Re: Maintaining stroke weight when using live text...

chanaart · ‎Mar 17, 2017

If you are using Opacity mask your texture will be BW the only way to achieve a color is to duplicate the text change the color. Have an opacity mask . But why use an opacity mask if you simply can add texture to your type? If you still want to use opacity mask You need to do the following: Create type Duplicate Create opacity mask to the top one . Add pattern to the opacity mask. Play with blending modes if needed. Duplicate type make it no fill Add a new stroke.

chanaart · ‎Mar 17, 2017

What version are you using CC2017 will give more options Try Export: For Screen or Export As. Export for screen will give you option to make different sizes Export as will give you option to make it transparent Hope this helps!

chanaart · ‎Mar 17, 2017

You can add a fill and a stroke to clipping mask as well! Simply type you text In my sample it is the work Illustrator. click on the bottom on the tools panel on the Draw inside symbol. Create a rectangle fill it with Pattern. Select the mask on the top on the screen you will see 2 symbols The left one for the clipping (our text) the right one for content. You can change the colors fill stroke and opacity even blending modes. The last sample is: type with black stroke red fill. Pattern with Darken blending mode!

chanaart · ‎Mar 17, 2017

No need to have a Clipping Mask when you are using Pattern in Type. (you need it only if you are using Gradients and want to keep the type live). Simply type the text and add pattern using the Appearance Panel you can control it and even add stroke that has width to it or a brush. Type is live!

chanaart · ‎Mar 10, 2017

You can actually use the Appearance Panel to create almost all of the effects needed. It is a self contained panel that can let you do all your effect and you can even save it in the Graphics style panel. Check out the enclose images. I typed the work Varsity and all the effects are part of the appearance. you can do the same in your image.

chanaart · ‎Mar 10, 2017

I use the blend tool at times to make equal division and expand and use the divide command!

chanaart · ‎Mar 07, 2017

I here you. And see your pain. I feel like this too...but this is life..we have to get used to things that we cannot control. Have a wonderful creative day!

chanaart · ‎Mar 07, 2017

Adrian: Hope this works for you. I love the blend tool. will let you use specified distance as well as specified steps and colors.

chanaart · ‎Mar 07, 2017

And you can change colors part of the blend! or expand the blend

chanaart · ‎Mar 07, 2017

You can also use the blend tool to specify distance...

chanaart · ‎Mar 07, 2017

I am sorry that you do not like the Design and the service. But this is Adobe decision to have Typekit part of the CC application. Just ignore it and create you design. Do not let it stop you from being a great print designer!

chanaart · ‎Mar 06, 2017

Any time! we are here to answer and make everyone happy!! Chana

chanaart · ‎Mar 06, 2017

Type kit is a service that you can use. Choose not to use it and you will never see it! You can turn off Font Sync from Creative cloud App. And do not load anything from there. Use the font you like from your font library create a filter and you are on your way!~ Click on the star to filter favorite font. Do not add font from typekit!!!

chanaart · ‎Mar 06, 2017

Yes. Illustrator supports text.v

chanaart · ‎Mar 06, 2017

No you can not edit an Indesign document in Illustrator. You can try editing a PDF file in Illustrator but it is depending on the way it was saved. chana

chanaart · ‎Mar 06, 2017

Check out your preferences. Command/Control K and go to Cursor. Maybe by mistake got stuck on standard. See enclosed 2 screen shoot. First on is the normal size all tool with have the circle you want. Second one is with standard...will display you graphics symbols.

chanaart · ‎Feb 22, 2017

Can you send me the the AI file? so we can see it? was it an opacity mask or a clipping mask? Also what do you mean by exporting it? JPEG? PNG?

chanaart · ‎Feb 22, 2017

Printers now days can workaround RGB files. Especially if you place it in Indesign. It will convert it without you doing anything! We need to educate the printers!

chanaart · ‎Feb 22, 2017

Keep in mind another behavior: you can relink the file. this will keep it as a link. If you want to adjust the shapes you linked you will need to embed it. Illustrator sees a linked file as an image...you can only modify it if you embed it. You can make it bigger or smaller but if you need to modify the vector or anchor points you need to embed it. Chana

chanaart · ‎Feb 22, 2017

You can also copy from the original document and paste it in the target document but make sure you turn on "PLACE REMEMBERS LAYES" in the Layers Panel.

chanaart · ‎Feb 22, 2017

Can you attached a copy of your idea? Did you try to trace the image and apply the colors? 1. Image Trace. 2. Expand. 3. Swatch panel: add selected colors. Create a Bristle brush with the colors to achieve a water color look Chana

chanaart · ‎Feb 08, 2017

Wanted ot share the following from the Illustrator product managers. When you open and new document and choose the profile the default has one profile twice with the name reversed... Film and Video and Video and Film. The Film and Video is the new one. You do not need the 2 of them. to eliminate it... Go to: (on MAC...) Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Illustrator 21/New Document Profiles. If you see duplicate profiles, remove the one titled “Video & Film” – that’s the old one. Here are the screenshots:

chanaart · ‎Feb 08, 2017

Illustrator is different than Pages or spread in Indesign where layers are based on the spread. You can do it but it is a manual job! I do it all the time to make sure some of my layers are based on Artboard. (It is almost like in PS but here you have a choice...) Here are some screenshots...see the layers and Artbord have same name but I moved it manually

chanaart · ‎Feb 08, 2017

This is the correct answer!!! Jacob is right! Make sure when you save files in AI always ave 2 versions. One original AI and one PDF. This will avoid problems in the future!! chana

chanaart · ‎Feb 08, 2017

I just checked mine and it is working. Check again to see that you do not have any other pluginns or if it is checked in the Preferences Sometimes when you update things in the preferences might be unchecked...

chanaart · ‎Feb 02, 2017

Not sure I understand the question.. You want to blend it with certain steps?

chanaart · ‎Dec 14, 2016

First Rule: Make sure your last selection tool is the direct selection tool. Work only with the Pen tool and go to the Direct Selection tool and the convert Anchor tool via Shortcut. Command/Control takes you to the last selection tool... Option/Alt to convert anchor tool Straight lines to curve. Curve to Straight lines . Enclose a template. And a movie. No sound... I am at work if you need a longer one with sound will be happy to do it!

chanaart · ‎Jul 12, 2016

Adobe retired the recertification exam. Some of us need to be up to date with the exams since we teach at Adobe certified places. They just announced the new exams which will be in August and I think that the "OLDER" certified community like us that have so much experience should fight together to bring back the Recertification exam. I teach the ACA classes in USC, I give advise to students about the ACE exams and feel that it is not fair to ask us to do the entire exam again every two years. 1. In the past as an ACP we got a code from Adobe for free exams...but as everything else it went away now we get 50% off... 2. In the past Adobe certified people created the test now it is part of Pearson and actually it is a money making venture... 3. they said that the recertification was on line so was not fair, they can bring it back not on line. Why experts like us need to do the entire test? we are the one that answers the questions... They asking us with our experience to do the same test that a new person doing? I think we need to do something. I have been communicating with Debra Prewitt from Adobe. She is trying to help but I think she needs help from the community. Can we do something? I know that I am not going to do the full blown test....not part of my plan....let create some noise!

chanaart · ‎Jul 12, 2016

What do we do except Adobe? Love to know - what other things we do to make life more interesting. Will start: I love movies, I can go to 3-4 movies a day. We usually do double feature if we can. I love food (you can see from my pictures) I have a small catering company "GFC: Good Food Catering) We caters birthday parties, weddings, Bar Mitzva..etc. It is not Kosher. But can be Kosher style if needed. Love to Dance. I am part of a Dance Club created with my friends. We meet every Wednesday night (girls only) and dance for 2 hours (checkout my Facebook page: Fifty shades of Sixty Dance Club) Love to lough. Joke. have a good time as much as I can. Life is short!

chanaart · ‎Jul 12, 2016

I can do different ones... I was told I look like Jackie O.....maybe 30 years ago. Lets have an impression party at MAX

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