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    Illustrator how can I "simplify" this set of objects?

    EDIT: I GOT AN ANSWER ELSEWHERE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME, BUT PLEASE DISREGARD THIS THREAD. I WOULD HAVE DELETED THE THREAD BUT DON'T KNOW HOW. I have this image, which came in the form of a jpeg or similar pixelated format, and I opened it in AI CS5 and did a live trace to vectorize...
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    Illustrator How to "outline" a shape with transparency, over a background?

    I have the following image, in two layers, and I am trying to basically stroke the text with white (or transparent) in order to create a visible separation from the background "cog" image layer. I know how to do this in Photoshop (Modify>expand, then erase the expanded area) but have been...
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    Illustrator Is there a way to "simlify" a stroked layer so that it maintains ratio when resizing?

    I created the following image (actually, a recreation of a crappy scanned image), and made the cross thing in the diamond with the pencil tool, but had to stroke it out to get it thick enough to match the original. Then I had to resize the whole image so that it can be made into a die, but...
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    Converting photoshop files to EPS?

    Hello, I do hot foil stamping, which requires me to take a logo and turn it into a metal die (copper or magnesium) for printing. My die-maker used to use a film and chemical process to etch the logo onto the die, but has recently switched to a direct-to-plate method that gets rid of the...
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    How to "outline" a shape with transparency, over a background?

    Hi, I've attached two images--the one titled "edge logo" is the original. The one titled "discovery" is my attempt at separating the original into two layers. What I'm trying to do ultimately is erase a certain thickness of line around the letters so as to separate the words from the...
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    Need help with simple clean-up techniques

    Hi, I am halfway decent with Photoshop but in my line of work commonly come across an issue that I KNOW can be done easily with a couple of clicks but can't figure out how. I need to take a low-quality image (like the first one shown below, with some color) and turn it into as clean and...
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    New member!

    Hello forum fellows! My name is Tomas and I am not a professional graphic designer but end up doing way more than I should anyway. I hope y'all can answer my questions and bear with me as I try to understand what you're telling me to do. Thanks.
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