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According to Thinking With Type,

  Italic letters, also introduced in fifteenth-century Italy (as their name suggests), were modeled on a more casual style of handwriting. While the upright humanist scripts appeared in prestigious, expensively procured books, the cursive form was used by the cheaper writing shops, where it could be written more rapidly than the carefully formed lettera antica.

But when I see a wedding invitation these days, it's (almost) invariably printed in Italic.

So how did "casual" and "inexpensive" switch to "formal" and "expensive"?


texts: Is it possible to add or purchase fonts for Affinity Designer on Windows 7?

texts: With Adobe Illustrator it is enough to add a font to the fonts folder, for Affinity Designer I could not found a similar folder.


texts: I'm trying to find a better version of this image for glass etching and I have no idea what it is called to search for it online. What do I search for in Google Images to find a better version this image?


texts: photoshop - Set selection to transparency channel of layer

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I am trying to stepping a photoshop action, and I am confused when I get to this step: Set selection to: transparency channel of layer "layername".

What does that mean?


texts: How do I partially break a clipping mask border?

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I’m looking for a non-destructive way of allowing an image to be partially "clipped" by a clipping mask, like so:

I view the above image as having three parts…

a Person (top layer; being clipped)
a Pattern (background layer; being clipped)
a Shape (bottom layer; does the clipping)

The Person and Pattern represent the crux of the matter, since the pattern should be clipped entirely, whereas the person is only partially clipped.

Here’s an example of how I achieved this (in an undesired manner):

#1

Here is my Shape, accompanied by the Pattern and Person that will eventually be "clipped" by said Circle:

(This is where my process becomes convoluted)

#2

First, I create a Duplicate Layer of my Person and horizontally align this layer with my Shape. Like so:

#3

Next, I use the magic wand to select my Circle.

#4

After which, I use the Magnetic lasso tool to add the top of my duplicate Person to the same selection.

#5

I then use this selection to create a Layer Mask for my Person.

#6

Finally, I merge these two layers into one shape. Here is what I have thus far:

(From here on it becomes simple)

#7

I used my (now rasterized) shape to as a clipping mask for Pattern…

#8

and finally my original Person…

(Fin)

Is there straightforward way to allowing my Person to "escape" my clipping mask and move around freely without Steps #2 through #6, which is limiting due to obvious disadvantages.

For example: If I decided I wanted to offset my Person, after my "clipping" shape had already been rasterized, I would have to start from the beginning since it would look like this…

Thanks for reading this far.


texts: How to get Text to follow semicircular path, read left to right and oriented counterclockwise

texts: I'm using adobe illustrator, and I'm trying to get the text to orient from left to right(counterclockwise) and not upside down but I cannot get it to do that on the path I've created. Im pretty beginner with illustrator, any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you


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I'm designing a flyer, and want to use a bright gold for the logo/header text to convey a sense of luxury and professionalism. Making the printed flyers glossy should go some way to achieving this, but some research has also told me that CMYK gold can present problems, so I want to be sure that I get exactly the right colour.

What are the recommended CMYK values for the kind of gold shine that I'm looking for?


texts: Create second path with specific offset from previous

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I have this vector art I paid for from istockphoto, but I need to shrink it down. In order for this to look good I need to shrink in Ai, then export. However, when I shrink down the graphic, the strokes change relative to the size of the image.

In the case of the circle around the thumbs-up, this is a just a path with a stroke on it. Easy.

In the case of the thumbs-up, the black line actually gets smaller. Rather than a single path with a stroke applied, there are actually two concentric paths. Increasing the outside one and recentering messes up the interior curve between the thumb and the rest of the fingers, etc.

Is there a way to create a larger path from a given path, such that I can effectively increase the stroke of the thumb-up outline?


texts: Force non italic font to italics around a circle

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So I am dealing with a font that is not Latin which also normally does not come with an italic font option.

At first tried typing around the circle that I wanted the text to surround but I after that I quickly realized that I can not make the text italic by shearing it on it's circular path.  I then tried shearing the same text from a new horizontal textbox but then I wasn't able to copy and paste the transformed text onto the circular path I had setup earlier.

Taking the outlines and spacing each character out by hand around the circle is an option but I wanted to know if there was a better, more efficient and precise way to accomplish this.

Per request, reference photo:

Thanks


texts: Some text in my design disappears in PDF. InDesign Version 16.0

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When I export my inDesign document as a PDF, some text randomly disappears (see orange text on the screenshots below).

I tried converting text to outlines and that did not work.
Same colored text on other pages appear in my PDF.


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Does anyone know the official definition for these buttons in the attached image (taken from the Apple Store app)? They're basically radio buttons with an icon and/or text in them, but can't seem to find any documentation on them.

I've looked in the iOS guidelines as well, unless I'm looking in the wrong section. Also if anyone knows, is there an Android counterpart?


texts: Add a TITLE and DESCRIPTION attribute to an SVG in Adobe Illustrator

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Pretty much as the title states.

I wish to add the TITLE and DESCRIPTION in the SVG file for accessibility purposes.

I'm aware that you can edit the XML file directly, but I wish to do so using only Illustrator as this workflow is for non technical people.

Thanks,

/J


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I've recently exported an image from Microsoft Expression Design to a .psd format, but when I open the exported .psd & attempt to create a new font layer, any font I choose will be italicized but only slightly.  I'm positive that my font style is not set to be italicized, and when I select Italic the font will become visibly more italic.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

As you can see, the only difference is the font size (though the one on the right side is set to Regular, regular is simply a bolder looking lig


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I have a left-aligned lettering made of two words that is displayed on two lines. The two words are quite different in length (4 vs 7) and I was wondering if you could point me to the best way to handle this situation: should I try to condense one or enlarge the other or is it ok if the two words are different? What is the main principle to keep in mind?

Thanks


texts: InDesign: single-line composer (paragraph style)

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I've finally found out about the paragraph composer and how I can stop InDesign from meddling with my type automatically:

Is there a way to incorporate this into a paragraph style so that I don't have to keep setting it manually? Also what if I switch to 'single-line' but then another designer opens up the same file on their own machine?
Going by what I've read on Google, it seems like this isn't possible


texts: Photoshop: can I move the anchor location for a Canvas Resize using only the keyboard?

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In Photoshop, when you change the canvas size, is there a way to move the anchor point using only the keyboard?

cmd+alt+c opens the Canvas Size dialog, and I can tab to the dimension fields and change the values by typing new ones.

But can I move the anchor location (defaults to centre) without touching my mouse?


texts: Do other designers use software to slice their graphics?

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I like to make graphics for apps. I generally start with Illustrator and move to Photoshop for some little finishing touches. I then save all of the assets as .png files to be used by the developer. (This is a process to say the least, especially with all of the resolutions required for Android)

Now, Slicy exports PSD elements as assets for your website or app, you just rename your layer groups once and let Slicy do everything else. Cut&Slice me does similar but for Windows.

Do other designers use this software or similar? If so, why? If not, why?

Slicy website

Cut&Slice me website


texts: Is it worth converting from SWOP V2 to FOGRA39?

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I'm currently in the middle of designing a poster, and obviously want to avoid major surprises with colour when it comes to going to the printers. However, I definitely can't afford any of the colour calibration products, and this answer suggests it's not as necessary as widely believed, so I'm trying to make other adjustments that will help match my monitor closer to the previews I will be printing out with my home printer (and of course the end product with the printers themselves).

I started designing my poster in the default Photoshop colour profile of
Working CMYK - U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) V2. I'm in the UK, and have read that FOGRA39 is the standard colour profile used by printers here, and have seen at least one printer explicitly recommend it during my research.

Is it worth converting my document's profile to FOGRA39 to ensure that what I'm seeing while I'm designing will be closer to what is likely to be printed? If so, then which options should I select at the slightly-overwhelming Convert to Profile dialogue?


texts: In a 2 vanishing points perspective system, can anything be placed to the right of the RVP?

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When using a 2 point perspective system, it is always advisable to place the vanishing points outside of the composition, so the shapes do no look forced and distorted. If the angle of the object is quite severe, though, one of the vanishing points could fall inside the composition.

Consider the following case. I drew first Cube 1 placing the RVP is inside the composition on purpose. Cube 1 looks great. Then I tried to move Cube 1 to the right of the RVP, just dragging along the X axis, keeping it parallel to its original position, which would be Cube 2. It looks distorted, though. Cube 2 is parallel with Cube 1 so the parallel edges on both cubes are supposed to vanish to the same point. It does not work, though. The reason for this is that Cube 2 is to the right or the RVP.

I know I can solve this problem with extra vanishing points, but then it would not be a 2 vanishing point system anymore. I could also move the viewer to the right, but then the vanishing points would change. I am trying to understand why it does not work as it is.

So, questions:

In a 2 vanishing point system, does everything need to be placed between the vanishing points to avoid these aberrations (i.e. nothing to the left of the LVP or to the right of the RVP)? Is this a limitation of the system itself?
Would Cube 2 be outside of the Cone of Vision in this case? Is that the reason why it looks distorted?


texts: Adjust angle of picture to fit shape in Powerpoint

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How to adjust the degree/angle of a picture/image so that it fits a shape in PPT

I am trying to get my image into the black area of the PPT shape, but when I set it to the shape it stays in a horizontal projection
The angle/Degree of the PPT shape is roughly 51.5 degrees
I tried rotating the shape in Gimp
But Gimp kept clipping the image to the background


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I am searching for a font for annotations in figures of articles that I am writing. I want to use it for labelling of axes and ticks, but also for legends and subtitles of charts and the like. The articles are for print and screen.

Trying to make an informed decision beyond my own subjective feeling, which aspects should I consider when choosing a font?


texts: How to combine paths into an object in Illustrator CS6

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Hello, I am very new to Illustrator. What I am trying to do is merge all selected paths into one cohesive object. All anchor points are attached to other anchor points or paths; it's all connected. But I cannot select just the edge of another object that was created in front of the object I want to select, before the original object was cut away to make the lineart cleaner (e.g. the side of the bus was created as one object, the bumpers were created after, then the original bus lineart was cut away from the bumpers with scissors.) I am trying to get the outline of the side of the bus, but when I click on the edge of the front or back bumper, it selects the WHOLE bumper - I just want to select the edges that they share with the side of the bus. My eventual goal is to fill each individual shape I have drawn with color, and some with gradients (so Live Paint won't work for what I'm trying to do).

Any tips on a better way to do this are warmly welcomed - even if there's something just fundamentally wrong with my thought process while drawing in Illustrator. I have been running in circles with this and similar problems in multiple projects for days now. Thank you


texts: Adobe Illustrator: Objects slide when scaled down

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I've searched forum and I can't seem to find solution to my problem (or even questions related to it).

I use Illustrator CC and I run into this problem.

Note: I have used no strokes, only four separate shapes plus another one as a stroke underneath all. Now if I try to scale it down, let's say, four times the size, I get strange results. As if the shapes move around when scaled down.

Then, if I try to fix the problem by scaling down the underlying shape, it snaps way off the desired position.

I have turned off Align new objects to pixel grid.

I apologize if this question was posted earlier.


texts: Looking at ideas for an "incorporated" logo for my fictitious company

texts: For school, I have to create a logo for a fictitious company I create. The company name I have been given is "Smash" or "Smash Games". It is supposed to be a gaming company similar to Activision or Electronic Arts. I had a couple ideas, but I cannot seem to properly incorporate them, and I'm not really "proud" of these designs either. I am fairly certain I want to include a fist somewhere in the logo, but this is not completely necessary. I need help brainstorming some clever ideas for my logo before I create it. I would really love your creative minds. I will post my (BAD (I cannot draw/sketch for my life)) sketches below.


texts: Font Awesome as Photoshop Custom Shape Set

texts: Everytime I need to use font awesome in photoshop, I'll always copy an icon from website and paste in photoshop. I can print it into pdf and copy into illustrator as vector but I want them as photoshop custom shape set. I've copied whole text into photoshop but then I need to split layers to each icon in each layer and this will take a long time. How can I convert them all into .csh file?


texts: PDF font embedding; any utility to batch test font collection?

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Question

Is there a utility that will batch test fonts to check which CAN and/or CANNOT be embedded in an Export to PDF?

Why?

I want to organise a (too large) collection of fonts so that when working on a project that must have fonts embedded in the PDF I will only have embed-able (?) fonts installed to choose from. This will help enormously as the job is to a tight deadline and frequently I get to the stage of creating PDFs only to have to return to the (Quark) file and change fonts, which is not good. (yikes!)

I use Nexus Font for managing fonts, it doesn't do this. At the moment I'm doing it font by font, a batch utility would be a huge help.

P.S.

I understand the problem is in the font licenses, I have been everywhere looking for a solution so not to have to manually check each font file's properties individually... if Acrobat can tell, surely a utility could exist??

Update

Font embeddability shows in a font's Properties window, in the Details Tab. If I could get this to show in an Explorer like window for lists of fonts that would be super. I'm on Win7 and haven't been able to show this, yet. I will persevere.

OK I may have a solution. The program MainType - Windows Font Manager will show the Embedding info for fonts. I've only just installed the trial so don't know if it's an ideal solution but I have high hopes of now being able to separate fonts by this attribute. (Not connected to MainType, just found it with all the searching)


texts: Critique: Can you provide constructive feedback for my monochrome website design?

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I am a programmer, design is not my forte. I attempted to create a design and am stuck on where to continue to with colors, location of pieces, text choice etc.

Here is the website so far: Design
(for some reason the text in the banner changed)

It is supposed to look like so:

Some questions:

What could I do to make it more visually appealing?
Where should I put main page content?
What is a good way to work with black and white contrast while keeping eyes at minimal strain?

Could you provide me with some expert advice for how you would go about changing the layout?


texts: Expression Design: Why is my image blurry?

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I'm trying to create a web icon using expression design.

Its 45x45 pixels in size, and I've set the PPI to 96, exporting to .PNG with Antialias & Transparency.

It doesn't look crisp when I look at it in my page, and it looks pretty blurry when viewing it on my mobile.

I've turned on pixel preview, and when I zoom in I can see that on straight lines there is a row of pixels shaded between the two (rather than pixels being either on or off) which seems to be the cause of the problem

I have enabled the following options:

Snap to Pixels
Snap to Points
Snap to Guides

Here is the exported icon:

It's pretty simple, but if you look at the edges of the pound symbol, they are fuzzy; more so on a mobile device.

Is there anything else I should be doing in order to get a crisp looking icon?


texts: How to create continuous flat shadow of text in photoshop?

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I know this is super easy to do, but I can't find a way to drop this type of shadow thing in photoshop. Something like this:

Can anyone help to achieve this type of text effect shadow?

I approached this stepwise:
1. Written a text
2. Created a white rectangle layer behind text.
3. Ctrl + click on text layer, created text marquee and deleted the same text from from white rectangle.
4. Been trying with perspective transform, but could move any further.

I'm stuck with something like this.


texts: Is there a way, while dragging, to "snap" to the nearest guide?

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I'm copy, paste and dragging some group of elements. While I'm dragging, I'd like to "snap" to the nearest guide I've set in the workspace.

Else, I need to zoom and move the key arrow to reach exactly the limit I need.

Is there a way to help my drag with guides?
Also, is there a way to show a sort of "hints" showing the pixels distance between a group and the object I'm moving? I often space of about 5 pixels.


texts: Indesign exports A4 document as US Letter .pdfs

texts: When exporting a document created in InDesign which has A4 selected under File > Document Setup > Page Size into a .pdf by using File > Export > Adobe PDF (Print) format and use the default 'High Quality' profile, the created file is US Letter for some reason. I couldn't find any option other than the document setup that would control the .pdf export in terms of proportions/page size.. but does anyone know how I can export that document as a proper A4 .pdf?


texts: Perceptually uniform alternative to HSV for optical flow visualisation

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(I'm somewhat new to this, so please forgive me if there are errors in this question.)

In optical flow visualisation, where a vector field is visualised with colours, it is common to use the the Hue, Saturation, Value (HSV) colour model, then set hue for the direction and the value/brightness for the magnitude.

Source: tomrunia on github

For example, see this Stack Overflow question or this github package.  The saturation is kept constant.  This cylindrical-coordinate colour model may be considered suitable for this purpose because:

Any combination of H, S, and V maps to a valid colour, and;
when V=0, all is black, which is good, because the direction has no meaning when magnitude is zero.

This can be seen quite easily by playing around with colorizer.org.

However, not every hue actually looks equally bright to the human eye in the HSV colour space, as pointed out in this article:

Christopher T. Howlett, Why I Love HSV, and Why It’s Totally Useless, 2017-07-17

  But there’s only one problem. HSV doesn’t actually let you choose the real brightness of a color.
  (...)
  Notice how [Yellow, Cyan, and Magenta] are each pumping twice as much light into your eyes as Red, Green and Blue.
  (...)
  Your brain doesn’t consider Red, Green, and Blue to be equally bright—and the differences are very significant. Red light is perceived to be ~62% brighter than Blue light, and Green light ~127% brighter than Blue light.

He continues to describe the HCL colourspace:

  Introducing Hue Chroma Lightness (HCL). Some very smart people have been working on these sorts of problems for over one hundred years now, and their efforts have been quite fruitful. HCL is a color space that similar to HSV in every respect but one: changes in the Hue dimension in no way effect the Lightness dimension.

So it would appear to be more perceptually uniform.

Unfortunately, as playing around with the HCL Wizard readily shows, neither of the two aforementioned desirable conditions are met.  Only a limited subset of HCL values maps to an existing colour, and based on my limited understanding, I don't appear to see see a way to readily alter the brightness between fully unsaturated to fully saturated, for the same colour.

Is there an alternative to the HSV colour model where one coordinate maps to a circle of colours, and another coordinate to some form of colourfulness, chroma, or saturation, with the hues being perceptually uniform, and all combinations of coordinates existing?


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How do I get realistic distance representation using GIMP?

Thanks for looking into my post. I am using GIMP 2.8. I am not an expert.

I have two raw images (image1 & image 2). I have same object(item) in image 1 & image 2, but the object was displaced between images. I used GIMP to overlay both the images to figure out the displaced distance. Here is what I did.

I created the 1st image from clipboard, I open a new layer and placed the 2nd object.
I adjusted the opacity to provide transparency between image 1 & image 2.
I find image 2 is layered on top of image 1, but the displaced distance is not representing realistically on layered image.
I tried with zoom. Images look odd.

I uploaded the images in photobucket. Here are the links.

Overlayered Image

Raw Image 1

** It is not allowing to post the 3rd link. You can review via photobucket using left arrow/right arroe

If you review my separate images (base images), I am working with. Both are not on same zoom level. I mean that image 2 is a distant view with displacement.

What is the beast way to overlay these two images by preserving displacement?

Thanks for helping.

Update 9/7/2015.

Thanks for reviewing my post.

  "The best method is to use a common element in both images, line that
  element up in the various photos and the other objects in the photo
  are in the proper relative position then."

These are scanned image with different zoom level.

How do I use a common element in both images, line that element up? Do you mind, sharing the GIMP steps to do that?

My car length is 15.7 feet. How do you see the displaced distance between images as correct representation?

Update 9/7/2015 3:27 PM

I did the same in GIMP (I'm not a GIMP user... but in Photoshop you place both images in the same document, on different layers.... Reduce the opacity of the top layer so you can see the underlying layer as well:)

I am getting a different view in GIMP, but your Photoshop clearly shows the car displacement ( Your 1st image). I am not sure, how to get that view (Your 1st Image) in GIMP?


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I want to make my good quality photos look like photos scanned from old newspaper. Maybe halftone in high resolution? Or just find an old laser printer and scanner?

Here is few examples what i mean:


texts: Is there any quick way to write the text headings at specified rotations in a pie chart?

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Please see the reference image. I know how to make pie chart in Illustrator, but not sure how can I write the rotated text (you can see around 50 text headings for 50 cells. The question is not about the 8 headings written in outer circle) in the cells of wheel, in Illustrator.

One way is to do it manually, pick each text, calculate it's rotation from the cell of wheel, and then rotate it and place it. It seems time consuming.

Is there any faster or bulk arrange option (just like while creating pie chart, you input the area value for its cells) in Illustrator/Photoshop?


texts: I am building a t-shirt online shop and I am taking designs from pixabay

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I am building an online store and I am using designs for my t-shirts from pixabay.com and it says there free for commercial use. So does it mean I can print it on my t-shirts and sell it?
Example https://pixabay.com/en/puppy-dog-cute-doggy-pit-bull-150399/


texts: How do you invert the colors in a stencil drawing so that the result looks otherwise identical to the original?

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I have a stencil image of Karl Marx. The subject is mostly white on a black background. However, I would like to create another version of it where the subject is black on a white background. I thought that simply inverting the colors would do the trick, but it ends up looking terrible (see below) and not recognizable. This was puzzling.

Does anyone know how to do this correctly so the look is exactly the same and only the subject/background colors are flipped?


texts: How to create custom web background using repeating icon pattern?

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Lately I've been seeing a lot of backgrounds of webpages having a pattern like this:

Seems like a trend to have such a background for a webpage. Does anyone know what is this called? If possible, please also simply advise how to go about creating it, thanks a bunch!


texts: How to make a screenshot from Corel 2017, without converting through my monitor color profile?

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My goal is to (temporarily at least) get reliable colour values on screen and in my screenshots, in CorelDRAW 2017 on windows. If I screengrab and paste into eg GIMP, the colours shift. I think what is happening is that my screenshots are being converted to my monitor colour profile.

Here's the bahaviour I'm seeing:
I draw a green rectangle (RGB #00ff00), and then screenshot my desktop or the CorelDRAW window, pasting the resulting image into GIMP leads to a much yellower shade of green. This is a color value change, ie using the GIMP eyedropper shows I now have #68ff00. I believe this is due to Corel passing everything through a monitor colour profile before showing the image, and means my sRGB green is being converted into a DELL factory colour profile instead.

After much searching I came across this thread:
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1815636
which seems to describe a similar issue. In that thread, two solutions to this colour shift are described, namely:

Use sRGB as a monitor colour profile
Assign the monitor colour profile to the screenshot, then convert to sRGB.

Corel 2017 does not have any way I can see to change the monitor colour profile, and I learned that it defers (on windows at least) to the OS. Changing my device colour profile to sRGB (Control Panel->Color Management, Tick 'Use my settings', add sRGB profile and set as default, restart Corel) indeed leads to #00ff00 appearing in the screenshot.
The second solution gives yet different results.

Here's what I think is happening:
Original configuration:

Corel starts with #00ff00/sRGB internally.
It converts this to a DELL colour profile found via an OS level setting and displays #68ff00
Screenshotting my desktop leads to a file with an #68ff00 colour value, but with no embedded profile information.
Pasting this in GIMP shows #68ff00
Pasting back into corel means the colour is converted through the DELL profile a second time.

Setting my windows colour profile to sRGB leads to this:

Corel starts with #00ff00 internally, sRGB.
Display onto the monitor now does no conversion as this is also sRGB
Screenshot gets #00ff00, no embedded profile.
Pasting anywhere preserves #00ff00 value.

Using the other solution from the adobe thread above leads to this:

Corel starts with #00ff00/sRGB
Display is #68ff00/DELL
Screenshot / pasted image is #68ff00/None
Assigning DELL profile (GIMP->Image->Mode->Assign Color Profile..) leads to #68ff00/DELL (same as display output from Corel)
Converting to sRGB (GIMP->Image->Mode->Convert to Color Profile..) leads to #0ef842/sRGB

In all cases, if I use Corel's export selection, or Corel->Window->Dockers->Color Proof Settings->Export Soft Proof, then I get an exported file with #00ff00 in it. However, nothing I can find in Corel will change the pixels on my displays/screengrabs to #00ff00. 'Proof colors' runs things through a printer profile and changes the display colour. Ticking 'Preserve RGB values' and setting the 'Simulate Environment' to sRGB, still puts #68ff00 on my screen.

My questions are:

How can I temporarily bypass the monitor profile in Corel, to see and screenshot #00ff00?
Why does the assign DELL profile/convert to sRGB process suggested above lead to #0ef842? Is this simply the fact that some information is lost in conversion, and that applying the same profile in reverse will never yield the original colour in general?
What problems will I encounter if I use an sRGB profile for my monitor on a permanent basis?


texts: How to set font weight in indesign character style

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I'm using InDesign CC 2015 to typeset a document which uses a font with no native bold style.  I understand that I can simulate this by increasing the font's weight.  It's not as good as a real bold font but works well enough for my purposes when I highlight some text and use the floating menu for stroke etc.

But this would be tedious to do manually throughout the document and I am already extensively using character styles so I thought I could just make a new "bold" style.  The trouble is when you go to the colors tab of the edit character style dialog, the option to change font weight is disabled.  It is available in the paragraph style dialog but that is no good for me as this is inline text.  Is there any way to do this?  (Or is there an alternative way to simulate a bold font in  a character style?)

Thanks in advance for your help.


texts: For some shapes, there are additional properties in the Transform window (e.g. "Line Properties"). One of these properties is Angle. However, the standard object properties already has an Angle property. How are these different? And what is the relevance of the latter when they conflict? How can they come to be conflicting? For example, here is a line which is clearly horizontal, yet the object angle is 2.5 degrees. Can I reset it to 0?


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I need to cut out a prefect circle from a square image, sort of like this:

a circle http://h311.info/cropzor.JPG

This is pretty close but I've been using "feel" so I am not 100% sure this is perfect, meaning the distance between all 4 edges is the same.

It needs to be used with a circular gauge in a program I'm developing, so 1px offset is going to make it look terrible.

How do I achieve this? Optimally there should be 0px of "mask" (the black part) between the circle and the edges of the file.

I've used Photoshop, holding alt + shift from the center, but I did it by feel. Is there a shortcut to position your cursor to the middle of the file?

Whats the best way to achieve this?


texts: Painting a car in 3D then generating stencils

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I'm not really sure what software solution would be best, or if one even exists, but I have a car that I want to design the paint job for. It appears that Photoshop can import a 3D model and from there I can go ahead and paint it. What I'd like to be able to do is then convert the layers into stencils so that I can then actually paint my car.

I would prefer to work in a vector-based system and that seems to be more in the realm of Illustrator than Photoshop, but it's been a number of years since I have used either. Are there any programs that get me close? I'm more than fine to do some development on my end to close any holes between software solutions if I have to go through multiple pieces of software so long as I can automate the process of generating stencils after I complete the artwork.


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I can't find out what font is this:

I have used this awesome service where you upload a picture and it tells you what's the font is, but I don't agree. The 'a' is different. Here is the result.

And here is an screenshot of the font's this service proposed:


texts: Photoshop: convert all caps text to lowercase

texts: I have a PSD file with a large block of text set in uppercase. Is there a way to convert selected text to lowercase? I've tried everything in the character panel, but nothing will change it to lowercase. I don't want to have to re-write the whole text!


texts: Where to find more to 4 combo colors generator?

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I'm looking for a color combo generator that return me more than "canonical" 4 colors.
I need 10+ "nice" combo colors .

Can you help me where to find or how to generate by myself?


texts: Inkscape - How to remove this lines when exporting (image example)

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How can I remove this lines (indicate with the arrows) when exporting to png on Inkscape ?

Here's an example SVG file with the issue.

SVG example file


texts: Kerning in FontForge does not seem to have any effect

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I am trying to add kerning data to my font. I have manually kerned each letter pair in the “Kern Pair Closeup” window, like this:

But these settings do not seem to export once the TTF is generated. Why is this?

Here is how things look like from the metadata dialog:

And here is the data dialog:


texts: Which fonts don't come with Windows 8 that would come with a new MAC?

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I'm a beginning graphics designer and I currently own a Macbook Pro that I got in 2010 that is really on the fritz and basically I need a new computer.

I am comfortable using both Mac's and PC's, so I have no issue there, but I am worried that if I get a PC I won't have access to the fonts that I am used to using on a MAC (e.g. Helvetica, Futura, Gill Sans).

I am wondering what fonts come on a Mac that don't come on a new PC and how much it costs to purchase these fonts?


texts: How to apply the same levels adjustment to multiple images (or layers)

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I have a timelapse recording where I need to do uniform levels adjustment. I can load them all in in one image as layers, but when I adjust levels it changes the selected layer only.

So I basically want to do Colors / Layers / Auto Input Layers on one image, but apply the same change to all images in the sequence.

How do I do this in GIMP?


texts: How to create a stained glass effect in Photoshop

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There are  few ok tuts online, but I haven't found a way to give an image the marblelized clear shiny opacity like real stain glass. Any tips?

Stain glass filter applied
Lower opacity
Play with waves filter?


texts: Is it possible to resize the page interactively in Inkscape?

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I would like to resize the page interactively in Inkscape, either with the mouse or with a keyboard shortcut. Is this possible?
If it were not possible, could this potentially be a desirable feature, or are there good practical reasons not to implement it?


texts: Text warped as a wave in Photoshop looks different when warped as a wave in Illustrator

texts: First I warped a text as a wave in Photoshop. Wrote the same text (the same font, size and other properties) in Illustrator and it warped differently - the warping is almost unnoticeabe although the bending is the same (50%) in Photoshop and in Illustrator. Why this happens and is there a way for this text to be done the same in Illustrator? Thank you!


texts: Intous Draw pressure sensitivity not working

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I just bought my new Wacom Intuos Draw and it's working really well, but in Photoshop 2015.5 and Illustrator 2015.3.1 the pressure sensitivity is not working. When I go to Wacom tablet properties I can see that the pressure sensitivity is working well so is the Intuos incompatible with Adobe programs or should I change something in the settings to make the pressure sensitivity work?

OS: Windows 10 64bit


texts: Advantages of using two monitors in graphic design

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I've worked with single and dual monitor setups in different situations in the past, but it's been a while since I last had two. Right now, I'm using a single Dell 24" that seems enough to handle adobe and web developing programs (I got used to just alt-tabbing my way through them), but I'm wondering if I should grab one of the smaller spare monitors in the office and add it to my workspace.

Last time I had two, I only used the second one as support, for displaying complementary information (mostly thumbnails and previews). The main disadvantage for me was that both of them were inevitably positioned in a diagonal, something that I found quite annoying.

To those who use dual monitors, are there advantages regarding efficiency (I've freelanced for most of my life so my work process is kind of... personal) that I might be missing? Or is it just a question of preference?


texts: What are Google Webfonts alternatives to F37 Bella?

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I'm looking for fonts, available from Google Webfonts, that would look similar to F37 Bella:

Any similar-looking fonts, with good cross-browser rendering?


texts: Can I change the anti-aliasing method of a lot of layers at once?

texts: I have a lot of text layers (I'm rendering up a keyboard). Is there any way to change the anti-aliasing setting on all of the layers at once?


texts: Select Mask Content (Intersection rather than Union) in Inkscape

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When creating a mask, the resulting cut-out will have the selection size of the object which has parts "cut off" via the mask.

This makes sense for scaling but it is cumbersome for moving and snapping.

The only solution I see now is duplicating the mask region shape and selecting both the mask result and the mask region shape duplicate, to position them. Is there a better solution?


texts: Achieving a pressed-in effect (similar to 3D "Extrude and Bevel")

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I need to reproduce the footstep where it looks like this:

Having created all the shapes, I'm currently stuck with the shadow: I'm not sure how do I create it in an effective, editable way.

Here's what I have right now:

I have tried the following:

This didn't quite work because the shapes will move outside their original locations, also it relies on using colours, while my image needs to be in black and white
The Effect → 3D → Extrude & Bevel tool almost creates the desired effect with minimal effort, but instead of being pressed in, the object stands out:

Anyone knows if there's an easy way to define this inner shadow drop on multiple objects at the same time? I still have the original "foot" shape on a separate layer in case I need it.Spent more than 2 hours on Google overall, very close to just drawing it on a piece of paper and then tracing the photo into vector :/

Thanks!


texts: What’s the difference between an art director and a creative director?

texts: I have seen both Art Director and Creative Director as titles, but I'm not sure what the difference is. Is one to do with visuals and the other with content? Are they more or less interchangeable? Do they have different responsibilities? Can you have both in the same shop?


texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to reach the width field in Inkscape?

texts: Is there a keyboard shortcut to focus the width field in the Inkscape toolbar?


texts: How do I find multiple variation of same color which are visually contrasting

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I am developing some kind of heatmap for a stock market-related project which has ~80 large to small boxes on the screen to denote a stock and it's change
I use a red background on box to denote loss, and green background to signifies gain. I use white text with a stroke to display some text on them.
Here is what I need now.

I need to have special boxes which are also red and green, but I want them to have a different colour variation so they stand out as special.

On these normal and special boxes, I also need to write some text in red and green variation to write more details.

How do I find good colour combinations to achieve my goal?


texts: I have a 16x16 bitmap containing 256 pixels of distinct colours that I want to use as a palette for 8-bit indexed mode. Is there a way to convert this bitmap into one that GIMP can use as a custom palette? I also need the order of the colours to be preserved.


texts: Are there considerable differences when designing for men or women?

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(I am aware of the simplified dichotomy, a better term would be gender character but it's a bit too vague/specific for the title of this question.)

When creating a web project, are there differences between a mostly feminine or masculine audience that a designer should consider?

For example, women are more active social users and online buyers. This might somehow be reflected in the design, if you can target these two groups and show the same page in different shapes according to their gender (female = more or bigger images of people, just to name something).

For the sake of this question, I'm imagining a web platform that is available to provide these different experiences based on gender. Also, the variables the designer can play with are design elements: images, text, color, component shapes. UX is a possible approach, but I'm thinking in termns of visual variability. What would those different themes be like?


texts: Copy & Paste in place from Illustrator to Photoshop - Got blurred

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I am trying to copy & paste the icon from Illustrator into Photoshop, it looks blurred.

I have checked the size of the icon and pixel perfect of the grid, but still I face the problem.

It would be great if anyone offer to me a right way? Please welcome.


texts: How typographers make bolder/lighter versions of their fonts?

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I suppose in older times typographers had to redraw the entire character set, but I'd guess there's some good heuristics to make a character bolder/lighter in software and then make some manual adjustments.

Is there currently any kind of software that assists with this task?


texts: How to ensure exclusive grayscale colors in Illustrator document?

texts: I'm using Illustrator CS6 to create several black/white figures. Since the printing agency requires "well" prepared figures, I want to ensure that all figures are in grayscale, or in other words, that no black stroke is an RGB or CMYK black, but a grayscale = 100 black :-) Is there a way to achieve this globally and check this within Illustrator? Or do I have to manually select all elements in my Illustrator file? Thank you!


texts: How do I prevent a clipping mask from hiding layer effects?

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Let's say that I have two layers:

Layer 2: An image with an Outer Glow layer effect.
Layer 1: An image that I want to use to mask Layer2.

In the example below, Layer 1 is the white brush and Layer 2 is the red brush with a glow effect applied.

If I create a layer mask from Layer 1 and apply that to Layer 2 (and set "Layer Mask Hides Effects" to off), then I get this result:

But I would prefer to use a clipping mask instead of a layer mask because, in my case, Layer 1 is actually a group of many layers with a complex timeline-based animation, and so a single layer mask won't mask correctly for every frame of animation. A clipping mask is by far the easier way to mask based on an animation. But when I use a clipping mask instead of a layer mask, I get this:

Note how the glow is also clipped by Layer 1, which is not what I want, and I see no corresponding "Clipping Mask Hides Effects" option like there is with layer masks.

My current work-around is to create a duplicate of Layer 2 for every frame of animation and give each a separate layer mask, but obviously that solution would be very impractical for animations with more than a handful of frames.

Is there any easier way to mask a layer by the layer or layer group underneath when the layer/group underneath is animated, without also masking the effects of the top layer?


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I was trying to make my own custom shapes in Photoshop, so I first started out with an ellipse. I saw that all the shapes had pixelated edges. I went to turn Anti-Aliasing on in the marquee tool but it was grayed out. I couldn't select it.

I didn't touch Photoshop for a while, but now after 1 or 2 months this happened. Can someone please tell me how to turn it back on again? I'm on a MacBook Pro 10.8.4 and I'm using Photoshop CS6.


texts: Vertically centered Guillemet next to a paragraph using only paragraph and/or character styles?

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I guess it's easier to show you what I want to achieve than try to explain it :P

Take a look:

As you can see, there is a Guillemet (French quotation mark) next to the paragraph, centered vertically in relation to the paragraph.

The problem is, I did this with drop caps, setting it to one character and three rows. That means if the paragraph is shorter or longer than three rows, it won't look like I want it to ... So, is there a way to get this large Guillemet next to the paragraph vertically centered, independent of how long the paragraph is? The Guillemet should always have the same size, rather than scaling with the length of the paragraph! (I'm hoping for a solution that works purely based on paragraph and/or character styles, meaning no manual tweaking is required for each paragraph I want to use this with) ... Thanks!

Edit: I can't use an individual textframe for each of these paragraphs, since I need them to stay in the primary textframe ...


texts: My client insists that editing her text is part of the design process

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My client is selling a medical product with specialized text specific to her industry. She had provided me with features and benefits. There were about 10 items. When she received the graphics she said she had expected me to edit the text down and do something graphic with it.

But I don’t know her industry enough to remove a feature or benefit and edit the text, making editorial decisions for her. She was offended and said it was my job to edit it. In our contract I do not mention edit her text. But in several emails I ask for her to send me the text “as she’d want it to appear.”

Because she is paying me for three months work, she believes I should be a copywriter. Going forward, what should I say to her in an email?


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I am relatively new to photoshop, but have the following task: I must make around 15 black circles with a white number in the middle. Each circle is the same size as every other. I am trying to create vector masks, but it seems hokey. Is there a way that I can:

Make 1 circle (preferrably vector) and then make copies of this circle that conform to the same size as the template circle.
Make text in each circle that is "bound" to the circle.

Any suggestions are welcome! Thanks.


texts: I'm new here, so I'll start from the very beginning. While working in Illustrator, I find it damn hard to edit the lines sometimes. I've tried to draw a data flow/nodes shape, that looks like several small angled lines of same width parallel to each other (If I said some rubbish you didn't understand, you can google 'tech data flow vector', there's an image of CPU and the lines going out from it, exactly what I was talking about). Quite easy to draw it, the problem is editing. No matter if it's a 1 px rectangle or a pen tool drawing, inner or outer line - when I group/ unite several of those and try to change their size (no matter if it's dragging with mouse or through scaling), they all go into a bloody mess (for example, some parts of lines disappear, replaced with strange wide spaces, and so on...). So the question is - how can I avoid that and get normal straight lines with similar width? Please tell me how if you know. Best regards!


texts: I want to print some posters but don't know where to look for Images which are not Copyrighted?

texts: I started a new website for selling posters of Movies, Celebrities and Sports. Problem is most of the images that I got from Internet are now claimed by some people that they have copyrights of the images. I am trying to find the right Images but its very difficult for me. I looked in many free stock images website but was unable to get Images which are worth printing.


texts: How can I distribute objects along a semicircumference in Inkscape?

texts: I'm trying to place small circles equaly distant along a semicircunference. Inkscape provides basic options to distribute horizontally and vertically, but can I do along a path, or in this case (if it's more easy) along a semicircunference?


texts: Is there a way to make a diagram in Illustrator and have it editable in other programs?

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What I'm trying to do is make a diagram in Illustrator.  Once it is finished it would be given to the customer but saved in a way so if sometime down the road they need to make changes to it they can.  But instead of them using Illustrator or any of the Creative Cloud applications, is there other software that would let them edit it easily?

Edit: I'm also looking for either free software or one that is included in a pack such as Microsoft Office


texts: Is there a way to paint dithered in GIMP? Indexed mode will make existing gradients dithered, but using the brush tool or airbrush tool after dithering will just make a solid color, instead of just dithering what should be gradients around the brush.


texts: How to add old style figures from one typeface to another in FontForge?

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The main font that I'm using for a project lacks OldStyle numbers, and I would really like to add them from a different typeface (one whose numbers I think complement nicely with my original font). Both fonts are in OTF format.

Can I do this in FontForge (or other similar free software)? I.E. copy the old style numbers from a second typeface and add them to the first one as an OTF feature? If yes, how?

I've never used FontForge before, so I'm looking for detailed answers suited for a beginner.


texts: Make image high contrast - 2 tone black and white

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Ive got a bunch of logos i want to display on a 'press' page, the logos all have different color schemes, which clash so i want to make all the logos black and white, no greyscale, just 2 colours, black and white.

Ive tried in Photoshop to set the color pallet to greyscale and then up the contrast, but i still get allot of greys in the logos, any idea hows best to achieve this.

Id like to do something similar to this example were the logo is completely flattened, see there is no tonal effect on the letters as there is on the color version.

Just to be clear all the logos, are raster, rather than vector so they cant just be put into illustrator and changed.


texts: Content aware patching while keeping Smartobject?

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TL;DR How do I use Content aware patching while keeping the layer as Smartobject?

I'm currently creating a poster for cake selling of my school

I'm a huge fan of working on Smartobjects only. Sadly I wanted to content-aware-patch the background so it matches for the poster format. (See below)

The quality of these images is sufficient for my school but I'd like to increase the quality of it by copying it very actively as a human without needing Photoshop to guess what to do.

I used the Content Aware Filling from Edit > Fill (Shift + F5)

This sadly removes my Smartobject which leads to my question:
How do I use Content aware patching without removing the Smartobject?

I know about the patching tool stated in this article but this doesn't work on Smartobjects either.
I also know about the Camera RAW-Editor which includes the Pimple-Removal-Tool but the outcome of that tool isn't very good. (I dont know the english name of the tool)

I hope someone of you knows knows how to extend the cake image the way I did but in Smartobjects so I can go back if I make a mistake. The cake topping in the background is removed which shows you that the method used by me is very inefficient.


texts: Why can't I create an offset path for my PSD Images on Illustrator?

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I'm currently in the process of making stickers for my ETSY Shop. I have made all my sheets in Photoshop and decided to transfer one file into Illustrator.

As I was trying to make a cut line for my machine I realized I wasn't seeing any of the points (I don't know what they're called) whenever I hovered over my image. The only thing it would show me was the box surrounding it. I have also noticed that it won't even let me use the "offset path" option and image tracing doesn't do much either because I still cannot create an outline.

Do I need to restart all these sheets completely on illustrator? Any advice would be so helpful.

(i've also tried saving my file as PNG, TIFF, when I was image tracing I made sure it wasn't using the white space, but nothing is working.)


texts: In Illustrator, how do I select every "," on the page?

texts: I have hundreds of files that currently use "," as a decimal place. I need to change them all to "." ie. "9,45" needs to be "9.45". I feel that there must be a selection option to do this.


texts: How to choose font color against yellow background?

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There are similar questions like this and this.

However, this question is different because of different design constraints.

This is the interface for our game. When the user solves a word, we show a yellow star as with the word MOM. (Ignore the distorted share and menu icons, please!)

We are exploring alternatives for highlighting a solved word. The star sticking out from the bottom feels unclean.

Our current choice is to integrate a yellow glow effect under the letters -- similar to this white glow:

Instead of white, our glow will match the yellow color of the star, but our designer is struggling to find a font color that matches the rest of the design.

The linked questions suggest contrast as the key to showing fonts on a light-colored background, but black, brown, and gray clash with the other colors. White fails because the contrast isn't high enough.

So what's the best approach to finding a high-contrasting color that also complements other colors in the design?


texts: What is the easiest way to convert 2D images to single 3D model

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I am learning 2D animations. I would like to know what is the easiest way to convert 2D images (given below) in to a single 3D image?

For example:


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After using Inkscape's interpolation, is there a straight-forward way of getting the parameters that were used to create the result?

Interpolation dialog with sample params:

Motivation:

I'm experimenting with different interpolation params, to see which yield best looking result. Labelling different outputs with text tool is my current approach, but perhaps there is a better way.

As mentioned, I'm looking for a straight-forward solution. For instance, measuring distance between interpolation steps to learn the exponent, is a total overkill.


texts: How to keep the resolution of an image when scaling it in Gimp

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I want to copy and paste one picture into another one using Gimp.

I have a picture with 200x200 pixels and 72dpi. The 72dpi are not enough to print the image in the size specified in its header. Therefore, I want to reduce it to half its printing size, but keep the 200x200 pixels to get to a 144dpi resolution.

Since the picture I'm pasting has rather low quality, I want to reduce its size within the other picture and at the same time increase the resolution (that is, keep the number of pixels constant).

However, the only option I found was the Print Size function, which does not seem to affect the size of the pasted image relative to the picture it is pasted into.


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Everyone knows that before sending a buyer a file you should to convert text into the outlines for printing.

Photoshop has a button convert to shape - it's a similar as convert to outlines. But the problem is that I can't convert my text into outlines because I merged the text with a new transparent layer, so I can't convert text to outlines. What to do?

Thank you.


texts: In Gimp, how to resize a Selection after it's been used?

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The question is probably not clear on one line! Here some details:

made a circular selection (Ellipse Select Tool) to get a perfect circle
just after, using the mouse, resized that selection by clicking a corner of that selection (See pic below, hovering the bottom-right side of the circle makes a "Resize selection" mouse cursor appear)
then did "Inverse Selection" and erased part of the picture (Eraser), while the selection in 2. was not affected
finally did "Inverse Selection" again to get back my initial selection: Selection is untouched, same as after 2.

However, now I'd like to resize the selection again, and went back to "Ellipse Selection Tool". But when the mouse is hovered over the Selection corner, the mouse pointer doesn't change to the "Resize Selection" as it did in 2. And clicking anything will lose that selection. This is because (while selection was not affected) some other operations were done in between.

How, after 4., the same selection can be resized (as I did in 2.) ; how to get the "Resize selection" feature back?

Actually, I just want to enlarge the initial selection circle, from the same center: maybe there is another way to do that?


texts: What design trend led to movie trailers displaying the title at the top of the screen?

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Not sure how the community will feel about this question but its one that I've been wondering more and more about every time I see yet another movie do this. It has to do with design trends so let's see how this goes.

I'm talking about the bar at the top, usually black, with the name of the film in it throughout the entire length of the commercial. More and more movie trailers are doing this. Where did this design trend come from and why? Is there a media I'm unaware of that allows you to click on the movie name or something?

Examples:

TV Promo for The Conjuring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKZfZivyMSU
TV Promo for Red Dawn: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HmPayVj1i4
TV Promo for The Lucky One: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLq-jRVac4g
TV Promo for Prometheus (on bottom instead): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cfh8K2zLkHY
TV Promo for House at the End of the Street (on bottom): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDvR9wWCzRw
TV Promo for Chronicle (top & bottom!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NKtKS3JJ5g

Check this out:

Playing for Keeps movie commercial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrLjhknYyYk
Playing for Keeps on DVD/Blu-ray: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ecShk6uJg


texts: How to achieve this texture of jagged edges

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I am doing a project for my tech design class and we have to make spoof ads of already existing ads. What I'm trying to do is create the opposite effect of the refine edge command. I have tried some of the filters but none of them seem to have the correct effect.
Below is the ad which I'm trying to replicate. I have everything down, except that the edges of the flame and the match are smooth since I used the pen tool.

How do I achieve this texture?

http://tobaccopreventionk12.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/ignite1.gif


texts: Does a feathered vignette for a child's portrait look good?

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Hello I'm working on picture of a little boy.

I think the upper left corner of the picture needs something.

Does this feathered vignette look good and professional?

What might an alternative be?


texts: Is there any difference between combine and union with respect to the difference operation?

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In this tutorial union is used to combine the purple triangles which are then cut from the blue triangle below using difference.

IIUC we could also use combine instead of union and it has the same effect as far as the difference operation.  As far as boolean operations go, is the effect of using union vs combine always the same?


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in my c#-application, I use an RGB to HSV (and back) converter for changing a specified color-spectrum to another. In the actual case:

rgb1=5,122,255 to rgb2=22,165,220

similar colors to rgb1 will be changed to the related color, by saving the HSV-difference between hsv1 and hsv2 and aplying these to every similar color.

doing this in HSV was verry helpfull, since in RGB I wasn't able to archive this, but now i get errors, because sometimes an HSV-Value gets negative.

So my question, if an H(0>n>360) S,V(0>n>1) gets beneath or above its value-area, how do i need to change it (and do I also need to change the other two values) for getting the right value?

Calculation Example:

//Value Definition
hsvMainColor = 250/0.5/0.2
hsvSimilarColor = 260/0.6/0.4
hsvDestinationColor = 280/0.8/0.1
hsvMemory = null
hsvOutput = null

//Memorizing Differences
hsvMemory.H = hsvSimilarColor.H - hsvMainColor.H
            = 260 - 250
            = 10
hsvMemory.S = hsvSimilarColor.S - hsvMainColor.S
            = 0.5 - 0.6
            = -0.1
hsvMemory.V = hsvSimilarColor.V - hsvMainColor.V
            = 0.2 - 0.4
            = -0.2

//Creating hsvOutput by applying Differences to hsvDestination
hsvOutput.H = hsvDestination.H + thsvMemory.H
            = 280 + 10
            = 290
hsvOutput.S = hsvDestination.S + hsvMemory.S
            = 0.8 + (-0.1)
            = 0.7
hsvOutput.V = hsvDestination.V + hsvMemory.V
            = 0.1 + (-0.2)
            = (-0.1)

//Now I have a negative Value!
hsvOutput == 30/0.7/(-0.1)


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I have a great number of text replacements to make in a set of documents in InDesign. They always follow the same formula: Change "this text" to "that text." I've been manually selecting "this text", pasting it into the Find box, then selecting "that text" and pasting it into the Replace box. This is laborious.

Is there a way to feed InDesign these instructions to automate the process? Is there a way to paste the whole sentence into the Find/Replace panel and have the correct information appear in Find and Replace?


texts: Snapping Issue in Illustrator - Unable to Move Anchor Points Specifically

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I'm not sure how else to describe this - the anchor points are 'snapping' to undesired locations.

This has happened many, many times - it's very frustrating.

I'll be working in Illustrator and then, for some reason, out of nowhere, Illustrator stops letting me be specific with where I can drag my anchor points to.

Take a look at the following screenshots.

I start with my anchor point here:

If I try to move that anchor point over to the right just barely, it jumps from there to here:

That's quite the distance:

And there is no in-between. Same with trying to move the anchor point down, or anywhere else.

Why is this happening? Is anyone else having the same issue? I was experiencing this problem in Illustrator 2019 and it seemed to have just kindof gone away. But now, it's back and it happens all the time for me in Illustrator 2020. It's as if the anchor points have become pixelated.

Is there a solution? Thanks


texts: Suggested workflow for vectorizing logos with gradients

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I was impressed with how much grunt work can be handled within AI's image trace function:
Object -> image trace -> make and expand

However, for more sophisticated logos, things become less straight forward. Consider a logo like this:

In this case, image trace clips off the lighter portions of the logo. I've only found two (slightly drudge-laden) workarounds:

Flatten the highlights to make a more mono-tone look (then need to
apply own gradient afterwards)
Retrace by drawing lines and joining (but this only looks
professional with squares and the like, circular elements are hard to
ensure exact proportions -- at least for me)

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Are there more refined approaches for this kind of task? Or feel free to add or improve upon my ideas mentioned above.


texts: How do I change the starting point of a closed path

texts: I made some shapes that I later made into just paths. I want to change the type of stroke it has by applying a brush to it but the path is starting off at an undesired anchor point. How can I change where the path starts instead of just flipping it?


texts: The exact and best canvas size when creating a logo

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Experts,Professionals,intermediate,Beginner!
what is the best canvas size when creating a logo.
does not matter if it is inches,cm,pixel just give me some awesome answer and it will be great!

thankyou for your kindness and time for answering my question!


texts: Illustrator - Fill a shape so that it looks as if it's made from large pixels

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I wish to create the following pattern in Illustrator:

I tried fills, but didn't get that edge. Any ideas? Apart from placing the squares one by one of course.


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I'm trying to create a reference image for a greyscale drawing. In the original reference photo, the subject is wearing a brown jacket and grey pants which have pretty much the same brightness, and look the same (and rather dull) when I go to black and white.

I want to make the jacket darker when I go black and white. The jacket is the only red/brown coloured object in the photo, so I thought I could do some sort of level adjustment to make the brown jacket darker before going black and white. But I'm not so sure how to do this.

I'm using GIMP. I don't have access to photoshop.

Here is the problem:

Very different colours

This difference is lost on going to black and white


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Example file:

I am experiencing some problems in maintaining linkage in PSD images that i warp to special mold for conic mugs.

By this i mean that Warp effect only accepts embedded images to perform the warp in an image.

The problem is that i loose all the versatility of the link feature and if i need to change anything in the PSD image i than have to remake the warp.

Do You have a way to go around this problem ?


texts: How to transfer sliced part to different layer or save sliced images with it's parent size?

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I want to make a puzzle game in which there are 9 pieces and what I want to achieve is slicing a simple image into 9 parts ( it can of different sizes ) in Photoshop or any Adobe tool and then transferring each image to a different layer so that I can just hide or show a layer to display a piece of the puzzle.
Also, I searched on the Internet that it's hard to achieve so if there is an option to save those pieces with the size of actual image with extra transparent pixel data then it will also work. For eg. a 90 X 90-pixel image is divided into 9 pieces of 30 X 30 each, so what I want is those 30 X 30 images should have a size of 90 X 90 with 30 X 30 colored pixels and others should be transparent so that I can import those images again in photoshop and then convert them to layer and then achieve that layer hiding game for puzzles.
I hope I explained my question well. Please help.


texts: Placed Image in Illustrator is Blurry when exported as PDF

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I am doing some work for a client designing stickers but their logo was originally created by someone else in Photoshop (I can't understand why a logo would ever be made in a raster format). So there is no vector version of their logo, only high-res JPEG and PNG versions.

In my design in illustrator I am having to place a JPEG of the logo into the designs, but when I export them as a PDF for print, the logo appears blurry and fuzzy. Despite being crisp when placed in Illustrator.

I have tried multiple PDF settings, with no difference. Is there anyway to fix this and get the logo to appear crisp in a PDF?

Again, if I export the design as a PNG or JPEG, it is perfect.


texts: What's beneficial about temporal auto Bezier keyframes over continuous Bezier keyframes?

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From what understand, a temporal auto Bezier keyframe automatically re-adjusts both of its direction handles whenever a neighboring keyframe is moved somehow and the influences of both of its incoming and outgoing velocities are always the same. Whereas a temporal continuous Bezier keyframe does not re-adjusts at all, and the influences are different. So those are the differences on how they work.

But what are the real benefits of auto Bezier keyframes over continuous Bezier keyframes? Most of the time, as far as I know, most people use Easy Ease (In/Out) keyframe assistants anyway, and end up manually adjusting the curves, which results only in continuous Bezier keyframes. What's the point of auto Bezier keyframes?


texts: Why would you not scale down pages for digital proofing?

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I read a good book on DTP.

The author stated, that one should not scale down the pages for digital proofing. (To cut costs). Instead he advises, that one should pick the most significant fragments of the pages and proof these.

Unfortunalety the author doesn't explain this further. I would like to ask, why not scale down the pages for digital proofing? What is the problem?


texts: Make Illustrator not scale up strokes when you zoom in

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Is there anyway to make Adobe Illustrator not scale up the stroke when I zoom in? Basically I want Illustrator to scale the strokes incorrectly so a 1px stroke will still actually look like a 1px on my screen even when I zoom in 500%.

If there's no way to make Illustrator do this then is there some other piece of software that will do this?


texts: References to missing color books (Not Pantone) in Illustrator from a linked PSD

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So I am working with a file in Illustrator (CC V22.01) to create a multi-panel POP display. The Brand's logo is made in photoshop and so I've been placing it as a linked PSD into the document. That appears to be the cause of this error message I get every time I open the file or paste the assets into a new document. The strange thing is that if I just hit okay, it looks fine, but because the logo is placed in the document 12+ times and the file is large, it means I have to be attentive to the file while it is opening. This happens to my co-workers as well, so this isn't an isolated incident.

More info: when the document finally opens in Illustrator, there is a global swatch named "Orange" that shows up in the panel, so it doesn't seem like the color is actually missing.

Attempted fixes: I've isolated the logo in it's own document to ensure that it is this linked PSD that is causing the problem. I've tried adding the swatch named "Orange" to my libraries so that every time I start Illustrator it has that reference, but that didn't work. I also tried saving that swatch and then opening that set of swatches in the document to see if that would clear the error message, but that didn't work either.

Anyone have any ideas to try?


texts: OTF font family styles not showing up in Photoshop

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I have a font which has six styles (Black, Bold, Extra bold, Light, Medium and Regular). For each style there's an OTF file. If I install all the OTF files, the font shows up properly in the Fonts panel in Windows, it shows as a family so that if I double click it, then another window appears with each style.

However, in Photoshop, when I choose the font, only the "Regular" style appears in the style menu, which is grayed out, and does not let me choose any other style.

I've been twiddling with FontCreator and some other font-related software, trying to properly set up the options for each style, with no luck.

So the question would be this: how should I edit the parameters in the fonts so they keep being from the same family but Photoshop recognizes each style, just like Windows does?


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I have occasionally run into a problem in Inkscape where I am trying to join two nodes that are snapped on top of each other in order to combine curves, but doing so alters the curve type of one of the joined curves.

For example, I have two curves here

But when I join the two overlapping nodes at the right angle, the lines in the round curve become "rigid", and I don't know how to prevent or modify this behavior.

Is there a way to stop this behavior?
Here is an example file with the problem


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So I was drawing and I tried to press the undo fast keys and somehow instead did something that change the color of my lines? (My fast keys are the typical alt, command, z) I was using a color that had a alert on it
So now whenever I chose a color that has a alert, it automatically changes it to the suggested color when I start painting.
When I'm selecting a color it looks right but it's as soon as I try it on my canvas.
I don't want to print this or anything so I want to use a full range of colors. Is there a way to get it to stop doing this?


texts: Can I change a gradient's color stops by dragging colors from other objects?

texts: I'd like to change the white-to-black gradient to one with the colors in the rectangles on the top left. How can I drag these colors onto the gradient?


texts: Resize gif while keeping background transparency

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Keep in mind I'm using Mac's Preview, hardly a powerful graphics tool. Anyways, I am attempting to resize a few gif files (not factoring in graphics quality, I simply want them larger in size). Should be easy enough? Well I went to Preview's Change Size menu, altered the dimensions to roughly what I wanted them to be, and saved them. It seemed alright at first, but when I opened the game where the gifs were used, the frames all had black backgrounds, while the unaltered originals were transparent. Preview does seem wildly unoptimised for gifs, not even having a function to play them, so I think its safe to say that's the problem. So what is the simplest method of resizing a gif, without getting my problem, and which definitely works on Mac?

Note

This is different from other "make gifs transparent" questions, because I'm not looking for a way to make them transparent - the gifs already are. This is about the resizing process.

Also, for posterity, I'll add that it is a Pokemon fan game, which uses the old png sprites by default. Replacing these pngs with gifs works just fine, except that every now and then some of those gifs are hilariously disproportionate, with no larger-resolution gifs available on the net.


texts: Gimp: Change a signature color from black to blue, preserving the tones

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I have a scanned signature written in black pen. I have removed the white paper parts of the image using alpha transparency.

After using it several times, it seems that it would look better if the color of the signature is blue rather than black.

How can I change the color of the signature from black to blue, while preserving the different color tones and shades (i.e. Black becomes dark blue, light gray becomes light blue)?


texts: What is term for a brand identity "color treatment"?

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What is the industry standard term for a set of color guidelines for a brand identity?

Logo Usage Guidelines
Brand Identity Guidelines
Something else?

Edit:

As Scott mentioned "whatever works". There does not seem to be any strict term, however searching for "brand guideline", "brand guide", or "brand style guide" appears to produce the most authoritative results. Substituting "Identity" for "Guide" will also yield good results.

It should be mentioned that these guides do far more than dictate color usage, I highly recommend reading some samples for anyone who is interested. For examples check out this list: http://www.logodesignlove.com/brand-identity-style-guides


texts: I have a graphic in photoshop that is red, it's two hands that are bent to make a heart. The graphic is red and a single graphic. Is it possible to change it that the right hand color is different from the left hand color? For example, can I change it the right hand to be blue and the left hand to be green?


texts: I understand channel just store color information for an image. But in the real world, what are the actual use cases?


texts: Remove an object with multiple angles of its background?

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I have this image:

My goal is to remove the pillars on the side of the edge of the image so that it looks something like this: (I did a terrible clone job)

I have the a photo taken at a different angle:

Are there tools in photoshop that can help me achieve my goal?


texts: What affect, if any, does Document Swatches play in printing?

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When saving a file for print I check in Bridge to ensure the correct swatches are present:

However to get to that point, I cleared out the Swatch panel. Otherwise I might get something more like this:

which was generated as part of the following panel, where some of those swatches aren't even in use:

Should I even be worrying about Document Swatches as long as the plates are correct? If so, which is the best practice:

Remove all but the required Spots?
Remove all unused?


texts: How do I remove parts of a SVG that aren't on the page?

texts: I downloaded this file from Wikimedia Commons (1) but there's a heap of the picture that doesn't fit on the document page and I'd like to know I can cut what doesn't fit on the page off so that it no longer appears in the SVG. Here is a screenshot illustrating what I mean.


texts: Turning raw sketch of multiple paths into fillable shape

texts: I'm looking for a way to turn a raw sketch with multiple paths into a single shape resulting from the average which can be filled. The solution should be tablet friendly. I have tried combinations of the smooth/join tool but it didn't work to well. How is this normally accomplished on tablets? Thanks.


texts: Is Photoshop worth the cost over alternatives?

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I'm trying to figure out if I should buy into the whole "Photoshop" and "Adobe way".

I understand how to use the program quite well, and my trial is coming to an end fairly soon, I don't really know if I should invest in a year of Photoshop, or if I should try to find something else. Personally I like Photoshop, but I hate the idea of a subscription that will never end. I use currently use Photoshop for Graphic Design (i.e. logos and such) but I also do web design, and coding.

Is there a different program I should try / or look into, or just take Photoshop at face value, and leave it there?


texts: How to animate level adjustments in Photoshop CS6 timeline

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I've created a hue/saturation level adjustment in Photoshop CS6.

Now I have a timeline with 2 frames. I want the second frame to have a different "Hue" value:

As I change the slider, the change is propagated to all the frames in the timeline. Is there any way to prevent this?


texts: Looking for ideas how to create this effect (photocopied, degraded, Xeroxed, brutal)

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I'm wondering if anyone is able to shed any light on how something like this would be made. I've been told it was designed in Photoshop, and a HP Officejet was used, and that it was printed, scanned back in with different settings, messed around with, and the process repeated. I think it looks as if a Xerox was used and there was low toner, or that parts of the ink is missing in places. Anyone got any ideas? Maybe it was designed in Photoshop, printed out and scanned back in then had textures applied over it inside Photoshop? If it was done in Photoshop then I don't know how it looks so real

I'm also interested in how the edges around the text and illustrations are roughened, and look imperfect.

Would appreciate any help.


texts: Export AI from Ilustrator to SVG looks blurry and pixelated

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I am trying to export an AI file to SVG in order to embed it on an webpage. AI file is located here (diente.ai).

Whatever options I choose in export menu, the svg file always looks blurry and pixelated when I open it with Chrome! I don't know how export to an svg file like example.svg that scales perfectly.

I have read many tutorials, but always recommends using Illustrator export option like I did.

Thanks!


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This logo is for a a board shop that sells handmade, handpainted longboards and skateboards. It is called Explore Skateshop

I wanted to make it obvious that this is indeed a boardshop so I made a vector of a longboard out of rectangles and circles. Then I added rounded squares as wheels.

I made a banner and added explore but need suggestions of how to integrate the skateshop/boardshop into the logo with good composition.

Would you care to give me some feedback about how this was executed? Anything to add or take away?


texts: Illustrator: Trying to export PNG at fixed size and 128 dpi

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I'm designing for a screen that has the following specifications:

4.3” Diagonal

Screen Size 272 x 480 dots

Pixel Size 0.198 x 0x.198  mm

Actual Area 95.040 x 53.856 mm

53.856 mm = 2.12 inches

95.040 mm = 3.74 inches

272 / 2.12 = 128 pixels / inch horizontal

480 / 3.74 = 128 pixels / inch verticical

I have say, an icon in illustrator. it is 13px x 20 px (the Artboard is 272 x 480). When I export it at 72 dpi, it comes in at the right size, but this is half the pixel density that the screen is capable of. When I try to export it at 128 dpi, it becomes larger.

Note: I do not have 'use artboards' checked because I want to just export this one icon

This doesn't quite make sense to me, Is there a way that I can constrain the size in physical units (mm, in) and still have the resolution that I need?

Thank you for your help!


texts: How to create an SVG path from a lineart?

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I have a line drawing in PNG format, from which I need to create an SVG.

I need to create the svg path from right to left, left to right, center to sides OR sides to center. Here’s an example:

I’m need this for a jQuery plugin (lazy line painter) that animates this line drawing in the sequence of the path provided in the SVG file.

I’m using Adobe Illustrator CS6, and it creates a jumbled-up SVG path in the SVG file. Due to this, the animation starts and ends abruptly from any direction (as per the SVG path in SVG file)

I also have the portable version of Inkscape, although I don’t know how to use Inkscape to import the PNG as line vector.

Pleas can someone suggest a way to do this in either Illustrator, Inkscape, or any other utility?

Also, how to decrease SVG output file in Illustrator? I placed two PNG line arts into illustrator, and then traced them. The output SVG file is 470 kb, while I need less than 40 kb. Is there any online tool or Illustrator/Photoshop plugin to optimize the SVG output to 40 kb size?


texts: Export Sketch dashboard to PNG...use as smart object in Photoshop

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I'm creating iPhone app mockups in Sketch 3, and exporting them to PNG. I like showing them to clients in a realistic iPhone 6 mockup/photo.

Ideally, I would like every time I export my artboard from Sketch that it auto updates my smart object in my Photoshop mockup. It doesn't seem to be working, because each time I export from Sketch, it's essentially overwriting the same PNG file (filename stays the same) that's being referenced in Photoshop.

In mockups where I'm always directly editing the same PNG and re-saving it (not overwriting it), it will ask me if I want to "Update Layers" in Photoshop...essentially saying that it sees that I've made changes.

Is there a way to accomplish what I'm trying to do?


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I was wondering if anyone had a tutorial or an idea of how to create a dripping effect similar to that of the famous blood drip. In this case, I was curious as to how I could change the color, instead of red, maybe to purple and also keep the background transparent so that I could overlay it on anything.

I'm looking into using this effect on a webpage so that on the click of a button, the effect will happen and essentially cover everything on the page. Maybe, for some cool additions, have the mouse slow down because of the "viscosity" of this liquid and maybe even "erase" the liquid with the mouse pointer once its covered the whole page.

I have Adobe Premiere and After Effects at my disposal. Do I require any other tools?

Thank you all!


texts: Automatically select a foreground color based on a background color

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What is the appropriate "formula" for a foreground color based on a background color (where the background color may be any color)?

More info:

I want to have my application select a foreground color based on a (solid even) background color. I was thinking along the lines of: black if the total of the RGB components is over (255x3)/2 , and white otherwise. But would rather get the opinion of the experts. Is there an accepted way to do this? Or what would you suggest?

There is a similar question but the answers basically offer to limit the available background colors. That's not an option in this case.


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To save time and avoid having dozens of files to sift through, I have one masterfile for some labels that share a background and have varying information. Unfortunately this means that every EPS I save has all of the hidden information for the other 10 flavors, ingredients, dosages, etc.
It makes every EPS file enormous.
Is there a way to save to EPS for the printer, just without all the invisible layers? Or do I need to open every file manually and delete the unimportant stuff after exporting each one? (I'd like to avoid this if I can because we have so many updates/changes that I would be doing this constantly and there's about 30 individual files I'd have to do this to every single time.)


texts: adobe illustrator, Different type of text boxes

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I am really new to adobe illustrator. Was wondering if there are different types of text boxes available in illustrator. i.e something like a bubble text box.
I am using Illustrator CS6


texts: Why do websites put an overlay of dots on their images?

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On the following websites: https://www.the215guys.com/, https://saffronindianbistro.com/ there is a repeated pattern of black dots over the large jumbotron images.
What is the reason for the overlay of dots?


texts: Illustrator CC 2014 - SVG coordinates keep shifting position

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I'm using Illustrator CC 2014 to create a sprite sheet for use on the web. The artboard and icons are 16px wide. My problem is, the positions of the icons seem to shift, and I can't figure out why. The icons should have an X position of 0px but they keep changing back to -0.0007px after I edit the X position. Sometimes the icons themselves change size too; I could click on one and it would be something like 16.03432px wide. Why is this happening?

I thought it might be the reference point, but i have the art board and all elements set to top left and X: 0px.

The problem for me is when I export as an SVG, the image is sometimes a pixel off which messes up my sprite display on the front end.

I have a link to the ai file in question: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1950611/header-icons.ai


texts: How do I change the (fill/stroke) color of multiple (Illustrator) files in InDesign?

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Is there a way that I can change the fill color of multiple linked .ai files all at once in InDesign? My process is as follows:
I'm working on a photobook in InDesign. I've a master page with various linked icon images that are one color (currently .psd format) and a frame that will contain a different vector filled Illustrator file on each page (see screenshot). They have the same fill color as the icon images.
The layout of the master page is finished but I'm not yet satisfied with the color scheme. I want to be able to see the effects when I change the color in my InDesign layout (the icons and the different illustrator files). The proces of opening up every individual file in Illustrator and Photoshop to change its fill color is a time consuming time. So that's why I wonder if there is a smarter solution to change the fill color of my linked .ai (and .psd files).


texts: Illustrator CC Text not turning, acting like indesign text

texts: In my CC Illustrator, the text box won't allow me to turn on its side/rotate, every time I try to turn, the text stays horizontal and moves within the box. It is acting like text in indesign. Is there a setting I can change?


texts: Knot path effect in Inkscape 1.0 -- is there a bug?

texts: While using the recently released Inkscape 1.0, I realized that the "Knot" path effect is not working as it was before. When I click any yellow diamond on a crossing, it wouldn't change the crossing. (See the screenshots below.) It changes the blue circular arrow, though I am not sure what change it really makes to the image. Am I missing something, or is it just a bug that should be fixed?


texts: Photoshop: how to select multiple paths on different layers?

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I want to use this script and to use it I have to select a path, which is fine, and it works.

But how do I select multiple paths, which are on different layers?

I've tried using the Path Selection Tool, and holding down ALT, CTRL and SHIFT and combinations of these, I just can't get Photoshop CS3 to select multiple paths.


texts: Set font for whole file without losing other formatting

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I want to  change the font family globally in all text
objects in the GUI using the font dialog.
But when I change the font family for an individual object through the font dialog subscript and size formatting for parts of the text is
lost.

If I want to change the font family in the above svg file, I lose the bold for Friends
How can I just change the font family without losing other font features?


texts: I made a mistake on a book that is now almost done printing...What should I do?

texts: I was working on this research book and I sent them a copy of the books (2 different versions/language) probably 4-6 times. Everything was great in the first few PDF I sent them, and then they asked me to combine the two files into one. Now I was working with Indesign so when I combined these two files some things needed to be changed. After I sent them the final PDF they sent it to the printer immediately since they proofread the files before. Not until a couple of days later did I checked the file again and noticed that one of the images shifted and covered the credit for the source of that image. I'm pretty sure they haven't noticed it yet but what should I do once they find out? Are there any solutions for this?


texts: InDesign CS3: Making the top layer more prominent?

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OK, I'm reasonably familiar with setting vertical type in Illustrator...but how does one adjust the letters left and right to properly align them? In a radio station call-letters (set vertically), one letter is noticeably to the right! Kerning does not do it...and (at least in CS3), I can find no "setting the baseline" function (or, seemingly, any other function to accomplish the task), so I'm stuck!!

I suppose I could "change the characters to art," then adjust the characters, but is this the only way to accomplish this?


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Not sure exactly how to describe this, but here goes...

I have some key/value pairs that I want to display separated by a colon:

Name        : Some Person
Description : A description that
              can span multiple lines
Department  : D1

The values will be imported from XML at some point. The description value can be short, but also long enough to break into multiple lines. Important is that I don't know how long the description will be up front.

How can I make the description to align with the colons? At this moment this is what I get:

Name        : Some Person
Description : A description that
can span multiple lines
Department  : D1

I'm using Adobe InDesign CS6.


texts: How to create shortcuts for color changes in Inkscape?

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In Illustrator or InDesign, there are keyboard shortcuts to quickly change the color attributes of the object:

D: Default (no fill, black stroke)
X: Exchange (activates fill or stroke, whichever was not selected)
Shift+X: Exchange (swaps the fill/stroke values)
/: None (sets fill/stroke to none)
,: Applies last used color
.: Applies last used gradient

I search in the Inkscape keyboard and mouse reference but it seems to not support this. If so, is there a way to assign color changing shortcuts in Inkscape?


texts: How to render high quality models with Autodesk Fusion 360?

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I'm an electronics designer and currently working on a printed circuit board project. I use Autodesk Fusion 360 to do all rendering and 3D conversion, however I'm sure there are other ways to get better results than what I got:

I'm trying to get the same rendering result as this one from PCB Arts:

You can clearly see the shiny USB-C which is what I want to also achieve in my design, also the matte finish.
(I use Autodesk Fusion 360, but can also use Blender or other software)


texts: inDesign document becomes "unsaved" after pdf export

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just wondering if I'm going crazy or there's a legitimate reason for this.
Whenever I pop open an inDesign document and export it to PDF, my document becomes "unsaved" as if I did changes to it.

However, all I did was Export. As far as I know, Export isn't supposed to change anything to the state of the document, no?

Should I re-save after an export?
It's a bit of an annoyance, I often forget this happens and I always wonder if I accidentally moved a textbox or if it's just my export.

Thanks!


texts: Resize controls hidden for paragraph text box in Photoshop

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Resize controls are hidden for paragraph text box in Photoshop and I can't figure out how to get them to display. Usually I double click the text layer and they appear, but not anymore.

Any ideas?


texts: Illustrator: Removing white borders from boxes after Create Object Map

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I'm trying to create an 8bit cave image in Illustrator for a fun little 404 page but am having trouble on export. The file in Illustrator looks like this screenshot:

However, when I export the image as a png, I see white boxes around each pixel of the image:

I exported the image as svg as well, and the white boxes also appear there. It seems like that's because each of the rect elements has a slight bit of space between them:

    <svg id="Layer_1" data-name="Layer 1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 692 466">
      <defs>
        <style>
          .cls-1 {
            fill: #ffebb2;
          }

          .cls-2 {
            fill: #ebd798;
          }

          .cls-3 {
            fill: #cbb076;
          }
        </style>
      </defs>
      <title>cave</title>
      <g>
        <rect class="cls-1" x="681.97" y="455.87" width="10.03" height="10.13"/>
        <rect class="cls-2" x="671.94" y="455.87" width="10.03" height="10.13"/>
        <rect class="cls-2" x="661.91" y="455.87" width="10.03" height="10.13"/>
        <rect class="cls-2" x="651.88" y="455.87" width="10.03" height="10.13"/>
        <rect class="cls-3" x="641.86" y="455.87" width="10.03" height="10.13"/>
        {...MORE SVG...}

I believe I could fix this problem with some scripting by giving each rect element a nice integer height and width and then 'snapping' each of those rects to a perfectly round position on the x, y axis. I would much prefer to fix the problem in Illustrator however, as I want to get better at it.

Does anyone know how I can remove the white boxes that surround each rect element in the exported svg? I tried Object -> Make Pixel Perfect but that made even larger white boxes around the exported rects. Any help others can provide would be very helpful!


texts: Is there a recomended approach in order to edit photos?

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My question is not about how to edit a photo, but trying to understand which guidelines are used to achieve best results.
I'm sure there are people studying this field.

I think it's wrong the approach to play around with random combinations of settings, crossing fingers to see sooner or later the image you like...it's more like brute force attack, not the best.

So, is there a recommended methodology?


texts: Do interfaces really need to "look good"?

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I notice that sites and software with less superficial value (less style, inspiration, or simply "neat-ness") often succeed far above their fantastically, well-designed counterparts.

Is the style, creativity, & inspiration side of interface design not equally important compared to the content, efficiency, & productivity side of interface development?

In other words, if the buttons are where they should be and I can understand everything that's going on, is it not important to focus on additional fancy style?

Examples:

Reddit vs Digg

Reddit:

Known globally to look terrible, used monthly by 112 million unique users.

Digg:

Looks great, used monthly by 20 million unique users.

Windows 7 vs OSX

Windows 7:

Looks alright, but known more for efficiency and compatibility than beautiful, smooth design. 500 million licenses sold.

OSX:

Looks fantastic, performs and interacts smoothly, but 'natively' incompatible with most of the world's desktop software. 50 million copies sold.


texts: What are the Google Slide background dimensions?

texts:
I need to resize an image to use as a background in Google Slides. I need to know the height to width ratio so that I can make the appropriate adjustments.

I have already taken a look at this Q&A:
Stack Exchange: What are the pixel dimensions of a presentation slide for Open Office/Libre Office Impress?


texts: I have a 2d black and white hand-drawn artwork like a cat, cow, or ironbox. The lines are of various thicknesses, one line is 1mm, another is 3mm, another is 4mm. I want to make all the lines in my drawing equal in thickness. Is there any software or online tool available to achieve this? Though it is a raster image, I have the tools to convert it to a vector image. I not an expert in drawing or graphics designing.