Anyone good with Illustrator?

Joe 90 · 10-09-2009, 20:43

Alright guys, I finally got round to trying my hand at vector images. Thankfully using Live Trace it was simple.

Theres just a few parts of the image that aren't 'perfect' and I don't yet know how to add to the paths accurately to make them look better.

this is what i've got at the moment;

you see the top goes flat because of the original image being crap and i don't know how to improve that :/ theres also a big toward the bottom left of the helmet where the black line of the shield shape gets a bit thick on the inside

I've not yet got to grips with resizing the artboard (or if its even possible) and how to get rid of the white background so I've got a transparent png :/

if anyone can help me out make it a bit better i'd much appreciate it whilst i carry on watching these training videos!!
http://www.shuwarriors.net/images/Warriors-2.ai

*also, is there a way to get the text to alight 'top' as it were so that it is basically aligned to the arc of the top of the image (much like in my sig)

Desmo · 10-09-2009, 20:53

I'll try and find time to sort it out tomorrow at work for you

Joe 90 · 10-09-2009, 20:59

thank you

we're gonna get it printed out on vinyl decals for our helmets \o/

just learnt about converting text to outlines and managed to get a transparent background

http://www.shuwarriors.net/images/Warriors-3.ai

Joe 90 · 11-09-2009, 02:13

we're getting them from http://www.epsports.co.uk who specialise in AF stuff Inc specific decal printing
thanks though

10-09-2009, 20:43	#1
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	Anyone good with Illustrator? Alright guys, I finally got round to trying my hand at vector images. Thankfully using Live Trace it was simple. Theres just a few parts of the image that aren't 'perfect' and I don't yet know how to add to the paths accurately to make them look better. this is what i've got at the moment; you see the top goes flat because of the original image being crap and i don't know how to improve that :/ theres also a big toward the bottom left of the helmet where the black line of the shield shape gets a bit thick on the inside I've not yet got to grips with resizing the artboard (or if its even possible) and how to get rid of the white background so I've got a transparent png :/ if anyone can help me out make it a bit better i'd much appreciate it whilst i carry on watching these training videos!! http://www.shuwarriors.net/images/Warriors-2.ai also, is there a way to get the text to alight 'top' as it were so that it is basically aligned to the arc of the top of the image (much like in my sig) __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 10-09-2009 at 20:53.*

10-09-2009, 20:53	#2
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	I'll try and find time to sort it out tomorrow at work for you __________________

10-09-2009, 20:59	#3
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	thank you we're gonna get it printed out on vinyl decals for our helmets \o/ just learnt about converting text to outlines and managed to get a transparent background http://www.shuwarriors.net/images/Warriors-3.ai __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 10-09-2009 at 22:20.

11-09-2009, 02:13	#4
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	we're getting them from http://www.epsports.co.uk who specialise in AF stuff Inc specific decal printing thanks though __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter Last edited by Joe 90; 11-09-2009 at 02:18.