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very nice effect. thanks for sharing :)

2011-04-25T12:51:59.744+05:30

very nice effect. thanks for sharing :)

My image is nt able to drag.. please helpppp... th...

2010-11-23T00:25:11.646+05:30

My image is nt able to drag.. please helpppp...
thankyou

thanks, great tutorial

2010-09-03T08:18:45.960+05:30

thanks, great tutorial

WORKED PERFECTLY NOW I HAVE ONE MORE ADDED SKILL T...

2010-08-20T18:38:28.887+05:30

WORKED PERFECTLY NOW I HAVE ONE MORE ADDED SKILL THANKS

Now I know that there could be more things I could...

2010-08-02T06:44:39.007+05:30

Now I know that there could be more things I could make using illustrator. I like your tutorial I understood it well. Las Vegas Web Design

Wow great job all i have to say its superb!

2010-07-15T19:50:12.342+05:30

Wow great job all i have to say its superb!

Hello 'The Muse'! I thought I'd just p...

2010-04-15T08:07:41.467+05:30

Hello 'The Muse'!
I thought I'd just posted a query here, but it seems to have vanished. ANYWAY! Love your post and appreciate you taking the time to do this for everyone. Very nicely done and such a cool affect with so many possibilities! Thanks :-)
However, my attempt is having one problem that I hope you can hlep me with: the gap between the text and the offset path is transparent and the background is showing through. How do I apply white to the gap so that I can put letters on a black background and the black doesn't show around the letter? Thanks heaps for your help. Bobi

Hi, I love your post. Really informative and fun. ...

2010-04-15T07:47:13.465+05:30

Hi, I love your post. Really informative and fun. I, however, am having one problem with my attempt. I can't figure out how to get the space between the outline of the text and the offset path, to be filled with white so that I can put it on a background and the background doesn't show through the gap around the letter. So I'm getting the letter, then a transparent gap, and then the offset path. Can you help? Thanks so much for taking the time to put this all down for everyone.

Cheers! Bobi

Sam, you need to expand the shape first and then g...

2010-03-05T15:13:58.509+05:30

Sam, you need to expand the shape first and then group them, after that you have to select it (entirely) and apply the gradient. It should not be difficult.

I grouped them and did expand but it still applies...

2010-03-05T02:04:57.546+05:30

I grouped them and did expand but it still applies the gradient colour to each part, like each leaf has the full gradient for example.

Not letting me post unless I do it as annonymous!

Sam

Good question & observation. :) Well, after c...

2010-01-28T11:51:07.787+05:30

Good question & observation. :)

Well, after creating the shape with pen tool or brushes, you have to expand them and group the shape, so that they are one object. After that, apply the gradient & adjust the gradient with gradient tool.

PS: Would be nice if you had your name in instead of Anonymous. :)

How do you get all the different vines and dots to...

2010-01-28T06:21:01.965+05:30

How do you get all the different vines and dots to fill with gradient colour as if they're one object, rather than fill each one with it's own gradient?

Thank You. With Illustrator brushes and pen tool ...

2010-01-27T11:10:56.560+05:30

Thank You.

With Illustrator brushes and pen tool :)

Hey, i love that! How did you do the extra vines a...

2010-01-27T01:15:54.518+05:30

Hey, i love that! How did you do the extra vines and flowers on the side?

Sam

~nice^^ ~and lovely site^^ Segii

2009-12-22T19:09:06.000+05:30

~nice^^
~and lovely site^^
Segii

Thanks folks. :)

2009-10-28T13:31:51.894+05:30

Thanks folks. :)

Brilliant tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing th...

2009-10-27T10:57:52.783+05:30

Brilliant tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing this. :)

Ist ja irre ! Danke

2009-10-26T15:13:32.019+05:30

Ist ja irre !
Danke

Well, the font used is Oliver. :)

2009-10-18T12:08:41.717+05:30

Well, the font used is Oliver. :)

I Loved this Font. What the name ? Great Art! ...

2009-10-18T09:24:17.775+05:30

I Loved this Font.

What the name ?

Great Art!

igor_striker@hotmail.com

@Kenny Clark: Glad you liked the tutorial. :) The...

2009-09-24T12:41:59.460+05:30

@Kenny Clark: Glad you liked the tutorial. :)

The tip to solve your query is very simple: Open your Transform Palette (find it in: Window > Transform), click on the lil drop down menu on right, select "Transform Both" that way when you move your text, the pattern swatch fill will also move with it also it will be locked and moving the text will keep the pattern fill intact, once you like how they are positioned within the text.

Hope that helps. Just let me know if you have any other question with this tutorial. :)

Also, for more on Transforming Pattern, you may like to check this tutorial written by me on Vectordiary.

I love this tutorial. I'm having one problem,...

2009-09-24T05:56:01.757+05:30

I love this tutorial. I'm having one problem, though. When I finished the steps and tried to move the text, the pattern swatch fill doesn't move with it. It shifts inside the letters. How do I lock them in place once I like how they are positioned within the text?

Thanks for answering.I just couldn't add the i...

2009-08-27T18:14:56.348+05:30

Thanks for answering.I just couldn't add the image to the Swatch Pallette.It wouldn't allow me.

I finally found another way of doing the double stroke i wanted, so i'm ok now.

Cheers.

Well, of course you can use a bitmap image instead...

2009-08-27T12:00:23.427+05:30

Well, of course you can use a bitmap image instead of vector image, I have already mentioned it in the tutorial.

I have also explained a another way of clipping an image in text, this tutorial. You can apply the double stroke in the same way as mentioned in the above tutorial.

I'm trying clip an image based on a text and t...

2009-08-27T03:27:55.943+05:30

I'm trying clip an image based on a text and then add a double stroke.I couldn't do it and searching through Google i came here.I thought i found the solution until i realised you use a vector artwork instead of an image as a fill background.

So, is there a way to do your tutorial with a bitmap image?Or another way in general of using a text as clipping mask and then double stroking it and just keeping the stroke visible?

Thanks