Discussion Question and Answer Thread

[Andonis1997]

Get CS5. Best to date imo. And if you have a slight older pc CS6 will lag.

Yeah, thanks for that great deal of help there. Anyone else?

 

[Bryce_Jersey17]

Preseason

Source?

 

[lmach]

Why would CS5 be better than CS6?

Because it isn't and Volta likes to make stuff up on the spot.

 

[4321]

.....And PS2 is better than PS3

 

[Greater Gattsby]

.....And PS2 is better than PS3

Not that I don't miss my PS2

 

[Andonis1997]

.....And PS2 is better than PS3

I still play both. Great consoles.

 

[Silent Alarm]

EDIT: I just found out

If Blades had more than a single club on their list, some interesting designs could be dug up. West_Coast_Eagles has an Argentina prototype and from memory, he just haggled for it, paid $20, and got it. They seem to give away plenty of stuff.

 

[Andonis1997]

Does anyone have a Charlton Athletic vector that isn't an .eps file?

My Illustrator doesn't accept those files for some reason and I can't find any normal .ai files.

 

[Klim]

Does anyone have a Charlton Athletic vector that isn't an .eps file?

My Illustrator doesn't accept those files for some reason and I can't find any normal .ai files.

Rename the file to .ai?

 

[Andonis1997]

Rename the file to .ai?

Don't worry, just had to open the file in Preview, then wait for it to process.. Odd..

 

[Andonis1997]

Argh, another problem, sorry for flooding this thread.
I'm trying to save my design for Web and Devices, but it doesn't save. The Illustrator window just 'flashes' like it rejects the command (it does reject the command), then doesn't go to the menu where I can confirm which file type I like, it just stays.

This one I won't be able to fix, unless it magically fixes itself. Searched everything.

 

[Klim]

Argh, another problem, sorry for flooding this thread.
I'm trying to save my design for Web and Devices, but it doesn't save. The Illustrator window just 'flashes' like it rejects the command (it does reject the command), then doesn't go to the menu where I can confirm which file type I like, it just stays.

This one I won't be able to fix, unless it magically fixes itself. Searched everything.

Restart Illustrator?

 

[Andonis1997]

Restart Illustrator?

It was that simple...Thanks.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

@Andonis1997 I save in Ai by screenshoting, then pasting into paint, then cropping.

My Ai stuffs up images when I save as GIF Or PNG in Illustrator.

 

[Andonis1997]

@Andonis1997 I save in Ai by screenshoting, then pasting into paint, then cropping.

My Ai stuffs up images when I save as GIF Or PNG in Illustrator.

I work on a Mac.. No paint.

 

[Jack Stevens]

Command+shift+4 takes a screen shot of an area you select, and saves it as a PNG to your desktop. Might help.

 

[Andonis1997]

Command+shift+4 takes a screen shot of an area you select, and saves it as a PNG to your desktop. Might help.

And Command+Control+Alt+8 does a secret command

Next time Ai stuffs up like it did, I'll take screenshots then

 

[Dylan8]

Using the pen tool in Illustrator, is there any way to get two symmetrical curved lines? How do i get them on the same angle?

 

[Bryce_Jersey17]

Using the pen tool in Illustrator, is there any way to get two symmetrical curved lines? How do i get them on the same angle?

Forgive my ignorance of Illustrator, but why not a circle with no fill and a stroke, and then cut out the part you want?

 

[Dylan8]

Forgive my ignorance of Illustrator, but why not a circle with no fill and a stroke, and then cut out the part you want?

I don't think you can cut shapes in Illustrator (?)

 

[Greater Gattsby]

I don't think you can cut shapes in Illustrator (?)

You can with the anchor point remover thing, but I've never used that tool before.

 

[Andonis1997]

Using the pen tool in Illustrator, is there any way to get two symmetrical curved lines? How do i get them on the same angle?

Copy and paste the line, then go Transform>>Reflect?
Sorry if it's wrong, I'm away from my computer at the moment.

 

[Greater Gattsby]

Copy and paste the line, then go Transform>>Reflect?
Sorry if it's wrong, I'm away from my computer at the moment.

Then after that, select the two paths and ctrl+j or right click "join"

 

[Dylan8]

Copy and paste the line, then go Transform>>Reflect?
Sorry if it's wrong, I'm away from my computer at the moment.

Then after that, select the two paths and ctrl+j or right click "join"

You did good fellas

 

[Mero]

I don't think you can cut shapes in Illustrator (?)

Yeah, you can.
Make one shape, say a circle, then make another shape where you want the parts cut out from.
Select both, then click Pathfinder box.
(Window>Pathfinder if it's not already open)
Click either the Minus Front to get rid of the top shape, or Crop to get rid of the bottom shape.
What I did was play with it a bit, so make two shapes, say a circle, then a slightly smaller square that overlaps it, then select both and try it out.
You can also do this with shapes you make using the pen tool, so you can cut out anything from an existing shape.