Adobe Illustrator - Is it possible to make a distressed logo (pic attached)

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Is it possible to make a distressed logo (pic attached)

T. Logan

2005-06-14, 4:14 am

Hi all,

I am hoping some of you Illustrator gurus on here can help a brotha out. I
have been wondering for some time now if it's possible to do a "distressed
logo" effect in Illustrator. I know how to accomplish this in Photoshop,
however of course PS doesn't do vector so that doesn't help. I have
attached an example of what I mean in case I don't make sense. Basically I
am wondering how, in example this t-shirt design, those "scratches" would be
made possible in a vector program. Is it possible? How?

Thanks a lot for any help with this!

T-LO

gar

2005-06-14, 7:18 pm

try this in PShop first.
Select the entire part of the image you want to convert to Paths by maybe
CTRL-clicking the Layer. Go to the Path palette and then pressing "make work
path" at the bottom. This creates the necessary paths to export.
Next, go to File, Export , Paths to Illustrator and name it.

Open Illustrator and find the file you just made. Press Ctrl+Y and Go to
Object, Crop Area, Release. Now all you have to do is select the box around
the image and Delete(or not). Press Ctrl+Y again and give your artwork a
1-pt Stroke to actually see it.
hope this helps.

Gary W. Chmura

"T. Logan" <tlogan10@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> I am hoping some of you Illustrator gurus on here can help a brotha out.
> I have been wondering for some time now if it's possible to do a
> "distressed logo" effect in Illustrator. I know how to accomplish this in
> Photoshop, however of course PS doesn't do vector so that doesn't help. I
> have attached an example of what I mean in case I don't make sense.
> Basically I am wondering how, in example this t-shirt design, those
> "scratches" would be made possible in a vector program. Is it possible?
> How?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help with this!
>
> T-LO
>

T. Logan

2005-06-14, 7:18 pm

Still don't know why my 2nd and 3rd replies to this thread with the
attachment aren't showing up STILL (at least for me) but anyways your trick
worked! thanks a lot!

"gar" <bdchmura@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
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> try this in PShop first.
> Select the entire part of the image you want to convert to Paths by maybe
> CTRL-clicking the Layer. Go to the Path palette and then pressing "make
> work path" at the bottom. This creates the necessary paths to export.
> Next, go to File, Export , Paths to Illustrator and name it.
>
> Open Illustrator and find the file you just made. Press Ctrl+Y and Go to
> Object, Crop Area, Release. Now all you have to do is select the box
> around the image and Delete(or not). Press Ctrl+Y again and give your
> artwork a 1-pt Stroke to actually see it.
> hope this helps.
>
> Gary W. Chmura
>
> "T. Logan" <tlogan10@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:tture.88229$yV4.55625@okepread03...
>
>

KatWoman

2005-06-14, 7:18 pm

I think this NG doesn't allow attachments, you would have to post it to the
web and put a link

"T. Logan" <tlogan10@cox.net> wrote in message
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> Still don't know why my 2nd and 3rd replies to this thread with the
> attachment aren't showing up STILL (at least for me) but anyways your
> trick worked! thanks a lot!
>
>
>
> "gar" <bdchmura@cogeco.ca> wrote in message
> news:MOAre.653$Df.73@read2.cgocable.net...
>
>

T. Logan

2005-06-15, 11:18 pm

Well... I feel "special." sheesh. :-p

"Hecate" <hecate@newsguy.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 08:42:31 -0500, "T. Logan" <tlogan10@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> Because most nwesservers strip out attachments when they are sent to
> TEXT groups. This is a TEXT group not a binary group.
>
> --
>
> Hecate - The Real One
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Hecate

2005-06-15, 11:18 pm

On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 11:59:06 -0500, "T. Logan" <tlogan10@cox.net>
wrote:

>Well... I feel "special." sheesh. :-p
>
<g> Let me give you a clue - generally groups which allow binaries
are the groups which have binary in the title such as
alt.binaries.whatever ;-)

We all have to learn ;-)

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