Kim Mackenzie
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Use the white arrow tool (the “direct selection point” tool) to manipulate a single point, as opposed to a whole path.
The Convert Selection Point will turn it from a curved point with handles to an angled point. Clicking on a curved point will get rid of the handles and make it a sharp angle. If it’s a sharp angle and you want to make it a curve, click on the point and drag to create the handles.
All of this takes some practice and is hard to explain. Let me know if you have further frustrations.
-Kim
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Just add a stroke?
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Just add a stroke?
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Edit menu > Transform affects only the active layer.
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My instructions are for taking a layer from one project (file) to another. This part is the key:
“In the dialog box, SWITCH THE DESTINATION FILE to the file you’ve been trying to drag it to.”
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Control or right click on the layer in the layers palette and select “Duplicate Layer.” In the dialog box, switch the destination file to the file you’ve been trying to drag it to. It’ll copy the layer to the other file in the same location as it was.
You can also duplicate multiple layers and keep their position relative to each other by putting them in a layer set and duplicating the layer set.
k
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I’d agree. I originally got certified because I thought it would give my resume some credibility, since I hadn’t gone to school for graphic design. But nobody paid it much mind when I was interviewing. Once you get in the door, all that matters is your portfolio or demo reel. But it did give me more self confidence, so it was worth it to me.
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Indesign should recognize Photoshop transparency.
It’s probably your Display settings – InDesign is showing you a rough preview of the Photoshop file to save screen redraw time so your machine will run faster.
In InDesign, go to the View menu > Display Performance > and switch it to High Quality Display.
You can also change the display quality for a single object by right-clicking or control clicking on the object and setting it in the popup menu.
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Best bet is to have a chat with whomever will be doing your large-format printing and ask them for advice and specs — they’ll be used to getting that question.
Our shop would request that you build the files at 150dpi and 100%. We would probably accept as low as 72 as long as the text was vector – if you build the file in Photoshop, be sure to submit the file as either a PDF or EPS (not a Tif) so that your type will print crisply. Although a trade show boot will be viewed more closely than, for example, bus shelter signage. So you’d benefit from the higher res.
We use Genuine Fractals to res up photos when necessary.
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Duh. Assumed you were talking about Illustrator.
I don’t know how to scale a pattern overlay with a layer, not while it’s a live effect. You can “merge” the layer effect with the layer by creating a new blank layer, linking it to your layer with the pattern fill, then selecting Merge Linked from the Layers flyout menu. Then the pattern overlay won’t be a live effect anymore, and will scale with the layer.