Illustrator Help

[LeeRain]

Been wondering that same thing hooligan. I know you can use Offset Path and the stroke stays the same in proportion to the logo resizing (as opposed to just using a regular stroke), but I'd love to know the same thing.

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[awuestenfeld]

Hello!

I need help getting the outline/drop shadow on this

To look like this...

I have tried doing a drop shadow on the offset path as well as increasing the size of the offset to match the shadow...

Any help would be appreciated!

[chuckymack]

Y'ever thought about drawing them in with the pen tool and then combining them via Pathfinder?

[awuestenfeld]

Y'ever thought about drawing them in with the pen tool and then combining them via Pathfinder?

Thank you! Worked perfectly... don't know why I didn't think of it.

[MEANS]

you don't even have to draw anything, select both orange shapes, unite them via the pathfinder, then delete the points at the corners. done

[jeh-see]

Okay, odd problem. Yesterday my Illustrator worked perfectly fine. Today, after work, I hoped on Illy and my shape tool has gone rogue. It wont let me drag a shape at all. The instant I click the mouse to start my shape, the box to put in preset sizes for the object pops up. I cannot find a way to turn it off and I am not familiar enough to just guess what it could be and i dont want to risk jacking up something else trying to find out whats wrong with the Shape tool. I am sure it is an incredibly easy fix, but I am just not literate enough with the menus to fix it. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

UJ

[Gfonk04]

Okay, so I'm trying to arc an object (it happens to be text that I've outlined as objects), and when I do, it applies the arc but all of the points are left in their original arrangement, i.e. the appearance changes, but the shapes themselves don't change. Unfortunately, I don't want the original shape to remain, I want the arced object to be the actual shape now.

Here the arc is applied but the shape is basically unchanged. When I try to outline the stroke on the warped object, nothing happens.

The weird thing is, I already accomplished what I wanted to do on another object. I made the letters into a compound shape, applied the arc and outlined the stroke to get the effect I wanted.

I can't figure out for the life of me why it worked for me once, but doesn't work in the second instance. Anyone with some insight?

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Object -> Expand Appearance

[Gfonk04]

Object -> Expand Appearance

Awesome, thanks!

[Bobcat79]

Okay, help, PLEASE. I HATE ILLUSTRATOR. I also hate how finicky clipping masks are.

After struggling to get this stupid gradient how I wanted it (hate the gradient panel, too. Noticing a theme here?), I'm clueless as to how to get the gradient to appear only within the confines of the text. It's got to be an easy fix with a clipping mask but I'm stumped. HELP? I've also clicked like every possible thing in the pathfinder. They all do exactly what I don't want to do.

The text is stroked, grouped, no fill with black stroke, converted to outlines.

[Phitin]

Ok, so I'm not sure if anyone has discussed this same issue already, but I don't want to look through this 32 page thread.

I just tried Illustrator for the first time today after using Inkscape for a while. I like how simple it is to create curved paths to my liking in Inkscape, but in Illustrator is seems nearly impossible to get what I want. Specifically, I like to have a straight path with two "corner" endpoints, and then click somewhere on the line to curve it. Then I use the handles to adjust the curved line how I like it.

But then when I shift over to Illustrator, I can't figure out how to do this seeminlgy simple task with the pen tool. I don't like to use "smooth" corners to manipulate a curve because they end up looking unnatural. Is there a way to simply grab a path with 2 sharp endpoints and curve it without putting an anchor in between them?

Hopefully I phrased this question right, as it is a little hard to explain. Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

[Bobcat79]

Phitin, I have that same problem a lot. I think you just really have to mess around with the handles until you get everything right. I use the smooth curve cop out a lot, too...

[AlexHonee]

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[InendyGexy]

Hey guys, i hope all is well I just upgraded my system and software. Im doing my design work on the mac. A weird thing i noticed when working in illustrator CS5 is i cant scroll through my fonts with my arrow key. Does anyone know why this would be? Is there a setting that can make this happen? Its such a big part of my workflow to scroll through fonts like this. Photoshop CS5 lets me do it with no problem. Pretty much if i am working with type and i have whatever word or words picked out that i know i will use in my design, i then go up to the font selection area on the dock menu and usually scroll through with my arrow keys. I always did it this way in cs4 on my dell pc. Any info or help would be much appreciated

[Frankg8922]

Guys, how do I obtain all NHL Patterns so I am able to create mock drawings for NHL and Custom jerseys. I would like to be able to manipulate colors, logos, styles to my preference. All of the NHL mocks on this website are great and any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks to all!

[jeremia]

That's interesting. It's got to be in his settings where he's getting the rounded corners. I would honestly email him and find out, because that to me might be the "secret" ingredient he's not showing. I see what he's doing and I got the same effect as you did, so there's something he's not telling us!

Mee too...

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[gordie_delini]

Effect > stylize > round corners. Look around your menu options guys.

[pcgd]

For the clipping mask question:

This might be what's happening. Make sure all those letters in each row are "One shape." Meaning select "Pittsburgh" and then "Unite" those using the pathfinder. You should then be able to put that shape inside those letters. To get your outline back (depending how you constructed it) you'll need to either give that shape the outline again using the open arrow (the white one) or the better (IMO) solution is taking that gradient shape and "intersect" it in the pathfinder with your "Pittsburgh" type. you'll want to do this once you know where you want the gradient to line up for sure, because there is no going back! Then repeat the process with the "Steamers" text.

Here's a little a tutorial that I did awhile ago for the question about creating paths. Its helped out quite a few other first timers so it may help you as well:

http://www.pcgdstudios.com/tutorials/

(sorry about the seriously outdated graphics, its been quite some time since I did this. Also I believe I was on 10 or CS at the time but the basics carry over all the way back to the current CS5)

[rmered]

Good day to you all.

Here is my situation.

I have upgraded to CS3.

(Not what everyone would prefer, but maybe what some could afford/justify.

My problem

When I do an Offset Path, I do Object>Path>Offset Path

This works fine.

But what I am left with is both Paths remain highlighted.

So if I am outlining text, I have to de-select every letter that I want to remain one colour, while selecting the new outlined letter.

Is it possible to change this to simply highlighting the new Path I have made with Offset, like CS2 does?

If so, how?

[rmered]

Okay, help, PLEASE. I HATE ILLUSTRATOR. I also hate how finicky clipping masks are.

After struggling to get this stupid gradient how I wanted it (hate the gradient panel, too. Noticing a theme here?), I'm clueless as to how to get the gradient to appear only within the confines of the text. It's got to be an easy fix with a clipping mask but I'm stumped. HELP? I've also clicked like every possible thing in the pathfinder. They all do exactly what I don't want to do.

The text is stroked, grouped, no fill with black stroke, converted to outlines.

I would make all the letters in Pittsburgh one Compound Path. Then make that your Clipping Mask over the top of the gradient.

Steps:

Take your Pittsburgh font and convert to Path with Create Outlines.

Copy it and paste in front (this way you can still change the colour of the rest of the letter that is not gradient)

Select all the letters, and Object>Compound Path>Make

Now move your new Compound Path above the gradient in the Layers and select both

Right Click and Make Clipping Mask.

Now the letters are what determines the border of where the gradient can be seen

I end up with this: