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Expertise
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor. I can answer all your questions about Adobe Illustrator version 8 through the new Adobe CS5 versions.
Experience in the area
I am an Adobe Certified Instructor for Adobe Illustrator and have been teaching this application to college students for the past 6 years. I now teach this as a corporate instructor.
Organizations
Milwaukee Adobe Users Group National Association of Photoshop Professionals C2 Graphics Productivity Solutions
Education/Credentials
BA - Graphic Design Adobe Certified Instructor - Illustrator Adobe Community Professional
Average Ratings
Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathi Farmer | 01/27/12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Rachael | 12/28/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I get it! Thanks very much. |
| Melanie | 12/14/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks so much, cant believe I didn't ..... |
| Dave | 11/17/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | What a guy! So simple a solution ..... |
| LUCK | 10/29/11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Dear! Thanks a lot for your great ..... |
Recent Answers from Kevin Stohlmeyer
2012-01-27 Color swatches:
Hi Kathi, Startup Illustrator and do not open an image. If you do not see the swatches, quit and then hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (win) or Cmd+Opt+Shift (mac) immediately after double clicking the icon
2011-12-29 Illustrator:
Hi Pete, You have to select each individual item or items to change the stroke (outline) color. In your toolbar, you will see the fill color as a solid square and the stroke color as a hollow outlined
2011-12-28 Illustrator CS5:
Hi Pete, The easiest way is to convert the items into a Live Paint Group by selecting the objects you wish to color - say the hair, then clicking on them with the Live Paint Bucket. You can then see
2011-12-22 Flattening Images:
Hi Tim, In the layers panel, go to Flatten Image. The issue however, sounds like you have a lot of effects running in the image (shadows, etc). For that you can either switch to Outline Mode (View>Outline)
2011-12-21 Illustrator CS4 masking:
Hi Edward, A stroked line will not mask. If you select the lines, you can go to Object>Expand and this will convert the lines into shapes. You then can use the Pathfinder panel to Unite (top left button)
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