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Posted on 10/03/06 10:25:08 PM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply  |
Business Card Problems
Hello All! I am designing a new business card layout for myself in Illustrator CS2. It currently has a metallic background, but I want to change it to woodgrain. I've tried to send it to Photoshop through copy/paste as smart object, and it pasts very pixellated. Furthermore, I cannot adjust the layers at all. I would like to have the logo etched into the woodgrain, and paint some graphic styles onto the logo design. How do I make a successful, fully editable transfer from Illustrator to Photoshop?? |
Posted on 12/03/06 02:28:33 AM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Business Card Problems
Since my post, I have been able to edit the shape of the text and logo using the direct selection tool in Illustrator... But I am still unable to edit the graphics and text when I open it in Photoshop. And It is still very pixelated and blurry... from the graphics to the text. I don't understand why Photoshop can't accurately read a file made in Illustrator. Can anyone shed some light? |
Posted on 12/03/06 11:14:32 AM |
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trinityofone
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Re: Business Card Problems
I think that's one for Steve. Of course, if you have a postage stamp and a marker-pen, I'd be happy to share everything I know about Illustrator  _________________ It must be Thursday, I never could get the hang of Thursdays |
Posted on 16/03/06 08:39:38 AM |
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Steve Caplin
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Re: Business Card Problems
Sounds to me like you're working on a low resolution Photoshop file. But even if you do, a Smart Object imported from Illustrator remains editable only in Illustrator. If you want to edit the layers in PS, you'll need to export the file from Illustrator as a Photoshop file, and your layers should remain intact. But if all you want to do is add a wood background, wouldn't you be better off placing that in Illustrator and continuing to work on the image there? |
Posted on 25/03/06 00:37:55 AM |
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tank172
ThreeDee Thriller Posts: 692 Reply |
Re: Business Card Problems
Thanks Steve, I ended up editing it in Illustrator and it came out just fine. I had the layer under the wrong selection and it prevented me from going into any of the filters and blending options. Sorry about the incredibly late response. |