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Expertise
I can help troubleshoot your Illustrator problem and suggest the best way to get the results you need.
Experience in the area
I've been a graphic artist for about 20 years. Oh my God, 20 years.
What do you like about this subject?
Love Illustrator. It's a magical tool.
What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?
I learn every day. I have a hard time with gradient mesh control - but that's more of an art.
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response T = Timeliness P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | T | P | Comments |
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| Timothy | 11/05/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks Amy you are right on target ..... |
| Mahmood | 11/02/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank You Very much.... I will try ..... |
| kurt | 10/22/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Michele | 10/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Very quick, accurate and effective. Amy rocked ..... |
| kurt | 10/21/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Recent Answers from Amy
2009-11-05 Rich black in AI > PDF:
Hi Debbie. Instead of checking color settings, do an Assign Profile and choose DO NOT MANAGE THIS DOCUMENT. Of course, make sure the students are working in CMYK Document Color Mode. Then create
2009-11-04 EPS Files:
Hi Adam. Are you getting a specific error message? It's really hard to say what's causing the fail. A font, an imported image, a bad bounding box. It could be anything. If the EPS file is under 20 MB
2009-11-02 changing .ai to .svg...en masse:
Hi Timothy, Sorry this took so long. I never got a notice that a question was waiting for me! Look in File > Scripts > SaveDocsAsSVG Unfortunately, I am not a script writer, so I don't know how
2009-11-02 vector file format:
Hi Mahmood, First of all, you should convert any type to outlines. If you have imported images in the Illustrator file, you must somehow re-create them in Illustrator. Sometimes this is easy,
2009-10-30 convert a CMYK logo to 2 spot color for printing:
Hi Lillien, You are going to have to create another version of your logo for use in spot color work. You can do this in PhotoShop using channels, manually, using your best judgement and your art
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