stuart 4 Posted June 8, 2011 hi all need a bit of help please been trying for ages now to sort this file out but not doing very well. what i need is to cut this so that the colour of the bike shows through it needs a good border if you know what i mean i keep getting a very thin border which i dont think will stick to the bike thanks in advance stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stokedgraphics 1 Posted June 8, 2011 hi all need a bit of help please been trying for ages now to sort this file out but not doing very well. what i need is to cut this so that the colour of the bike shows through it needs a good border if you know what i mean i keep getting a very thin border which i dont think will stick to the bike thanks in advance stu We're gonna need some more info on this. Are you wanting to layer the colors? When you say good border, are you going to use a laminate over the whole graphic? Where is the bike color going to show through? If I were doing it, I would do a "path offset" of .25" on the white outline (delete the original path) and another offset on the black by .125" then stack the red on the black and the outlined path becomes the over-laminate to protect the whole graphic. Make sure to make registration marks corresponding to each color. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stokedgraphics 1 Posted June 8, 2011 hi all need a bit of help please been trying for ages now to sort this file out but not doing very well. what i need is to cut this so that the colour of the bike shows through it needs a good border if you know what i mean i keep getting a very thin border which i dont think will stick to the bike thanks in advance stu We're gonna need some more info on this. Are you wanting to layer the colors? When you say good border, are you going to use a laminate over the whole graphic? Where is the bike color going to show through? If I were doing it, I would do a "path offset" of .25" on the white outline (delete the original path) and another offset on the black by .125" then stack the red on the black and the outlined path becomes the over-laminate to protect the whole graphic. Make sure to make registration marks corresponding to each color. kawasaki_zx12r-1.ai Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuart 4 Posted June 9, 2011 We're gonna need some more info on this. Are you wanting to layer the colors? When you say good border, are you going to use a laminate over the whole graphic? Where is the bike color going to show through? If I were doing it, I would do a "path offset" of .25" on the white outline (delete the original path) and another offset on the black by .125" then stack the red on the black and the outlined path becomes the over-laminate to protect the whole graphic. Make sure to make registration marks corresponding to each color. thanks for quick reply the graphic is going to be 1 colour but with just a wide outline so that the colour or the bike will show through most of the graphic if that makes sense. my pc with illustrator on has broken down so i cant open your file to check it out eps or cdr would be fine. thanks for your help stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rodger 527 Posted June 9, 2011 It is not clear what you want ... Do you want something like the top emblem , only with a bolder outline ( my thought of what you describe ) ? You cam make that bolder or add a outline on the 2 bottom emblems . In SignBlazer , I would use 0 offset & 1/4" thickness on the bottom 2 or add 1/8 " to the top .. play with thickness settings until it looked like what i wanted . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted June 9, 2011 This is about as wide of a outline you can get without destroying the detail of the lettering. kawasaki_zx12r-outline.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuart 4 Posted June 9, 2011 you guys are what makes this forum so good thanks to you all for you help,and sorry i never explained myself very well tekorps you hit it bang on the nail,thanks stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuart 4 Posted June 9, 2011 would you care to give a idiots guide as to how you done it please stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted June 9, 2011 stu, I opened it in Illustrator and took the top image with thin outline, selected just that image and then widen the outline by using the outline/color panel, then converted the path to outlines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuart 4 Posted June 11, 2011 stu, I opened it in Illustrator and took the top image with thin outline, selected just that image and then widen the outline by using the outline/color panel, then converted the path to outlines. do you know if this is possible in corel x3thanks again stu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
