Need Help Getting this 2 colors like the link shown

[Guest manwayvan]

Hey everyone I have this vector in black only and the customer is wanting it in black and yellow as shown in the link. I know the link to the color is copywritten and is for information purposes only. Any help would be greatly appreciated as they are wanting this by wednesday

[Guest manwayvan]

Guess It helps when you post the files and links..sorry Here is the link to the color image  http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=SUE/SUE105/TOCL0014.jpg as stated I would like to get this a nice two color. Thanks

loader.EPS

loader.EPS

[the vinyl tree 0]

close all the open paths on the eps. file . that way you will be able to then colour the image. did you need help to do this.?

pete

[Guest manwayvan]

Yah if you dont mind pete I would really appreciate it..I have never done anything like this and not sure on how to go about it

[the vinyl tree 0]

too easy mate

[Guest manwayvan]

I thought about making a mask over the original in yellow to lay over it and resize to fit but that didnt turn out at all..

[Guest manwayvan]

Teach me the ways vinyl..

[Guest manwayvan]

Any takers

[the vinyl tree 0]

still working on it . im having to close all the open paths to be able to give you a 2 colour eps.................. very slow process

[MecH 0]

Here it is in 2 colors...the link is in 3......cut ready w/reg. marks

loader.ai

loader.ai

[mark-s 1,126]

try this

mark-s

LOADER RECOLOR.ai

LOADER RECOLOR.ai

[Guest manwayvan]

Thanks guys you all are awsome..Is there an easy way to go about doing this kind of thing instead of closing the paths as vinyl tree was talking about

[MecH 0]

On something like this, where you have an outine and you want to give it a fill for 2 color, I take the outline and make a duplicate of it. Then move one to the side and work with the other.(make sure its grouped) and draw a square big enough to cover the entire outline (solid fill with no stroke). Then select both the square and the outline and in your pathfinder window click `minus back`. It will make a `punch`in the square like a stencil. The parts that are left make up your 2nd color overlay. Personally, when doing a multi color like this, I will go back to the outline, and make it a silouette then lay the 2nd color over it. You can take the one that i did apart and see what im talking about.

[the vinyl tree 0]

sorry manwayvan i spent 5 hours trying to vector it a when i checked the forum other members had beat me to to the punch. ..........sorry about that. but the way mech said make alot more sense then the way i did it

[Guest manwayvan]

Hey vinyl I really appreciate you working on it..I am always learning and hope I can put your advice to work..Thanks alot man and sorry bout that