swe3t Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I'm kind of unclear as to what a vector is. But it sounds like you guys are saying I need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted February 8, 2009 Share Posted February 8, 2009 I'm kind of unclear as to what a vector is. But it sounds like you guys are saying I need it.http://www.sketchpad.net/basics1.htmThis explains it pretty well.As mentioned above, Illustrator for 2D graphics like logos, Photoshop for 3D images like photos. Quote Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 When I download a font from dafonts.com how do I put it into Illustrator? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 When I download a font from dafonts.com how do I put it into Illustrator?Have you unzipped the font into the 'Fonts' folder? Quote Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 When I download a font from dafonts.com how do I put it into Illustrator?Have you unzipped the font into the 'Fonts' folder?Yeah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drew22 Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 When I download a font from dafonts.com how do I put it into Illustrator?Have you unzipped the font into the 'Fonts' folder?Yeah.Are you XP? If you're not the admin of your computer, then you have to restart. I don't know why, but that's what used to happen to me. Quote Eagles/Heels/Dawgs/Falcons/Hawks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 When I download a font from dafonts.com how do I put it into Illustrator?Have you unzipped the font into the 'Fonts' folder?Yeah.Are you XP? If you're not the admin of your computer, then you have to restart. I don't know why, but that's what used to happen to me.I have vista, does the restart apply for vista to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33hooligan Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 The way I do it is to go to the windows file, find the font file , open it. After you have unzipped the file, grab the file you want, drag it to the font folder and drop it in. I have vista and if anyone knows a better way, I would like to here it too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Thank you Drew and Holligan.EDIT: Ok I did something wrong. When I drop it into Illustrator it says "File is not a valid font file" What did I do wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Does anybody know what I did wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 What in the world do you mean "Drop it into Illustrator?"Unzip the font file and place it in your C:\Windows\Fonts folder, or unzip it to your desktop or something, right click on it, and click "Install." Simple as that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalktoChuck Posted February 24, 2009 Share Posted February 24, 2009 Ok Thank you GBM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbreadmann Posted February 26, 2009 Share Posted February 26, 2009 No problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeh-see Posted March 12, 2009 Share Posted March 12, 2009 Is there a way to determine the degree of a curve in an object? On the same note, is it possible to make a line (preferably with the pen tool) with a specific curve degree? If not, it's cool, but it would work wonders for a project I am working on if I can preset all the curves.Thanks, guys, as usual.~UJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 See how the edges are crinkly?How do I create that in Illustrator?Is it a brush? Or style? Quote Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 See how the edges are crinkly?How do I create that in Illustrator?Is it a brush? Or style?I don't see why you couldn't use a brush to replicate that. Quote *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pagan696 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 Is there a way to determine the degree of a curve in an object? On the same note, is it possible to make a line (preferably with the pen tool) with a specific curve degree? If not, it's cool, but it would work wonders for a project I am working on if I can preset all the curves.Thanks, guys, as usual.~UJnot sure how to measure a "degree of a curve", but the ruler tool info palette will show the angle when you [mouse click-drag] point to point. when using the pen tool you can [mouse click+shift] to keep bezier handles on a 0/45/90 degree angle as you draw. same when editing, use the [shift] to align the bezier to the 0/45/90 as you clean up a redraw. Quote Carolina Dreamin' ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ ΓΔΒ When a robotic Nixon is on the loose, we have a duty to take action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmered Posted March 21, 2009 Share Posted March 21, 2009 See how the edges are crinkly?How do I create that in Illustrator?Is it a brush? Or style?I don't see why you couldn't use a brush to replicate that.Great, thanks. I think I've got it close enough. Quote Oh, and I've got a site.Footy Jumpers Dot Com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eRay Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I have been using Illustrator forever, and now use CS3. I went to school for Graphic Design and all that, so asking this is really embarrassing, but I have never seen something happen so crazy before. I was creating a logo for a client in another time zone late last night and we finally decided on a finished product. I emailed him over an .ai file, an .eps file, and a transparent background .png file that was exported from the exact .ai and .eps files. I didn't really think it was a problem until I saw them all together in the email, but the .png was more...washed out or faded than the other files. The .ai and .eps files were crisp colors and the .png looked like it had been through the wash. It looked horrible. I thought maybe I was using the wrong "document color mode", so I tried changing that to CMYK and I had the same problem, so I reverted back to RGB. Then instead of using his RGB values for the company colors I used the Pantone values. Wouldn't you know it the same thing happened. I was at a loss for words. I have never seen something look so strikingly different when doing this. I know nothing about color profiles, or color settings, or proof colors, or anything that I tried to read about on the web. Could somebody please tell me where I went wrong? I would greatly appreciate it. And again, I went File>Export>logo.png from the original .ai file. Maybe there is a better way to do it? Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy! Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 I have been using Illustrator forever, and now use CS3. I went to school for Graphic Design and all that, so asking this is really embarrassing, but I have never seen something happen so crazy before. I was creating a logo for a client in another time zone late last night and we finally decided on a finished product. I emailed him over an .ai file, an .eps file, and a transparent background .png file that was exported from the exact .ai and .eps files. I didn't really think it was a problem until I saw them all together in the email, but the .png was more...washed out or faded than the other files. The .ai and .eps files were crisp colors and the .png looked like it had been through the wash. It looked horrible. I thought maybe I was using the wrong "document color mode", so I tried changing that to CMYK and I had the same problem, so I reverted back to RGB. Then instead of using his RGB values for the company colors I used the Pantone values. Wouldn't you know it the same thing happened. I was at a loss for words. I have never seen something look so strikingly different when doing this. I know nothing about color profiles, or color settings, or proof colors, or anything that I tried to read about on the web. Could somebody please tell me where I went wrong? I would greatly appreciate it. And again, I went File>Export>logo.png from the original .ai file. Maybe there is a better way to do it? Thank you.Have you tried opening your .ai or .eps file in Photoshop and saving it out as a .png that way? Quote "I secretly hope people like that hydroplane into a wall." - Dennis "Big Sexy" Ittner POTD - 7/3/14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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