Illustrator CC crashes on Mac 10.8.4
Hey everybody, my Illustrator CC has become pretty much unusable. It crashes when I try to open an AI file from the Finder or from the Recent Files Menu and when I try to create a new document and...
View ArticleHow do I create a transparency?
Hi there, Can you help me create a transparency? Thank you.Hank Gatlin
View ArticleAdobe Illustrator CS6 uninstalling after restart problem?
Hi im having a problem with Adobe Illustrator CS6 I have installed Adobe Illustrator CS6 which was fine no problems. The problem occurs when i shut the computer down then restart it, the short cut to...
View ArticleShortcut only working with english keyboard layout
Hi, I'm Danish and work in a Danish company, so naturally our keyboard layouts are Danish. But there's a fantastic shortcut in Illustrator, that only works with the English layout. I'm not sure what...
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How to get uneven distribution of blended lines
Is there a way to achieve uneven distrubution of blended lines in Illustrator CS5? There was one other post on the web asking a similar question to this, which was solved by changing the blend spline....
View ArticlePrinting sections of one image at different times...
Hi I've been asked to produce a timeline to be printed 110cm deep by 410cm wide and wall mounted on Foamex. The time line will be made up of individual panels - one for each year. 2010 / 2011 / 2012 /...
View ArticleIllustrator CS6 constantly crashing on Windows 7 system, triggered by the...
Hello, I have now been experiencing this problem for the past 7 months (since using a PC in my current position on a Windows 7 operating system). It is incredibly frustrating! I had previously used a...
View ArticleHow do I protect my work??
I am looking to protect my work.... But I also need to send it to the printers for a Tee shirt order. They really liked my images and requested the Ai file to print. How can I keep the quality and...
View Articlehow to create a downward spiral?
Hi so I'm creating some icons and one concept is to create a spiral, a downward spiral like a twister. How can I do this in illustrator?
View ArticleHow can I warp an arch into a rectangle?
I have an arch-shaped illustration and want to morph/warp/distort/remap it to a rectangle. The effect I'm after is the exact opposite of Envelope Distort > Arc. I’d be grateful for suggestions, this...
View ArticleIllustrator: Rename Swatches
In Illustrator Javascript, you can use the following to rename layers: var doc = app.activeDocument;// loop through all layersfor (var i = 0; i < doc.layers.length; i++) { //Set up variables for...
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Gradient Banding
Over the years, working with Illustrator, I've come to expect that Illustrator just has issues with creating gradients, and the only way to get a good smoothly transitioned gradient is to use...
View Articlewhy wont Ai download on my surface using windows 8?
why wont Ai download on my surface using windows 8?
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Illustrator CC Flatten Transparency with doScript(action, actionSet)
Hi Yall! I have the creative cloud illustrator with which I'd like to process a bunch of files. Of course, for my processing needs, the file has to be outlined & expanded, etc, to ensure all the...
View ArticleWealth Preservation
I just signed up in Illustrator to make a simple banner (no logo or image). Need help downloading into Creative Cloud.
View Articlecropping tool for illustrator
hello, does anyone know of a similar plugin or a script or something that can do Cropping like Kimbo did, but for CC? I've searched, but I haven't found anything and it seems crazy that no one would...
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Pattern brush with image without gaps?
Hi everyone, I try to create a patternbrush using an image. Image is created in PS and lines up nice horizontaly. Droping it into Illustrator. From there I drag and drop it onto the brush panel and...
View ArticleHow to convert lines to more organic shapes
just wondering. I have a file with hundreds of rectangles. I need to print very large 60" x... I woild like the shapes to have a bit of organic look. less perfect geometry. Can the objects be selected...
View ArticleExporting AI to PDF
Hi everyone. I created an AI file, exported to PDF, and when viewing the exported PDF on my desktop it looks fine, but after uploading it to my site and viewing it through a browser, hidden layers are...
View ArticleExport to pdf a4 > a5 (smaller paper size)
Hi everybody, I have made an brochure of 25 pages in Illustrator in a a4 dimension (letter in USA), now the client wish to have it in a5 (half letter) can I export it to a smaller paper size pdf, or do...
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