Les Nemeth
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You can also do it by masking. Have 2 sets of the same type, one black the other white, then just mask off each half way. One of them will be masked at the bottom, the other is at the top.
However, this is more elaborate and complex. The first method at the top is faster and requires less resources.
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There are a few ways to do it.
1. Expand the text (create outlines).
2. Cut the text where it meets with the black area. Now you will get 2 parts: the top part of the text and the bottom one. You can group them to create a “top” group and a “bottom” group.
Snap a line against the black shape – the red line – select the line, and Object > Path > Deivide Objets Below. Make sure you move the black shape a little away from the line before cutting, so the line won’t cut the black shape as well – then you can move it back.
3. Fill the bottom white.
There you have it.
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Well, first of all, it all depends which version of illustrator are you using.
In CS2, for example it used to be backwards. Alt+Intersect used to get rid of the extra shapes, resulting in a single shape. In CS4 (never used CS3 so dunno what was the policy there), Adobe reversed this – for whatever reason.
So this tutorial maybe written in a pre-CS4 release, where Alt+click actually expanded the objects.
As far as why would you use that? Well, there are times when after the operation you want to reposition the paths that made up the resulting path. This would allow you to reposition them, since they are still available. Also, depending on what project you are working on, there are times when you want to make a copy of one of the original shapes (for clipping or masking or what have you). Again, in this case the original paths are still available.
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If you don’t have enough cash, get a bamboo. Wacom seem to be supported well by other applications without issues. I don’t have experience with other makes other than Wacom.
Personally, I use the Intuos 4 small and it’s very nice – especially the 2048 level of pressure sensitiveness. The on-screen controls are truly great.
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Yes, AI’s help file seem to be very good and thorough. If you already paid for AI (assuming you did), there’s no reason to spend money on a book that explains the same thing again, but just maybe using different wording – unless, of course you are a book collector, or like the smell of new books (which I do).
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I guess it depends what features/fx did you use in creating the logo.
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Set your keyboard increments up in the preferences.
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In this case you could work with “Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Mesh” to distort your objects and create a frame by frame animation.
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Why are you using AI for frame by frame animation? That is not what this product designed to do. You will have much easier (and faster) time using After Effects. It is designed for animation – including animating wavy flags.
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