as a PNG? If so, you cannot edit a PNG in Illustrator, it is a flattened ... | ||
| Illustrator CS4 Gradients and printing problems | 6/23/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Background: I recently created a logo design (Attachment partial sample of smallest size used). I ... A: Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. This was a long message and it looks like it got hung up ... | ||
| IA problem. | 6/19/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: How come no answer yet? HELP!! I'm in the midst of a Logo Project and am stuck with an AI issue. I ... A: Sorry your original question did not come to me. The easiest way I can help you is to verify what is ... | ||
| Text warp with mesh WITHOUT vertical distortion? | 6/15/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I've been struggling with this one for a long time. I use text with a square top, and curved bottom ... A: I personally like to use Effects>Warp and choose the appropriate warp when using text. This keeps ... | ||
| Conversion of Illustrator files from Mac to Windows | 6/9/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have hundreds of illustrations from a science book that was developed on the Mac with the latest ... A: Fonts are always an issue when going between Mac and PC. Only Open Type font files are compatible ... | ||
| PS and AI help | 6/8/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am trying to get an object out of a scanned JPG document and into Illustrator. I have drawn these ... A: You can scan these images in and place them into Illustrator using File>Place. Then while you have ... | ||
| illustrator wont apply feather | 6/3/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I'm trying to apply a 3.47 feather to an image and each time I do, an error message comes up saying ... A: First, how complex is the image you are applying the feather to? Is it a vector image or is it ... | ||
| Illustrator C5 question on brushes | 6/3/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have drawn a circle with gradient inside and would like to drag this into my brushes, however it ... A: Gradients are not allowed as certain types of brushes. Your best bet is to expand all the way until ... | ||
| Illustrator using shift key shortcut | 6/2/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: In all the years I've used Illustrator, I've been able to hold down the shift key to capture ... A: This isn't an Illustrator issue, it sounds like either your keyboard is malfunctioning or something ... | ||
| Arbitrary rotate? | 6/2/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am wondering if there is a tool in illustrator like the arbitrary rotate tool in photoshop. I have ... A: Unfortunately, you have run into one of the most frustrating issues in Illustrator. Unless items are ... | ||
| Conversion of Illustrator files from Mac to Windows | 6/1/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I have hundreds of illustrations from a science book that was developed on the Mac with the latest ... A: Ashim, There are no changes when opening native Illustrator files between Mac and Windows. Never ... | ||
| Export to Tiff | 6/1/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: When I export my AI CS file to Tiff, the fonts are pixelated (I'm using Arial). I tried changing ... A: This is not an uncommon occurrence. It is not just a matter of your resolution when you export, but ... | ||
| Rotation resets when text warp is edited | 5/19/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I want to repeatedly edit text. When I warp the text to an arc and rotate it how I want, I can't go ... A: No, there is no way to keep the preview turned on. You will have to check it every time. To change ... | ||
| Rotation resets when text warp is edited | 5/18/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I want to repeatedly edit text. When I warp the text to an arc and rotate it how I want, I can't go ... A: It should not change once you click to edit your text with the text tool, but it could have been how ... | ||
| PDF printing problems | 5/18/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Kevin. I took my pdf created from Illus. CS3 to the printers. And the main image came out really ... A: This looks like either your PSD file was not the correct color space for the AI file or PDF or your ... | ||
| all brush libraries ever tried stay open | 5/17/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: Is there a way to close brush libraries I am not using anymore? They stay open even if I start a new ... A: If you close the library after you are done using it, it will stay closed. Click the close (X) ... | ||
| Illustrator TM symbol | 5/13/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I typed the TM symbol in illustrator CS4 but I found it too big so I sized it down. The problem is: ... A: In the characters panel, use the baseline shift to move it up to the appropriate height. The proper ... | ||
| Clipping Mask! | 5/11/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am using AI CS5. I know how to use the clipping mask. I know that when using clipping mask, only ... A: You can delete other vector shapes using the top object via the Pathfinder panel. You will choose ... | ||
| Exporting | 5/11/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I am using a Power PC G4, Mac OSX 10.4.11, 768MG RAM, 268GB Hard Drive. The applications I'm ... A: The reason your AI file is blank is because exporting paths to Illustrator only exports out paths ... | ||
| Colour swatch conflict | 5/4/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: When i copy an third party working file (ai) to my working file, it prompt up "color swatch 'Global ... A: Without knowing what you are copying into your document, the only advice I can give is that the ... | ||
| AutoCad to Illustrator CS4 and CS5 | 4/21/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: This was an answer you provided on scaling issues from AutoCad to Illustrator: "Not sure why the ... A: I'm not sure how to fix this as my drawing comes in at the same size no matter how I export and ... | ||
| AutoCad to Illustrator CS4 and CS5 | 4/20/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: This was an answer you provided on scaling issues from AutoCad to Illustrator: "Not sure why the ... A: You are misunderstanding the original question/answer. The person was having issues where they ... | ||
| Adobe Reader PDF | 4/20/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: My document is created in Illustrator CS4 and everything is perfectly fine until I save for ... A: The "border" you are speaking of is the document bounds. It is there but it will not show up in a ... | ||
| text language in Illustrator CS3 | 4/15/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: . i have a problem with my illustrator CS3, while i working using illustrator i make the vector ... A: The reason Myriad Pro is not showing up is indicated by the way you wrote it in your question. Do ... | ||
| All windows suddenly disappeared error 'missing plug ins' | 4/9/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: the swatches pallette, brushes and every kind of tool and pallette has disappeared leaving just a ... A: Helen! Reinstalling CS3 won't fix this!!! Don't do that. The issue is you are trying to open a file ... | ||
| Illustrator files to Office apps | 4/4/2011 | Kevin Stohlmeyer |
| Q: I need to export an Illustrator (CS4) file to someone who will use in in Word, Publisher & ... A: I would give them either a High Quality PDF or .eps file format both found in the Save menu. Both ... | ||
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Adobe Illustrator
Kevin Stohlmeyer
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Expertise
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.
Experience
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.
Organizations
Milwaukee Adobe Users Group
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions
Education/Credentials
BA - Graphic Design
Adobe Certified Instructor - Illustrator
Adobe Community Professional
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