GoMediaZine» Illustrator http://www.gomediazine.com Graphic design tutorials, freebies, & advice by working artists and designers. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 20:54:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’ http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/art-files-illustrators-missing-collect-for-output/ http://www.gomediazine.com/tutorials/illustrator/art-files-illustrators-missing-collect-for-output/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:30:25 +0000 George Coghill http://www.gomediazine.com/?p=9657 Art Files: Illustrator’s Missing ‘Collect for Output’ is a post from: GoMediaZine

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Excerpt: Plenty of designers out there do their design work not in InDesign, but in Illustrator. If you’re among those, you’ve no doubt been confounded by the lack of a “collect for output” feature in Illustrator. Enter Art Files from Code Line Software. And be sure to read on for a special discount offer on Art Files for our Go Media ‘Zine readers. Get it together Art Files is a standalone program for Mac OS X that gives Illustrator users a “collect for output” or “package” feature, just like in InDesign. Perhaps because Art Files was created for such a specific purpose, it’s dead simple…

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Excerpt: A Picture Worth a Thousand Points: To start things off, we need a source image to serve as our template for this gradient mesh image.  For this tutorial I’ll be using a light bulb photograph from the stock.xchng.  I chose this particular image because it has clearly defined edges, as well as components that the subject it can be separated into.  The outline of the light bulb as a whole is crisp.  Also, you can easily subdivide the object into several components, such as the glass bulb, the metallic base, and the wire filament.  This will make it easier to work…

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Excerpt: Introduction When you think about the design process, what comes to mind? I believe it is the combination of thoughts, mixed with emotions and pure forms that capture a person’s attention. We are all part of this thing called “madness. ” The definition of Madness: 1. The state of being mad; insanity. 2. Senseless folly: It is sheer madness to speak as you do. 3. Frenzy; rage. 4. Intense excitement or enthusiasm. In this tutorial, we’ll be modifying vector elements from Vector Set 16 to create a retro-vintage poster. Along the way we’ll uncover tips in Illustrator…

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Excerpt: A Square Foundation Let’s start off by creating a new document that’s 1024×768.  Name this first layer “Maze.”  Then, take the Rectangle tool and draw a 50×50 square.  Give this square a 10px black outline and no fill.  Then align it to the center of the canvas.  Repeat this process, only this time make the square 700×700. Now we’re going to blend these two squares together.  Select the two of them and then type Ctrl+Alt+B (or go to Edit > Object > Blend > Make on your menu bar.) Now you should have what looks like three squares.  We want a few more…

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Excerpt: I’m a big fan of resolution-independent vector art. I’m also a big fan of keyboard shortcuts. It’s been driving me a bit batty that there is no way in Adobe Illustrator to scale objects using just the keyboard. I use this method all the time within InDesign, and feel like I have handcuffs on when jumping back to Illustrator and wanting to do the same. With some clever usage of Illustrator Actions, this can indeed be achieved. Here’s how: Create a new Action via the Actions panel. Name your Action “Scale Up” and assign an F-key to the Action (I chose Shift-F8…

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Excerpt: Global swatches in Adobe Illustrator: they’re awesome. If you’re not aware of the power that is a global swatch, they are special color swatches that are applied like regular swatches, but when the swatch is changed, all vector objects using that swatch are also updated. Similar to Symbols in Illustrator, or Instances for you Flash users. Like I said, awesome. Global swatches come in very handy when tweaking colors in an illustration or design. Obviously you’re keeping your color palette tight, limited and harmonious so using global color swatches is the ideal method for ensuring all your elements are using the…

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Excerpt: This shortcut will help you in many different instances in Illustrator when you need to repeat a transformation. I use it most when I am trying to repeat a shape over and over again at an even interval. First create a shape or a stroke, and then transform it in some way. You can find the Transform menu under Object > Transform or you can simply right click on an object and go to the Transform menu. Make sure that you are either holding alt (if you are transforming freehand) when you transform the shape, or using the copy button…

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Excerpt: Go Media’s Rapid-fire Illustration Technique Hey Designer and Illustrator faithful! It’s time for another wicked tutorial from your brethren here at Go Media. I had a particular project I was working on recently that I thought would make a great tutorial. The technique I would like to share with you is a little illustration short-cut. When you need to create something with that hand-drawn look but you’re on a tight time line – this is one way to do it fast. The project I was working on was a t-shirt design for Black Ace Clothing. They’re great guys and pay us…

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Excerpt: Introduction In this tutorial we are going to go over various techniques you may have seen before, as well as a bulk of techniques that may be new to you. After you have completed this intense walk though, I assure you will be able to explore even more new ways of creating typefaces as well as other types of ideas. Inspired by the work of Nelson Balaban as well as my own, I decided to re-create an old piece of mine using the techniques I am about to show. The completion of this effect will probably take around 8 hours collectively;…

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Excerpt: Photoshop Vs. Illustrator in a (continued) no-holds-barred battle to the death! WARNING! This blog post contains foul language and dirty underhanded insults. The (harsh) opinions expressed in this article do not reflect those of Go Media Inc. or Adobe Inc. Please do not read further if you are pregnant, have a weak constitution or are currently on prescribed psychotropic medication. If you haven’t already, be sure to read Part 1 of this Illustrator vs. Photoshop showdown. 5. What app is best for having to perform revisions? Ps: First off, this question is retarded. This was one of the questions made to help out Illustrator…

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