Recent Questions - Graphic Design Stack Exchange most recent 30 from 2019-08-23T09:45:17Z 0 Skew text in scribus serve.chilled 2019-08-23T09:05:21Z 2019-08-23T09:05:21Z <p>Is there a way to skew text in Scribus?</p> <p>I know there is <code>Item &gt; Transform &gt; Transform &gt; Skewing</code>, but this only skews the text frame, not the actual text within it.</p> <p>Another idea is to transform the text to a path first, but i want to avoid that.</p> 0 How to set 300 dpi resolution in embedded image in svg vector image jaigan 2019-08-23T05:55:36Z 2019-08-23T06:02:57Z <p>I have SVG vector image with embedded raster image i need to set resolution for embedded raster image as 300 dpi resolution using command line.</p> 0 how to de-activate gradient tool in gimp to draw solid lines sarah 2019-08-23T02:51:07Z 2019-08-23T02:51:07Z <p>I want to draw straight solid lines in Gimp but whenever I hold shift and create a straight line, the end is faded. I want to deactive this gradient effect but don't know how. Even if I set the front and back colours the same there remains a gradient. Thank you very much for your help! </p> 2 Highlighed areas on scanned images Саша Черных 2019-08-22T17:56:20Z 2019-08-22T18:16:59Z <h2>1. Summary</h2> <p>I have some third-party poor-scanned grayscale images with highlight areas.</p> <p>Is it any chance to turn these images into normal?</p> <hr> <h2>2. Data</h2> <p>Example image with highlighted area — <code>KiraDebugging.tif</code>:</p> <ul> <li><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>KiraDebugging.tif</strong></a>:</li> </ul> <p><img src="" alt="KiraDebugging.tif"></p> <hr> <h2>3. Limits</h2> <ol> <li>I haven't paper copy for these scanned images. Otherwise, I would simply make other scans of these images.</li> <li>Any free Windows software welcome. Not Photoshop or Adobe Acrobat.</li> </ol> <hr> <h2>4. Expected behavior</h2> <p>Image without highlighted areas:</p> <p><img src="" alt="KiraExpected"></p> <p>I removed gray background, use <a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>ImageJ</strong></a> “<a href=""><strong>Color Balance</strong></a>” feature.</p> <p><img src="" alt="KiraExpected Convert"></p> <p>Is it possible get similar behavior?</p> <hr> <h2>5. Not helped</h2> <h3>5.1. Burn</h3> <p>I read about “<a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Dodge/Burn</strong></a>” GIMP feature. I tried use it with “<a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Fuzzy selection</strong></a>”.</p> <ul> <li><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>KiraDebuggingGIMPBurn.tif</strong></a>:</li> </ul> <p><img src="" alt="Burn"></p> <p>I couldn't configure good color balance:</p> <p><img src="" alt="Burn color balance"></p> <h3>5.2. Fill</h3> <p>I tried GIMP “<a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>Bucket Fill</strong></a>” feature.</p> <ul> <li><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><strong>KiraDebuggingGIMPFill.tif</strong></a>:</li> </ul> <p><img src="" alt="Fill"></p> <p>Also, not a good color balance:</p> <p><img src="" alt="Fill color balance"></p> 3 Photoshop CS6 - Remove glare/hue from image user2240778 2019-08-22T15:00:29Z 2019-08-22T18:11:53Z <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a>How can I remove the glare/hue from either side of this image?</p> <p>Heres what's been tried to remove the glare/hue.</p> <ul> <li>Auto Tone</li> <li>Reducing the colour balance blue tone for shadows (Makes the whole image yellow)</li> <li>Reducing the Gamma correction (-)</li> <li>Using curves to reduce the blue channel over the blue hued area. (Makes the whole image yellow)</li> </ul> 1 How can I make a group of blurry colors in Illustrator? [duplicate] Germán 2019-08-22T11:08:49Z 2019-08-22T14:23:19Z <div class="question-status question-originals-of-duplicate"> <p>This question already has an answer here:</p> <ul> <li> <a href="/questions/19477/4-colors-corners-gradient-with-illustrator-or-photoshop" dir="ltr">4 colors/corners gradient with Illustrator or Photoshop</a> <span class="question-originals-answer-count"> 2 answers </span> </li> </ul> </div> <p>I have downloaded an asset that shows as the picture attached. <a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="Blurry colors"></a></p> <p>The image is slightly warped with the warp tool (U) (may not be the correct translation as English is not my main language). </p> <p>I wonder how could be this done, as I'm double clicking it but I'm unable to get deeper in layers. Is it an imported picture? </p> 0 How to edit Photoshop Color profiles Morne Du Toit 2019-08-22T10:14:05Z 2019-08-22T14:38:45Z <p>I am struggling a bit today. I created a custom colour profile in Camera Raw and I would like to change something small is there a way to edit your custom colour profile?</p> 1 Can I transform InDesign guidelines, rectangle frame tools and other guidelines into vectors? wardrobefanatic 2019-08-22T05:30:11Z 2019-08-23T01:54:28Z <p>I haven't been able to find any information or guide whatsoever to see whether it was possible to transform InDesign guides into vector lines. I am aware that doing this on Illustrator would've been a lot more easier, which I am trying to do.</p> <p>On another note, perhaps let's say to have my baseline printed out as well.</p> <p>Funny enough the print baseline option wasn't available/greyed out when I tried, so it's kind of annoying.</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> 0 Adobe InDesign black text being detected by printer as colour when exported to .pdf file Chris 2019-08-22T05:18:47Z 2019-08-22T12:48:03Z <p>I print a small bulletin with 12 pages, the first is in colour, the rest is b&amp;W text. When I export to .pdf the .pdf file is interpreted by the printer as black created by all the colours, not the straight black. Is there a way of exporting so that the black text stays black and is not printed as a colour page?</p> 1 (AI) Making curves & angles more uniform? HalfHeartlessHero 2019-08-22T00:55:41Z 2019-08-22T13:11:10Z <p>I'm trying to recreate a motif based on some reference photos, like:</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="Reference"></a></p> <p>And this is what I have so far:</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="Result"></a></p> <p>I'm going for a more precise and "sharp" look than the reference photo, where the motif appears hand-painted, with some edges more rounded than others.</p> <p>What are some tips I can use for making these "leaves" line up better and look more uniform?</p> <p>My current approach, as evidenced by the right side of the example, was as follows:</p> <ul> <li>Create the green guide lines for the inner and outer boundaries</li> <li>Using Path Divide (CADtools plugin), add 6 equal cuts to the inner guide line, and 5 cuts to the outer</li> <li>"freehand" the top and bottom leaves</li> <li>Starting from the bottom, duplicate the shape and give it a thick outside-aligned stroke, roughly overlapping the next marks on the guide lines.</li> <li>Expand Appearance, and use the top curve of the expanded stroke as the base of the next leaf. (i.e. the red curve determines the shape of the blue curve above it)</li> <li>Simplify the curve until it has only two anchors (~90%) and snap the ends of the curve to the marks on the appropriate guide lines.</li> <li>Freehand the red curve</li> <li>Repeat for each leaf. (I copied the last red curve each time and rotated, stretched, and tweaked it to fit)</li> </ul> <p>Obviously, there was plenty of guesswork and it really didn't turn out perfect. The leaves don't appear to "fan out" properly because the angles, curves, thicknesses, and spaces aren't all measured and uniform.</p> <p>Could anyone please provide some ideas on how to make better use of my friends Math and Geometry?</p> <p>(I'm using Illustrator CC 2019. Project file available if needed)</p> 2 GIMP: How can I control the "tolerance" of a tool? thatone dodobird 2019-07-23T13:08:43Z 2019-08-22T16:02:10Z <p>On this image:</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p>When I choose the "Select by Color Tool," it highlights all the black regions,</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p>I only want it to choose the "slightly" black regions (which is the background), in another painting program (its name is paint.NET) there's this "tolerance" bar:</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p>Does GIMP also have it? I want it so I can decrease the tolerance to a certain extent so that it only highlights the "slightly black" regions.</p> 3 Working with a huge file. Illustrator is super slow. What can I do to ease the load? Desi 2019-04-25T11:26:01Z 2019-08-23T09:16:47Z <p>The size of the file is 168mb and it's nearly impossible to work on the file because every action takes like five minutes or so to complete. The artwork is of a scene filled with characters and I so far outlined the entire thing with a brush and afterwards expanded all the strokes thinking it would help ease the load. However, the file is still way too big. Is there something I can do to make it easier to work on the file?</p> <p>Edit: I flattened transparency and got it reduced to 33mb. Huge difference, but would like it even smaller if possible.</p> 0 data merge not generating multiple records. Repeats one throughout Judy 2018-10-26T20:02:24Z 2019-08-23T01:00:55Z <p>I's doing a multiple record data merge in Indesign. I believe that I've set it up correctly and when I preview multiple record layout and preview each page I have all of 125 records viewing correctly however when I apply the merge, the merged file is generating the same data in every field? I have 280 names which preview fine and show the merged document will be 35 pages. The merged document is 35 pages but has the same name in every box and is not even the first record of my list? Can anyone shed any light on this. I'm doing 2 different merges from the same excel file and one is working fine while the other is not?</p> 1 Don’t add space between paragraphs of the same style Axel Åkerström 2018-10-26T10:27:02Z 2019-08-22T19:01:01Z <p>Rather new at book body design. Having a little problem. I know there are similar questions here, but it didn't really solve my specifics.</p> <p>I have loads of quotes in my book that I will indent a little. I have a paragraph style for that, with space before and space after (a lines worth). I could of course apply those manually, but prefer not to. So far all good. The problem is when there is a quoted conversation between two or more people. The writer wants each answer/comment starting on a new line. With my paragraphs' style I get a blank line between each new comment. Some of those conversations are like:</p> <p>What do you think?</p> <p>Sorry?</p> <p>Would you?</p> <p>Yes</p> <p>Are you sure?</p> <p>Not really</p> <p>… and so on</p> <p>Thus creating terribly long and ugly segments. So I want there to be no blank line between each new comment. How do I do this? Basically I would like the "space before" and "space after" to only apply when the quote paragraphs meet my body style, and not when another quote paragraph comes. </p> <p>I tried to solve it by using forced line brakes between comments, so every quote would be just one paragraph. That doesn't work with my justified type through as it then justifies that last line, however few characters there are.</p> 0 From Corel Draw To InDesign Gokmen Slbas 2018-10-25T16:38:51Z 2019-08-22T23:02:25Z <p>We have received a finished catalog design in CDR format for print from our partner company. We want to use the same items with a similar design to our catalog. But the issue is that we use Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. We somehow opened the Corel Draw pages in AI and then placed into ID and printed our catalog. On the PC the quality is ok but the quality is not what we want in the printed version. </p> <p>1-Is there any loss of quality? What should we do? Your advice? 2- Is it possible that there is loss in quality becuase of placing each page, into Indesign. What should be the correct way? 3- Is it better to export as Pdf in Corel Draw than edit in Illustrator? Thanks.</p> 1 How to draw perfect rectangle using paths tool in GIMP? Sam 2018-08-27T09:36:07Z 2019-08-22T21:03:05Z <p>I want to draw rectangle (perpendicular edges) using paths tool. I tried using grid, but it does not give precision. Also tried "snap to grid" option seems to not work with Paths tool.</p> <p>In pencil tool, if I select <code>ctrl</code> + <code>shift</code> while drawing line, I'm able to achieve this functionality. Is there any similar way for paths tool?</p> <p>Thanks for you time.</p> 0 Photoshop: show more precision in 32-bit info window Elliott B 2018-06-27T19:42:44Z 2019-08-22T13:02:45Z <p>In Photoshop CC 2018, working in 32-bit mode, if I set the Info window to display RGB values using 32-bit (0-1), it only shows three decimal places of precision, which means there are only 1000 possible values displayed. But a 32-bit file can contain over 4 trillion values, so how can I see more decimal points? For example, if I draw a gradient with a very small range of gray, then as I drag my cursor over it, watching the info window, I see coarse steps, and it does not accurately display the value of each pixel.</p> <p>I realize that I could switch it to 16-bit values, so then it will show 32768 values, which is better, but still not enough.</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> 0 Scanning image and resizing R.Redford 2018-03-29T21:48:19Z 2019-08-23T02:02:45Z <p>If I scan in an image at 300ppi and then in photoshop resize the image to 72ppi but want to keep the dimension the the same so say 5cm x 3cm can you do that because I change the ppi to 72 and it says the dimensions in cm is still 5x3 but the image clearly reduces in size? Just a exercise I am carrying out.</p> <p>Kind regards</p> <p>Rob</p> 4 How to present page layouts in a portfolio Emilie 2017-11-07T01:37:34Z 2019-08-23T07:00:35Z <p>A student came to see me today, debating on how she should be presenting her page layout work to apply in a very selective B.A. in graphic design. I have a lot of page layout work in my portfolio, magazines, books, brochures, etc. and I have struggled with this as well. </p> <p>Keeping books open to photograph a spread is a challenge. When I did manage, the curve of the pages looked somewhat distorted and reflections were annoying. </p> <p>I've seen portfolios where people just hold the book open in front of themselves. Presenting flat PDFs just doesn't seem like an option and looks lifeless. </p> <p>3D mockups are better, but finding the right fit gets complicated and doesn't show the texture of the paper(s) used. Also, the admission committee who views portfolio probably sees the same templates constantly so I wouldn't be surprised they would get annoyed by them after a while. </p> <p>What other options are there out there to present spreads inside multi-page work that look good and involve seeing the object (i.e. not just a flat file)? I'm specifically looking for a compromise between a professional look where the layout is emphasized and a reasonable amount of effort. </p> 0 InDesign CC dynamically apply colour to text from master page jacob 2017-11-04T13:42:32Z 2019-08-22T17:02:50Z <p>I have a timeline on a master page, then pages for most of the items on the timeline. I want to set a character style to the item on the timeline related to the current page. The content, position, etc isn't changed and should be linked to the master page.</p> <p>The only way I know how to do something similar to this is by overriding the text frame from the master page, which I very much do not want to do (there are a lot of items, and they might change).</p> <p>Perhaps this is possible with a Primary Text Frame, but I can't think how.</p> <p>Edit: Here's an example</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p>On page 1, everything is black. On page 2, "Something" would be red and "Another" would be black. On page 3, "Another" is red and "Something" is black. Etc…</p> 0 Why does GIMP ignore the font field in Tool Options for Text? Chumanista 2017-09-10T21:45:01Z 2019-08-23T04:21:46Z <p>All the other fields work as intended, except for the text setting, which seems to do nothing. Why? How to fix this?</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="Example of the problem."></a></p> <p>Using GIMP 2.8.18.</p> 0 Selecting Bottom of Modifier Stack in 3DS Max on Object Selection Marko Galesic 2017-04-05T04:32:02Z 2019-08-23T03:03:35Z <p>I'd like to be able to select an object and have the bottom modifier (e.g. Editable Poly) selected. The top of the stack gets selected, usually. In the image below, 'Turbosmooth' gets selected when I click on an object in the viewport.</p> <p><a href="" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="" alt="enter image description here"></a></p> <p>When there's multiple objects in the scene, it's annoying having to go through the modifier window to manually select it each time, and I'm hoping there's a quicker way even if it was a script/macro available somewhere.</p> 0 GIMP: custom filters out of other filter sequences? CrimsonCuttle 2017-04-03T05:02:34Z 2019-08-22T15:02:25Z <p>For example, I'd like to create an "old TV" filter via an automated process of creating a new overlay layer, erasing every other row (scan line), merging that to the image layer, then adding a lens distortion to that layer to create an image somewhat resembling an old CRT screen, maybe with airbrushed sides.</p> <p>Is there an easy way to automate filters or would I need an extensive knowledge of computer stuff?</p> 1 Inkscape svg in HTML Nrc 2017-03-27T10:32:17Z 2019-08-22T18:01:30Z <p>SVG does not always look sharp in HTML</p> <p>I have an SVG icon made with Inkscape. The page size is width: 200px, height: 200px and the line size is width: 170px, height: 170px. </p> <p>When I put it in a HTML page: </p> <p>It is the same SVG it only changes the HTML. When the width is 30px it looks ok, When it is 35px it looks bad, When it is 40px it looks well, 35, 36, 37 and 39 has the same aspect</p> <p>Why does it happen? </p> 0 Copying a background for different variations in Flash Luka 2017-02-03T08:13:11Z 2019-08-23T09:01:40Z <p>I am used to Gimp and have the ability to make custom brushes and this way greatly reduce the time of animating one animation, but I would like to use Flash and get more serious.</p> <p>I would like to achieve in Flash what I do in Gimp by simply creating a background layer (face without the mouth), copying it 300 times and than applying different mouth brushes on each one. This way I don't have to draw a single thing more than once. Can something like that be done in Flash?</p> <p>If so, which would be a better / possible option within Flash speed wise - if any:</p> <p>1) Creating the face frame without the mouth and copying it on 1 layer hundreds of times (F6 ?) and than dropping the different mouth symbols on each frame from the library? ...OR...</p> <p>2) Having the face on 1 layer and dropping the different mouth symbols on frames that are on a second layer? --- (Would that be even possible to export without having the background frame also copied hundreds of times?)</p> 0 How can I create a clipping mask using a contour group? Nicola Wells 2017-02-02T11:19:38Z 2019-08-23T06:41:52Z <p>I'm trying to create a clipping mask using something I've imported with the adobe capture app which into illustrator - this has shown up as a contour group. </p> <p>I've looked at other answers on here which suggest using the Object=>expand appearance, object=>expand, object=>clipping mask make etc. Only thing is I don't have access to these for some reason (Is it because it's a contour group?). </p> 0 How to make selection with Pen tool in Pixelmator? user79541 2016-11-04T06:56:53Z 2019-08-22T20:03:40Z <p>I am new user in Pixelmator and I used to use Photoshop. Now, I would like to use Pen Tool in Pixelmator.<br> <strong>In photoshop</strong>, we use pen tool to cut things and then <strong><em>Ctrl+Enter</em></strong> to make a <em>selection</em>. <br> <strong>In pixelmator</strong>, I cannot make selection and it automatically fills with color. All I want is just selection . <br> Please help me how to do this.</p> 3 XML special characters jseymour186 2016-06-20T18:26:39Z 2019-08-23T07:01:30Z <p>I am doing a catalog layout in indesign using xml. Is there a special character in xml for column break similar to <code>&amp;#09;</code> for tab characters or are column break characters just an Indesign feature?</p> 0 Dieline of a Box VoiceBox 2015-07-10T11:25:54Z 2019-08-22T19:01:13Z <p>How do i create a die line of a box for packaging? The measurements are 14 inches in length, 4 inches width and 8 inches height. The box needs to have a window for the product to be seen. </p> 0 9-Slice-Scaling in Photoshop Marten Zander 2015-03-03T11:00:44Z 2019-08-22T15:23:53Z <p>Is it possible to create a 9-Slice-Object within Photoshop? I haven't found that feature yet, and can't find any help through google. Doesn't Photoshop support it?</p>