texts: is there a way to clone and mirror at the same time in Krita?

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Suppose you have painted a landscape with mountains and villages in the background, and you decide to put (lake) water at the bottom.
Now you need to reflect the landscape into the water.
The only solution I can think of, apart, obviously, from painting everything again upside down, is to copy the landscape layer into a new layer, mirror it vertically, maybe reduce the opacity a bit, and move it to its correct position.
However, when you have several layers it might become complicated to do this properly.
So I was thinking: would there be a way to do this using the clone brush, meaning cloning and mirroring at the same time?
As far as I can see, the clone brush copies whatever you reference exactly as it is, only translated by a given fixed vector, so the 'reference' circle moves exactly in sync with the 'writing' brush.
There is a 'mirror' option in the clone brush settings, and I tried activating it, but it does not seem to have any effect.
In theory, if one mirrors vertically, the reference circle should move horizontally in sync with the 'writing' brush, whereas vertically it should move in the opposite direction.
Just checking, in case I missed something or am not doing this correctly.
Thanks!

EDIT adding a photo as an example of work that requires light reflection

This was taken in Cascais, Portugal.
I understand the left side, where the water reflects most of the sky and lighthouse, as expected.
On the right, instead, you see much more of the seabed, especially where darker objects are mirrored.
It looks as if lighter objects 'cover' more of the seabed's own image, whereas darker objects allow more of it show.
This is particularly evident in the reflection of the two big dark arches under the pink house. The 'pillars', if that's what they're called, are lighter, and you see their reflection quite clearly in the water. The dark part in the middle instead is barely visible, and you can see the shapes of the flat rocks under the surface of the water.
Maybe the light coming up from the seabed and the one reflected by the surface are 'summed' or 'mixed' in some way before they reach the eye of the observer, so when one is much weaker (and that should be the case of darker objects) the other one prevails.
So... this would be a challenging one for me to reproduce. Maybe Krita's opacity settings would automatically do the light mixing trick. But I (still) don't fully grasp the physics of what is going on.
Very interesting though, IMO.

EDIT 2 duplicating and skewing the reflection
Suppose you have isolated the part of the image that is going to be reflected in the water:

Now, if you only copy, paste it and mirror it vertically, the reflection clearly does not match:

I'm thinking this may be because there is some perspective going on, and each object is actually mirrored by a surface that gets closer and closer to you.
I thought this was going to be very complicated, but then I tried a simple transform in Krita, the one with the two arrows, and it seemed to do the trick, together with some opacity reduction:

In theory, if I add the seabed image with its own reduced opacity, it will 'mix' with this reflection and make something convincing. Then the ripples, indeed as suggested by Billy Kerr. Obviously all this after painting the stuff :)
One thing surely goes wrong by using this method: the blue sea beyond the rocks on the left cannot possibly be reflected by the water on the observer's side of the rocks, as it is lower. Same for the palm leaves. The palm is in the foreground, so it would never be reflected on the observer's side. I guess all this can be fixed by excluding some parts of the image when selecting what to mirror... not super-easy, requires some thought; but it would be much worse without Krita!


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I want to darken a PNG image in GIMP. I open it and choose Colors | Brightness-Contrast. The application responds with the error message - "brightness-contrast does not operate on indexed layers".

How can I darken the image?


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I'm looking to start offering letterhead designs to clients. I could of course handle the design and printing side of things no problem, but how do my clients go about setting up their documents so that it doesn't print over the parts of the letterhead design?

Would I also need to provide them with an MS Word template along with the printed letterheads?

If so, is it possible to do this with LibreOffice? As I don't have the MS version.


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I'm trying to cut text out of an object that I drew using the pen tool.

But when I select them both and click Minus Front (yes i have created outlines on the type) only this happens:

And I tried this on a regular rectangle and it worked fine:

Any help?

P.S I know there are lots of topics regarding this but I can't find one like mine (well I can't identify one).


texts: Removing black background on slightly transparent object in photoshop

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I have searched for an answer on how to remove a black background to make a transparent image, but none have answered my specific question.

Here I have rendered a scene with a light-emitting cube.  Unfortunately, Blender 3D (the software I used for rendering) doesn't allow me to make the background transparent while also keeping the edge glow, so I want to achieve this effect in photoshop.  Many of the answers involve using a screen blend mode, but that will not work for me because I will need the image with a transparent background, not another solid color background.

How can I remove the black background of this image while also keeping the edge glow of this object?  The final image should have a semi-transparent background because the edge glow should be semi-transparent.


texts: Circles importing as crossed boxes into Adobe Illustrator

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I am reading into Illustrator a PDF output from R (grid graphics I believe) in which the circles show as boxes with crosses inside them.  These pictures illustrate:

In OSX Preview:

In Illustrator:

Any idea why this is happening, and how to work around it?

The following Illustrator message pops up when opening the file, which may be significant.


texts: What is the difference between a font and a typeface?

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Originally, the typeface is a particular design of type, while a font is a type in a particular size and weight. In short, a typeface usually gathers many fonts.

Nowadays, with the digital design of documents, you often see those two words used rather interchangeably. It doesn't make much sense to say that “Helvetica 12” and “Helvetica 14” are different fonts (they used to be different drawers with different blocks of lead, now they're all a single OTF file!).

So, my question is: Does the difference between a 'font' and a 'typeface' subside in the language? Or are font and typeface now used interchangeably even by pros?


texts: How do I save brushes to use in new documents in Illustrator?

texts: Why don't brushes that I import into Illustrator save in the library? I'll open a new file and they won't be there any more. Is there a way to make them stay in there permanently?


texts: what is that effect that makes it look like a camera was rotated 20 degrees or so while taking the shot? it makes it kind of rounded at the edges, like this:


texts: I saw this book cover and I loved the font of the title, I tried using photoshop with different styles like bevel and emboss but nothing looked like the photo, I was wondering if anyone could show me how to create this type of typography style for "The Young Elites" and "The Rose Society" I love the look of it and would love to know how to recreate it! Thanks


texts: How to add continuous text to a shape that was created with shape builder tool in illustrator?

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I need a continuous text in a shape that has been built with a shape builder tool (Let's say doughnut shape). I need the text to continuously flow in the "doughnut", and leave the inside circle empty. Filling the ellipse with text and then cutting out the center text is not an option. As I said, the text has to be continuous.

As of right now, when I create a shape and click on the Area Type tool I get a message that says " you must click on a non-compound, non-masking path to create text inside a path".

Any solutions would be greatly appreciated!

Update:
Sample Picture added:


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I'm a junior UI/UX designer and I'm struggling to design websites in our company because the content team is tasked to do 200-300 word sections in the home page.

The content will look like this..
-200 words per section with one h1, and h2 each.. maximum of 3 sections, I'm kind of confused because what I learned in seminars, online courses is that home pages should generally tell a story and not be heavy with content.

Do you guys have a workaround for this? sorry if I'm not clear, not a native English speaker.


texts: How to define custom shape cut-out with reference to other layers in Photoshop

texts: I saw the following graphic on a website, which I thought was quite a nice way of displaying an app, however, I am struggling to get the effect with the phone displaying on top of the circle, but using the bottom edge of the circle as a clipping path. How would I achieve this?


texts: Photoshop: use the pen tool without anti-aliasing?

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I'm building some "8-bit" style sprites in Photoshop, and using the pen tool so that I can scale them for different resolutions.

The problem is that they are coming out anti-aliased, which I don't want.  Is there a way to turn off anti-aliasing with the Photoshop pen tool?

Thanks


texts: Continuous image from one banner to another

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Two banners I've designed in Indesign (to be printed) will be placed next to each other, and there is an image that continues from the first to the second banner.

How can I make them join together when I have a 10mm bleed, which will cut off the image at the edges and therefore they won't match?


texts: Coworker wants to set up all files in spot color—even when printing in-house

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I am working on refining our brand guide and color builds. Another graphic designer in our department thinks we should set up all files with PMS spot colors, rather than CMYK, so that we get more accurate colors—even when printing in-house.

But, I don't think this is the best idea. I am trying to make an informed decision with evidence before I go back to her and tell her why we should not do this.

Our large format Canon printer can print accurate PMS color. And our Epson printer can print PMS color when we send through our rip server. But, we do not use the rip for everything because it is more difficult to get the exact positioning we need in the final print out. In addition, we also print some items to a Toshiba copier, which is not set up to print PMS colors.

I am also concerned that using PMS colors is going to be confusing and difficult to keep up with when some items we design will need to be produced at print shops using digital printers, which will need CMYK. We would have to be very diligent about making sure we are using the correct type of color for each situation. Sometimes we switch back and forth between printing a file in-house and then also sending it out to a print company at other times.

I, of course, use PMS colors when sending out art where spot inks will be used for the final output. But, I don't think they should be used as our primary color set up. I think CMYK should be used.

Does anybody have any insight into what might be best?


texts: How can I make a shape under which everything is transparent?

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I want to make an overlay for a video. I made two rectangular shapes in order to produce a gradient trim. Underneath is a picture. That part of the picture needs to be transparent so that I can place the video-feed under the overlay. How do I achieve that?

The grey box is supposed to be there, for the chat. Just the bigger rectangle where the church is needs to be transparent.

For reference, I'm looking to a result like this:


texts: In GIMP how to scale up image without scaling layers?

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I am trying to scale images without scaling layers. I tackled the problem of scaling down the images by selecting the largest visible layer and the cropping the image to that layer. This way none of the layers are scaled down, just the image is scaled.

I am unable to scale up the image independently of the layers. The standard option Image>>Scale Image, as you must have guessed, scales the layers too.


texts: I'm a graphic designer, but I have never been into coding, now I want to learn Scripting for adobe programs like photoshop and illustrator, What would be a good place for a non developer to start learning scripting for these programs?


texts: Can I stop Photoshop from asking for interlaced option when saving a PNG format?

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I never want my PNGs to be interlaced. So I wish I could set a bunch of option defaults in the application so that I am saving time when outputting a lot of images as PNG over the course of a day working in Photoshop.

Does anyone know if this is possible in Photoshop without using Actions OR the Save-for-Web option?


texts: What is an optimal time limit to meet with potential clients?

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I was interested to know what some go by when meeting with a new client and discussing their options and trying to figure out what they want and how you can execute.  I typically set aside 30-45 mins to meet with a potential client and bill it in the back end if they decide to start the ball.  However I know, and have seen, many clients just want to be walked through everything so how do you properly manage time you aren't currently charging for?

How do you limit the time interaction?
What's a good amount of time?
Do you base time on the project complexity?
Do you add this time in your bill, as in, it is scene on the invoice or just price it as a design hour?
If you approach the time you try to allot, do you end the meeting or acknowledge that you are running out of time and will have to bill?
Is it bad if they are "stalling" to tell them sorry I can't meet with you anymore?


texts: Cover page: is it ok to start subtitle with dash?

texts: By far most of the research reports I read that have a subtitle start the subtitle with an uppercase letter (figure to the left below). Is there any reason why the subtitle should not start with an en dash and a lowercase letter (right figure below)?


texts: (AI) Possible for middle scaling handle to stay allways visible?

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It's been annoying since forever I have been using Ilustrator (CS6).

I will illustrate the problem with a gif


texts: I'm trying to create a letter with multiple strokes within a stroke.

texts: I want to create something like the attached photo, but with other letters and shapes. does anyone know how to do this?


texts: Why won't FrameMaker output bold text in my document?

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Sorry, I'm new here, I hope that this is the right place for my question.

In my document, I have a lot of tables with bold text. I just noticed that when I generate the PDF, the bold text is not there. There is bold text in paragraphs of text, but not in my tables.

Here is that it looks like in FrameMaker:

Here is what the PDF looks like:

Any ideas of what is happening?


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My website here:

http://www.papdevis.fr/

is very, very (x 14) "sober", i.e. there's the less menus I could do.

If you click on a region, same thing: there's the less menus I could do:

Mes devis | Recherche avancée | Offres et demandes  |  Offres uniquement  |  Demandes uniquement

which means:

My quotes | Advanced search | Offers and requests | Offers only | Requests only

I've been told a lot of times that there should be more: the "home" button (which is the banner: click on the banner), the breadcrumb, and so on.

What do you think?


texts: Screenshots look weird on a mac, but good on print

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Hey guy's I am making a infosheet for the company I work at as an intern. When I make screenshots of the website, they look good in the Mac previewer app, but when I place them in InDesign, and export a PDF, It looks terrible! When it's printed, it looks good again, but since the infosheet will be e-mailed, the screenshots need to look HQ on a screen.

This is a screenshot of the website

This is the same screenshot, but made from the PDF

I hope there is someone who can help me!

Thanks in advance!

`Kevin


texts: Using a picture which had been modified beyond recognition. Is that copyright infringement?

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Say I take  this pic:

and turn it into this (plus adding title and name of author):

And then use it as a cover for a book at Amazon.

Is that copyright infringement?


texts: Separate objects that I combined using pathfinder

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Using pathfinder, I created a "compound shape" (either by just clicking "unite" or using option+click "unite" in the pathfinder panel). Is there a way to "uncombine" this shape later or on a copy of it?

Thanks!
Judy


texts: How to make diagonal guides in sketch 3?

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Sketch 3 is a great vector tool. However, it doesn't appear to support diagonal guides. Any work arounds?

Here is an Illustrator workaround.


texts: Where do you get industry specific stock photos?

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Any other designers have suggestions on how/where to find photography on luxury fashion designers?  I'm looking for legitimate licensing.

I know the main sites like Shutterstock, iStock, and Getty Images. Where do you go about finding more industry specific photographs though? A lot of the stock sites by nature focus on broad topics and subjects for mass appeal. Should I just try to find a professional fashion photographer that might be able to license me out some of his unpublished pieces - where would I even begin finding that?


texts: What's the pixel dimensions of a presentation slide for Open Office / Libre Office Impress?

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What's the dimensions of a presentation slide in pixels?

I'm having a hard time trying to get it right. I keep guessing and checking and it's taking too long. I googled some results and they're a bit off as well.

The other issue is that I'm using .opd format; the format proprietary to open office / libre office in windows 7.

I'm just trying to design a decent background for my presentation.


texts: Weird Photoshop screen update problem when doing "Step Backwards" with a tablet

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When I have my tablet plugged in, "Step Backwards" and "Undo" stop functioning normally.  I have CS5 Extended 12.1 64-bit and OS X 10.7.3 with a Wacom Intuos PTZ-630.

Suppose I draw 3 discrete strokes with the stylus.  If I hit "Step Backwards", I would expect the most recent stroke to immediately disappear.  But it doesn't.  However, as soon as I do anything (such as press the stylus tip to start drawing again), the stroke disappears!  If I hit "Step Backwards" again, that stroke and the preceding stroke seem to disappear simultaneously.

Clicking & dragging the window for the image "counts" in terms of causing a screen update.  So if I hit "Step Backwards", nothing will happen, but then as soon as I move the window even one pixel by clicking & dragging the top bar, it will take effect.

Hitting "F" to go into full-screen mode makes the problem go away.  Both full-screen modes (there's one when you hit "F" the first time, and another when you hit it again) fix it.

Anyone experienced an issue like this?


texts: Export layers to files and keep the top layer

texts: I'm trying to add a logo to over 100 images. I have all of the images loaded into a PSD, and the logo as the very first (top) layer, locked into place. Is there an easy way to export layers to files and include the top, locked, logo?


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I have a text layer and other one is also a text layer applied Gaussian blur.

Is there any way we can link two text layer such that as soon as we change one text layer text, other gaussian blurred text layer's text automatically changes?


texts: I am placing a PDF into an illustrator file and where there should be white in the PDF it is transparent. How can I fix this? I want the PDF to have white where there should be white. When I put a drop shadow on the PDF image it is transparent and where the white should be it has a shadow. I've tried looking at the settings and everything. Please help.


texts: How to rotate preview device on InVision Cloud

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I'm trying to prototype landscape mode for a tablet.

Is there a way to rotate the tablet device? I've been looking for like over an hour, and have found no such feature.

I need to rotate this preview device.

edit

I've tried rotating via desktop Studio version of InVision, with no results.


texts: Is there a word for the particular usage of the curly brace, or a shape like it, to indicate part of a diagram?

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Or for measurements.

Consider the green things in this image:

Referred here from the English SE: english.stackexchange.com/posts/365966


texts: How to draw an ellipse inside a 30 degree projection?

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I'm trying to draw a circle (ellipse) inside a projected square in DraftSight, however the ellipse is not crossing the typical points (yellow circles)

Any hint?


texts: What is the best software for drawing tooltips?

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We are currently using "Snagit" to take screenshots and add tooltips on top of them. These screenshots are later displayed on our site explaining features of our products.

Our goal is to find similar software to Snagit that allows to draw tooltips, but with a lot nicer design of tooltips, since the design of tooltips in Snagit looks very outdated.

I am attaching an example of screenshots with tooltips we are currently using.

Thank you for your suggestions.


texts: How is the artwork at Adobe.com created?

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Having finally signed up to creative cloud, which seems incredibly good value, I started to wander how the artwork Adobe use to promote their products is actually made... Its quite 3D, and looks very slick (see http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:4TQFdMFdN40J:www.adobe.com/uk/products/creativesuite.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk)

I am specifically referring to the 3D "Rods" that seem to be bursting out from a point.

Would I be correct in thinking that (ironically) these are not made in any of the creative suite applications? I know PS and AI have basic 3D capability, but these look to be beyond those capabilities to me....


texts: Inkscape - Delete a portion of a vector in a straight line?

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I believe this is a pretty straightforward question, but I am not sure of the correct keywords to use to search it on google (I have tried).
Basically, I have a outset of a shape that I am trying to merge into another shape, and then cut off the excess. In the picture, I am wanting to use the red above the NC state outline/bike, merge that into the existing outline of the state, and then remove the red below that line (between blue arros). I have messed around with node tools some (deleting excess nodes, making the leftover ones a line) but haven't had much luck. Any help is appreciated, thanks.


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The part I struggle with (that would be all colour theory :D) is as follows:

So I choose a colour with my limited to non-existent colour theory and then create two shapes and put one on top of the other so you can see both colours, then lower/increase the blackness on the top layer and it always looks awful.

I've seen what you can do with colour on dribbble and I really want to be able to do that, I know I'm a long way off.

Example here:

What is a good technique to layer one colour on top of another colour of the same colour?


texts: How would I go about creating a graphic like this?

texts: I'm a really big fan of this style of having typography be a part of the image. I understand how to get objects on top of the text, but how do you create those incredible shadows that give it such a realistic look?


texts: Consistent Color Management Across Printers

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How do you manage a specific color, to print consistently across different printers / ICC profiles?

I have a long time client and their brand color is a specific shade of coral rgb(250, 128, 112). I have a high end Epson inkjet printer in my studio, and it comes with a handful of ICC profiles for Epson's photo papers. I print short run and one-off marketing collateral for this client on my Epson printer. I would send larger volume needs to external printers, like moo.com or small local shops. Moo.com prints in GRACoL 2006 for most of their stuff.

My process usually looks like this:

Determine the intended printer, determine the intended color profile.
Set the document color profile in my Adobe application accordingly. (e.g. Adobe RGB, GRACoL 2006, SWOP, etc.)
Turn on Proof Colors and find the proof setting that matches the intended paper, or at least a close match.
Tweek the color values based on what I see in my digital proof setup

My dilemma is this: In order to achieve "optically" consistent across different printers, I'm recalibrating the colors a little bit every time based on how the colors show up in the on-screen proof. But I thought this was what proper color management is supposed to take care of automatically? Is there a better process for managing this? How do big international brands do it? Are they always using pre-mixed spot colors?

Thank you in advance!


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I am an archaeologist and am trying to make my field drawings straight from my photographs on my computer.

I have a photo of an objet in situ with a metered scale for reference. I would like to make a line drawing of the object on my computer, but have it be to scale with the real proportions (thus, the scale in the picture itself). Is there a way for me to do this on Illustrator? I work on a Mac.

Thanks in advance.


texts: UV map for a model that has separate components

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Just starting to get into grouping and UV maps. I am using Maya LT, Substance Painter (Learning this one) and Unity 3D. The end goal is to have an object similar to this in Unity, where the handle can pull, the spinner can spin and the animal flap can rotate 180. All of this I know how to do, my question is how to do the grouping and UV's correctly.

It is one model, made up of four components (Three moving ones), should I have one material and uv map for the entire group? I am not sure how this works, as the final model will be a group of the 4 components. Or should I unwrap each component and give each its own material? Lastly, given the latter scenario, is there a way to unwrap each component individually, but have the object share the same material? Sorry if this is a basic question, but where as the model is not static and has moving components, I just want to nail down the correct way to go about it before I start myself down an incorrect path. Thanks in advanced for any help!


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I dragged and drop some PSD files into a project in Illustrator CS5.
I want to remove them from my desktop, but if I do that, then they will disappear from my project.

What can I do in my project now (already opened with these files), to copy all current PSDs from desktop so I can delete them from my desktop ?


texts: Has there been any significant scientific research on the readability of flush left text vs. justified text?

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Basically, has anything been shown  (in terms of statistical significance) on whether justified text is more or less readable than flush left text?

When I say "justified," I mean expertly justified—with proper hyphenation, line-breaking algorithms, and all that. Not something sloppily done by MS Word.

Is there any research along those lines?

I remember reading that measurements have shown no statistically significant difference between the two formats, but that was a long time ago, and frankly I can't remember where I read it.

I'd appreciate any info on the subject. Thanks!


texts: Can you upscale small photos for retina displays?

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Let's say I have a photo saved by someone else just found on the web that is 500px wide (therefore I have no control over DPI etc)

If I resize that photo to 1000px and sharpen it a few times, then serve it at 500px wide (but it's still 1000px wide) on my website will the quality still be poor or will it improve to any degree making the process worth while?

I guess my question is, is it worth scaling up images to retina size (but don't match in full scale quality) or just serve the non retina ready image.


texts: Copyright on derivative work of the symbol of access

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I made some icons for the german definitions of access derived from the well known symbol of access for a website. Now I have multiple requests, if the symbols are free to use. I like to host them on github with an SVG source for other projects to use them. But on diving into the legal issues, I do not really know, if I can offer them for free use.

The original work is from Susanne Koefoed from 1968 and modified from Karl Montan 1969. Since 1984 it is part of the standard ISO 7001. According to the source on wikipedia, this icon is free to use:

But the templates I used from and with courtesy of http://www.mobidat.net/ seem to be from an derived work from the Graphic Artist Guild. This icon seems free to use but I did not find any copyright information on their website:

My set of symbols have slightly different proportions, do not have foots and a different angle for the legs. Here is the part of the derived work:

My question is, if or how I can publish a derived work of a derived free work for free use?


texts: Is there a printing standard for acceptance of proof to printed material?

texts: I couldnt find if the acceptance rate is 90 to 95% color difference of print versus proof. I need an industry document to use a reference.


texts: How to get GIMP to unselect the initial background?

texts: How can I get GIMP to de-select the background in my attached picture?  Everytime I try to use Select None...nothing happens.


texts: Hairlines vs weird gradients, or: How to save vector graphics for electronic PDFs?

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Edit: I was able to make the output look a little bit better (not perfect). For anyone finding this from web searches, here's what I did:

To remove the hairlines I used the X-4 PDF settings.

The opaque->transparent gradient was not saving properly. I realised that using a solid black->white gradient as a transparency mask achieved a very similar result. This looked much better when saved as a PDF.

I realise now that making vector PDFs is just as much about what objects comprise the graphic as what the final image looks like.

I have a vector graphic, produces in Adobe Illustrator CS6, which I am having some trouble saving. More specifically, there is a layer with a gradient that fades from a solid colour to transparent.

What settings should I be using to save this?

When I save it as PDF 1.3, X-1a, I see small hairlines:

(I understand that these are not visible upon printing.)

When I save it as PDF 1.6, X-4, the hairlines are gone but the gradient is noticeably worse:

Here's what it looks like for me whilst I'm editing the file in Illustrator:

Ideally I would have it look roughly the same as I see it when editing. I understand that colour profiles will inevitably vary from machine-to-machine, but it would be nice to simultaneously have the proper gradient and no hairlines. If all else fails I will just rasterise the image, I'd rather not do this though.

NOTE: This graphic will be used in an academic paper, which will be uploaded to an online repository. Hence I cannot have separate print and web versions. Some readers will be viewing it digitally, whilst some will be printing it.


texts: I really need to know what kind of texture this is can someone please help?


texts: How can I use Sketch App to make dxf files (for laser cutting, cnc, etc)?

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I'd like to design some stuff for laser cutting, and am familiar with Sketch App.  Unfortunately, I can't simply hand over an SVG and expect it to work, and have been advised to shoot for a dxf file or something that will convert easily to one.

How can I work in Sketch App to produce dxf files?

EDIT: I've found that one can download inkscape and use it to convert svg to dxf, then you can check the results in LibreCad.  But I'm not having great results yet, generally only one layer shows up.

EDIT 2: It seems to need to be said, I'm not working on high precision machining.  I'm etching out some simple graphic design.


texts: Images or functioning websites for portfolio?

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I am new web designer, should I include images or functioning websites in my portfolio?

All of my designs are personal projects that I have designed and built using html, css and javascript. By personal projects, I mean designs of generic website ideas: an e-commerce site, a hotel site, a travel site, etc.

Are images enough? Or should I include links to pages to demonstrate my ability to build my designs?


texts: What is the correct style that describes the following images

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What is the name or names of the style used in the following images. They are used on Google, Facebook, atlassian.com, bitbucket.org and on info-graphics.

I refer to them as lifestyle images but would like to search for these types of images but I do not know the correct term.

If I do a Google images search with the images I get the source of the image and not any information regarding the style.


texts: How To Save SVG With Transparent Background from InDesign

texts: I have an SVG open in InDesign. There are some dark gray letters on a white background. I am trying to make the background transparent and save the result as SVG. How can I do this?


texts: Changing the DPI of Inkscape’s PNG export

texts: I use Inkscape and want to export a PNG image (of my SVG file) with dimensions 1080 px by 1920 px. However the DPI is always set to 90 and if changed, the dimensions change with it. Is it possible to have a higher DPI with the same dimensions?


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This is a follow-up question of this one:

What page numbering conventions are there for front matters (prelims) of books?

If I were to use roman numbers, should they be in small or capital letters?  I've seen this changes when using babel in spanish or english with LaTeX, but I'm not sure if this is because of a graphic design guidelines.


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OK, so I've got InDesign CS6.
Works well, all Fonts normally work, they're installed in Library/Application Support/Adobe/Fonts.

Apart from Helvetica, that is. It doesn't show up in the Fonts list if it's not in the Fonts folder of InDesign CS6, and even then, when it is in the fonts folder, only Helvetica is listed, despite the following derivatives being available:

Helvetica Oblique
Helvetica Bold
Helvetica Bold Oblique
Helvetica Light
Helvetica Light Oblique
Helvetica Roman
Helvetica

All fonts show in the Recently Used fonts list, but not in the fonts list itself (btw, previews of fonts are turned off to speed up InDesign).

I am on OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Why is this, and what could be causing it??
Strange, as I have no duplicates... the system fonts folder is as normal, so why is this?

Advice is appreciated!


texts: Connecting A and T in a custom typographic mark

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I don't have a lot of examples of "Look at me, I drew all the letters!" typography.  But here is one, and I'm happy with the overall sketch and like everything but the first two letters.  I dislike the A and the way that the A and the T join.

Sure I could tinker around and try to fix it myself.  But since there are meta points and people testing the waters on the value of requesting feedback, I thought I'd use this as a case of asking something specific.  What can be done to fix the A and T?

I don't want to break it--so no gap; all the letters need to connect.

While in reality, this is just an old graphic that I made many years ago before I had creative suite and was using a $50 drawing program... it can reasonably be argued that there is no "good" or "bad" without a mission.  So I have been thinking of what I might do with it now, repurposing.  Let's pretend this is the goal:

  Atomic is the codename for a software project. We want to convey innovation, power, and uniqueness. The idea is that the design is stable yet powerful; can be combined in many ways; it's a basic tool that you are expected to build upon and trust. As reliable as an atom, let us say, and as versatile...except imagine that kind of foundational elegance embodied as software.


texts: Any tips for good tutorials or discussions on web page animation?

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The simple effect I'm ultimately after is this:

load an image in the centre of a web page
have the image slide across to the left
then start loading other text and images around it

I don't mind how many separate web pages are required to do this, or how many separate images, but I'd like to know what my options are. I am more programmer than graphic designer, so maybe I'm searching using the wrong technical terms. Maybe "animation" is too grand a term for so simple an effect, but "slide" has other connotations in this context, and between those two things, I'm struggling to find a clear way to a clear answer. I would ultimately like to understand things like:

Can the above task be achieved with one image on one page, in HTML, without scripting?
Does HTML only support "static" elements that appear on screen, and never change their position? If that is the case, does all animation therefore rely on either having (static) elements with dynamic content, or repeatedly loaded/rendered static elements which give an appearance of movement?
How widespread is browser support for the various animation options?

So as the original question suggests, maybe a tutorial would be good. I haven't found a decent one of those yet either!


texts: How can I "Distribute Layers" when they don't fill a transparent frame?

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I have a set of transparent PNGs all loaded (stacked) into a single PSD file. Each layer contains a different shape and each occupies a very specific location in a 256px square which has a transparent background.

I want to perform an operation that is very similar to what Layer > Distribute > Left Edges does. Except when I tell it to align the left edges, it doesn't use the left edge of the 256px square, it uses the leftmost pixel of each opaque shape within each layer. As a result, all the images get shifted from their specific location.

I need them to maintain their original positions so that when I load them as a sprite sheet into an HTML5 website and present them consecutively in the same spot, they don't appear to shift. Think of them as frames in an animation.

I have 60 such images in each of 8 separate stacks. Once I have them distributed horizontally, I want to take each of those and merge and distribute them vertically so that I have a complete sprite sheet with 8 rows and 60 columns of different images.

My problem is the distribution step. How can I get it to consider the transparent space in each image when calculating the spacing?

Said differently, I want to shift each layer so that:

layer 1: 0 pixels to the right
layer 2: 256 pixels to the right
layer 3: 512 pixels to the right
layer 4: 768 pixels to the right
etc...
layer 60: 15104 pixels to the right

I am using PS CS6.

Not all images are the same shape. Some might fill 200px horizontally, while another might fill only 50px, for example.


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Can you link one layer with the mask of another layer and have your paint strokes affect both layers at the same time?

What I want to do is to paint on the first layer which has a blend mode set to Hue while simultaneously painting on the mask of another layer that has a different blend mode.

Has anyone tried to paint on one layer while simultaneously painting on the mask of another (above it in the layer order)?


texts: I created a shape (not a path) in PS, but forgot to close the shape by clicking on the first point after drawing it with the pen tool.  How do I close the shape after I've moved on and forgot?  It looks fine without closing it, but I can't create new points on the last line segment since it was never closed.


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What is the correct name for aside boxes that text has to flow around?

For an example of what I mean, please look at this article. I'm talking about boxes like the one that starts with "Sign Up for the Opinion Today Newsletter".


texts: Process color has a limited color gamut when compared to spot color. Why does process color have a limited range of color?. Explain it in detail.


texts: How can I do this kind of color effect in adobe illustrator?

texts: I was trying to get this color effect done using adobe illustrator but could not do it. How can I do that?


texts: Where is the Nurbs Sphere Start and End Sweep in Maya 2014?

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Can anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking in the Channel Box and the Attribute Editor for the Start and End Sweep for a Nurbs Sphere I created.

I can't seem to find it.
Channel Box, I can't scroll down, there are no more options.

Attribute Editor: Can't seem to find it here either


texts: How could I automate after effect video on RSS feed update

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I have an RSS feed with a text and an image.
I need to trigger this RSS on update and use the image and text inside the after effect composition, start the exportation, and upload on the Internet.

It's not strictly a graphic problem but I think this community is the only one who came out with a solution.


texts: How do I make alternating lines in a graphic visually distinct?

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I draw a graphic consisting of N lines. I want every two lines to have a different color in order to be visually distinct.

Question: Which colors would you recommend? The longer the list, the better, because I need only first N colors, where N varies.


texts: Best way to add fill fill/color to hollow text using Photoshop/Illustrator

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I have a font called Stoney Billy (Schoolhouse Rock?)
I'd like to make the background of the text yellow.
I tried a few different things in Illustrator but couldn't figure out how to make it work.

I ended up using PS, rasterizing the text, and using the paintbucket tool to fill each section between the black lines individually.  (I also can't figure out why the yellow is partially transparent but that's a different problem)

This is just an example.  I have a lot of text I need to do this to.  Is there an easier/quicker way to fill the text with color while leaving the black text outline?


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So my application can position text added inside an object for it to be inside, on top, on the bottom or left / right to the object.

Example:

So the options are to be hidden inside a button (which is represented with an icon). When the button is clicked it will show the options center, top, bottom, left and right.

What do you think the most suitable icon is to use on the button which says "Text Position"


texts: How do I creative this water wave effect by using adobe illustrator

texts: How do I create this water wave effect ( same as image above)  by using adobe illustrator


texts: Too many compound paths in illustrator.. need to merge and delete from an object

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Hello everyone I had been trying to cut out many paths from a single layer in Illustrator. I was trying to convert an anchor point so I could move it but apparently I have ran into a problem.. My image that was previously cut out from a white circle disappeared.

I am transferring from photoshop but never had this problem before. I have many paths that are overlapped since I was trying to cut them all out from one layer.

Can I get any help on this? I can't seem to merge all the paths or compound shapes.. but everything that is within a path I want to delete from this white circle.

The layer that the paths are on is empty by the way


texts: I need to convert black paths in image below to constant width lines. What strategy I should follow?


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I'm quite a newbie to designing.

Do you think this image has a good enough resolution for printing a 50 x 50 mm sticker?

Link to file


texts: Logos with avatars (mascots) vs anything else

texts: Has anyone seen a study on how users react to logos that contain alive things like birds vs just geometric shapes or really anything else? I assume everyone will grow to love a mascot more then just a circle, but I need evidence.


texts: Change layer size to fit non-white region

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After selecting the region I want to keep, I invert the selection and press delete to remove all the areas I don't want.

Now I'm left with the stuff I want to keep, and a bunch of white where the removed stuff were.  How do I change the layer size so that it tightly fits the region I want to keep, removing the unused white?


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I'm the type of person who's between a programmer (because I enjoy it) and a designer (because I have a sense for it).

I've been designing various websites in the past years and while they've been far from the ugly 90's type of sites, they've never been as “polished”, or cool or “wow” as designers' sites out there.

Some people have zero sense for design, I have some that lets me realise when a design is good or bad. But in either cases I don't know why it's good or bad. It's only recently that I realised that the thing I was missing was design theory, the rules of aesthetics.
I tried to use some of them (golden number, 2/3, contrast, alignment, complementary colours) in the site below, but I'm not totally satisfied with the result, especially with the menu's appearance, the header and also the “immersion” (I wanted to get rid of the flatness). N.B. the logo is fake just like the text, but is similar to the real one.

In brief: what can I do to give a nice polished look to this site ?

The live site. (best viewed not in IE)


texts: How do you paste inside of a layer mask in Photoshop

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I was trying to paste some pattern that I made inside another layer. But each time I pasted, it ended up on the layer selected instead of its layer mask even when mask was selected.

I have Photoshop CS5.


texts: Sans-serif font with both standalone and circled digits

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I am looking for a sans-serif font, preferably a standard Microsoft one, that has digits 1-9 in standalone format (e.g. 1) and also in circled white/black variants (e.g. ① and ❶).
Wingdings and Windings 2 both have white/black circled digits in sans-serif style but they do not offer standalone digits.

In Cambria Math, I can produce all three variants but this is a serif font.

If there is no such standard Microsoft font, using the digits of Wingdings would be an acceptable workaround if these are available in another font.


texts: How do I copy icon designs from Photoshop to Illustrator in order to turn them into .svg?

texts: I'm a newbie in creating font icons from .svg. I created some icons in Photoshop (.psd), and now I want to copy all of them to Illustrator to create an .svg file but I don't know how to do it. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance.


texts: Is it customary to retain the copyright to your artwork when designing album cover artwork?

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It is my first time designing an album cover for a client and they want me to sign a contract giving up my rights to the design so they can use it in other places besides the album cover (posters, bus wraps, etc.) and sell merchandise with it.

I have no idea about how album cover artwork usually works. Is it customary for the designer to retain their rights to the artwork they design for the cover? Does the designer typically charge a royalty or licensing fee when the album artwork is going to be used to sell merchandise?


texts: Meaning of logos for companies/organisations

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I have been wondering , while designing a logo for an organisation/company what all should be taken into consideration and what all tools should be used.

For e.g can you tell me the reason behind the design of the following logos:

I am not sure what all companies these logos belong to, its just a part of a bigger assignment where we are supposed to understand the logos, the idea behind them, and probably tell the industry or the exact company the logo belongs to.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks


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I dont know wether this is the right place to ask this kind of question, but I'll give it a try.
I discovered an Icon on the web which I want to use for a companies new logo (together with some text and color and stuff).
The License agreement of the website allows commercial use with an additional link back to their website. But I can't do such links inside a logo ..
Can I "bypass" this restriction by recreating a really similar icon like the one I found online?
It would look 99% the same, but because I recreated it, it probably wont be pixel perfect the same as the original.
Or is the shape / idea of a logo already something to be protected by copyright?
Edit
To formulate my question more precisely:
The Logo would look more like this:

| stock |  company name   |
| icon   |        subtitle            |

Like the copyrighted icon is only part of the logo.
But indeed, if the company would decide to use the icon part as a squared favicon for example, it would only be a licensed stock icon...


texts: Auto-centering elements when using Data Merge

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I'm using data merge to fill in data of a master template. I have a group of three placeholders: a circle (colors vary), a number on top of it, and variable-length text (a name) to the right. As placeholders, everything works correctly - but I need these elements centered horizontally as a group.

Because data merge is regenerated every time I update the document, I don't want to manually center these every time. Is there a way I can group them and automate centering?

Here's what it currently produces:


texts: Distribute a stack of elements to a grid of elements?

texts: I have dragged and dropped about 30 png's into a psd document so that they're each in a separate layer but laying on top of each other. I now wonder if anyone knows of a nifty trick or script to distribute these layers so that they're instead ordered in a grid in the document?


texts: Font style: Stretched then thin, liquid-like appearance

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Sorry, I'm not sure how to describe this trend but it's something I've seen a lot of in 2019.

The font is distorted in a way that some parts are stretched and thick, and some parts are compressed and thin.

Like this book cover but thicker

What's the name for this style?


texts: How do I make non-rectangular slices in Illustrator?

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I bought this:

http://www.shutterstock.com/pic.mhtml?id=297036404&src=id
And now I need to export each sign as an individual file (PNG or JPG). If there was more distance between the individual signs, I'd be able to use the Slice tool, creating square/rectangular slices. Give how the signs are placed, how do I create non-rectangular slices that will allow me to export in one shot, with an individual file generated for each sign?
Thanks!


texts: Sync up photoshop canvas with mobile screen?

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I was wondering if there is a way to sync up my photoshop canvas to my mobile phone so I can see live changes. I usually have it connected with android debugging to preview webpages that I make so that is no problem.

It would be awesome to view a realtime canvas on my mobile phone so I can preview what it will look like in reality. I know this won't be a perfect solution but it gives me a good idea about proportions and usability.

Hopefully somebody can help me out if such a thing even exists.

Thanks.


texts: How do I get a clipping mask to actually cut strokes

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I have some map data that I've pulled together from openstreetmap, which has streets marked up as paths.  Now, I need to clip the paths with a clipping mask.

Clips to

As noted above, the streets are vectors, and if you select them you can see the objects off the side of the clipping path.  How can one clip the paths with the clipping mask and flatten the clip afterwards?

The 'crop' tool in the path finder flatly refuses to do this.


texts: I wonder why the circle on the top has weird outline. My zoom is set to 100%. I am working in CMYK color mode and this is my settings.


texts: How do I fix a broken font after adding anchors and changing ligature lookup names?

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I changed the lookup table names for some ligatures and anchor classes and now the font is broken.  Is there a way to repair it?

I am using FontForge to edit an Arabic font.


texts: Automating the export of layer combinations to a range of JPG files sizes (Photoshop)

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The scenario

I often have Photoshop files with the following general Layers configuration (each item is a Layer Group):

Output 1
Output 2
Output 3
Background Group

This example would produce three different images. Each will include the Background Group combined with one of the Output n groups.

My current workflow

My current workflow requires me to export (Save for web...) each of these output images, in a range of sizes (based on image width). They are:

150px
400px
600px
800px
1200px

All are exported as .jpg files with a quality setting of 60.

Those dimensions could vary in other situations, but for the current file those are the output sizes.

The image I am currently working with is square, but there are situations where it may be rectangular.

Currently, each time I make changes to the Background Group I have to manually export 5 x 3 images. That's 15 operations. It's taking me a lot of time, so I figure there must be a way to automate it.

My Question

I would like to know how to best go about automating this.

I have found other related solutions, both here and on other blogs posts and Adobe forums. But they either focus on exporting each layer (one layer = one image), or exporting an entire PSD file to multiple output sizes.

What I found that was similar to my requirements

This script on Github exports every individual layer to an image, but not layer groups, and it doesn't allow for a batch of different output sizes).

I also found the xtools scripts, which look very useful, but it doesn't allow for exports based on layer groups. Otherwise, it looks like a very hand tool.

My specific requirements are:

One-by-one combine each group with the Background Group.
Generate multiple files sizes
Name those files accordingly (layer-name-[width].jpg)
Ideally the solution would allow me to customise it for different output sizes. So that it's not locked in to only export the sizes mentioned above.
At the very least, it would be great to be able to simply export a batch of files sizes, to set format (JPG or PNG), at a set quality, using a merge of all visible layers. That would at least cut this example task down to three actions (one per Output n layer).

Photoshop Image Processor Pro does at least allow a way to partly achieve #5. I can export the necessary image dimensions (one layer group at a time). Although, I see no way to include the image dimensions (width and/or height) in the file naming, nor the layer name. Which means there will be an added step of manually renaming each file according to its size, and corresponding Output n layer name. It does still require me to do each layer group combination one-by-one.

Can anyone suggest how to go about this?

Thank you.


texts: Illustrator CC Color Guide Shades & Tints not working correctly

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I have the color Guide's "Warm / Cool" display option selected. I Select a color group in my swatches panel. Then I select the color guide's "Shades / Tints" option. Shades are displayed accurately.

If I then select another group in the swatches panel (the shade / tints option is currently active), the shades are not accurately displayed. Instead some type of desaturated spectrum is shown. What am I doing wrong?


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first time posting here. first off wanted to say that I'm very thankful to the community for all of the answers it has provided me with just a simple search.
BUT now I have a question and I have no idea how to specify that in a search engine haha so here goes.
I am trying to create a logo for my future business in graphic design and hopefully much more haha.
It uses a bunch of perfect circles that are scaled based on the Fibonacci ratios. Anyway, I'm trying to align three elements and I'm sure that you guys have a much more precise way of doing this.
This is the issue I'm talking about. As you can see the red like does not intersect perfectly in the middle with the two other lines.

What would be your simplest solution to moving the red circle down only the y axis but with maximum precision? It is already centred to the other objects and the x-axis.
Thanks!


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In Adobe InDesign, I frequently come across complex paragraph or character styles that might have 10+ attributes defined, where I want to unset just one of the attributes.

For example, my paragraph style named Caption has about 15 specialized attributes, one of which is a particular font style. I want to delete the font style override from the Caption paragraph style, and just let the “based-on” style work without being overridden. However, I see no way to delete the font-style attribute value. There is no option None, and deleting the value won’t work. For some attributes, like size, deleting the value results in an “Invalid Entry” dialog.

How can I delete an attribute value?


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I'm trying to create a 3D extrude of an ABS pipe elbow like this:

Large image.

Although it can be solid, isn't necessary for a hollow pipe.

I created a doughnut from two ellipses (one deleted from the other), then took a quarter of that ellipse (the elbow) and extruded--it looks similar, but it's edges are straight not rounded. I realize I could just create the same look with the pen and mesh gradients, but I'm going to be using the pipe elbow numerous times and at different angles, so I figure this is the quickest way to a reusable object.


texts: How do I perfectly align two angled shapes at a specific edge in Illustrator?

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I have this basically:

Essentially I have a 9-sided shape and a triangle. I want to place the triangle on the side of the 9-sided shape. The triangle is slightly too large, slightly at the wrong angle, and slightly at the wrong position. I don't want to have to whip out a calculator and try and mathematically figure this out. I would simply like to "snap to shape" sort of thing. How can I accomplish this?


texts: Magic Wanding One Particular Color At Once--Is That Possible?

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For years, I've been working on a worldbuilding/alternate history project but am currently struggling because I need a global map to get the job really done.  Sure, on Photoshop, I can use Paint Brush to create mountains, but a big, squiggly line won't give an accurate portrayal of a mountain range's shape or size, which is why, using municipal base maps, I have found that using Paint Bucket is more desirable than Paint Brush.

A more reliable tool that I've often used is Magic Wand, and that's where we first get to the question.  Presented here is an image of one of South America's nations under a geological map:

In this scenario, I have decided to use Magic Wand to select any of the colors presented in the legend and then Command-J that color, turning it transparent.  To save time, I have thought about using Magic Wand to select all of that one same color at once and Commanding-J from there.  Is this sort of thing possible?  If the first answer is yes, then what steps would I take to go there?


texts: Photoshop - what version is best for a company new to in-house design?

texts: Our company does its own in-house design which is fairly new for the company.  We are wanting to now purchase a second licence for Photoshop.  Which version of Photoshop is best for company design work and what capabilities should the PC have in terms of graphic card, etc?  I'm afraid our IT department is not very clued up with graphic design requirements at all and are possibly looking for a cheap entry option as opposed to a capable option for the business.


texts: Adobe Illustrator - Hiding masked portions from selection? Cutting or masking a muti-layer and already masked section?

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It's difficult for me to explain what I'm trying to achieve, hopefully this image helps illustrate what I want to do.

This is the final product I'm trying to achieve (done in photoshop).

When I try to mask the square area it screws with the other masking layers I have going on. Not sure if this complexity of masking can be done in illustrator? Or, I'm doing it completely wrong..


texts: Why link a portfolio site to external services?

texts: In regards to external services (Dribbble, Behance, and Deviant) what is the purpose of having a portfolio website but you link all your images externally and take a viewer away from the main site and purpose?


texts: How can I make these luminous realistic lines?

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I am trying to make the same luminous lines on Photoshop,

I have made these , but they are no where close to what is in the picture!

Any suggestion would be highly appreciated!


texts: How to create and save images that can be resized on Adobe Photoshop without getting pixelated?

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I was wondering how do you create or save an image properly so that I'd be able to open it on Photoshop and resize the image without being pixelated.

I have been downloading free icons online and I always choose to download the PSD file. When I open the PSD file, it will a square shaped icon on the bottom right:

Our graphic artist (still a student and is currently an OJT) creates images using Adobe Illustrator, but when he saves the file as PSD and I open it using another computer, it won't have the square icon, so when I try  resize the image (small to large) it will be blurred/pixelated, unlike when there's the square icon on the layer (apologies as we don't know what it's called that is why we don't know where else to post and ask this, as we are not an expert on this field).

Edit:

If it is "smart objects" the icon is different:


texts: how to fix a illustrator .jpeg file from being blurry?

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I am making my son's birthday invitation on illustrator. It looks perfectly fine until I save it for web so it will be a .jpeg so I can print it. Once it is a .jpeg it looks blurry. I am planing to print this like a photo. I have made things like this before just never ran in to a problem like this. How do I fix this so when they are printed it, it will be clear?

Just scared they will come out blurry when I print.


texts: Export photoshop layer with blending option: screen applied on it

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I was trying to export the photoshop layer as save for web that has a blending option screen set to it which makes it lighter.

But when I hide other layers and try to export that pink overlay that has screen set as blending option it gives me the darker version of it that is below.

I think its exporting it with normal blending option.


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Im trying to apply a grep to my paragraph style.
this is the text: "s. 02"
I want to apply some special formatting for the last character, "2".

But it seems i cant target it, can you help?


texts: Can't fill areas of a purchased vector image

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I purchased a vector image from vectorstock.com but I cannot fill some of the areas on it.

This is the image I purchased:

What happens is when I set a fill it only makes an outline of the triangle.
I want to put a fill color on the inside triangles (the ones with gray border).

When I try to fill it this is what happens:


texts: Why do two perfectly adjacent rectangles create black or white lines in between as if they were overlapping or not exactly adjacent?

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I have a flat design (well, it's supposed to be), but these black and white lines between the shapes are so annoying... [no stroke]
take a look:

See these lines between two overlapping rectangles? How can I fix it?
(I created this with Photoshop, but there is the same problem using Paint.net and Adobe Illustrator)
Is it something with the color? Or am I seeing too much? :P


texts: Exporting from a pdf to an image creates jaggies

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we have a PDF file with our company logo and header etc - and I'm trying to export to insert into Word.

Using Adobe Acrobat, I save it to a jpeg, using highest quality and DPI600. The file is around 1.2MB (still too large for my liking!) but the logo and text are very slightly jaggy.

At 300dpi, its very jaggy.

Is this normal? How can I get an image output from Adobe, where the quality looks comparable (at reasonable sizes).

Thanks.

edit: including 2 examples

here's the actual pdf

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texts: In Indesign, how to apply one master page to all first pages of documents?

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I want to apply a master page to all the first pages of the documents in a indesign book.

I have typed out the chapters of a book as separate documents and have made an InDesign book into which I have arranged them in the correct order. As the first page contains the title of the chapter, it has a separate master page. Right now I am applying the correct master page to every document manually.

Is it possible to automatically apply a specific master page to the first pages of all documents?


texts: How to colour white bit of a half tone filter effect

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I created a half tone over an image using the filter effect. I want to change the white in the half tone to a creamy brown/white colour. How do I do this?

Thanks!


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Ignoring the background does this look photorealistic?
This is my first time modeling in Blender, but please be as harsh as you need to be.
Besides the photorealism any other critisim is highly encouraged.
I'm aware of https://blender.stackexchange.com/ but critiques are not welcome there.
Thank you!
I should mention this is a polished anvil. Apparently people polish the top.

Here's two of the reference photos below. I can't upload all the reference photos I used.


texts: I need to create a template for helmet decals, need help identifying correct dimensions for template

texts: I am looking to created a template for helmet decals like the above image and want to have it sized correctly before it goes to print. Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to go about measuring? Thanks!


texts: How to disable all fonts in Photoshop on Windows?

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I've been researching how to handle a font collection for use in Photoshop since the built-in tools are, politely phrased, rather limited.

The consensus seems to be that the best way is to use a third party font manager that operates on the OS level by installing/uninstalling fonts from a broader collection as required.

I've now installed MainType for Windows and uninstalled all fonts except for the seven system fonts that are protected. When I launch Photoshop, I still get a lot of clutter (30 to 40 fonts) that I don't want. They seem to be required for Photoshop to run.

Is there any way to remove these fonts from view? Especially since half of them are foreign types in Hebrew, Chinese, Arabic and Japanese which I will most likely never ever use.

If I'm going to rely on an extensive third party application to manage and select fonts, it would be nice if Photoshop would at least be clean of clutter.


texts: Stop two different paths from connecting at the same point - Illustrator

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I was wondering if anybody knew how to stop two different paths from connecting when they meet at the same point in Illustrator while using the pen tool. It's quite the annoyance when they do it when you don't want them to.

The only way I know of avoiding the problem is making the other point then using the selection tool to drag it on top of the other separate point. Though with what I'm doing, that method would take forever.

Here's an example of what I want to stop:


texts: How can I make a logo have a negative space stroke in Inkscape?

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I have this logo ↑

and I want its stroke to be negative/transparent so that it can look like this  ↓

How do I do this in Inkscape?


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Does anyone wanna share opinion on THIN fonts being used in mobile apps or even in websites? Is it the new trend.

In early stages of iOS7 beta releases Sir Jonny Ive's team used Helvetia 45 Light but not to be found anymore. Wht happened? Did accessibility centric designers cornered them?


texts: Can two master pages be applied to one page in InDesign?

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Is there a way of applying two master pages in one page?

I want to make an adjustable InDesign template for a report that could be used for various projects. So I want to have one of the master pages applied to all the pages of the report and the second master page to be applied again in all the pages but I want to have the ability to override only the items of the second master page.


texts: How to align separate text blocks in GIMP

texts: Using GIMP 2.10.  I have a graphic that I am adding some labels to.  When I create the labels with the Text Tool, it puts each label on it's own text layer, which I guess is okay because I can merge them.  I can't figure out a way to align the labels, however.  I put them in one merged layer, then select all, and use the Alignment Tool, but nothing happens.  Is there a way to do this in GIMP like I would for powerpoint?  Thanks in advance


texts: If I want my published art book to be 6.5 x 6.5, how big should the actual art work be?

texts: I wondered how big my physical, not digital, art work should be for a finished book size 6.5 x 6.5? Many thanks


texts: Pasting a selection in photoshop with a transparent border clips the transparency before snapping to grid

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I have a number of small icons all of which fit into a 32x32 pixel png with transparent backgrounds.

I wish to create a single large png which contains each of these icons in a 10x10 grid. I create a new image in PS which is 320x320px, and set a grid with 32px spacing, then turn on snap to grid.

I then open one of my icon files, select all, copy, then paste into the large image. The problem is that when PS snaps the image to the grid, it snaps the non-transparent pixels and ignores the transparent pixels around the edge of the icon.

Is there a way to paste the icons in so that PS will snap the 32x32 icon into the 32x32 grid instead of snapping the non-transparent pixels?


texts: In Inkscape is there an easy way to divide my document into equal sections?

texts: I'd like to import 6 pictures (.gif) into an Inkscape Document, and size them equally and place them, well-aligned, into separate sections of the document. My document is in Landscape mode, and for purposes of this exercise, I'd like to place the 6 pictures into two columns, with 3 rows (i.e., a 3 x 2 "table"). Is there any way to do this easily? The way I would think to approach this is to put in gridlines, and do some math to calculate where each of the gridlines should go, then snap the pictures to the appropriate gridlines. Is there an easier way, so that I can just divide the document and save doing the calculations? Also, aside from "eyeballing" it, is there a way to make sure each of the 6 pictures is "automatically" or easily scaled to equal dimensions? Thank you!


texts: Indesign: Text -Trouble replacing existing text or inserting small object

texts: I need to replace some of the text in this text box. It will allow me to triple-click the entire line, but I can't just select part of the text to replace an e-mail address or do other editing. Any thoughts? (I'm confused with the areas that InDesign is displaying and which I've highlighted.)


texts: Is there a way to show a 1:1 scale preview/secondary view?

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When you're zoomed in editing something very small (like an icon), it's hard to tell what it looks like at 1:1.  Is there any way to avoid having to constantly zoom from 1:1 to your editing zoom level?

The OLD version (as in, Windows XP old) of a paint program named Paint Shop Pro (5-6) allowed this by just letting you have multiple window views of the same image. What's the best Gimp solution?


texts: Is there a way to access Mac system fonts in Photoshop?

texts: I am mocking up a Mac App interface on El Capitan and would like to use the San Francisco system font. However the San Francisco font doesn't appear in Photoshop's font menu. Is there a way to access the system fonts in Photoshop?


texts: Center align multiple objects within a grid

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In illustrator CC I want to center align multiple objects (such as crosses and circles) within a grid (for example 3 x 3) ie I want my artboard to look like this:

Should I use a grid for this? If so I have set up a grid (in Edit / preferences / Guides and grid) but I don't know how to center align a particular object (for example a green circle) to a particular grid square (for example center align a green circle to the top left grid square). Any ideas please?


texts: SketchUp + Vray - black background instead of transparent in png image

texts: I am trying to place a png picture in a SketchUp model. When rendering, the transparent background becomes black. As I understand it, this is a problem with the Alpha channel. Tell me, how can I fix this?


texts: How to convert Grayscale object to a specific Solid coated color? - Illustrator CS5

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I have a grayscale image,I edit the part I don't want out with photoshop, then traced and expand it in illustrator to create an object. And in separation review, it is only shown in the black layer, which I needed because this is being printed on a shirt with a solid color ink. Anyway instead of printing in black can I convert this to another PMS color along with all the white percentage it has?

Thank you in advance,


texts: Can I use an icon in the public domain as a company logo?

texts: Client in question found a public domain icon they really want to use as their logo (instead of having one designed, I know, I know). Is this legal?


texts: Automatically warp objects to irregular shape

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I have a photo of a blank exhibition stand and I wanted to add some content to it to show how it might look. The stand is curved and the photograph is taken at an angle. I hoped I might be able to:

Draw around the outline of the exhibition stand
Convert the outline to a mesh
Add text and bitmaps that automatically warp to fit the mesh, so they look like they're actually on the exhibition stand.

I’ve played about with all the warp/perspective/gradient mesh/3D tools in Illustrator and Photoshop but can’t find anything suitable. Illustrator’s perspective tool works for straightforward perspectives, but doesn’t appear to work with irregular shapes such as mine.

I can‘t find anyone else wanting to do this – perhaps I’m approaching it the wrong way? How do I go about it?


texts: if you accidently make a document in working CMYK how can you change it to RGB?

texts: if you accidently make a document in proof setup 'working CMYK' is there any easy way to convert the document to RGB without the colours getting washed out?


texts: GIMP: Background removal gives gray fringe, when exported as PDF

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I cut a region out of this Wikimedia Commons picture:

I simply used the free select tool to cut out the part (ctrl+x) and inserted it into another image without background.

However, when I export the project as PDF (File → Export as → Select file type → PDF), I get gray fringes around the border of the cut-out:

Closer look:

Why do these fringes appear? The image looks perfectly normal in GIMP, as shown in this picture:

Also in my default image viewer, when exported as PNG, the borders look perfectly normal:

Why do these fringes appear? Is there a way to remove them?


texts: Designing with “bootstrap grid system” in mind

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I've designing for web since 2006 and I waste a lot of time ignoring things like bootstrap. I understand how grids, and the specific bootstrap, work but I have a theoretical question about it.

How do I take a decision like the width of a element (considering gutters) in design step when drawing in the Sketch app (or other software)?

For example:

I can't handle this without struggling with the bootstrap grid system. This problem completely dissolves when I'm directly designing in a browser but it persists when I'm on a graphic software like Sketch or Photoshop.


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I'm a graphic artist digital and print/front-end designer and developer. Recently I was approached by a friend to design cover art for his book. He had informed me he couldn't offer me a payment but would offer credit towards my work within his book.

I don't mind doing the work as a favor however I wanted to ask for royalties on books sold. As I am new to licensing artwork i'm not sure what to charge for royalties or what steps I need to take to protect my artwork. Any advice or information on how to proceed within this dilemma would be greatly appreciated.


texts: creating a 4 icon hierarchy in a dropdown

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I am designing a spacial automation player that can run trough:

a single instruction
a single step (a group of instructions)
a section (a group of steps)
script (running all elements)

I am trying to create icons that will explain the relationship between them as well as the meaning of each icon. I tryed to avoid using literal meaning icons, like a footstep icon for steps, because I think that it's missing the point.

Thanks


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I am just starting with vector graphics, so it's simple to draw some parts using gradients and very hard to draw patterns like this one on the left:

Hi-res version

Besides the obvious method with the textures, there should be more flexible one with gradients and lots of curves, but I haven't figured it yet. For now, I'm stuck with this result:

I'd be happy to hear about other editors (curves and gradients are available in any vector graphics editor anyway).


texts: Adobe Illustrator: How to consolidate complex objects?

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Sometimes when I'm working on a piece, I'll use multiple resource intensive patterns & effects like Transforms, 3D revolves, etc. to the point where the document becomes slow and unstable. Then i'll try to expand things as much as possible to reduce them to their simplest forms, like basic strokes and paths, and I'll use clipping masks to put textures and patterns on the actual objects that make up the basic structure of the image, like their wearing a skin. Problem is it seems the complex objects objects are still consuming system resources even after expanding them, because the effects can still be adjusted and handles/anchors from before the clipping mask are still showing up in empty space. I think what I'm trying to do is what is referred to as flattening and/or consolidating in other softwares like Inkscape. How can I do that with Illustrator?

Sometimes I can get it to work if I'm really persistent and try enough combinations of tools like the pathfinder, expand, expand appearance, divide below tools, etc. but it's a hacky process and things never quite go the way i want them to when I do it like that.

Addendum

Okay, so I didn't want to be too specific, I wanted to present the broader issue, rather than a specific image, because otherwise people get distracted and come up with solutions for a single case, that isn't necessarily relevant to all the other cases. So, I'm going to share a story relating to a specific case, but just try to keep it in mind. I mean, If you have a solve for this instance, go on and share it, but my hope is that we can target the root, rather than the symptoms.

Anyway. I play this game with my sister, right; it's like a competition. One of us finds an interesting photograph and we both have to recreate it in our own style, and see who can do it best. She draws it freehand, I construct scalable vector graphics. Here's the current subject (real photo, by the way):

Naturally, I started with the eye(s). I made five variants. These were all exported directly from Illustrator and then previewed in Finder (macOS) Notice how the SVG has the best dynamic range. I don't know how that happened.

Swatches

Screenshot of SVG - Swatch #1

Screenshot of PDF - Swatch #2

Screenshot of PNG - Swatch #3

Screenshot of SVG - Subject #3 fails to render properly - (revealing hidden layers; isolated incident)

Closeups

Screenshot of SVG - Subject #4 Isolated (second from the right)

Screenshot of SVG - Detail (extreme closeup)

In Vivo

Screenshot of PDF - Showing invisible artifacts

Screenshot of PDF - Variant with lots going on

Screenshot of SVG - Swatch #1 fails to load properly (persistent incident)

Screenshot of SVG - Original prototype (being constructed)

Warnings and Errors

Screenshot of PDF - Warning (persistent incident)

Screenshot of SVG - Error (persistent incident)

Additional Information

The SVG file is relatively light (12.9 MB) and can be previewed with my file manager, but cannot be opened properly by Illustrator (the software that built and exported them). Neither can Inkscape. Or any similar software that I've tried. So I resigned to using the PDFs that were exported at the same time. Illustrator can't display them properly either, but they still look kind of the same, almost; just kind of dull and lifeless. But even with a fully optimized PDF file weighing only 6.2 MB it's sluggish and locks up whenever I try to edit it.

279.5 MB = Original .ai  file
 12.9 MB = Original .svg export
133.7 MB = Original .pdf export
 51.9 MB = Second   .pdf export (optimizd)
 24.7 MB = Third    .pdf export (heavily optimized)
  6.2 MB = Final    .pdf export (single subject only)

Check it out

I made the whole project public.
Browse the repository here.
Hosted on Google Drive


texts: Why is the W3C contrast score recommending hard-to-read text?

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Here are two buttons. When I measure them with the W3C contrast score, the black text has a much better score, meaning it should be easier to read. But, to my eyes, the button with white text is easier to read. Why is that?

When I run a colour contrast check, the white on orange text fails, with a contrast of just 2.86:1. The black on orange passes at the AAA level, with 7.3:1. (The hex values are as follows: Button background, #E47F00; white text, #FFF; black text, #000.)

However, I find the white text easier to read under every lighting condition I've tried: Adjusting the screen brightness, viewing in direct sunlight, etc. Changing the background colour from white to 50% gray or black did not change the readability, either.

Why would the colour combination with the worse score be easier to read? I imagine the answer has something to do with the properties of this particular shade of orange causing the contrast formula to give weird results, but I'd like to understand that better. (And  if there's something I don't notice as a fully-sighted person that someone with a visual impairment would notice, I'd definitely like to learn about that.)


texts: How to know whether a font is paid or free?

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This question is an extension of my previous question. I had used Chevin Light and Chevin Bold in my project after downloading it from a website. Later I came to know that they are licensed fonts and I have to pay to use those fonts.

I referred fontshop.com to verify that they are paid or not. The problem is that this website is giving an enhanced name for the fonts for example:

I am using Chevin Light and fontshop calls it Chevin Pro Light
I am using Chevin Bold and fontshop calls it Chevin Pro Bold.

I need to know is there a difference between them or are they same. Altogether I need to know an authentic source where I can know whether a font is free that is open source or paid(licensed).

And if I have to buy a license, then could someone more experienced in the Fonts stuff guide me where should I buy the license.


texts: How can I change the perspective of a text in Affinity Designer?

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I know how to draw a text in a circle or semicircle shape but how we can change the perspective? I need it for an project in isometric view.

Regards


texts: Difference between Offsite Only and Local Only

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I am using the website Font Squirrel.

At the right side, there are three options in FONT FILTER -> DOWNLOADS. They are Show All, Offsite Only and Local Only.

I am kind of confused the difference between Offsite Only and Local Only. And I didn't find any information in the Frequently Asked Questions.

Can someone explain for me a little bit? Thanks


texts: Is there software that will turn image into a combination of squares?

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I am working on a design where I would like to change a particular image into a combination of squares and rectangles to form a shape that resembles it.
For example, lets take a look at the following cat image:

Although pretty sloppy, I was wondering if there is any software out there that would transform any drawing or image into something like what is shown below?:

Thank you for the help in advance! :)


texts: Defining a brush with a non-straight graphic as the base in Illustrator

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I have designed a dragon but it isn't completely round so I am thinking to use it on brush definition and add this dragon on a circle stroke. It should be easy if the dragon were straight but it isn't.

Is it possible to use this on a stroke?


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So I am building a 10' x 2' 300dpi sign for my buddies restaurant. I have never prepared anything that large for print (I'm mostly a web developer). I have my freaking huge psd, 120in by 24in, 300dpi, it wants to save as a .psb. Once that occurs, I no longer have the option to save or export as pdf from photoshop, only .tif and one other format.

Would someone mind educating me? I have not been able to find the correct answer after a couple hours of googling.


texts: How do I achieve an "old" distressed poster effect in Illustrator, Photoshop or Pixelmator?

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I am looking to create some graphics that look like modernism vintage style.

Examples here:

Any thoughts here?


texts: How do i cancel a batch process in illustrator or photoshop?

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I'm using the the "batch.." automation process under the actions menu in illustrator. How do I cancel a batch process once it is already started?

Is there a method for canceling batches in photoshop as well?


texts: Why do they use "dp square" unit for measurements of baseline grid in relation to "icons", but "dp" unit in relation to "type"?

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In this specification document for Material Design in Android, it is written,

  All components align to an 8dp square baseline grid. Type aligns
  to a 4dp baseline grid. Iconography in toolbars align to a 4dp
  square baseline grid.

Why have they used the dp square unit for the baseline grid for UI components and iconography, but the dp unit for the type?


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I love and have always been mystified by this kind of swirly design.

After +10yrs working as a graphic designer, I still can't wrap my head around how those are done. Geometric curved design in general.

How do they connect their different parts so seamlessly? It can't be a single piece made by hand as in placing every point and fine-tuning every bézier handle, it's too perfect, too geometric to having been done that way.

Has any of you worked on this technique on Illustrator? What is the approach?


texts: Photoshop CS6 - Animate / Keyframe Smart Filter

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I've applied the 'Oil Paint' Smart Filter to a layer in Photoshop CS6. I'd like to animate the filter's 'Angular Direction' from 0 to 360 degrees but I the keyframes in the "Style" lane of the Timeline don't seem to work for this.

Is there a quick way to achieve this effect? I have limited knowledge of scripting / batch actions in Photoshop, would that be a route worth investigating to achieve this effect?


texts: I booleaned a circle and the top portion with the pen tool for a keychain to be laser engraved, I am not liking the edge cut at this location and suspect this could be the problem.  Is this normal?


texts: What are the traditional rules for drop shadow direction / light source?

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When creating a drop shadow for objects, what is the traditional / classic "rule" for the offset direction? I see so many that are down and right, which results in the light source coming from the top left.

However, I read somewhere (I don't remember where, maybe an old David Siegel post from years ago) that when adding drop shadows to text, the shadow offset should be down and left, which provides a slight dark edge to the leading edge of the text, enhancing readability.

Or is the rule just "be consistent"?

Just to be clear, I'm asking if there's a design "principle" that has been established through tradition or precedence.


texts: Attach an image next to animated numbers counting up [After Effects]

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I'm having a little problem i can't seem to resolve efficiently.

Right now I'm using a common expression with slider control to create a simple counter, with a "$" attached next to it:

Math.round(effect("Slider Control")("Slider")) + "$";

So, for example, if my number starts at 0 and ends at 50000, then the "$" will have moved a few spaces to the right, like this:

As you can see, the "$" moves back and forth while the number changes and then it ends more to the right because the number increased.

This happens automatically attaching "$" to the expression. I want to achieve the same but with a little image. Lets say that instead of a $ sign i want to attach a little image of a coin, or a gem, etc, and i want it to move accordingly next to the number when it increases.

On an ideal world, there would exist some way to call the image directly inside the expression, like ' + "image path"; '

but that's not the case here i guess

-Please ignore the next paragraphs if you have a better idea-

I though about adding a dot or something next to the number, and then track the movement it does (because it will move when the number grows bigger) so i could later attach it to a null object and finaly link the null object with the image, but that idea has 2 problems:

1) i can't track my text layer, it seems after effects only lets you make trackings of places inside a video file and

2) i would have to be extra careful covering the dot/symbol i will be using the tracking over. Sometimes the image won't be a coin, and it may present obstacles for covering it properly

I'm really looking forward to your suggestions and sorry for my grammar mistakes, i'm not a native english speaker.

Thanks in advance!


texts: Using the PANTONE official values when converting to CMYK?

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I'm not a graphic designer and I need some help regarding Pantone colors.
Although I work in the design field my main job over the years is 3d modeling for architecture and industrial design, so printing and GD isn't my thing.
I just wanted to make a cool b-card for me and my services.
I picked two colors from the Pantone C range that I wanted to use. I read about color modes, and although I already have the basics I need some help.
When I decided to print what I got I took my file which was made in Inkscape (I don't want to buy Ai just for 1 b-card) to the print shop for a test print on coated paper. The guy there uses Ai and just dropped the SVG file in Illustrator. His workflow was in CMYK and of course the colors changed.
When I made the vector file I used the HEX color values since it's that's what  Inkscape works in.
My question is since this little project uses just two colors is it appropriate to open the SVG in the Ai with CMYK workflow and just edit the values as shown in the official page.
PANTONE  320 C,
PANTONE  5473 C.


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How can I create a font that is metric-compatible with a commercial font?
I don't need actual glyphs, just rectangles that will preserve the document layout.

What properties are important?
Advance width, left side bearing, line spacing, kerning, something else?

Caladea and Carlito are metric-compatible with Cambria and Calibri.
How they were created with the same metrics without violating the font license?


texts: Should I provide a dieline around a package design?

texts: I designed a package for a client. I did the design under a dieline. This means that there are still red lines around the design. Should I send this file to my client or should I clear the dieline before sending the file?


texts: using Sketch + JPEGmini pro for website images

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I'm preparing images for website development. I'm working with images on Sketch, so exporting them (actual photos) as JPG with JPG quality at 70%. I'm then using JPEGmini Pro to reduce image size, but I'm wondering if I should check "Save for Web" when I'm exporting as a JPG with quality at 70%. Or if this is the right approach in general.
These images are for full-width sliders, but I have other photos that are much smaller (300px * 300px on desktop)


texts: I am making a sign in inkscape and have created a bunch of circles using the circle shape tool. I then grouped all the circles and blurred them. The circles then became squares. How do I fix this? ]


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So, I'll make my best effort in explaining the behaviour I am seeing in Gimp so you can understand what's what I'm looking for.

Let's say I have a canvas of 800x600 and I create a new layer and paste an image that's 1024x800 ( or if it's smaller I transform its size so it ends up that size ), with the key here being that I end up having a layer whose content is bigger than the Canvas.

Now, I select a circle right in the middle of the layer, then I inverse the selection and I delete the selected part.

I'll end up with a circle of part of the image. The thing is, NOT everything got deleted, the parts of the image that were not visible ( which were "outside" of the canvas ) did not get deleted. If I move the layer down, I can see a border whose thickness is the difference between the image size and the canvas.

Why does this happen and can I avoid it?

Note - I know my description of the issue is convoluted, but I can't really make a GIF about this issue since I don't have the appropriate apps for doing so at work now.

Apologies for that


texts: Illustrator issue on top bar : font style panel and opacity's one overlapping

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In Illustrator I have this strange problem on the top bar: the font style panel and the opacity's one are overlapping so that I have to make impressive mouse moves to have one of them selected.

Why this problem??


texts: Can't apply a Pantone color in Photoshop

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I'm trying to change the color of a specific text applying a Pantone color. However after I clicked ok and click to check if the color was changed, the previous color is displayed instead of that Pantone I picked. I mean the Pantone color I tried to apply wasn't applied.

Note: the Pantone code I tried to use is 7471 C and next to the square sample appears an exclamation signal with the alt message "Out of gamut for printing". I have no idea what that is.

Will I have to pick another Pantone?


texts: Affinity Designer: How to hide parts of objects/curves exceeding canvas - trim view?

texts: I am looking for a "trim view" equivalent in Affinity Designer as the one you find in Adobe Illustrator where the objects selected are trimmed if they exceed the canvas size.


texts: How to blend in a portrait with lots of loose hair on a dark background?

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I have an image of a child I isolated. When I choose a dark or non-bright background for her picture, her hair is not looking good: a halo of white remains around it.

on white background:

How can I fix this?


texts: How to convert complex objects into one lighter object in Illustrator

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I have some Illustrator art, and it's too complex (it has too many objects in it). It's too hard for the hardware to render it.

How can I convert all those objects into one to make it lighter?


texts: Change Illustrator artboard grid from 8x8 to 10x10?

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Only 8x8?

How do I make the artboard from 8x8 grid to a 10x10 grid?


texts: How to create a perfectly symmetrical flat onion dome?

texts: This shape specifically, it's called an onion dome. I can't make it perfectly symmetrical using the curve tool.


texts: How to create an arrow in GIMP, with a different colour outline?

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I'd like to draw an arrow in GIMP (which was answered by How do I insert arrows into a picture in GIMP?), but the problem is I'd like a black outline (or stroke) for a red arrow. I somehow managed this with an earlier picture in GIMP of mine:

note how there's a black outline around it. The problem is, I've forgotten how, so how do I? I know I create arrows using the arrow script. Just it doesn't create a black outline...


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If I have multiple artboards and I want to move a board, how can I select both the board and it's guides and move them at the same time?

Currently I can move the board with its content, but can't select the guides and hence have to manually set them again.


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Last year, I approached a graphic design company with some of my own sketches and photos that I would like to be used in the design of some logos for my company branding. The designer uses my original sketches and then pitches some options back to me, from which I then select a design.

After I select the design, I pay the designer for executing the design, the printing of menus and flyers, and the design and maintenance of a website.

My question is: who is entitled to this intellectual property? Am I entitled to use this logo on my own accord?


texts: I applied a radial blur of size 10 to an image and have since realised it looks awful. Is there any way I can reverse the radial blur effect I applied in photoshop?


texts: Handwriting font that at random picks characters?

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First, I don't know much about creating fonts.

I work with a childrens book author and want to create a font from her handwriting. This means that I have to have more then one character per letter and use them at random.

I've found ways of creating a font from your handwriting (googled) – but not that has this capability. Anyone with ideas??

Thanks!


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I am designing an app/ web and have problems finding icons to represent:

Leads
Customers

Icons are more for internal use rather than customer-facing.

Anybody have experience or ideas please? Thank you!!!


texts: Optimizing hero/intro photos on mobile and XXL displays

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I have a few questions regarding trendy super-large photo headers. I've seen them called "hero" images, but just so we're clear, I'm talking about designs like this one:

A large photo is used as a background-image with background-size: cover. Text is overlaid. And this layout is responsive:

Implementing this design has a few issues:

large images/larger file sizes
background position needs lots of tweaking to avoid cropping out non-centered
subjects (like the woman on the right)
displaying text over a possibly shifting background image can cause
legibility issues
accessibility issues with lack of alt-text

So my questions boil down to this:

Is it better to crop the image to optimize aspect ratio, and thusly framing, for various breakpoints? Or should background position be adjusted?

Are there any hard and fast rules for how far you can stretch an image, before you should call in a larger image? (with media queries) Or is the best way to do this subjective?

Are there any tools that allow you to see the effect aspect ratio, fixed height, variable width, has on framing, and output ideal breakpoints? Vs just tweaking by hand.