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    Scripting Transfer paths or masks from one document to another

    Hi guys, Im kind of getting gray hair waay in advance trying to find out if this is possible at all. I have two different cases and Im gonna try to explain them as good as possible below. I am working with a high volume of images so this would save us a lot of time if we could automate it...
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    Illustrator How to color unclosed paths

    Hello everyone, I really hope someone is able to help me with coloring my logo in Illustrator. I'm confused as I can't use Live Paint for some reason and I'm not sure what the right way to color it is (since the paths aren't closed). This is my current logo: I made a quick example in...
  3. SylkRode

    Vector Edititing in CS3 - merging paths

    I've been working with a set of styles to make windows icons - Token, to be exact - and was trying to take a line of text and "knock it out" of the square tile in another layer, which would involve adding the converted paths from the text to the paths of the square to make the "hole." I want the...
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    "Select a path in the paths pallete" - how to?

    I'm trying to learn how to "storke" a path. First, I define a path (using the pen tool) consisting of only two anchor points (both corners), and Photoshop draws me a thin line between them with little squares on top of each ot the two points. Now, I want to "STROKE" this line with one of the...
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    Can't get the path to fill...

    Hi, I'm trying to follow a tutorial. In this tutorial we create some paths. Then we need to Stroke Fill these paths. In the video it seems no problem, with me the options stay grey.... I can see that my screen is different than his, but i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong. This is a...
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    Zack in Flagstaff AZ

    Hi photoshoppers, I've been using PS over 10 years, but I know I barely understand the tip of the berg. Mostly processing my scanned fine art for graphic jobs (clipping paths, color adjustments); some personal photo manipulation. Currently on cs v.8. I look forward to the communal wisdom! ZZ
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    Illustrator Creating a new path directly above selected path in layers.

    Hi, I'm a long-time Photoshop user who has moderately been using Illustrator for the past few years and I'm still working out a few things. I work in layers mostly. I can't really imagine how to work without organized layers like in Photoshop. I've noticed that when I'm working in Illustrator...
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    How to: Combining shapes but get rid of dozen editable paths?

    Hi All. I've created a logo in Photoshop by using 14 shapes. My goal is to combine these shape to one perfect master shape that I can fill and export to Illustator for vectorizing to pdf. My problem is when I combine these paths it creates one shape but all overlapping paths are included. What...
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    Text in a complex shape - hole in the middle

    Hi all. I'm no newbie to Photoshop but today I came across something that annoyed me as it should be easy, but I just can't seem to make it work. Ok, so let's say I have a load of text - lorem ipsum x 200 words - and I want to put that text in a shape and have it fill the shape. Now, I know that...
  10. UsaChan

    Path strokes

    Hello, i just want to ask how does one person can do these stroke ends like that. Is there a fast way to do them?
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    Paths and save for web

    I've got around 1000 images that I need to reduce in size and save for web, to later upload onto my website. All the images have clipped paths and, whilst the paths remain when I reduce the size of the image, if I try to reduce them further by going to Save for Web, I lose the paths. Can I...
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    Stroke Path doesn't work. Please help!

    Hi Everyone, First time on the forum, and glad to be here. I can't seem to get the Stroke Path function to work. Here's what I'm doing... 1. Draw path using the Pen Tool on a new layer 2. Ensure I have the correct Brush setting I want 3. Right click the Path and select Stroke Path 4...
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    Illustrator Joining different paths in Illustrator, help?

    Hello all! I've been working with Illustrator recently, and I've got this problem. When I draw two paths, for example, see the little drawing underneath, I drew the path in red and the one in blue. Now, say I would like to make a new path, made from these two, like the green one. But don't get...
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    Illustrator Clipping paths not allowed for live paint?

    I'm needing to use the live paint tool but when doing so I get an error message. "The selection contains objects that cannot be converted. Live Paint groups can only contain paths and compound paths. Clipping paths are not allowed." I'm guessing its from the pen tool as this was the first...
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    Drawing with paths in PS, but still looks raster-ized

    I am creating a web page background using paths and filling in with bucket tool. When I look at image at 100% I still see jagged edges! I expected a perfect shape that's has vector traits. Please see the exported flattened jpg and my image properties. Thanks for any help given!!
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    Multiple Clipping Paths on same layer

    It seems that it not able to make several paths on a single layer and then turn each path into it's own "clipping path " rather than just an outline path...Is this correct or am I doing something wrong ? I have 3 pieces of silverware on a background and want to outline each one separately then...
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    help with paths?

    i really don't know how to get a decent wavy path using the pen too help is appreciated as it is annoying me to hell
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    New Member

    Hi, My name is Shira, I am a graphic designer, and I design for a Jewelry Company. I joined this forum, because I have come across a problem with my Photoshop CS4, and cant figure out what seems to be wrong. I use the pen tool to crop images. Usually everything is great - I outline the...
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