Les Nemeth
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Similar what you are asking:
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In the Save As dialog, on Image Size tab, check Clip to Artboard.
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If there’s artwork that is right at the edge (or snaps to the edge) of the artboard, make sure you modify it so that the artwork actually stretches OVER or goes OUTSIDE the artboard.
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Select (hilite) the layer, click palette menu > release to layers (sequence)
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Darn it, why can’t I edit my posts in this forum?
In my first sentence “…image will be transparent in AI” I meant to say “…it will be transparent in AE” not in AI.
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It doesn’t matter. You just need to make sure that both layers have a background, otherwise the image will be transparent in AI. So you have 2 layers (A, B). Both layers have the artwork AND below the artwork a rectangle which is the same size as the canvas.
Export.
In AE import the AI file, and turn both layer into a 3D layer. Make sure one of them is offest by 1 in the Z direction. You can then adjust the transformation/rotation of each layer in 3D space.
Then you put this comp into another comp, add a camera, and there’s your page that you can rotate in 3D space or move the camera around.
Also, if you are talking about scanning, shouldn’t you be using PS as opposed to AI? Not that it matters too much, but still…
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Pen Tool.
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Surprisingly, AI has an excellent help file (depending on which version you have). AI CS4, for example describes the steps you need to make on page 77.
You can also open your browser and direct it to Google (just because I hate Bing…) and typing in “vectorizer”. You’ll find results where you can vectorize your artwork over the web just by uploading your artwork – for free.
If you want perfect quality, however, you will ALWAYS have to re-trace your image by hand, using the pen tool, since vectorizers never create perfect results (again, depending on what does “perfect” mean to you).
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Refer to the enclosed image.
1. Draw 3 parallel lines. Set thickness as desired. Select all three and drag it to the Brushes palette and create an Art Brush from it. Accept default options for the brush.
2. Just for illustration, now when you draw a circle, select it, and apply the created brush, you get this.
3. Now back to the project. Draw a small circle and a big one. (Due to lack of space, I’m going to illustrate this using smaller circles.)
4. Select both circles and blend (Object > Blend > Make). Still selected, bring up the Blend Options dialog (Options > Blend > Blend Options…), set Spacing option to Specified Steps, and type in the desired steps value. Don’t make it too tight.
5. Now select the blended circles and just apply the created brush to it. Adjust spacing and such as necessary.
6. Copy/paste the result and position them as you like. Depending on how big you make the circles in step #3, the result will look like the one you specified.
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And finally (more simple)…
1. Expand the text.
2. Select both the text and the shape (place them on one layer)
3. Select “Exclude” on the Pathfinder palette.