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Creating outlines in Illustrator..

24-10-2011 10:14AM

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LJL

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Hi,

Im sending my artwork via pdf to print and I was told to embed the files. However Im not sure how to do this and have read that to do it on Illustrator the easiest ways is to create outlines. However when I do this, some of the letters in my artwork become a bit distorted. The 'L's' are thicker than the rest of the font. Would really appreciate if anyone knows how to do this properly on Illustrator..

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#2 24-10-2011 01:39PM

Third Eye

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What programme have you used to create the artwork?

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#3 24-10-2011 01:40PM

LJL

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Adobe Illustrator CS5

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#4 24-10-2011 01:46PM

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Are the Ls appearing thicker in your PDF or are they thicker when you print out your PDF?

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#5 24-10-2011 02:17PM

Third Eye

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It may be just the screen view. Lines in pdf's can look very thick when viewed on screen. Print the pdf to get a better idea.

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#6 24-10-2011 03:25PM

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Third Eye wrote: »

It may be just the screen view. Lines in pdf's can look very thick when viewed on screen. Print the pdf to get a better idea.

This ^^. Outlined fonts can look terrible when viewed on screen.

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#7 27-10-2011 07:00PM

derekjones

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The artwork will print fine with fonts converted to outlines - if you zoom right into the PDF - you will see that everything is ok.

Derek

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#8 03-11-2011 09:16AM

LJL

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thanks everyone. its printing out fine!

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