Hello, thanks for reading this and maybe answering I want to learn Ae for marketing. I intend to make animated slides. Is there a way to do voice over while I'm showing those animated graphics? I'm not trying to find out how to do that, only if it's possible. Also, does anyone have some tips on how to make the most out of Ae for marketing purposes? I'm trying to make sure I'm using the right tool (before I deep dive into Ae) Thanks Christian ... View more

Hello I'm trying to apply a crosshatch pattern (or any pattern for that reason) to an image. The result should be a crosshatched image. Most likely there are several ways of applying a pattern to an image in Illustrator. I don't remember how they did that in the video I saw a while back (long story short, I might have not bookmarked it). I'm not looking for applying the pattern to an object, though. Please help me with that. Thanks a lot Cristian ... View more

Hello, I asked the same question in the Photoshop forum, and they recommended me to ask the question here, too. It's about getting into pencil sketches (primarily architecture). I want to learn how to do that. 1. I don't need a vector necessarily, should I do that in Photoshop (I've bought a few actions from graphicriver.com) or in Illustrator? I'm more comfortable with Illustrator, but the process seems to be easier to automate in Photoshop. 2. If it's easier to do that in Illustrator (assuming I have the right brushes), would I have to go over every single line? (I'm not thinking about tracing, only about placing the picture and then reconstructing the lines). Is there a way to automate the process, like Photoshop does? I'm attaching the action I used and that I'd like to understand how it works. Thanks a lot for reading this and maybe giving me an answer. ... View more

Hello, I have a question about getting into pencil sketches (primarily architecture). I want to learn how to do that. 1. Assuming I don't need a vector necessarily, should I do that in Photoshop (I've bought a few actions from graphicriver.com) or in Illustrator? I'm more comfortable with Illustrator, but the process seems to be easier to automate in Photoshop. 2. If the "verdict" is Photoshop, how do I go through the batch in order to understand the steps? Is there a tutorial or anything like that? The action I want to learn how to do is very nice, but also very complex. I think it has a few hundred steps. Is there a way to print out the steps? (without having to make screenshots). Many of the steps are just copying layers, but it still very complex. 3. If it's Illustrator (assuming I have the right brushes), would I have to go over every single line? (I'm not thinking about tracing, only about placing the picture and then reconstructing the lines). I'm attaching the action I used and that I'd like to understand how it works. Thanks a lot for reading this and maybe giving me an answer. ... View more

I'm trying to draw a straight line but using a tablet. It seems like "Sketching speed" and "Stylus pressure" don't work. I'm able to draw the straight line using "Option" but the line has the same width no matter what. Am I missing something? Or maybe I don't need Astute? (meaning Illustrator can do it alone) Thanks a lot Cristian ... View more