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FWIW - Looks like your process is valid. Check to make sure that the nodes on your remaining stars are closed paths. Also check to see if there are two stars on top of each other trimming out your wreath. I've had some quirkie things like that happen which has caused me some...

The Vector Doctor posted a tip for converting type to outlines in a PDF using Illustrator here. It's one of my top five "Signs101 Tips and Tricks" - the Vector Doctor rocks for that one!

In Versaworks, there is check box selection in the printer settings to "overprint" and a pull down menu to choose: 1, 2, or 3. The problem comes in if you're trying to color match. Because the inks are translucent, overprinting them makes them darker as well as denser. I've got a job in...

But, what price range do you start doing that? At even a shop rate of $50/hour on a task in this price range is tough. Based on the original sign and input, I assumed the customer wasn't all that market savvy and approached it from that angle. I tried not to over commit too many of my own...

I don’t think that was such a bad idea. It’s like those TV shows “What It’s Worth” for real estate in different parts of the country. I gotta admit though, I ain’t movin’ to the birthplace of #6 to sell signs if that’s what it takes to move something out the door for $1000. Iffin’ I’m buying...

I don't use X3 for illustration much. But, there is an interactive blend tool somewhere. It's a simple trick, just select two objects and blend them. You'll need to define how many steps you want, though. Other than that, colors, shapes, and some effects will blend across the objects...

I just clipped the ends off an oval and used that as my envelope object. Step by Step: Drew an oval > Drew a rectangle taller and narrower than the oval > Align center and horizonal > intersect (expand) Typed Text > Sent to Back >... Object > Envelope > Make with Top Object...

Are you working in spot colors or PMS Spec Colors? If not, change them to spot colors. From there, you can simply use a tint of that spot color for highlights or gradations. For example, a linear gradation can be built using 100% PMS 485 Red to 40% --- as shown on the sample piece below in...

Sounds like your text is in the foreground... Is this what you're trying to do?...... The images above are before I applied the Envelope Distort w/Top Object. The bottom images are the result.

Object > Envelope Distort > Make with Top Object?

Alt - Click Select all the item(s) you want to move --either "drag" selecting or SHIFT clicking. Hold down the ALT key, (OPTION on MAC) and mouse click on the part you want to align everything to. ...(release the ALT key) Then, from the ALIGN menu, select your alignment preference...

eeeeeeeeyah... think you had a bad day... (from MSN/Fox Sports) Fortunately, I've never mispelled anything :rolleyes:

At the risk of being nationalistic, so far the only image that makes sense to me to be a worthy candidate for an Extreme Makeover is Marlene's American Legion... The others, while in dire need of augmentation, fall short of any altruistic value. Of course, some could be fun, but it seems as...

I knew I should have taken a picture of "In the Name if Jesus Tires" when I lived in Phoenix... It's such a great name and such poorly spray painted/rolled graphics. Anyone in Phoenix care to drive by and see if it's still at Baseline and 24th... maybe 16th? ...........ooops, shouldn't use...

Disk 2, I think. I work in both, as well, and that sums up my feelings, too. But, I learned to draw first in Illustrator. There seem to be more keyboard shortcuts in Illustrator that allow me to be more efficient with the tools in AI than opening and closing menus in CorelDraw... LOL...

baaaaaaaaaaawaaaaaaahaaaaaaa... I started with Illustrator 88. (And no. That's not a version number. That's the year it was released.) Even considering the number of versions I've worked with since, I'm still learning how to use it from forums like this. My favorite linkmaster is Rick... I get...

..... after you "Offset the Path" (and keeping your selection live or selected): Open the PATHFINDER menu: Window > Pathfinder Press the upper left shape mode button --- ADD (This is similar to WELD in other software. However, in Illustrator it's not quite fully welded. You'll...

In Photoshop Image > Mode > Duotone DUOTONE OPTIONS window will pop up. From the pull down menu select MONOTONE. Double click "Ink 1:" Select "CUSTOM" and then the PMS match you want.

Lithograph bold --- Lithos might be another name --- should get you started.

....... ARE YOU KIDDIN' ME? never used it before? oooooooh man.... how do you scale photos? I gotta tell ya, I've found that the powerclip is one of the the most helpful features in CorelDraw for my work flow. I'm a powerclippin' fool........... :thread TIP: To scale images with...