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[TheLoungeLizard]

This started good and then turned garbage. A LOT of these are incorrect and no where near the right type

I didn't read the article, sorry for those that did then

 

[Gibbsy]

If anyone's ever wanted to learn Illustrator but always felt it a bit too challenging (raising my hand here), this tutorial is amazing. I just got started on it this morning (bought it via work for upskilling purposes but it's only $17 AUD, well worth it) and already I feel adept with so many tools I had no idea what to use. No smarmy yanks either, it's actually a really softly spoken Kiwi guy who's a bit like that tutor you had in first year uni who was barely older than you. A good dude.

Things that have blown me away so far:

• The shape builder tool!! WTF!! This thing is epic
• The curvature tool – way easier to use than the pen tool and is almost just as precise
• When drawing freehand with the pencil tool, double clicking on the icon for its properties and turning smoothing all the way up, makes everything look so much neater
• You can do maths in the measurement boxes! For instance if a rectangle is 5 inches wide and you want to split it into thirds, duplicate the rectangle and then in the properties section where you have your height and width, type "5 in /3" and it divides it for you instantly! And then just duplicate that new rectangle three times and delete the old one

My two main major takeaways (for me) is that basically everything needs a rough handwritten drawing underneath so you know your bearings and have something already existing to trace. But this works for tracing photos too for logos etc. I'm sure all the expert designers here already know this! My other takeaway just from a usability perspective is that the black selection tool is always like "going home". I did a course in Melbs on InDesign and it was essentially the same principle. Whatever tool you use, once you're done, go back to black. And you're safe.

It's really great timing too because I'm gonna do my Miners NAFL entry in Illustrator now, even though I'd only ever used Photoshop for designing.

Very pumped for it!

 

[fancyscum]

It's really great timing too because I'm gonna do my Miners NAFL entry in Illustrator now, even though I'd only ever used Photoshop for designing.

Welcome to the dark side.

 

[Gibbsy]

Welcome to the dark side.

I mean, it makes so much more sense to use a vector program for graphics and a raster program for photos. I just got so comfortable with PS (I'm talking with everything, I rarely design guernseys these days) that I never bothered to learn AI, even though there were plenty of things I should have been using it for. I got a good opportunity through my employment to do some PD before the end of the FY and I used it on a couple of these courses; although I'm only just getting around to it now, it's been really worthwhile.

EDIT: Shit that's a lot of two-letter acronyms haha

 

[Gibbsy]

They just mentioned this cool little website called Grabient. Neat

 

[Storm20]

They just mentioned this cool little website called Grabient. Neat

Planning on using Grabient with some Lifx downlights under my new alfresco area.

 

[DiamondGuy]

this tutorial is amazing.

Thanks for posting that. It's so long since I learnt Illustrator that I should seriously do the course too!

Here's a pro tip that may help someone. You can avoid paying for the Creative Cloud by using an older version. I've done this for a long time now.

Before the Creative Cloud, there was the Creative Suite. When I learnt at RMIT in 2007, we were using CS2. They told us that CS3 was coming out and that it would be standard for ten years or more. I figured that since I had a CS2 licence, I could get away with using the second-newest version for a long time. I continued to use CS2, meanwhile CS3 came out, then along came CS4, CS5, CS6 and finally the Creative Cloud. Apart from CS2, the only other one I purchased and used was CS5. They were all supposed to have new and improved features, but for what I was doing, I noticed no difference between CS2 and CS5! Older versions are the same top-quality software and the following is totally legal.

To avoid CC and its recurring fees, look for an unopened, boxed version of CS6 (or CS5) on eBay or similar, but first make sure your macOS will run it (search online). If you have a brand new computer it will have a current operating system and probably won't run the older software. But if the mac is not brand new and the OS has not been updated, it should work. It won't run forever but it will last you some years until either your machine breaks down or it forces you to update the OS.

 

[Freight Train]

Thanks for posting that. It's so long since I learnt Illustrator that I should seriously do the course too!

Here's a pro tip that may help someone. You can avoid paying for the Creative Cloud by using an older version. I've done this for a long time now.

Before the Creative Cloud, there was the Creative Suite. When I learnt at RMIT in 2007, we were using CS2. They told us that CS3 was coming out and that it would be standard for ten years or more. I figured that since I had a CS2 licence, I could get away with using the second-newest version for a long time. I continued to use CS2, meanwhile CS3 came out, then along came CS4, CS5, CS6 and finally the Creative Cloud. Apart from CS2, the only other one I purchased and used was CS5. They were all supposed to have new and improved features, but for what I was doing, I noticed no difference between CS2 and CS5! Older versions are the same top-quality software and the following is totally legal.

To avoid CC and its recurring fees, look for an unopened, boxed version of CS6 (or CS5) on eBay or similar, but first make sure your macOS will run it (search online). If you have a brand new computer it will have a current operating system and probably won't run the older software. But if the mac is not brand new and the OS has not been updated, it should work. It won't run forever but it will last you some years until either your machine breaks down or it forces you to update the OS.

cs6 fam reporting in

 

[Gibbsy]

Planning on using Grabient with some Lifx downlights under my new alfresco area.

That sounds awesome... how?!

 

[Gibbsy]

Thanks for posting that. It's so long since I learnt Illustrator that I should seriously do the course too!

Here's a pro tip that may help someone. You can avoid paying for the Creative Cloud by using an older version. I've done this for a long time now.

Before the Creative Cloud, there was the Creative Suite. When I learnt at RMIT in 2007, we were using CS2. They told us that CS3 was coming out and that it would be standard for ten years or more. I figured that since I had a CS2 licence, I could get away with using the second-newest version for a long time. I continued to use CS2, meanwhile CS3 came out, then along came CS4, CS5, CS6 and finally the Creative Cloud. Apart from CS2, the only other one I purchased and used was CS5. They were all supposed to have new and improved features, but for what I was doing, I noticed no difference between CS2 and CS5! Older versions are the same top-quality software and the following is totally legal.

To avoid CC and its recurring fees, look for an unopened, boxed version of CS6 (or CS5) on eBay or similar, but first make sure your macOS will run it (search online). If you have a brand new computer it will have a current operating system and probably won't run the older software. But if the mac is not brand new and the OS has not been updated, it should work. It won't run forever but it will last you some years until either your machine breaks down or it forces you to update the OS.

Good tip. I bought a boxed version of CS6 Web & Design Premium back in 2013 just before they announced CC. It lasted me a good five years and easily paid for itself, but ultimately I got frustrated with InDesign etc. looking crummy on Retina screens, and it was only going to be a matter of time before the latest macOS broke the old software. I've been lucky in that I've been able to get a CC subscription as part of my last two jobs, but if I didn't have that opportunity I'd be trying out the old CS6 box for sure.

 

[DiamondGuy]

Good tip. I bought a boxed version of CS6 Web & Design Premium back in 2013 just before they announced CC. It lasted me a good five years and easily paid for itself, but ultimately I got frustrated with InDesign etc. looking crummy on Retina screens, and it was only going to be a matter of time before the latest macOS broke the old software. I've been lucky in that I've been able to get a CC subscription as part of my last two jobs, but if I didn't have that opportunity I'd be trying out the old CS6 box for sure.

I might hit you up for that CS6 box when my CS5 hits the wall!

I thought all along that it was a cash grab by Adobe to bring out CS3 to CS6 when the only difference was some extremely niche features but the CC model just takes the cash grab to another level. I'm happy to pay a lot for quality software but if I do, I expect it to be a one-off and for it to last a very long time.

 

[The Victorian]

I'm surprised that the Victorian clubs have not followed the storm by having a Big V on their jumper this season. An idea-

 

[Cody_]

why?

 

[The Victorian]

why?

Showing support for Victorians doing it tough

 

[Gibbsy]

Showing support for Victorians doing it tough

It's a bit different when there's one Victorian team out of 16, versus a league where more than half of the teams are Victorian.

 

[Cody_]

Showing support for Victorians doing it tough

Oh, I agree with Gibbsy, I think the clubs are showing enough support as it is, i'd hate to see the jumpers clustered even more than they already are.

 

[Storm20]

tbh, we should show support by giving the GP back to Adelaide

 

[magpienato]

I would cringe if they did that, how about Collingwood show their support to Victoria by actually playing some decent bloody footy.

 

[Andonis1997]

I would cringe if they did that, how about Collingwood show their support to Victoria by actually playing some decent bloody footy.

Nah it's okay thanks

 

[blktreacle]

Couldnt find the thread but saints will be wearing the indigenous jumpers vs brisbane

On SM-G950F using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[Dylan8]

I'm surprised that the Victorian clubs have not followed the storm by having a Big V on their jumper this season. An idea-
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thank you brother this means a lot to me, a victorian, who is doing it tough

 

[DiamondGuy]

I got frustrated with InDesign etc. looking crummy on Retina screens

I just realised what you meant here. I had forgotten this as I haven't used InDesign for years.

I'd better quickly mention this in case anyone reading my post was thinking about doing what I said. It's really just a way for hobbyists to get into Illustrator and Photoshop, perhaps not InDesign. I assumed everyone using InDesign is doing professional projects rather than hobby projects.

Another reason it doesn't work so well with InDesign is that the program can not open files created by newer versions, so if you try to collaborate with someone and want to open their files, you have to ask them to re-export them in a different format especially for you. This is fine if you're a hobbyist but not if you're a professional!

 

[Storm20]

Just on this, looks like that the Franklin AFL glove has been discontinued. Coming back from a hand/thumb injury I was trying to find one to wear in local level. Ended up having to call over 30 sports stores in Adelaide, managed to speak to someone who knew a bit, said they have been deleted for nearly 2 years, so anyone that has one would have been sitting on it for ages (basically rules out chains and only independent stores stocking them).

Found an independent sports store in Norwood who had 1 pair buried and in my size, but it looks like people will have to resort to wearing batting gloves instead (which offer little to no grip in the wet)

 

[Fizzler]

cs6 fam reporting in

CS6 is what I learned on back in 2015 on my school computer. Nowadays though I just up the serial number of my trial version of CC 2019 and I’m all good to go for another week. I don’t think it works for CC 2020 though unfortunately.

 

[jle101]

tbh, we should show support by giving the GP back to Adelaide

Or if all else fails Mt Panorama! (will never happen though, sadly)