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A white space appears on my drawing...left hand side...that is not there when I save my file. When I export it to a site where I am posting my work, this left hand side white space appears. Why is that?
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Mary Tatiana,
My guess is that the artwork/Artboard is not placed fully within integer/whole pixel X and Y values in the Workspace, more specifically (especially) off in the left side.
With that the resulting image will become a bit wider and the extension will be empty and therefore be white.
It is important to have the images in the exact desired final pixel x pixel size, forget about resolution which may actually lead to wrong sizes and hence blurriness. It is easiest and safest to work at the desired size.
A very common unsuitable way is to Export to PNG (remember to use PNG24 and use Transparency for artwork to be in front of different backgrounds) with a medium or high resolution, such as 300PPI.
To retain the clean and crisp artwork, a PNG must be created at exactly the pixel x pixel size that it is to be used for (or second best at sizes that are powers of 2 times as large).
Therefore, the safest way is to create the artwork at the final pixel x pixel size and use a corresponding Artboard, then either use the Legacity Save for Web (where you can look in the Image Size window for size confirmation) or Export at 72PPI. In either case, use the relevant optimization (available with both ways); it is also convenient to have 72PPI in the Effect>Document Raster Effect Settings.
If you have pure vector artwork, you can relax a bit and have the artwork/Artboard at any size (the Artboard must have the same proportions as the final image), then use the Legacity Save for Web and set either Width or Height in the Image Size and Apply (make sure the other value is also correct).
The Legacy Save for Web may be an old carthorse, but it knows its way home, even if the driver is drunk and sleeping it off in the hay in the back.
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There may be a hidden element outside the artboard. Check your file in outline mode ( control/command-Y ) to see if there is anything there.
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This did the trick! Thanks so much!
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Is the white space there when you open your exported JPEG in Photoshop directly after exporting?
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It's when I use illustrator...I don't have photoshop. Trying to export to society 6
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I had this issue too, basically I had the integer/whole pixel X and Y values perfect, however still had that famous ghosting line. What I did that fixed it? I snapped my canvas to the grid along with whole pixel integers for X and Y, that was it, worked after that.
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vinson,
The (normal) Illy word for canvas (in the sense you use it) being Artboard (it could also refer to the Workspace (everything)), you and I agree.
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Is it already in the JPEG or does it only appear on society 6?
You need to check the JPEG before uploading. Get some viewer if you don't have Photoshop.
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It looks perfect on my saved file before I export...then, when I export...and it shows up on Society 6, there's about a one inch white space on left side only. I export according to what Society 6 tells me...6500 x 6500 px
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Marytatiana schrieb
It looks perfect on my saved file before I export...then, when I export...and it shows up on Society 6, there's about a one inch white space on left side only. I export according to what Society 6 tells me...6500 x 6500 px
What does it look like after exporting and before uploading to society6?
And also: is the size correct then?
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