Hi Fellow Members,

I'm new to Photoshop and I've just joined Creative Pro. I've recently downloaded the trial version of Adobe CS5.

I'm working of doing a logo for my business to get a promotion going from January 2, 2012. I read tutorials on how to create silhouettes and I tried making a few of some of my fashion photographs.

I got three done so far although I had some difficulty since I'm new at this.

Ages ago I bought CorelDRAW 6 for the Mac. (Yes, the Mac.) The software is hopelessly obsolete, but it came with a great clip art package. The only other program that would ever open them was Illustrator 8 (AI 9 + won't open them). My old Mac with Classic conked out.

Anyone have any idea how I can get these files open? I can't even figure out their extension.

Thanks.

Please help!
The"hold shift" for proportional scaling doesn't work in illustrator CS5 why?
What should I do?
Thanks

I have a duotone that I created in Photoshop (CS2) and placed into a template created in Illustrator (CS2). The placed photoshop file is on its own layer, while the template is on another layer.

I need to send this file to my printer as a PDF, but when I "save as" a pdf, the photoshop file converts to CMYK. The template stays as a PMS. What do I need to do to keep the 2 spot colors of my duotone?

I have a duotone that I created in Photoshop (CS2) and placed into a template created in Illustrator (CS2). The placed photoshop file is on its own layer, while the template is on another layer.

I need to send this file to my printer as a PDF, but when I "save as" a pdf, the photoshop file converts to CMYK. The template stays as a PMS. What do I need to do to keep the 2 spot colors of my duotone?

Hi,

I'm dealing with a file at work that was created by someone else. There are small graphic shapes in the file with text over top saved as a group. When I print the file, the bounding box around the graphic is filled with a green grid/mesh (the shape is a different color green). I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of this but I can't. It seems to have something to do with the last object that was aligned or copied.

I would like to find out the best way to create the swooshes like the ones shown in the link below. Thanks.

http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-9377358-medical-healthcare...

I created my text, 2 lines, stroked,filled, textured and tried to extrude and bevel but when selected a red scale line appears around the text ,larger than the text, and the text is selected in red also but the area within the larger square of the red lines is filled with grey and bevels, not the text which is left in red path lines on it. I can't get rid of this outside red scale line so that just the text is selected alone.

Hi (desperately seeking advice on what computer to buy) ,

Hi,
I've noticed that sometimes when I choose a color via my color picker or even when I create a new cmyk swatch with specific percentages, the color result does not appear to be what I intended. Often, it's a lot more dull than the bright color I see in my pantone book or even in the color picker window.

Hopefully I am describing this well. Any help to this problem would be very much appreciated thank you!

Hi there,

I've had a hunt around but I cant find a definitive answer to what I need. I want to create text in the shape of a pair of lips - I have two lines of type - one for the top lip and one for the bottom - what is the best way to do this?

Many thanks in advance.

Can someone, anyone, please tell me how to keep my view in the swatches palette consistent. Everytime I open Illustrator, I have to set the darn thing to list view. Also, the colour book palette, everytime I have to set it to small list view, and then show find field. Is there anyway I can make these settings stick. All of my other palettes appear how and where I want them. I do a lot of spot colour work...

Thanks!

I'm curious to know more about people's Illustrator experience. How long have you been using it? Would you describe yourself as comfortable with it? I must admit that although I've had the app for years, I've never been as comfortable in it as I am in, say, Photoshop.

Terri Stone
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