Sunday, 10 June 2012

Week 11 - File Set Up (Fabric Feelers & A3 Boards)


File> New> International Paper> A3> 426x303> Custom> Open

Bleed:
View> Rulers or Command>R
Drag from the left and top ruler bars, 3mm in from all sides. This space between the edge of the paper and the blue line is called the bleed area, the area you know will be cut off.




Fabric Feelers (A5)


106mm x 156 mm For bleed 3mm around the entire rectangle.




Transferring into Illustrator:
- Save file as a working file (all layers)
- Save as a flattened (make sure you rasterise all text layers) and change psd to a tiff.
- Open in Illustrator (the tiff version).
- File> save as> -name-> Drop down bar click> change to pdf.> save.
- Make sure you have all the right settings for 'markings' so that when printed you have a boarder and your cutting markings.

Week 9 - Rendering & Cleaning Up

Cleaned Up Version of a DDS.
Magic Wand Tool> Contiguous off> select White> Paint Bucket White> Magic Wand Tool> Select Black> Paint Bucket Black> and done!


Pants filled with my leaf pattern (mirror repeat).
Control T> Warp - then adjust till satisfied!