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toots7777


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Post Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 10:09 am     Reply with quote

iris42 wrote:
I've got a question to bump this up. Been playing around and found tips on how to make the 'glossy button' effect, but it uses the opacity mask in Illustrator. Does that work when saving as illustrator 8 or does it need to be 10? And even if it is 'allowed', is it a 'good idea'? Like how strokes are allowed, but it is better to convert to outline.


Hi Iris

When using opacity masks you need to save as eps10. I've used loads of opacity masks in my files and I haven't yet come across a problem with them. So I'd say it's ok to use them.

Don't forget to put eps10 in your vector file keywords though, and I always leave a note for the reviewer telling them opacity masks have been used in the vector file.
iris42


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Post Posted: Wed May 19, 2010 11:42 pm     Reply with quote

Thanks! That's what I needed to know.
toots7777


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Post Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 8:50 pm     Reply with quote

bumping this one up again
toots7777


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Post Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 9:26 am     Reply with quote

Got a few newbies on here I've noticed lately, so am bumping this one up again. Might help them out a bit.
toots7777


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Post Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 7:52 am     Reply with quote

bumping up again
aleisha


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Post Posted: Thu Jun 10, 2010 1:55 pm     Reply with quote

Here is a great script for finding those pesky open paths before you upload:

http://rj-graffix.com/software/plugins.html#SelectMenu

Best of all, it's free.
toots7777


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Post Posted: Thu Jun 17, 2010 8:03 am     Reply with quote

Bumping up again for newbies
toots7777


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Post Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 12:53 pm     Reply with quote

bumping up again
toots7777


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Post Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 2:03 pm     Reply with quote

I've just sent an email to support asking if this thread can be made into a sticky. Hope they say it can then we won't have to keep bumping it up.
toots7777


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Post Posted: Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:30 pm     Reply with quote

Anthony agreed, this is now a sticky. Great stuff. Thank you Anthony.
annwizard


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Post Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:51 am     Reply with quote

Thank you all for tips. From my side I can add that meshes are allowed. I've already uploaded several illustration with them :)
Good luck to all!
jeanpierre


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Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:00 pm     Reply with quote

This is a great thread!
toots7777


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Post Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 4:11 pm     Reply with quote

So glad you like it, hope it has helped you with whatever you wanted to know.
mrjafari


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Post Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 3:56 pm     Reply with quote

So much useful thread. I hope SS doesn't get mad of me to recommend an istockphoto link who helps much either. Though their standards are too much restricted and I 'm not sure I will submit istock as a beginner. Here is the link abot compatibility
http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=156
and this one for dos and donts:
http://www.istockphoto.com/article_view.php?ID=367

I strongly recommend SS to provide beginners with such a tutorial and even makes a MUST to read a tutorial to be a vector submitter. For the first time, I collected 4 vectors after hard working and submitted them in a once. All were rejected because of compatibility! So I started to find what was wrong, and now I know if they were not rejected for compatibility, there were still issues in the eps file to make an instant rejection. So keep posting.

Now my question is if the eps10 files sells less? or the same as eps8?
The next is that there are lots of versions of eps to save with illustrator CS3. When most stock companies don't accept even eps10 (they stick to eps8) what is epsCS3 or epsCS2 good for?
Another thing is if I have to name the groups as they seem. e.g. name the group which contain stars as "stars" or I can leave it just Group1?
suwanneeredhead


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Post Posted: Mon Aug 02, 2010 8:29 pm     Reply with quote

mrjafari wrote:
When most stock companies don't accept even eps10 (they stick to eps8) what is epsCS3 or epsCS2 good for?

LOL ... some people use Adobe Illustrator for things OTHER than illustrating for the stock industry!
 
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