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Adobe Illustrator CS6 - internal path?

  • 25-08-2013 7:40pm
    #1
    mrmac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,967 ✭✭✭


    Forgive me if this sounds daft, but I've never used Illustrator before, and I'm lost!

    I have two things I'm trying to do:

    1) If I use a text font, Arial for example, I can "Create Outline" easily, but what I want to do is create an "Inline". That is a single path, running along the centre of the font. I want this path so I can apply different stroke effects to it.

    Example:

    rh47-star-word.jpg

    2) I want to be able to "Create Outline" to clipart, but does this need to a specific filetype to begin with, as I'm not having much luck with that either.

    Example:

    rh131-celtic-knot.jpg

    It's also possible that there's a better tool than Illustrator for doing this?

    Thanks, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,520 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    Text doesn't have anything but an external path and a fill. It's not like a regular path with a fill and a stroke. I'm not aware of an easy way to get a median path through a character. If you expand your text (Object>Expand) you can apply an offset with a negative value from the Path menu under Object. This isn't ideal. Another option is to use a blend to create a series of objects and edit the linking line to follow each letter.

    Another approach would to create a symbol brush and apply the brush to your text. Here's a guide:
    http://smallbusiness.chron.com/scatter-symbol-path-illustrator-49889.html
    Symbols can be pretty powerful, but take time to master, here's another more general guide to them:
    http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2011/09/16/an-in-depth-study-of-symbols-in-illustrator-cs5/

    Reagrding your second question, you want to save clipart for MS Office?
    I presume it uses MS's own Windows Metafile format.


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