texts: What's the relationship between color spaces and color profiles when working in Photoshop?

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What's the relationship between a color space document and the color profile of a image or layer included in this very same document?

I don't get how they work together, I was told that my exported images must have a color profile similar to my document's color space


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How do I apply width effects to multiple lines?

I've drawn two lines:

And when I select both lines and apply the width effect with the width tool, only one changes:

How do I make multiple lines be effected at once so that the custom widths are uniform?

I'm only able to get one line to change its custom width at a time. With all other effects i'm able to apply effects to multiple objects at a time.


texts: Variation of umbrella logo for "children's" department

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I'm a graphic designer and my company is usually very protective of our system mark. All of our centers use the same logo with simple text below to designate the location. We don't allow any alterations to the logo (font, color, layout) for any reason.

However, we are now opening a children's center and now upper management wants to alter the logo just for that department (i.e. add a flower or sun or child-friendly fonts & colors). I'm concerned because I want to preserve the integrity of our logo to keep recognition as high as possible.

What is the right thing to do? Should I allow the alteration, or fight to keep our logo unchanged? And if I should fight, does anyone have convincing arguments to use?

Thanks!


texts: how can I recreate this effect in Illustrator?

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I created the outline by duplicating the text, selecting the main text and expanding the selection by 5px and then just delete the selection on the duplicated layer.

How can I recreate this effect in Illustrator?


texts: InDesign — Ugly "laddered" text on a path

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I know, it's a really bad idea to do so, but is there a way to write something longer that 3-5 letters the "bad way" (see the picture below) without manual adjustments of every single letter?

I will probably need this for 2-3 sentences.


texts: Selecting overlayed colors/objects in Illustrator

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I've created a (very) large image in illustrator, a portion of which is shown. There are numerous circles on top of each other with their transparencies set to multiply (so that Yellow over Cyan produces Green - similar to a color halftone effect).
I've used pathfinder to divide all the shapes (and ungrouped).
I would now like to select all the visibly different color shapes and place on different layers (so C, M, Y, K, C+M, C+Y, M+Y, etc).
When I go to Select>Same>Appearance or Fill, I am only able to select the base color (C,M,Y or K), not the Greens (C+Y) or Reds or Purples.
Is there any way to 'combine' the C+Y (etc) so it becomes a single color to select? (Or another way to achieve the same effect?)
Obviously, I could manually select individual objects, but the size of the image actually makes this next to impossible. TIA!


texts: How can I contain the outer glow on the elements within my logo in Illustrator?

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I'm working on a logo in Illustrator where the pieces have black outer glows to give depth to a paper-fold style logo theme.

The shadows on the outside of the logo text are just a result of the effect needed to achieve what I want on the inside of the logo text.

I want to contain the outer glows so that they only appear within the bounds of the letters, not showing up against the background.

How can I do this?

For a fast, rough example of my goal, I took this into photoshop and pajnted over the shadows I want to hide:

In photoshop, I could just mask the edges of this properly, but I need it done in Illustrator, in vector.


texts: Script to pick closest Pantone from CMYK reference in Photoshop

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I'm trying to script the process of selecting the closest Pantone+ Solid Coated colour from a CMYK reference in Photoshop.
Manually the process is:

Click on the Foreground Color picker.
Enter a CMYK breakdown.
Click on the Color Libraries button which gives me the closest Pantone colour.

I'm working in the ExtendScript Toolkit and can use the code below to set a new foreground colour. I'm using the ScriptingListener plugin and the code has come from that hence it's length.

var idsetd = charIDToTypeID( "setd" );
var desc5 = new ActionDescriptor();
var idnull = charIDToTypeID( "null" );
    var ref2 = new ActionReference();
    var idClr = charIDToTypeID( "Clr " );
    var idFrgC = charIDToTypeID( "FrgC" );
    ref2.putProperty( idClr, idFrgC );
desc5.putReference( idnull, ref2 );
var idT = charIDToTypeID( "T   " );
    var desc6 = new ActionDescriptor();
    var idCyn = charIDToTypeID( "Cyn " );
    desc6.putDouble( idCyn, 97.000000 );
    var idMgnt = charIDToTypeID( "Mgnt" );
    desc6.putDouble( idMgnt, 77.000000 );
    var idYlw = charIDToTypeID( "Ylw " );
    desc6.putDouble( idYlw, 33.000000 );
    var idBlck = charIDToTypeID( "Blck" );
    desc6.putDouble( idBlck, 17.000000 );
var idCMYC = charIDToTypeID( "CMYC" );
desc5.putObject( idT, idCMYC, desc6 );
var idSrce = charIDToTypeID( "Srce" );
desc5.putString( idSrce, """photoshopPicker""" );
executeAction( idsetd, desc5, DialogModes.NO );

What I'm trying to do is get the closest Pantone+ Solid Coated match from the Colour Libraries Picker.

I can see the Pantone reference, in the code that's being generated by the ScriptingListener plugin, it's getting that into a variable I'm stuck on.
Please can someone point me in the right direction.

Thanks.


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With Photoshop, how is it possible to keep the structure of this woodworking:

but replace the wood texture by another, like this one:

?

I can imagine it's possible with two layers, and a special "blending mode" for each one, I have tried a few, but haven't found the good one(s).

(The "woodworking structure" is probably defined by the dark lines / contours)


texts: Automating filling text values in Illustrator from an external file

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Is it possible to fill text values in Illustrator from an Excel sheet or another external file format? I have a large number of images and some texts to be added onto them.

Is it possible to automate this task in Adobe Illustrator?


texts: How to batch select and move multiple artboards in Sketch

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I have a problem moving the selected artboards: only the first one in the batch moves while the selection had shown all N artboards selected (first and last artboards having the white small squares around them after I click and drag the left key on my mouse).

I need this feature when I realize that I left out something I meant to go in the middle AFTER having drawn the end screens and now there is no room for them. To preserve the logical order of the artboards I prefer to order them and currently have to do it manually dragging each and every artboard one by one to give the forgotten artboards some room.

I am pretty new to Sketch and may just have as well missed this function, please help.


texts: How do I fill my vector file with color?

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First of all, I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I've been searching and trying for the past 2 hours without any luck. I'm only getting started with Illustrator, so forgive me if this is a stupid question.

I purchased this file and am trying to colorise it (fill it with color).

I found how to change the border color of it, but I can't find a way to fill the actual inside of the image. I found a way but it's extremely complicated ..if I change the background image of the entire file and move it behind, so I assume the background that I am trying to fill is currently transparent.

How would I do this? I'm totally lost :(


texts: Most suitable image format for email footers, considering : image quality, text legibility, file size, compatibility?

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I want to put an image in my email footer which will contain company logo, some text, some awards ive won etc..

I want to place this in as a graphic, so it renders the same on all devices, rather than an html footer block containing a mixture of text and images.

What is the best image format to go for considering (in no particular order) : image quality, text legibility, file size, compatibility ?


texts: InDesign: Any way to prevent styles from being edited?

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I want my document's styles not be editable (paragraph, character and object styles).

Can I lock these somehow, or link the styles to another document which is out of reach of employee?


texts: How to make the path respect the rounded corners of my triangle?

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Forgive me if I'm using some of these terms incorrectly but I am following a tutorial on this video: https://youtu.be/W-p3MojvdBA?t=2m41s.

I created a rounded triangle but the actual path still looks like a triangle with sharp edges, which complicates the next step in the video. The guy who made the video suggests going to the pathfinder and clicking unite with the dark triangle selected, but when I do this, nothing happens. On his video when he clicks this button, it unites the blue outline (what I think is the path?) to the rounded corners of the dark triangle.


texts: What processes may have been used to create this image?

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This is Drew Struzman's back cover to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath in 1973.  I'm specifically asking about the use of blues and some alternative texturing in them (like in the head of the man on the left side).  I know he began with photo references, and I'm assuming he did some sort of alternative processing treatment to them, rather than just drawing it all up in colored pencil from the references and spewing the color scheme completely out of his brain.
Because virtually all of my design knowledge comes from the digital era, I don't know how else one might achieve color treatments like this.


texts: Use variable font to thin larger headings

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I remember Microsoft Office 2007 introduced a style of headings that got lighter as the heading size got bigger. Now we can use variable fonts in websites, what about keeping the colour the same, but varying the font weight for each heading to achieve the same effect.

Is the hierarchy of the document going to remain clear? Is the readability going to better or worse? Does this idea work?


texts: Semi-transparent button that changes color based on backgound

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Is it possible to create a button with only the shadings... (e.g. Photoshop: Bevel & Emboss, Drop Shadow etc.)

...and then place that button on top of another graphical element, e.g. a green square and get the effect of a nice shaded green button?

The big win is that then I could have my app users personalize the color of the buttons.

Anybody heard of this technique before and have some tips?

Thanks!


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I am making a brochure for my friend's business and I'm using Photoshop.  I know InDesign is a much better option for this, however I only have Photoshop and this is so NOT my forte!  I don't mess around with design work that actually has to be printed and made to look nice, but she has bugged me for weeks now to help her, so I designed a tri-fold brochure and now I have to print it.

I wanted to print with bleed, but we are too pressed for time now and she wants to print through Staples and have a white border.  My question is what do I need to do to my Photoshop file to send it over to Staples for print?  I truly don't understand a lot about Photoshop, especially when it comes to converting over to PDF for print.  Do I merge all of the layers?  Group them together?  From what I'm reading, I need to rasterize the layers?  Then what...??  I know for most of you these are probably ridiculous questions, but I'm truly in the dark with this stuff! I need all the help I can get!

Thanks so much in advance!


texts: Save for Web in Photoshop with custom DPI

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I am writing user documentation using DITA which allows me to easily generate deliverables in PDF, CHM and web formats. The images need to be saved with a DPI of 110 so that they are displayed correctly within the PDF documentation.

If I change the DPI of the image to 110 (without resampling) and save as a PNG or JPEG then this works fine with all outputs.

On average the image files are coming out with file sizes of between 50KB and 90KB. If I use the "Save for Web & Devices" feature of Photoshop the file sizes are reduced significantly to between 15KB and 40KB. So ideally I need to be saving files using this feature.

But... the DPI of the output file is changed to something else (I am guessing 72 DPI) which is causing the images to be scaled incorrectly by Apache FOP (for generating the PDF output). How can I change the value of the DPI metadata in the saved image files without loosing the ability to compress the files?

It might be possible to resolve this problem by altering some configuration or attriute of Apache FOP. I have posed the following question over at StackOverflow to find out: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14342766/force-apache-fop-to-override-image-resolution


texts: How to uncheck Antialiasing in Rectangle Selection in GIMP?

texts: I am unable to uncheck Rectangle Select's Antialiasing in GIMP, every other options works just fine, as well I can uncheck Antialiasing with every other tool. What am I missing?


texts: Photoshop slices white border around image

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I got a grid of images in png format (sprite sheet). I decided to cut them so that I can use each image individually. However by using the slice tool provided in photoshop I noticed two things:

First there doesn't seem to be a way to save sliced images in other format rather than gif.
Second, all the generated images have a white border around them. How can I avoid that?


texts: Wondering how to achieve this blur text effect, hopefully in Sketch

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Is there any way to easily generate this?
thanks!


texts: Adobe Illustrator CC: Can't limit Image Trace to set swatches. Uses multiple shades instead

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For quite a while now I've been having a weird problem with Image Trace. When I try to trace an image using a swatch group, instead of using only those swatches in the group, Image Trace uses multiple shades of them. So, for example, if I try to use a group of 3 swatches and use the same settings I always have (see image below), it says it is using 14 colors instead of 3. Any extra colors all seem to be tints of the swatches that I picked out. I have included a screenshot of the Image Trace window that shows my settings along with the resulting number of colors. Another quick note, it wasn't very long ago we switched to Creative Cloud from CS6. This may have been a problem ever since then, unfortunately I was extremely busy at the time and I don't remember if that is exactly when this started.
If anyone has any suggestions on how to fix this, it would be gratefully appreciated!


texts: How to remove every second frame from an animated gif?

texts: I have a folder full of videos that I want to convert to an animated gifs. ffmpeg/avconv does a bad job of doing it directly, so I instead convert the video to a gif by first outputting each frame as a png and then converting back to gif using imagemagick. The problem is that this results in a large gif in terms of file size. To solve this I want to "drop" every second or nth frame from the gif, either by skipping every image file when converting to a gif or by removing frames from a gif. How can I do this on Ubuntu (13.04) using imagemagick or some other command-line utility?


texts: Mac OSX Lion or Mountain Lion GUI wireframing kit for Illustrator

texts: Is anyone aware of a wireframing kit for Illustrator (or any  vector based template) that encompasses GUI elements from Mac OSX Lion or Mountain Lion?


texts: How to export full size smart object, but maintain layer properties

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I am a developer not a designer, thus am not particularly familiar with photoshop, and may subsequently get some of my terms incorrect.

I have a PSD that contains several layers outlining the design of a website. One of the layers is a cropped jpeg. The jpeg has also had some filters added to it...

I would like to export this layer, however, I need it in as high resolution as possible. I do not want it the same size as the layer appears in my psd, I need it the same size as it appear when I double click on it, whilst also maintaining the filters and croppings...

Is this possible or do I have to export the full size image and then apply the filters and cropping myself?


texts: Should I keep a 1:1 scale for a vehicle wrap vinyl print made in Photoshop?

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I'm busy with my first vehicle wrap design - and I don't know what size
to make my design in Photoshop CS6 - the width of the "bakkie" is 4436mm x 1300mm.

If I use that in Photoshop the file size is over a gigabyte. What dimensions should my artwork be?


texts: Saving Illustrator logo for common to use formats

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I've got pretty simple problem. I've created logo in 3 variations on 3 A4 format artboards. I want to crop them, to get rid of loads of white space around logo, and secondly i'd like to save it with transparent background. Thanks in advance.

PS. I can't find any resources of best practices when saving logo in different formats.


texts: Alterations not being picked up when overwriting file

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I have a bunch of png images that I'm editing to add rounded corners on my mac, to do this I'm going through the length process of:-

Opening a file
Adding an alpha channel
Selecting a rounded rectangle
Inverting the selection
Cutting out the selected area (leaving a rectangular image with rounded corners)
Overwriting the file

I've noticed that on some images however the saved file doesn't show the rounded corners, some do and some don't but from what I can see there's no pattern why some pick up the updates and others don't.

The images are definitely updating as they show a new last updated date timestamp, and if I save them as another image file it still creates them without the rounded edges.  The only way I've found around this is to cut the image out, paste as a new image and then save that as a new file, delete the old one and rename, which is a major PITA.

Any suggestions very welcome! Cheers!


texts: Is it wrong to have a "loading" spinner wheel in bottom right corner?

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I had reported a bug, where the user was able to click a delete action multiple times, i.e. Deleting something multiple times which would result in an error.
I disabled the button upon action, and put a spinner wheel.
Today I was told that this is completely "not normal" and to "stop doing weird things"
What do you think? What are better, more standard options?


texts: How much software experience do I need to be a well-rounded graphic designer?

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How many different software applications should a designer be familiar with?  I've been asked to work on Illustrator, and also .paint [Paint.NET? -Ed].  I'm confused about how many applications I need to practice.  If I don't learn .paint, will I still be able to survive in the industry?  I can't settle for only knowing Photoshop.

My questions is:  What software applications are most important for graphic designers to know?

I list Photoshop as major and Illustrator as minor in my portfolio, but I've also been asked about Inkscape, PaintShop, GIMP, and others.  I don't feel like my portfolio is complete with just PS and AI.

We all know this field is very vast, but I don't have time to master every application.  I want to learn, but I need to decide which software to focus on.


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It's been awhile since I have designed an animated web banner ad - I used to design them in flash, but that is not really used anymore. What programs do you recommend to design animated banners now and what's the best format to deliver them in?

Right now I have Adobe Edge Animate and I was planning on delivering it in HTML 5.  I suppose I could also use Google web designer. Any pros and cons to these? Other preferences? Is HTML 5 the best format?

Thanks!


texts: Using GIMP to redraw an existing low res logo

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I am just getting my teeth into Gimp and am not a graphic designer by any stretch of the imagination! I'm a developer trying to make myself a bit more useful on the design front.

Anyway, I am modifying an image for a friend and I basically need to redraw the image from scratch as all I have is a low res version of the original. This is the image:

You can see what I am faced with. I have been playing around with the path tool which I can create a love heart with, but I'm struggling with how to recreate the way the love heart in the image tapers to thin. Does anyone have any pointers for how I should go about tackling this type of problem?

Many thanks for any help!


texts: How can I prepare a magazine file for print?

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I have some questions about preparing the final magazine file for print.
I'm making a magazine in InDesign CC and I need it to make using ISO coated v2 ECI. Every picture in magazine before I place it in layout I converted it in Photoshop from RGB to CMYK (ISO coated v2 ECI), some pictures are .jpg and some are .psd.

After exporting as a final PDF, then I use Acrobat Reader to see in Output Preview the total color area coverage - and here starts problems, because almost in every page (there is about 100 pages) its over the limit - over 300%.

What in this situation would be the most appropriate solution to make a final file correct?


texts: How to set background pattern/image in Indesign?

texts: For example in this image, there is a grid background in place. If I like to use background for my indesign projects, what would be the methods to accomplish this? (for example in photoshop there is a pattern panel where I can set an element's background to desired pattern/image)


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I've been trying use linear-gradient CSS to avoid using an image for a gradient but unfortunately it renders poorly in Chrome with visible banding.

I've created a codepen example to illustrate the problem.

http://codepen.io/chrism/pen/1

It is strange because it renders perfectly in safari, another webkit based browser.

The CSS code comes from compass images, so don't think it is a problem with my CSS

I found in the Chrome issue tracker this ticket, which I think relates to this issue.

http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=41756

I was wondering if anyone had any workarounds for this which do not involved using images?

Thanks!


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I am just interested to know how was the Flash logo shown bellow designed? How can something similar can be created using GIMP? sorry I can't afford Photoshop.

[edit] In addition to GIMP, is it possible to do this in CSS?


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I am new and learning InDesign, I am upgrading from Word and I was wondering if there was a way to link details within the newsletter to the header.

More specifically I have the issue number on the front page and I would like the headers (I made Master pages) to reflect the changed number on the front page.


texts: How to create click and stop GIFs for Facebook?

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I have seen GIFs on Facebook which will freeze on the mouse click. Normally these kinds of GIF are used to run a contest in social media. Right now I am not getting any social media links for reference but here is the GIF file uploaded in Giphy: http://gph.is/2hWCUaX (I am assuming this GIF is used for some contest where we need to freeze the GIF when aeroplanes are right inside the white shape).

Could anybody explain to me how to create Click & Stop GIFs?


texts: Photoshop export layers to png but with specific background layer

texts: I have a psd with ~400 Layers which contain semitransparent images and one layer with a solid color. I want to export those layers to png8 and want that layers to have that solid background. I can export those layers with File->Scripts->Export layers to files, but cannot provide the background option. Any simple way to achieve this?


texts: 3 x 5 ft banner, what size does my photographs need to be?

texts: Help!  I have a 3 x 5 ft banner I'm making but I'm not sure about the photograph they want included.  How do I know if the photograph will work?  Need advice ASAP!  From resolution to size of image...


texts: Screen cap in Chrome measures bigger in Axure, why?

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I'm putting together guidelines of graphic dimensions for our website. The sizes need to be exact. However, I noticed that there is a discrepancy between a shape in the browser, v.s. Axure. For example, a 1400*520PX box in Chrome becomes 1750x652.
I am guessing this might be due to my browser dpi resolution v.s. Axure canvas dpi resolution. Or am I completely off?
Could someone shed lights on this? How can I eliminate this discrepancy?
Thanks!


texts: Where can I find inexpensive or better yet free product images?

texts: I am wanting to build a product catalog template that can take XML and import it through InDesign to automatically style text and place product photos. The problem is I don't have a product database of photos, descriptions or prices to work from. Does anyone have ideas on where I could go to find such content? I could write the text myself but at the very least I would like the photos to be sharp and professional.


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I want to know if there is any software out there that works on the same principle as myfonts.com and whatfontis.com with the difference that the database of fonts it a searches from is from the computers font folder.

Your looking for a font which you might already have on the computer or something similar. Instead of going through all your fonts one by one use a software to do it for you.


texts: What font is used for this 85 years logo?

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I would like to know what font is used for the numbers in the following designs. I would like to use the same style for a design that I'm doing. I have tried identifying it using:

WhatTheFont
Matcherator

But they did not return accurate results.

I'm 100% sure that it is a font and not drawn by hand. I've reached out to the designer of the image but haven't received a response as yet.

I found the images here. Any help to point me in the right direction would be great.


texts: Exporting without anti-aliasing on outside?

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I have some Isometric vector blocks in Illustrator that need to line up perfectly. Anti alias looks great but then I get visible edges when overlapping the blocks. Without anti alias they line up perfectly without a visible grid, it still looks ok but kind-of jaggy on the high contrast area's. Is there a way I can anti alias my image only on the inside and leave the outside "jagged"?

I have tried this technique in 3Ds Max with good results but building all my blocks in 3Ds Max is tedious to let all the edges have a 2:1 ratio.

Edit
The picture below illustrates what I mean. The top two blocks are offset from each other in the exact same way as the bottom two blocks but if you look closely you see a line running on top between the two blocks. This is because of the anti alias transparency.

This line is minimal mostly because it's a light surface on darker surfaces it is more pronounced since the "mix" of colors will produce a much darker line.


texts: How do you create squared big pixel texture like this in photoshop?


texts: I have four SVG images, and I want to join them together into a single larger image with four quadrants. Is there a way to wrap them inside parent containers such that I won't have to edit the coordinates of each individual element? Thanks.


texts: Gaps between shapes when exporting from illustrator to photoshop

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I often have .ai files that need to be exported to .psd but with paths retained. To retain all vectors I follow this tutorial.  All works as fine, expect for the fact that I often end up having small hairline gaps between different shapes, the same shapes stick perfectly to each other in Illustrator or even an exported PNG.

Here's what it looks like as a PNG / AI

And this is what I get in Photoshop

Here's a few questions I came across on SE

Space between 2 paths in Illustrator

Fix gap between path and shapes in Illustrator

Hairline gaps between shapes

There are a few more that I went through, but can't find them now. In any case, they all had the same explanation and solution suggested.

This is caused due to issues with Anti-Aliasing in Illustrator
Solution 1 : Keep an object behind the area where the line shows up and give this object a favourable solid fill color
Solution 2 : Use Illustrator's path offset feature to "grow" all shapes my  a small unnoticeable amount so the shapes then appear to be contact

I can't use the first solution as these AI files are normally icons with no specific background, would be tedious to fill the gaps manually

The second solution is helpful, but more of something I would try if all else fails. This is because :

The solution I followed to retain vectors needs all shapes to be converted to compound shapes before exporting. However, because of this, I tend to have a lot of compound shapes for each separate element. To make things worse, any group in AI get's exported as a rasterized layer. So I need to keep a rather long list of compound shapes.
When using the offset feature, I noticed that it adds a slightly larger new path below the selected shape, which means I'll have even more elements to handle now. This doesn't seem like a problem with simple designs, however when it comes to larger complex artworks things get quite messy.

Are there any other ways of solving this problem.

EDIT :

Here's the AI file


texts: Why is my version of Gimp missing the palette to gradient tool?

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For some reason my version of gimp is missing certain features/buttons

I am trying to create a gradient from a palette but when I right click on the palette it is missing the option to do what is suggested in this image

On a documentation page it suggests

But the link is just to the Python homepage and I can't find any other details anywhere

What should I do to get these features?

I am running Gimp 2.10.8 on Ubuntu 19.04 downloaded using the package manager


texts: The most advanced JPEG image compression on mac?

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Sometimes i work with JPEG files for my web designs. There are occasions where the PNG format is not suitable..

There are several optimization techniques for the PNG format, but I noticed that for the JPEG format, the possibilities are limited, especially if you work on a Mac.

Probably the most elegant solution so far is the selective compression that allows you to precisely control the compression in specific areas of the images. If you combine then the image with JpegOptim and jpegtran from libjpeg (or use imageOptim) you can reduce even more the filesize.

I am still not satisfied by this options. I don't want to buy a license for fireworks only because of the selective jpeg, and I wonder if there's some other image optimization software out there that offers similar features..

On windows you have Jpeg Optimizer..

Is there any tool that you use for your workflows that you can suggest me?

Thank you


texts: How to reveal female symbol a little more in this design?

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Here, I've merged Female symbol and letter H. Now, H is clearly visible, and you can see a female symbol, but left part of symbol seems never ending (that is a letter L). Right part is fine.

Given that all, without changing a lot, how can I reveal the icon more than present using color change or little tweaks?

Another Query: The current design is little flat. What can be a better way to make this design a little stylish (for example, by using bevels or shadow/borders etc.) without destroying its beauty much?

IMPORTANT EDIT: This design is created to say "Look For Her". For is represented by indirect formation of digit 4 with combination of female symbol and letter L). Let me know if you don't understand it.


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I am running a batch script to convert SVG files to PDF files.

INDIR='...'
OUTDIR='...'

seq 1 1000 | while read row; do
  echo Processing $row
  /Applications/Inkscape.app/Contents/MacOS/inkscape -o $OUTDIR/$row.pdf --without-gui $INDIR/$row.svg
done

And because I have 4 cores, I'm running 4 of these batches at the same time.

But the --without-gui option is still opening the application on the Dock. This prevents me from seeing my desktop and is probably unnecessarily slowing down processing. Can this actually be disabled?


texts: InDesign CC: Placed Illustrator file does not fit on page

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I have created an artboard in Illustrator with the same dimensions af an InDesign document. But when I place my Illustrator file in my InDesign document, the length is off (not the height though!)

Illustrator file:

InDesign document:

What am I missing? It's driving me isane.

UPDATE: It seems InDesign is cutting off the right side of the graphic, even though the frame is the same size as the artboard:

InDesign:

Illustrator:


texts: Is there an iPad app with a Pen tool similar to Procreate?

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I am having trouble finding an app for iPad with a pen (Bézier curve) tool, that is not primarily a vector drawing app.

I have been using Procreate for iPad for awhile now, and I enjoy the simplicity and ease of the app. It feels very natural after having used Photoshop for a couple of years. However, I miss the pen tool as I often used it for line art when working in PS.

Is there any digital painting app with a built in pen tool?


texts: Font identification request -- Clean, rounded edges, sans-serif, really attractive

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This is a very common font but I can't remember it. I saw it suddenly on my keyboard just now. The image actually doesn't appear clear until you zoom in on it.

(I tried automatic font-ID sites but as the picture is of a keyboard, they failed).


texts: How to export multiple layers as an single image file? [PSD]

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I am a web developer that was given a PSD file (a web page design) that I need to convert to XHTML/CSS.

In the psd file, the logo is a group of multiple layers, each layer representing an element of that logo. I can only export layers to separate files.

My problem is: How I can export multiple layers to a single image file, so I can get a single logo.gif? Is it possible?


texts: How to remove neutral background in photoshop?

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I have found that so many photographers use a grey backdrop or grey background for most of their portait photographs. I assume that it's because grey is easy to remove and replace with any desired background during the post processing. If so , which is the easiest method to deal with removing the background of such kind of photographs ?

I tried the following

Made a selection with pentool , then made a mask to remove the background.

However it is a bit time consuming if I have to work on lots of similar images.

So can anyone help me with an easier method to remove the grey background ?

Thanks in advance

PS : I'm working on Photoshop CS6


texts: SKETCH : How to updade a Button's Symbols but not change the TextLabel's content?

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So that the text can be updated freely without duplicating itself to all button instances?

In other words, the button symbol just retains the styles and not the content.

The closest thing i found was this plugin/technique.. but it seems out-dated : http://brilliantsketch.com/sketch-symbol-plugin-bring-smart-object-sketch/


texts: What font is used in the Best Western Hotels logo?

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I'm interested in making a joke t-shirt for a friend that changes the text on the "Best Western" logo. Does anyone know what font that is (pictured below), or what font most closely simulates it?

Thanks!


texts: Billboard Designing: Why design at higher resolution instead of the actual, lower print resolution?

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Perhaps I haven't understood the concept of the "Scaling Workflow" and hence my confusion ...

I checked out most of the Q&A for designing large format images on Photoshop (like for huge billboards), and the most popular suggestions were to "scale" the image down and design at high resolution.

Examples -

  For instance, if a billboard is to be 20' wide, the vendor may ask you
  to send a file 20 inches wide. If the billboard will be printed at
  40ppi, then your 20" wide file would need to be set to 480ppi to allow
  for the scaling (12X40).

Source: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/26355/30233

  30 dpi for final output is more than enough for a billboard of that
  size. It's not unusual for final output to be 12-15 dpi in this
  context. The usual professional billboard workflow in Photoshop is to
  build the image at a small scale with high ppi (e.g., 4x6cm @ 300
  ppi),

Source: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/a/3652/30233

How does this help?

For example, let's assume a billboard's print spec is 35 meters (W) x 15 meters (H) at a resolution of 50 DPI / PPI in CMYK. And the billboard designing will be done with a raster image using Photoshop.

So how does it help if you design it at 350 cm x 150 cm @ 500 ppi (scaled to 1/10, for example) or at its actual size of 3500 cm x 1500 cm @ 50 ppi?

Calculation -

A 350 cm x 150 cm @ 500 PPI will have ~ 68,898 x 29,530 pixels (350 cm = 137.795 inch x 500 PPI = 68897.5 and 150 cm = 59.06 inch x 500 PPI = 29,530).

A 3500 cm x 1500 cm @ 50 PPI will also have 68,898 x 29,528 pixels (3500 cm ~ 1377.953 inch x 50 PPI = 68897.65 and 1500 cm ~ 590.56 inch x 50 PPI = 29,528).

In both cases, the file size in Photoshop is going to be approximately the same (around 4+ GB!), since the amount of pixels in both the Photoshop file will be the same! When the document size is the same for both cases, how can Photoshop use less resource for the "scaled" down size? How does it become easier to design using a "scaled" down version?

To be clear, I understand the theory of why a lower resolution works with large images for bill boards.

My question pertains to the "scaling" designing workflow that was suggested for editing large raster images (mainly in photoshop). I fail to see what benefit this approach offers, and hence my query ...


texts: What's the name of the font used in Cape Charles?

texts: What is the name of this font and it's family ?


texts: Adobe Illustrator producing tiny boxes between words

texts: Not sure what I pressed, but my type in Illustrator is producing tiny boxes in between each of the words (like MS Word does with its preview on). While these boxes don't print, they are very annoying. How do I turn this function off?


texts: How to resolve a problem with exporting in CorelDraw?

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When I'm working in CorelDraw and my paper size is A4 (it's shows in the left upper corner)
I keep the size of my poster into the limits of my borders/paper.
Meanwhile, I have nothing changed in the settings and
I go to export my .cdr file :

it is not centered in the paper as you can see ...

when im going to print the above RGB file(poster) it is printed all but leaves a big gap at the right of the page of my paper, and at the left side of my paper has no border at all

I do not understand what I am doing wrong.  How can I correct the issue?


texts: What's the origin of "Kern, Baby, Kern."?

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On many blogs and typo-webpages, tutorials etc. I keep seeing variations of this phrase "Kern, Baby, Kern."

I have searched for it and found many more occurrences, so it must be a profound truth or a famous quote or the name of something or other. Or maybe it is a pun or alteration of some other slogan?

Are there professors out there believing that people do not kern enough? Is "kern, baby, kern" valid advice in general? Or just valid when talking to graphic design "babies", namely beginners or amateurs?


texts: How do you extract a color from a gradient in Illustrator?

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I want to grab one of the colors from a gradient, and turn it into a solid color swatch.

Update

Just to be precise, I want to get the color of one of the 'nodes' in the gradient. So if a a gradient goes from red to blue, I might want to grab the exact color blue from the blue node – i'm not wanting to grab any of the inbetween colors.


texts: Recursively batch-resave Illustrator AI files to legacy format

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I need to downsave a few hundred AI files from AI CC to CS6. They are scattered across dozens of folders and I need a way to recursively overwrite the AI CC files with CS6 compatible files.

I researched and tried a few solutions, but none of them fits the bill.

Optimally this should be a reusable .jsx script, but if there's another way to do this somehow through OS X's Finder (savedSearch), that would be good, too.

Thanks in advance for all your help.

PS: Two scripts I found which more or less do what I need. Tried to make a Frankenscript out of parts of both, but no success, yet.

Script one

Script two


texts: Have to manually insert every number for a digital planner - Is there a way to automate this process?

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I design dated planners on Etsy.

The most time-consuming part of creating the planners is that I have to manually retype the numbers for every date in each planner. I have three different types of dated spreads in each planner (yearly, monthly, weekly), so that's a total of 1,095 numbers I have to manually change every year. Over time I've found ways to slightly speed up the process, but it still takes a few hours straight of tedious work to do.

I'd really like to have the extra time cleared up for me so I can spend more time on the actual design rather than drilling through what seems like an automatable task.

P.S. To clarify, my current process is to open my template for each page type in Photoshop and retype each number in each individual text layer. I auto-select layers and click the checkmark when finished typing each number. Flatten. Save as PDF. Then undo the flattening and retype for the next set.


texts: Inkscape - How to fill a shape with this specific pattern?

texts: I want to copy the style of this technical map of a racetrack with Inkscape, but I don't know how to fill a shape with: the bigger and uniform blue dots and the smaller and more diverse blue/green dots (both on the outside of the corner). How could I do that? I imagine it's with the "object to pattern" tool, but every time I try with that the dots are touching each other.


texts: What does a "fixed size" image refer to in a font license?

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What does it mean to license a font: "provided that the image is a fixed size"?

Example:

  Use the Desktop fonts to create images for commercial and non-commercial purposes on any surface such as paper, computer screens, billboards, T-shirts, and other surfaces without limitation on the print run, provided that the image is a fixed size.

"Fixed size" is not defined so is the idea to make sure the font does not deform when scaling the image disproportionately?


texts: Moving Transformation Anchor Point in Photoshop CC

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I have a form layer containing two paths in PS CC, when I transform it (using cmd+T) I would like to move the central anchor point, unfortunately, when I click-drag on it, it moves all the layer, and not the only central anchor point.

Have I missed something somewhere? Is it locked for this type of layer?

Thanks in advance.


texts: Many years ago I made this image, but can't replicate

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When I was a kid I used to screw around in Photoshop for fun, making desktop backgrounds for my PSP. I made one, which I've never, ever been able to replicate.

It's a very long shot, but I was wondering if anyone had any inkling as to how you may replicate it.

I never used to save my PSDs, and this is the highest resolution of the image that I have.

There's no 3D work involved.


texts: Preparing icon with arrow heads with different sizes

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I am new to Photoshop, please go easy if my question is unclear. I am trying to prepare an icon in Photoshop and I happened to see this. So I want a similar graphic but I want the each color area to be sightly smaller than the previous one (i.e., the outer line should be the circle as a whole but the inner side these should be slightly small from the previous one). I want to make the colors look more shiny (gradient) and icon itself look somewhat elevated (not like flat).

So far I did it spending one day like below. But it was not at all fruitful. Though I could reach somewhat what I wanted, the overall shape is not good. When I integrated in the mobile app, it looks very ugly with poor clarity. :(

To try creating this, I have drawn a circle with blue color, and later on copied the layer and decreased the new layer's circle a bit with Ctrl + T and filled it with green color and so on, later deleting the unwanted areas with pen tool. As you can see, the circles I have drawn are bent and blurry.


texts: Is there a gesture-like exercise for drawing faces?

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Many people told me doing gestures is great as a learning tool, gives you the pencil mileage, feeling for shape, form and proportion, and so on.

I started doing them, basing my tries on this, this and this video among others.

I've actually found doing gesture drawings fun and helpful - I'm seeing improvement! I began wondering - are there any similar, established exercises for drawing faces?


texts: How do I choose width for a set of text fields?

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A programmer myself, I find it hard to make certain seemingly simple design decisions.
Currently I'm sketching a signup form for a website, and I want to keep the design really simple.
There are several sections in the form, which I decided to be best separated by horizontal lines:

However I'm really not sure about:

widths of the text fields
widths of the separators

I think it's best to keep the width consistent for at least elements of the same type (see above).
Is this a common practice?
Should I also align separators with the fields, or maybe with the header?
Are there any commonly accepted recommendations on this?


texts: How to export an object/icon as svg from InDesign document?

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I have a little basket icon as an object in InDesign file and I just want to save it as .svg file.

I have InDesign 2017 CC

How can this be done?


texts: Icon that visualizes hiding/showing empty columns?

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What would be the right icon for a toolbar button that triggers the following functionality in a spreadsheet application?

Toggle the visibility of all columns of the current sheet that currently don't contain any data (i.e. that are completely empty except for their column header).

Background: The user might have a row filter active that greatly reduces the number of rows shown. Usually, the filtered sheet view consists of just 30 or so rows (with the original data set containing hundreds of rows).

Often, the user filters in a way that the visible rows share the same empty columns. So after filtering, he might end up with a huge (50 columns+) sheet displaying 30 rows with most of the columns being completely empty.


texts: How do I turn a 2D coin texture to a 3D image

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I have created the following 2D coin texture:

From this 2D textures, I'd like to create something like this:

What is the best way to go about this?
I tried using Blender, and I created this render:

Sadly it looks way too realistic. I can't figure out how to make it look less realistic. I tried flat shading which helped, but it still looks weird. I another issue with this is the position of the highlight.

Are these images done by using a perspective tool and creating a 3D looking image in a 2D environment? Or is it done with something like Blender, just changed to make it look less realistic? Or is this done in a completely different way?


texts: How do I delete an object over something, and have the shape of where it was stay with nothing there?

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I apologize for the title, I can't explain for my life... But the problem i'm having is, I am trying to create a blank space over a letter.

You can see in the screenshots that I have two elbow shapes over an A and an O. I would like to delete them, but have the effect that they make remain.

I have searched online for a solution for this, but alas, there is nothing that can help me.

I even tried masking, but it didn't work.

If anybody could either help me out here, or link me to a YouTube video explaining how to do this, I would be forever grateful.


texts: How can I convince a group that a logo does not need to literally represent the function(s) of the organization?

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I could for example show a logo,  say the Fedex logo, and note that it doesn't have a truck, an airplane, or a delivery person in it.

What else? What arguments can I make?


texts: Critique: Is there something I can do to make this illustration's ears look more symmetrical?

texts: People keep thinking the ears aren't the same size and shape, even though I just mirrored everything. Also, guides were used to double check all the parts with each other. Is it best for the sides to BE symmetrical or LOOK symmetrical?


texts: INKSCAPE - Create a circle in three colors

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I need some help here creating a circle :)

What I am trying to do is create a circle in 3 colors.  from 0 deg to 119 Red,  120 to 239 white, and the rest Blue.  There is no fill in the circle and the stroke is 20px.

I thought the way to go would be to create a red circle and duplicate it into white and blue circles.  From there use the Path menu (Union, Intersection...) on the three circles so the the proper color would appear in the proper place.  That does not seem to be getting the results that I want.

How can I accomplish creating a circle using 3 colors?


texts: Importing shortcuts from CorelDRAW to Illustrator

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I'm a user of CorelDRAW since x5. To make some things faster, I'm using Adobe Illustrator with Corel now.
Since I have a lot of experience with Corel, it becomes usual to do everything with shortcuts (especially alignment).

Is there any way to import, or change Illustrator's shortcuts to match the good ol' Corel?


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I have been trying to create a Yin Yang effect in Pixelmator and, whilst I have been relatively successful using a number of well-placed semi-circles, this method fails when I try to add a stroke to my shape, or change its colour.

So this is what I have done so far - please bear with me as I'm fairly inexperienced with graphic design software in general!

4 semi-circles seem to do a good job of creating the effect. However, if you try to add a stroke that will go along the centre curve, the obvious happens:

So I have tried creating a third semi-circle to blank out the lower half of the shape. Ideally I want to find a way of telling Pixelmator to delete this section of the larger semi-circle:

I have merged the layers, although I'm not entirely sure what I should do next. If I try and give this layer stroke, I get this effect:

And if I try and give it a fill, this happens:

Essentially, I wonder if I'm actually going about this completely wrong. I would be extremely grateful if anyone could offer any advice on the best way to achieve this.


texts: Illustrator pattern brush: Modifiying anchor point stretches shapes

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I generated a pattern brush and when I draw a path and move one anchor end point with the direct selection tool then the shape of my pattern brush is stretched or shrunk like the circle in this picture (bottom).

However, if I change the size of the path via the normal selection tool then it's fine (middle).

How can I solve that?


texts: How can I find a background color for this palette?

texts: What background or how can I improve design of my website?


texts: Why does Illustrator struggle editing SVGs?

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I really enjoy editing vector graphics. Typically I use Inkscape for editing vectors because Illustrator seems to throw so many errors when reading the files. I understand that an SVG is basically specialized XML and that it is an open format for vectors.

I am curious if anyone understand why Illustrator has so many problems using .svgs? Is it just that Illustrator doesn't do well parsing the XML or does Adobe not to support open formats?


texts: How do I remove light from materials in 3DS Max?

texts: Why are all my materials with light? How to make it dark?


texts: This font looks like a "thin" Open Sans, how they do it? Or maybe it's a different font?


texts: How to convert symbols/icons to glyphs? in sketch

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I need to know how I can convert symbols/icons to font glyphs in sketch app?
Does anyone know how to do it?
Thank you in advance


texts: Color palette in animated GIF: Photoshop vs. FFMPEG

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I have created both animated gif files with Photoshop CS5.1 (combining single frames; gif 128 with dithering) and FFMPEG via command line (converting a .mov file to a .gif file; -pix_fmt rgb24).

Photoshop's output resembles the original images much more than FFMPEG does in terms of colors. What is the reason for this?


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Is there a setting which will make Illustrator CS6 to add stroke="none" when object has no stroke? Illustrator preserves only fill="none" by default, and removes any attributes related to stroke when there is no stroke. It is highly undemandable because such generated SVG files have issue when imported to another software i am using. That software seeing no stroke attribute as black with 1px width.
For now i am forced to resave all SVGs in Inkscape which preserves stroke attribute, but i don't like this.


texts: show multiple camera perspectives in Google Sketchup

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I do a lot of work in both Cinema4D and Google Sketchup, and because of the variety of work I do in both software, I love Cinema4Ds feature of displaying not only just one camera perspective, but 3 or 4 if needed, being locked into different perspectives; Such as is shown in the below image.

Is there any way I can have the same viewing options in Google Sketchup, via plugin or otherwise? I'm using Google Sketchup 2015. Thanks!


texts: Why does the 'roughen' effect go away on my vector whenever I ungroup it?

texts: I have two shapes in one group and in order to save time with applying the 'roughen' effect, I applied it to the entire group. After it looking the way I want it to and want to ungroup the shapes that the effect has been applied to, the effect goes away. Applying the effect without group them is a 'fix' but I don't understand why this would happen.


texts: How do I create natural (for lack of a better word) pixelation like this from a high resolution image? (image needs to be downloaded to see what i mean) For example, can I downsize it, allow the small errors (like the blue pixels at the edges of corners and slight pixel blurring) and then bring it back up to big size whilst still containing those nice natural pixelation? if that makes sense! when I do mosaic in photoshop it looks too clean and doesnt have the kind of destruction i am looking for.


texts: Using CMYK build but providing PMS colour number to match?

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I've created labels that will be printed and the company requested that it be CMYK build but also asks for the following:

I've never really created something for print before so there is a lot that I'm learning. When they request the codes & colours to be on document for easy referencing, how do I go about putting the colours on the document.

They also ask to indicate which series as you see, I'm not sure what this means either.

Thanks !!

(deleted pictures because there was no watermark :) )


texts: I need a websafe alternative to DIN font. It needs to be free for commercial use. Anyone know of a good one?


texts: Issue with color profiles in grayscale images (compared to GIMP)

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X-Post https://www.reddit.com/r/photoshop/comments/5v4zid/issue_with_color_profiles_in_grayscale_images/ (slightly edited)

Hi everybody!

I hope the language barrier will not be noticed (feel free to point out mistakes).

I have an .psd-file created in Photoshop and I have several technical limitations for it. It is a grayscale image with 5 different grey values and no gradients or transparacy. Regardsless of any color profile (or even using none), it is not possible to me to find any setting to save the image and preserve the exact grayscale values at the moment. What seems to be right in Photoshop isn't right after parsing colors by code and/or isn't right if you look at it in another program (in my case GIMP). GIMP seems to handle those colors right everytime (while it doesn't have any color profiles assigned), so I wanted to know if there is a way to set Photoshop color profiles to anything similar?

Background information:

I can't attach any images, as they are related to my work, but you can reproduce a similar file like this:

New image: 512*512px; grayscale mode
Type: saved as *.tga-file
Content: areas filled only with solid colours (hard edges) (0; 81; 136; 194; 255)

Additional information:

Depending on the colour profile selected the colour values may vary (guess this is known to everybody who ever messed with it)
Without usage of any colour profile the colour values in photoshop and in GIMP (without colour profile too) are not the same (GIMP: 0; 32; 82; 156; 255)
I've found matching color values in both programs after setting mode from grayscale to RGB and saving in Photoshop, but this leads to a bigger file size (about 3 times as big)
Another funny thing I noticed was when I set the image to Indexed mode (just to see what happens) --> colors are matching those I've already seen in GIMP (0; 32; 82; 156; 255).

This issue is very confusing to me and I hope somebody can shed a light into the darkness of those grayscale values :P

Cheers!

Edit: Formatting

Edit #2: Just to clearify, with "no color profile" I am refering to whether the colors are transformed automatically between color spaces. I think here (https://forums.adobe.com/thread/368889) somebody has a rather similar issue and even there, there is no working solution (I tired any suggestions without any success).

Edit #3: I've figured out a workaround: create *.psd-file in RGB mode and save as *.tga file, as this will lead to the correct color values. Re-open the file in GIMP, convert to greyscale and save again. (Wow - the only working solution I got is to use another tool... a freeware that is known as a competitor to Photoshop)


texts: Does anyone know what typeface this geometric, sans-serif font is?

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Does anyone know what typeface this is? The bar on the 'G' is quite unique but unfortunately most of the font identification sites can't pick it out. It's the typeface used for the "From Japan" book published by Counter-Print which you can see here.

Thank you!


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Is there a way to save an in-between version of a PSD before overhauling it? I know there's a "Save as," but I'd much rather mark a version and save it instead.

Is the best way really to duplicate the original PSD?

EDIT
At the moment I'm using Groups to version within the PSD.


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Is it possible to have a noise filtered effect similar to below, but have the white parts transparent?

My idea is to use this as a CSS background image overlay .png which would allow background colours to show through.


texts: How to convert videos to .GIF without photoshop on Mac

texts: So, I want to make an animated profile picture for myself, but, I don't want to use other applications or 3 party software to convert it because of privacy reasons. Also, I don't have a windows computer, only mac. Please help me!


texts: Texturing a less than perfect object in photoshop/Affinty Photo

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I am not a photoshopper, but I have been given a task to make a mockup for a customer. Basically, I have to take the texture from one bag, and apply it to another, without it looking awful. Bellow is the base bag.

As you can see, it's got a texture and from what I have seen on various tutorials, this will make things like displacement maps a bit of a hassle.

The texture I have been asked to use is bellow

Things tried

So far I have tried playing with a displacement map
Creating a texture brush and painting in the sections.
I have also tried to scrub the texture off, and have it as a sort of negative, to then apply the texture in.

I will admit up front, I don't fully understand the process of things like photoshop, so there could be a really simple way for me to do this, and I am simply missing it. I am more comfortable around vectors.

I ask for help, as I am likely to be given similar jobs like this in the future, and want to learn and understand the technique associated with something like this

Regards

Dev


texts: gradient at the corner s only in illustrator

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How can we make grey white gradient effect of gradient on all the four corners of the artwork only not in middle in illustrator.
Like the one created in red marked areas.


texts: I need to resize ppi in Illustrator. Is this possible?

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I initially drew a picture in Illustrator at 700 x 1270 pixels at 300 ppi. Unfortunately when converting...the pixels come out at 2915 X 5289 because of the 300 ppi. This is waaaay too big for the project I am working on. We need the pixels to be EXACTLY 700 X 1270.

72 ppi does not have this pixel conversion issue. I want to resize my illustrator document at 72 ppi. I know from now on I need to just start ALL my documents out in 72 ppi. It makes the pixels accurate to the initial size.

Now the only problem is with this first file I have at 300 ppi. When I try to just copy the inital illustrator file (2915 X 5289) into another illustrator document with 72 ppi- it automatically converts the ppi to 300 making the image larger again...

How can I just change the ppi of the illustrator document? Like resizing a photoshop document to be smaller? Is this possible?


texts: Incorrect mark placement in OpenType font

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I am designing an Arabic opentype font.
I use marks for placing Harakat, I have a problem when placing character U+06D6 (small sad with lam ligature) over U+06E4 (arabic small high madda). It is rendered incorrectly and SMALL-SAD-WITH-LAM is placed on an unknown place holder (the circle) instead of sitting on Madda, please check attached shot.


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I'd like to print a very long webpage I designed on Sketch. But after I export the artboard as PDF and print it, the whole page fits into one A4, making it impossible to read.

Is there a way to print the artboard on A4 portrait without scaling it to fit WITHOUT using Illustrator or Photoshop?

Thanks.


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If I place a 10" X 6.7" 72 ppi .jpg into InDesign and scale the image down to about 3" X 2", does the ppi change for that image?

And how can I tell?


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I am doing tilemapping for a game. I originally went with a bright, vivid style but now want to tone it down into a more realistic style.

I spent a lot of time making a nice grass tile, but as you can see, it clearly doesn't match the darker colors in the tree that I'm going for:

Following this tutorial on hues, instead of redoing the grass tile, I decided to just change the hue to match. I selected the tree's base dark green color to paint over the grass, but it's coming out as an ugly olive color:

Clearly I am doing something wrong here. Which is the best way to change the grass coloring such that I retain the texturing?

Edit: I found going to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation is a good way to go... it allows you to play with Hue, Saturation & Lightness all within the same control panel until you get what you want.


texts: how can I optimize a GIF with animated opacity?

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I would like to optimize as much as possible a gif that has animated opacity.
I tried it in adobe photoshop, but it doesn't export with the opacity animation.
Can anyone help me?
Thanks


texts: Photoshop has much bigger pixel width than the actual element in a browser

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Why? I do a screenshot of let's say 960px wide element and it has about 1400px in Photoshop.
Zoom level is 100%

I guess it's due to Windows rescaling.


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I've prepared a quite image heavy presentation in InDesign, just to occur a bit annoying problem. After exporting interactive PDF, and opening the file, some of the images and elements load on the run (but you can tell it's because of images).

Is there way to preload all images in PDF document, after opening just first page?


texts: I am an experienced programmer who wants to learn how to design 2D game art. Is this achievable?

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Although I am an experienced programmer and decent with Unity, I really want to learn how to design my own 2D levels and character art. I have some experience with Photoshop since I used to slice websites in the past. This is the type of 2D game art design that inspire me:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/331480/Pinstripe/

I've been watching this guy on YouTube and how he creates everything on his games, starting from the graphics, all the way to the code, effects and music.

My question to the fellow experienced designers around here is: Do you think this is an achievable goal? Is this a really long learning curve? Can it be done in a reasonable time if I only spend time learning during weekends?

Thank you!


texts: Change Multiple Line Stroke in Illustrator and mantain the same distance between them

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I have a serious problem. I want to change the weight of multiple lines but when I try do that the distance between them disapears and overlap. In straight lines that doesn´t happens, but in diagonal lines this happens always!!! Please can annyone help me please??!!!

Thank You


texts: Why aren't the Path Options working in Photoshop CC 2019?

texts: I can't access the Path Options in Photoshop CC2019. What can cause these to be disabled?


texts: Seamless Mosaic with "waved" Text - ISO Software

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Edit: i asked my question here

I don't know if this is the right forum, but since it's "Art" I guess.

I want to make a nice background that is a seamless mosaic of "waved" text.
Do you know any software with which I can do this?

An example what I mean is attached:


texts: How to make these elements transparent instead of colour? (Illustrator)

texts: Just a quick question. I'm working on a couple of shirt designs, and I want the print to be single colour. However, There are some elements, mainly letters on top of shapes, that I don't know how to make them transparent. For example on a poster this wouldn't matter because it's all the same paper, but on a shirt it's of course different to have a white screen print instead of the white texture of the shirt. I hope you understand. I've attached a screenshot where I've moved a part of the design outside the artboard so you can see what I mean. So I want to turn those text elements into text shaped cutouts on the boxes.


texts: How to reduce the file size of a web banner image with Photoshop?

texts: I need to change the file size of an image I created in Photoshop without changing the dimensions for a banner ad on the web. How do I do this?


texts: Photoshop: How to change an action's step property value?

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I have made an action that resizes an image to 30%.
How can I set that value to 40%, preferably without having to make a new action?
I have highlighted the area that I would like to change:


texts: Vertically align text within Objects in Illustrator

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I am using Adobe Illustrator CC (latest version) and although I have been working with Illustrator for many years, I only do small vector related things in it, so by no means an expert.

I would like to align a bit of text inside a rectangle object, so I select both, then I tell it to align relative to rectangle, and press the Vertically Align Center option, but this is what I get:

As you can see, it is NOT vertically centered, what am I doing wrong?

This seems to behave this way with text only! I'm sure if I changed the text to paths and did the alignment, I'd get the result I'm after, but must I do this? Is there no easier way?

UPDATE:

Following solution provided by duplication link still doesn't work for me! Am I missing something? I applied the Effect > Path > Outline Object

Here is what I get:

Thank You.


texts: Text Committing keyboard shortcut Consistency across Adobe Apps - AE, Premiere, Illustrator & Photoshop

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Different Adobe application uses different ways to commit text (or exit text-editing mode)

Photoshop - Numeric Enter Key & Escape Key

Premiere - Numeric Enter Key & Escape Key

Illustrator - Ctrl + Numeric Enter & Escape Key

After Effects - Numeric Enter Key

Now what happens in worst cases due to habit

If we learn Numeric Enter key habitually to exit editing mode, it works for Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects but in Illustrator, cursor comes to the next line.

If we learn Ctrl + Numeric Enter key habitually to exit editing mode, it works for Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro but in After Effects, cursor comes to the next line.

If we learn Escape Key habitually to exit editing mode, it works for Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro but in After Effects, it cancels or reverts the text.

It makes very difficult to work on cross-application, especially if you are working on Illustrator and After Effects simultaneously.

Is there any script or any other way to edit these native keyboard shortcuts to make life easier.


texts: How to stop generating Photoshop image asset for the whole image?

texts: I have the image FishingBoat.psd and it has three layers (Fisherman.svg, FishingLine.svg and FishingLineStroke.svg) that I would like to generate image assets from. But Photoshop keeps generating fourth (unwanted) asset FishingBoat.svg (with all the layers combined). Can I somehow stop it from this behaviour and generate just three assets?


texts: What size does my Photoshop file need to be to be able to print on A4?

texts: I want to design my artwork in a size which can be fit on standard A4 paper, which means i want to print it on A4 size paper both side. I design my artwork in Adobe Photoshop. Can anybody please tell me for that what exact size I will have to work on, so that i can give it to the printing guys? I am so confused about which size i have to prepare so that i can print it on A4 size.


texts: How can we write something like 10-10 (1 0 bar1 0) in Photoshop?


texts: How do you modify horizontal blue lines in InDesign?

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I did run across Horizontal blue lines resembling notebook paper? and when searching through the documentation under Layout grids it indicates:

However, in CC 2017 there is only Liquid Layout, so how can you remove or modify horizontal blue lines in a document?

When I search and toggle the 'Extras' panel they're still present in the document:

When I reference Shortcut to hide all guides and stuff (inDesign) that only allow for preview when using w and doesn't help me understand where these line are located and in what panel.

How can you modify (move, create or delete) an Indesign's horizontal blue lines on a pre-existing document not a new document setup?


texts: How can I remove the default shading of a simple model in 3DS max?

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I've been downloading free 3d models for a project that I'm working on, but I can't figure out how to disable the default shading. I'm using 3DS MAX 2013.

Here's an example of a table I'm working on:

I used the material editor to add a Diffuse material to the top of the table. As you can see, there is shading around the front rim of the table, which moves with the table as I rotate it.

Is it possible to disable this shading? If so, how can I do it? I read about Self-Illumination but I didn't have any luck in applying it to the model.


texts: How to increase icon's stroke thickness using Inkscape

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I'm using Google's Material Design icons in my project. My aim is to increase the thickness of the menu icon's strokes (see under the navigation section). How can I do this using Inkscape?

So far, I've tried going to Fill and Stroke and then adjusting the width but that seems to have no effect.

Please note I'm a novice at graphic design.

Ref: https://google.github.io/material-design-icons/


texts: Quotation marks in body text in italic or not?

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When styling body copy, is it more correct to have the quation marks in italics as well as the quote.

Example A
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec mi turpis, tempus ut tristique eget, eleifend congue erat. "Vestibulum bibendum nisi ac augue vestibulum, a aliquam elit lacinia." In justo est...

Or

Example B
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Donec mi turpis, tempus ut tristique eget, eleifend congue erat. "Vestibulum bibendum nisi ac augue vestibulum, a aliquam elit lacinia." In justo est...

I've always gone with A, however I was just styling some text and second guessed myself.


texts: Create the 'neon graffiti', 'neon spray paint' style

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To make this easier for you to understand the style I mentioned, here are some examples:

I'm trying to make graffiti style lettering but instead of textures like concrete, I want some sort of neon glow. My first attempt, I tried making a black background, typing some fonts in different colors, adding splatters and black inner glow but the result is still not what I expected. I also tried to add a color mesh as overlay but it didn't work.

It's really complicated because each graphic that has the same colors doesn't contain only one exact identical color (eg. the word bann over, Oh those clumsy things in the right margin) but different variations.

So what I'm asking for is to suggest some ways to tackle it. Thank you so much. I'm looking forward to your help as soon as possible!


texts: Why do I get color banding when using Color Dodge and a dark colored gradient?

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I am experiencing significant color banding when I use the Color Dodge blend mode with a very dark colored gradient layer style. I have even tried enabling dithering on the gradient layer style, with rather poor results. Here is what it looks like:

Here is a small PSD demonstrating what I'm experiencing.

This is my first time using the Color Dodge blend mode. It's my guess this either has something to do with this particular blend mode (I'm not familiar with how it works) or the gradient I'm using (which is extremely dark, possibly to the point that it creates precision issues).

How can I eliminate this color banding problem?
Is there another configuration I can use that will get me nearly the same colors, but without the color banding?


texts: How do I create a path in the middle of two paths?

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How do I create a path that is in the middle of the space between two other paths? This new path should be the same distance to each of the existing two paths.
In the sketch I made, the green lines are the ones I already have. The red line is the one I want to generate.


texts: Is there a name for a miniature set of brand guidelines?

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More often than not, my clients won't have the budget for an in-depth set of brand guidelines, so as a more affordable alternative I'll put together one or two sides of A4 to dictate the following aspects of the brand identity:

Typography
Colour palette
Example of image treatment
Graphic device(s)

...rather than going really into detail such as the company's ethos, how the identity shouldn't be used, etc...

I normally refer to my more affordable method as a style guide... does that sound about right?

Or is there really no difference?


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Many books before 1800 used a feature called catchwords, repeating the first word of the page at the bottom of the previous page.  Wikipedia has a small article on them and there's a good question about them on english.stackexchange.com.

How can I add these to my document using InDesign?

I'm using InDesign CS6.  Somehow I imagine there isn't a way to do this (short of some horrible script to run) but I'm not sure.


texts: Photoshop: how to save my panel arrangement as default

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Every time when I open Photoshop, I get this panel arrangement:

Every time I set it to this arrangement:

But every time I must set again.

Can someone tell me how to save the arrangement to make it the default?


texts: How to create an outline from a vector image on Illustrator

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I'm trying to make an outline for a light bulb that would look something like this:

(Outline of light bulb with 30pt stroke)

My original outline looks like this:

By increasing the stroke of the outline I lose the details on the screw portion of the bulb.

I was wondering how I could make an outline of the bulb without ruining the detail.


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I have few questions regarding the copyright of the vector images I create.

Can an individual (not a Company) hire me as a "Work-For-Hire" Agreement?
If it's written in the Agreement that any work I make shall be transferred in his propriety (along with the copyright), can he later sell, comercialize and do whatever he wants with the graphics?
I assume I'm not allowed to re-use the graphics I make since they are under work-for-hire agreement?

Thank you!


texts: How to create this dot graphic effect in illustrator?

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I am trying to recreate this dot graphic effect, but the method I was going to use, which was make a stack of lines, distort them using effects, and then create brush of dots with different spacing between them isn't working.

Here is the main graphic, and then highlighted focus areas of the intersection of the row of dots where you can see the different size and spacing of the dots that create the over all patten.

Image can be zoomed in on to see details.

All help in shining a light of understanding is Greatly appreciated!


texts: Mobile (TabS3 Samsung) apps to digital drawing: I need to draw book/ebook covers in 300dpi

texts: I want to produce ebook covers and printable covers. So, which apps can I use to draw, without any doubts, in 300dpi or higher using my tablet?


texts: How to construct a cube in 3-point perspective

texts: I want to construct a correct cube in three-point perspective (not eyeball it). Assuming I have a horizon line, the three vanishing points and one edge of the cube (line a), how do I know how long the other edges (lines b and c) must be?


texts: How to duplicate a group to a new document having this document the exact same size as the group?

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I am using Photoshop CS3 and I have been given a quite big PSD with a lot of elements in it.
I want to select one of these groups in the layer pane and copy it to a new document, and this document needs to be the exact size of the group.

I have tried duplicating the group into a new document, but this results in a document with the same size as the original one.

I tried following this link How do you create a new document from a layer group that's also the size of the group?
But I just can't control-c the layers I have selected?

My group is composed of text layer and one square layer with some effects in it (its a button).

Many thanks,
felipe


texts: how to fix graphic designing illustrator 3d effects problem

texts: illustrator is not responding when start to work with effects option 3d to change my logo into3d  can you please guide me


texts: What are examples of creative uses of restaurant print design paraphernalia?

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I was recently asked to design all the print design paraphernalia for a tapas restaurant of a great friend of mine. That would include a menu listing all the tapas and wines, a glass pad, a place mat, a promo flyer and all the things my friend could use to engage his customers in a funny, creative experience. This includes both print design and social media strategic planning. His restaurant is an old, rustic warehouse that was used to store salt made in the canals of my hometown in Aveiro, Portugal.

What are examples of creative uses of restaurant print design? How are restaurant managers using print design to engage their customers? Pardon me in advance for my rusty english.


texts: Select similar (i.e. not same) colours in Adobe Illustrator

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I made a sketch on a piece of paper, photographed it and used the Image Trace tool. Now I have a vector image with a lot of detail.

I'd like to clean it up by removing those white and gray-ish chunks, and keep the dark strokes. Most of the advice I'm finding covers the Select → Same → Fill color, which selects only identical colours, and therefore doesn't really do it for me.

Do you think there's a way to automatically select all colours darker/lighter than a given threshold?


texts: I know, There is a way to indent the first line ONLY. Also to indent the entire paragraph besides the first line. What I'm looking to do is to indent the 2nd line ONLY, to the length of the first word in the first line.


texts: Why isn't the engraved effect action working for me [video] in Photoshop CS6

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So I'm attempting the same picture as this post claims to be able to produce, but I can't get the same output:

https://blog.spoongraphics.co.uk/freebies/free-engraved-illustration-effect-action-for-photoshop

It should produce from this:

To this:

Video of the action:
https://i.imgur.com/JM5vlTk.gifv

My result:

What am I doing wrong? Thanks in advance!


texts: How to batch add whitespace to rectangular images so they all will be square?

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I have a lot of various sized rectangular images. I would like to keep them centered, do not change their size and only add white space, so every image would be square. After that, I want to convert that square to PNG. I tried few commands in ImageMagick, but couldn't get expected result.

That command gives me almost expected result, however, SVG gets blurry:

magick mogrify *.svg -resize '128x128'-gravity center -extent '128x128' *.svg

What I want to do:

Resize SVG to square SVG
Do some work with SVG
Then export it to 128x128 PNG


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I have rectangles one below another making list of stripes, similar to this:

Now I just want to generate a gradient from this pattern. It should be such that colours mix with the adjacent colours a bit so that it will be a smooth transition between the colours.

I'm looking for some standard solution by which I can generate the gradient for any choice of colour in any order.

How to do it in Photoshop? If you could suggest any tool/website for the same, that would be helpful too.


texts: how to print saddle stitch booklet from a Indesign book file?

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I was wondering if anyone knows how to print saddle stitch booklet from Book File?

I know how to do it from normal Indesign file. However, book file is different since there are so many different indesign files.

Any idea?


texts: Help identify this curly 60s style display font

texts: Help me please to find this twisted font.


texts: What is the status of the Inkscape Gradient Mesh Tool? I cannot activate it in version .92

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I have been searching various forums to try to get some information about this tool.

I have seen websites about how to turn it on through the Preferences window in Inkscape. When I have attempted to do so, I cannot type in a new keyboard shortcut. That field is not active for me.

I have been using Inkscape on and off for a couple of years to do some simple things. But, lately I have been doing more complex projects. And, having this tool would be very nice.

I have seen something about a Diffusion Curve application as an alternative.

Any information would be appreciated.


texts: Different display of colours in photoshop and illustrator while using the same color settings

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Here I'm using the same color settings for both Illustrator and Photoshop and the same color for my shapes - #0441f0, but they look very different. Any ideas?

Take a look at the screenshot. Left is Ai, right is PS:


texts: Illustrator CC - create vignette/border that fades to black around a rectangle

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I would like to create an effect around the border of an illustration (rectangle) where there is an effect of fading to black.

I've tried feather and outer glow but cannot get it to work; I've used 2 rectangles, the larger one in black in the background and the smaller one white in the foreground and performed a blend, and used multiply in the transparency setting, and still cannot get this to work as I'd like.


texts: Font With 256 Distinguishable Characters (For Binary Files)

texts: I am creating a hexadecimal binary file editor similar to https://hexed.it/. However, for my text editor, I would like to have there be a separate distinguishable character for each of the 256 hexadecimal values. So, is there a font or a character map image containing 256 that corresponds to standard ASCII characters (e.g. the 65th character corresponds to "A," the 66th character corresponds to "B," the 97th character corresponds to "a," etc.) while still each character being recogniseable purely by image. For example, this font/image-map would need to have a distinguishable difference between a regular space and a non-breaking space while still both the regular and non-breaking space looking like spaces.


texts: How to draw a precise angle with pen tool in Photoshop?

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Is it possible to draw a precise angle with the pen tool in Adobe Photoshop CS6?

By using Shift key it is easy to draw 45° or 90° but I need for example 37.45°.


texts: Sketch 49, unable to zoom/fit to width using Mirror?

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Since updating to Sketch 49, I am unable to zoom in on my phone when displaying the artboards using Mirror. Does anybody else experience this problem too? Does anybody know if there is a solution?

Resolved, see answer.


texts: How to make a diagonal elliptical selection in Photoshop?

texts: I try elliptical marquee tool in Photoshop. But it goes either vertical or horizontal. And when I try to rotate it afterwards it rotates with what's in it. I need to make a diagonal elliptical selection of my subject for a motion blur effect. Is there an option for it?


texts: Does anyone know of a free font with angled, tapered serifs similar to Golden Type Bold?

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I'm planning on making invitation cards and a simple webpage for my friend's birthday. I've been trying to find a free webfont alternative for Golden Type Bold for a while. I might just be ok with a desktop font at this point though and finding a separate font for the webpage. Do you guys know of a free substitute for Golden Type? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Here is a reference: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/itc/golden-type/bold/


texts: How to remove space between tiles in a grid

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I have PNG file that contains a grid of tiles. There is a two pixel wide transparent space between each tile but I would like to remove that. I'd like their edges to be flush without a space.

Aside from manually selecting each tile and re-positioning it, is there an easier way to remove this gap in Photoshop?

Thank you for your help


texts: Indesign API built-in events paragraph-style

texts: Does Indesign trigger any events when a paragraph style object does change? Or is there any built in javascript functionality that can observe an object? Object.obserce and Proxy are not working in CS6.


texts: Does something similar to Photoshop "Smart objects" exist also in Illustrator?

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The scenario is:

I´m creating a catalogue listing page for a website and i´m working with AI, is possible to replicate the single listing element in a way that allows to apply the changes i do in one, to all the listings at the same time?


texts: What are these green rulers along the top and side of this Illustrator document?

texts: I recently opened an Illustrator file made by my employer's previous graphic designer and found that it had these rulers along the side that have the appearance of guides, but didn't go away when I hid guides, smart guides, or rulers. They're not a problem and I don't need to recreate them, I'm just wondering if anyone has any idea what they are because I've never been them before.


texts: How can I copy and paste a logo layer using Actions?

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Is there a way to copy a layer from one file and paste it into multiple files using Actions? I already use actions to re-size the images, but I end up having to manually copy and paste the layer with our custom watermark.

I tried using the copy and paste in place to get the logo in correct position. Then I need to re-apply the styles to the layer - not an issue. I just need to select the same layer from the same file each time.


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This has caused me to lose sleep and not get my weekly pat in the back from my boss.

We have a web hosting related product that consists of database, bandwidth and I/O sub-products.

To represent the database, I'm using a "three ringed" database tower. To represent the bandwidth, I'm using a chart-like graph.  In my particular case, "bandwidth" really refers to data usage and I/O refers to the way we speed up disk performance, using specific drives and working with the Linux kernel.

Those seem to work for 85% of the people to whom I have access.

But what in the world does one use to represent I/O?

Showing the small letters i/o has been rejected, because it's too obvious. Seriously.

Any other ideas or suggestions from anyone?


texts: Can I covert paths to brush strokes in Illustrator?

texts: I want to create shapes using the shape tool, but then change the stroke to a line that looks hand drawn, or lay down a brush stroke that follows the same path -- by some method other than tracing with a mouse (I have no stylus). Is it possible?


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I came over from Stack Overflow, I'm not really sure if this is the right place to ask this question, I'd like to apologize in advanced.
I just finished a couple of isometric maps, the first map is an image with a 28712x27744 size. I know how big that is. The reason is that my screen (based on the return values of my program) returns a size of 3840x760 (fullscreen), the program (an RPG Game) should be able to project that size from the image and feature scrolling all along the x and y axis of the image since the image acts as a map.

The image was made at inkscape. But I'm planning on making a texture over at GIMP, the thing is that it takes a heck lot of time so I tried to export the image from inkscape at half the size of the original, but GIMP still runs pretty slowly. I was thinking of going smaller but I feared the the image but appear blurry in-game (I'm not using a commercial engine but a personally made engine so I'm trying to make the resources fit easier).

My question is-
Is there a way to texture this without my pc processing like a snail?
OR
If there's no other way then if I were to downsize it, do you guys have any techniques on how I should tackle the texturing so that it won't appear blocky when enlarged? an example would be those old 2d rpg games (usually from the ps2 era), I noticed that no matter how gigantic the screen goes, the texture doesn't really seem like you're looking at a pixel, instead, it seems like you're looking at a proper image.

I'm really sorry if this was the wrong place, I was thinking if I should post this at gamedev or graphicsdesign, though I chose gd since I might get more people who have proper tips.


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I found this nice looking image:

I have a simple php web site that I also would like to preview in monitor. Is there any tool or wen site that can auto generate this image?


texts: In InDesign, How to apply an Object Style to the frames those has same specific link image?

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Is it possible to force indesign search for frames by their links and apply a specified object style to them?
Any Script will appreciated!


texts: Does x-height really matter when choosing fonts for readability and legibility?

texts: If using a typeface with a low x-height at a large point size, wouldn't it have the same result as using a medium or large x-height at a smaller point size? So does that mean x-height is only useful when setting very small (like 6pt) point sizes?


texts: Adobe Illustrator: Unable to apply Grain-Effect to Gradient

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(This question is related to another investigation into visual techniques using gradients and noise-filters: Research: Grainy/Noisy Gradient)

I am trying to apply a Grain-Effect (Effect -> Texture -> Grain) to a shape with a gradient as its fill color. Although this has worked with other shapes and gradients before, here the Grain-Effect somehow is not displayed the way it usually is. It is basically not visible, the shape remains filled with a smooth gradient. Take a look at these screenshots to see what I am referring to (in this example, Shape A refers to all the other shapes of my current project on which the effect has worked without any problems).

1. Shape A and B before the application of the effect (+ their respective gradient-settings):

(Gradient Shape A)

(Gradient Shape B)

2. Grain-Effect settings while adding the effect to A/B:

(Adding the effect to Shape A)

(Adding the effect to Shape B)

2.2 Closer look at Grain-Effect on Shape B:

A closer look at the shape while applying the effect reveals that some grain/noise particles are somehow still added to the shape's fill.

2.3 Shape A and B after the application of the effect:

Does anyone know why this shape/gradient is behaving this way? I would like to be able to apply the Grain-Effect to it just the way I'm doing it to my other shapes, i.e. Shape A in the example above.


texts: Why is Blue/Green/Yellow/Red such a popular color scheme for logos?

texts: Why is the combination of Blue/Green/Yellow/Red squares or letters such a popular scheme used in many logos of tech companies? The popular examples being the Windows Flag icon, Google logo and the Google Chrome logo, CMake logo (triangle), Ebay logo etc..


texts: Find & Change (Ctrl+F) - in Grep mode: space+questionmark to just questionmark in InDesign

texts: How do i find and change space + questionmark in GREP mode in InDesign. It seems the intuitive way by just typing in those two characters in the Search-bar (Ctrl+f) doesn't seem to work. Also the spaces special character doesn't work for me. Any hints on how to do it properly?


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Twenty years ago I ran a Sex Pistols fan site and, taking a cue from the punk-rock DIY aesthetic, designed the home page to look like it was crudely produced by sticking labels on paper.  I actually used an old-fashioned embossing label maker to produce labels, scanned them in, and hyperlinked them via an HTML image map to produce the site's main menu:

Needless to say, this was a somewhat laborious process.  I'm wondering if nowadays it would be possible to more easily simulate this look using vector graphics.

I see there are a number of TrueType fonts resembling punch labels (Impact Label, Punch Label, etc.).  However, these fonts alone aren't sufficient to replicate the look of real punch tape.  For example:

TrueType fonts are monochrome, whereas real punch tape is glossy. It crinkles and shines when bent (such as when tearing it off of the label maker), and even in flat areas the colour isn't completely solid.
The embossed letters are raised off the surface of the tape and cast noticeable shadows when scanned or photographed.
The ends of the punch tape are crimped.
As with old typewriters, the vertical alignment and horizontal spacing of the letters on punch tape isn't always consistent.

How can I use vector graphics software (possibly by processing text set in an existing TrueType punch label font) to simulate the above characteristics of punch tape labels?  The letter positioning and spacing is probably not hard to do, but I am much less sure about how to reproduce the glossy, crinkled look of the tape.

I want to work entirely with free software such as Inkscape; please don't respond with solutions which depend on proprietary software.


texts: How to choose the right color to get the wanted effect in web design?

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For example, in this tutorial, how could the author know which color to choose for creating a navigation bar? Why did he/she know that the gradient from #d0d0d0 to #f9f9f9 would generate the following effect?

Where did these magic color code #xxxxx come from? Is there any principle, or is it only dependent on the experience?

Thanks.


texts: I'm looking for hierarchy-dependent logo version management

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Ok so I'm a newb at graphic design for sure. I can hardly hack my way through GIMP/Inkscape/PS, but I want to solve this problem:

Lets say you are working on a logo, you've got a few different types. Ideally you have just the symbolic logo that is meant to be shown on a light background, that same logo re-colored for a dark background, and then both of those variants with the name of the company on it.

For example:

You get the idea. Now the problem is that if I want to change the logo, I have to redesign every file. This cannot possibly be the production workflow, and if it is I want to fix that.

Coming from the software engineering world, it seems like there ought to be a way to make a change to a single component (text, logo, etc), and have the change applied to all dependent files. Any way to do this already?


texts: Finding CMYK colors from HEX using Adobe CC

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I'm building a color palette for a client. I have all the HEX values and need to convert them to the proper CMYK colors for print. Using Adobe CC (formally known as Kuler), I put the HEX number in and I can see the CMYK equivalent.

Should I just trust whatever CMYK numbers Adobe CC spits out? Or should I have a print shop print out my HEX colors and try to match them with a CMYK color book?


texts: How to create silhouettes with highlights?

texts: I've found multiple tutorials on how to take a shape and turn it into a silhouette, but full black sometimes lacks expression. I was wondering what was the best way of preserving highlights with Photoshop to create an image like the one below.


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I have an image that I like, however, the blacks are a bit to dark. I tried using the Gimp tool "Colors->Curves" where I can set the maximum value that gets brightened, however, this not only increases the brightness of colors where all channels are dark but also the dark channels of colors that have one channel that isn't dark.
What I want is a tool that increases brightness for all colors for which the sum of all channels is below a specific value.  How can I do that (preferably Gimp, but I would also be happy for any tool that works on Windows or Linux that doesn't cost money)?
For example I have this image:

What I want is something link this:

But when I use curves in Gimp to try to increase the brightness of dark colors I get this:

(The actual image is more complex so manually editing the colors is not feasible)


texts: Making the content of my text change based on the day

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I am trying to make an app on Figma that contains a calendar. You can access the calendar by clicking on a rectangle on the home page... but on the same rectangle, I want to display the data that is already stored in the calendar based on today's date....... Is there any way that I can do that on figma
Thank you


texts: How to "draw" pointed corner drop shadows in Adobe Illustrator CS5

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I have this image which I want to re-draw/reverse engineered so that I can use it at different sizes as resizing it cause it to look bad.

But I can't seem to figure out how to do it. The drop shadows on two sides and with the amount of shadows increasing from less to more as you go further out.

Do I, just for example, take a rect and play with the drop shadow settings? I tried that but I am not even getting close.

Just need a push to the right direction.