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How can I stroke just the outline of a group of shapes in an SVG document?
I've got an SVG document I'm working on that contains a D-Pad, like you'd find on a video game controller. It's created by making two rectangles and rotating one at a 90° angle. I want to draw a ...
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How can I create dynamic multiple exposure effects in Photoshop?
In my recent project, I want to achieve a dynamic multiple exposure effect by combining different images to convey emotion and a sense of movement. I've been trying to use layers and blending modes, ...
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Why Are My Lightroom Presets Rendering Incorrectly After Export?
I’m facing an issue where Lightroom Pro (mobile + desktop) shows my edits perfectly inside the app, but after exporting the image, the colors shift and the contrast looks slightly washed out.
I’m ...
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Photoshop CS2. How to save selection to reuse to different files
I'm using Photoshop CS2.
From this image I can obtain a unique selection with 6 marquees delimiting the white areas.
I have already tried with Selection > Save selection but I can't reuse within a ...
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Is there a way to handle the edges when you mask / union two different shapes together in figma?
I am creating some custom shapes in Figma, and I need to make these edges a little smoother.
This is what I have tried so far
Tried masking both layers, but it did not work
Tried making a union of ...
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Mirror in both directions in Inkscape
This is what I start with:
This is the end result I'm after:
This is what I get with one default mirror symmetry path effect:
Is there a way have it mirror both horizontally and vertically?
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How do I recreate the windows 10 wallpaper effect?
I was wondering how I recreate the cool Windows 10 wallpaper effect that was originally made physically with smoke and lasers.
More specifically: is there any way to do this with software for free? If ...
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How to quickly adjust spacing for multiple paragraph breaks in InDesign?
I have a text frame in Adobe InDesign with around 100 lines, each separated by a hard return (Enter). The font size is 12 px and I want the line height (leading) to also be 12 px.
Manually adjusting ...
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Why is there banding on my type that hides doesn't show up on the smart object?
I'm working on this art work and for some reason there is banding on bottom part
I've tried adding a bit of blur to it, tried altering the gradient but nothing works.
Feel free to take a look at the ...
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How to recreate this gradual repeat radial shape using the Blend tool?
I've tried to ask chatgpt but no luck
I'm using a different shape to test out btw!
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Identifying monospaced terminal font from a youtube video
I was watching a video by the Youtube channel suckerpinch. Specifically, this video. Around the 01:04:20 timestamp, there is a screen grab from some text editor (presumably of the vi variety) using a ...
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Why are duplicated artboards creating excess space around an object in Photoshop?
I have two artboards, but I have the same issue if there are multiple.
When I go into filter it has a load of excessive space to the right of the image. If the artboard is below the first artboard it ...
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Thoughts on this poster for a weekly Lauds service?
Link of the flye: https://www.behance.net/gallery/238524323/Religious-minimal-flyer/modules/1372699975)
Hey! I made this poster for a Saturday morning Lauds service and I’d appreciate some quick ...
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Image quality loss/pixelation in Photoshop
I am working on a canvas of 640(width) x 360(height) at 300dpi on Photoshop. And I have an image size of 3024 x 4032.
Anytime I drag and drop the image into the canvas it gets pixelated when I zoom in ...
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Instagram-story-like text background with rounded corners on inkscape
I am using Inkscape trying to recreate this text background effect which is possible to achieve with Instagram stories.
I would like the background to be wider than the text area, with rounded corners,...
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How to get a frame to resize dynamically when you relink to a different sized graphic?
I have a text frame with images interspersed that are 'locked' to the flow via the Anchored Objects function. The frame is set to fit content. When I relink the graphic to an updated, differently ...
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In InDesign, how to I kern the first two letters in a drop-cap paragraph without affecting the second line?
Version: CS5 (Hey, it's paid for.)
I'm trying to typeset a paragraph with a dropped cap across two lines. Unfortunately, the dropped letter is "A" and the second letter is "v." ...
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Inkscape: Smoothly trace a multicolor bitmap without artifacts or gaps
I want to vectorize a solid colored bitmap with multiple colors. But I want to guarantee there are no holes/gaps or artifacts in the resulting vector. Is there a workflow to do this in Inkscape (or ...
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Is there any way in Font Forge to align a glyph in one font, to the exact "x,y" coordinate of a glyph in another font?
I am new to using FontForge, and I'd like some help. I have two identical glyphs in 2 separate fonts, one called "hp", and the other called "icons". Now, "hp" is a font ...
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Low-quality, pixelated result in black/white app icon
I'm trying to convert a simple png image into a Facebook app icon.
The image looks fine in GIMP at the required 1024x1024 size, but when uploaded to Facebook, the image looks heavily pixelated and ...
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Free tool (no sign-up) to remove background from a PDF and enhance pencil or pen strokes
I'm working with a PDF that contains handwritten notes made with a pencil or pen, and I'd like to enhance the strokes digitally, remove the background, make the lines clearer, and possibly change ...
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Seeking free tool to smoothly enlarge a small image and unpixelate
Specifically, this image:
I would like to blow it up to a size that would look good on a T-shirt, while rounding off any pixelization. If this is the wrong place to ask, please redirect me. Thanks
I ...
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Inconsistant behavior of radio buttons in GIMP color picker dialog box
In my GIMP the color picker tool's vertical color range tool is only show ing red or green or blue color according to which radio buttons (R,G or B) is checked. I want to change it back to default ...
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If I coloring my image in gimp the preview and saving the file do not work
If I choose in gimp coloring under colors -> coloring it is working, but in the preview and if I save the file it does not work.
Here is a screenshot:
The red line/mark is the preview and it does ...
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How can I activate a tool by name in Inkscape (instead of finding it in the UI)?
In Inkscape, is there a way to activate a tool by typing its name?
Sometimes I know the name of the tool I want (e.g., Tweak Tool, Measure Tool, Calligraphy Tool), but I don't remember where it is ...
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In Illustrator, how do I create text in perspective like shown in this image?
I want to create this kind of perspective in my text, as seen in this image, but I'm struggling to achieve it. It's on 2 planes, vertical and horizontal, so maybe it's not as simple as it seems?
What ...
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The words given below are written using a particular font. How do I Identify the digit that does not belong to the same font?
Image of digits. Task: identify which digit originates from a different typeface based on stroke contrast, serif construction, and stress axis. No prior assumptions; evaluate purely on typographic ...
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"Thicken" bitmap-trace result in Inkscape
I have this cross which I've traced from a bitmap image:
When selecting the actual path that makes up the detail, I see the following nodes:
I am trying to obtain a similar cross whose lines are ...
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The selection tool in the Gimp program is not working
когда я выделяю область появляется просто бесполезная бегущая строка пунктира которая ничего не меняет. Не меняет размер выделенной области, когда нажимаю удалить выделенная область не удаляется, и ...
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When do I need semantic tokens for components?
I am a frontend developer and recently I found out about design tokens. I was already doing something similar in my project (SASS/Vue, big project, web system) and I decided to move towards something ...
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Gimp 3.0 - how to replicate a semi-dropshadow effect
So I'm trying to replicate this effect in Gimp - it's sort of like a drop-shadow, but overlays the original square. I've played around with several of the filters in Gimp - a Bevel is close, but while ...
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How to have the pencil/brush move smoothly through the pixels in Gimp?
I was trying to hand-draw some "curved" line via the pencil, but it feels like it tries to move on straight lines, as you can see in this GIF (I'm having a hard-time uploading it here).
I ...
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Create a Loading spinner in GIMP
Could someone with GIMP experience show the steps on how to create a spinner similar to the steps taken in this answer to the question Loading Spinner?
As I'm trying to follow along but feel I might ...
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How to properly do channel-packing (pasting greyscale images in specific channels) in GIMP?
Channel packing basically refers to pasting greyscale image textures into specific channels in an RGBA image. So that you can use multiple textures like occlusion, smoothness, metallic in one single ...
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Figma - Tooltip Hover
I want to create a tooltip when hovered over an info icon. So what I have done is following: I created a component in my design file, consisting of a default (info icon) and a hover (info icon + box)
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Batch Automation with Manual Steps for Background removal
I have a few 1000's iamges to process where most of them include some backgroud removal.
I've made an Action which I am able to use for the Automate > Batch process.
The issue is that the "...
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Is it possible to update any print ready file types (INDD, PDF, etc) with new content by scripting?
We're trying to provide multiple sales reps customized advertising collateral by updating {{targeted}} content spots throughout PDF documents. These customizations include {{logo}}, {{headshot}}, {{...
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Dashed line - Figma or Illustrator
So far - thanks to your help - I have created this element in Figma.
Now, I want to create a similar element, only this time it should be a line and not a semi circle. Please note that I would like ...
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Illustrator SVG Stitching Artifact Problem (complex)
I have a complex problem. I use a GIS program (QGIS) to create topographic maps and export them as SVGs because I need them in vector form. The program exports nice-looking SVGs but they are broken up ...
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Newcomer zine creator
I'm going to create my the first zine (booklet). What software is better to use? I tried standard macOS Keynote and export to PDF for printing. Unfortunately, there is no possible to see two pages per ...
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pathfinder line sticks out after dividing
I want to split a diamond (45 deg rotated square) into 4 separate triangles. I have made vertical and horizontal lines and used pathfinder divide tool, but every time I get this ugly look in which the ...
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Classic Crest Linen Epic Black - CMYK match
I have to offset print business cards to match the black of existing folders that are created with Classic Crest Linen, Epic Black. Original Cards were done on the Duplex stock (epic black/polar white)...
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Spot color gradient not printing as in Overprint preview
Good day, I'm currently working with another gradient, however this was, in the beginning, worked with CMYK, and between the purple and slime green it becomes a brown in the gradient, there is no ...
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Dashed (gradient) fill in Figma or Photoshop
I've come across this UI element:
Can someone please explain how I can achieve this, either in Figma or Photoshop? Still a newbie :-) I guess it will be very difficult in Figma, so it's also okay for ...
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Should I use descent in monospace fonts?
I am making a general-purpose fixed-width, fixed-height font, based on the IBM BIOS typeface (TTF/WOFF2/etc). Should I care about descent at all? While BIOS fonts are designed so that some letters, ...
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Help me understand the oddness experienced when trying to edit an SVG with free web-based tools?
I have an SVG that I'm trying to add to an STL file so I can print it on my 3D printer. I got it from my kids' elementary school so I'm hesitant to post it here as it'll share personal info I'm not ...
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How to capture area in between strokes in Illustrator?
I am fairly new to the Adobe suite and was wondering how to capture area in between line strokes. In the image below, I have a collection of line strokes that form a group in illustrator. I cannot ...
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Can you use logic in font files, or how far can you go in customizing the font typography dynamically?
I have some general notes/ideas on how to convert a standard Tibetan font to monospace here. tl;dr it comes down to basically making the dot character (called tsheg, which separates syllables) into a ...
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Illustrator Blend Tool with arrows
I would like to use the blend tool to evenly distribute inner facing arrows along a (half) ellipse. When I change the blend path from straight to the ellipse I created, Illustrator turns around one of ...
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Insert text overlay in image using GraphicsMagick
I would like to add some text at the bottom left and some other at the bottom right of image files using GraphicsMagick.
The text should be in black, with a 50% transparent white box.
I've seen some ...