gordie_delini 58 Posted September 30, 2005 ok i've got a question thats been bugging me- everytime i go to do text in a rouded arch around a circle, it distorts the text to be really wide and bulgey and weird - how do i get it to stay normal but get it around a circle? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pcgd 272 Posted September 30, 2005 ok i've got a question thats been bugging me- everytime i go to do text in a rouded arch around a circle, it distorts the text to be really wide and bulgey and weird - how do i get it to stay normal but get it around a circle? Are you typing on a path or warping the text.It sounds like you are warping your text. Try typing on a path instead. All you have to do is draw your path, click close to that path with your text tool, and you are done. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wysinwyg 0 Posted October 1, 2005 OK so I see this question was asked for Photoshop...http://boards.sportslogos.net/index.php?showtopic=25581But how do I create this shadow effect in Illustrator (I am using version 10)?My novice self has spent all day trying to recreate this but it was all for naught.Thanks. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wysinwyg 0 Posted October 5, 2005 Nobody here knows how to do this?I've seen the work of some of you guys and it is really impressive. I thought this would be a pretty simple request with the talent level on this board.If I am asking for some trade secret that must never be shared then I apologize... 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quantum 5 Posted October 5, 2005 Check out the tutorials at The Web Machine. Under illustrator, there is one for fake 3d effects. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmered 8 Posted October 5, 2005 Check out the tutorials at The Web Machine. Under illustrator, there is one for fake 3d effects. Great site quantum, thanks for the tip 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wysinwyg 0 Posted October 5, 2005 Check out the tutorials at The Web Machine. Under illustrator, there is one for fake 3d effects.Thanks alot quantumfreak! I took the tutorial and soon after was able to create this rendering of my intended subject: compare with Not too bad for a first effort. Obviously I need to increase the angle of the 3d portion. I will keep practicing. This was a little different in the tutorial in the fact that it uses 3 colors instead of the tutorials 2 colors. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quantum 5 Posted October 5, 2005 Not a problem guys. Glad I could help. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordie_delini 58 Posted October 11, 2005 ok new question - ive heard about this auto trace feature of Illustrator - i have illustrator CS - how does it work? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewharrington 4,804 Posted October 11, 2005 It doesn't, because it's a new feature with Illustrator CS2. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wysinwyg 0 Posted October 12, 2005 Is there an easy way to do this?I want to fill in the background only in areas behind my drawing...I guess it requires a masking technique but I am not sure how to do that..For illustration purposes I drew in the black lines manually but on a large piece of artwork that would become very tiresome. Any help would be great. Thanks. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmered 8 Posted October 12, 2005 Is there an easy way to do this?I want to fill in the background only in areas behind my drawing...I guess it requires a masking technique but I am not sure how to do that..For illustration purposes I drew in the black lines manually but on a large piece of artwork that would become very tiresome. Any help would be great. Thanks. I'd be thinking of tracing around just the outline of the top drawing to make one shape.Then make a black box behind the drawing, then make the drawing a Clipping Path.When you place this under the top drawing, only the background will show thorugh. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wysinwyg 0 Posted October 13, 2005 Is there an easy way to do this?I want to fill in the background only in areas behind my drawing...I guess it requires a masking technique but I am not sure how to do that..For illustration purposes I drew in the black lines manually but on a large piece of artwork that would become very tiresome. Any help would be great. Thanks. I'd be thinking of tracing around just the outline of the top drawing to make one shape.Then make a black box behind the drawing, then make the drawing a Clipping Path.When you place this under the top drawing, only the background will show thorugh.You... You're good. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick 1733 2 Posted October 19, 2005 (edited) EDIT:FIGURED IT OUT Edited October 19, 2005 by Nick 1733 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskokalax 0 Posted October 21, 2005 When using images that are web ready how do I select only what I want from it? You know when you click "save as", and you get say for example a box with white surrounding the logo you want to use?Thanks 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fiasco! 29 Posted October 22, 2005 When using images that are web ready how do I select only what I want from it? You know when you click "save as", and you get say for example a box with white surrounding the logo you want to use?Thanks don't 'save as'. use the 'save for web' function and make sure you are saving a transparent .gif file....i think that's what you were asking. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskokalax 0 Posted October 22, 2005 Sorry, I'll try to be a little clearer.I enjoy doing some of the jersey concepts etc, but I am horrible at making new logos etc. What I am trying to do is this:I went to a certain team website and saved a picture that I thought would look good on a jersey. When I saved it though, it keeps showing up with white surrounding the logo (it is a .jpg).Is it possible to edit this logo in Illustrator to remove only the material I would like to work with, and not the white surrounding it? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slapshot 793 Posted October 22, 2005 The only way to crop out the extra area around your picture would be to create a mask for it so only the part you want to see shows through. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muskokalax 0 Posted October 22, 2005 I am a total newbie when it comes to this stuff. Is there any tutorials on how to create a mask? I searched here and google but found nothing.. 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sideshowbob 0 Posted October 23, 2005 alright guys I'm extremely new to illustrator, heck, my computer is so old i could only download a trial of illustrator 10. this is probably the stupidest question ever but....i cant figure out how to add color. Is there like a dump paint feature? Every time i use paintbrush, after about 3 strokes it all disapears. Can you help me? 0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites