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hello again to all: I have to use one font for my customer, the question is the font's edges are very rough and zigzag. how can I smooth the edges? it is so urgly in burgurdy panel. Thanks for help.
-------------------- Linda Yang Wilbraham, MA arttec@samnet.net Posts: 141 | From: wilbraham, ma usa | Registered: May 2000
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Linda, what program are you using? In signlab or Vinyl Express 2000 you have "convert text to graphics".. what font is it? If I have it and your program wont let you do that tell me I will type it out and convert it for you and the you can smooth them out.
Jason
-------------------- Jason Davie 193 Front Street Deposit, NY 13754
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Yeah Linda, if this is the same "fine hand" font you inquired about in your other thread, that's just the way that particular font is. Manual editing node by node is the only answer, or substituting an alternate font that is similar.
I have another script font called "rage" I really like that has those ragged edges. Too bad because it would have looked great as a smooth brush style. If I ever get frustrated enough I might manually edit each character and resave them as a new font. Not.
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If you are using Corel, it a simple matter of typing out the text, converting it to curves, and then use the node edit command to reduce the number of nodes by using the sider.
From there, you can more easily fine tune your editing.
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Here's a reply to Glen's post..and a sales pitch for Vinyl Master Pro... In this program there is an advanced node edit function that allows you to reduce nodes. You select the function..then click on a curve with excessive nodes..once you click....the function activates...then you trace along the jagged line ..placing nodes at key positions by clicking the mouse.Try to skip bumps. When you get the desired result...right click. Presto....I wish I coulda got ridda zits that easy in high school!!!!!!!! Of course you may move,add,delete nodes like any other program..or marquee a bunch of nodes..they are highlighted...press delete. What I like...this feature makes ya FAST!!! This is great for hand painted ,scanned art. Like when the brush inadvertantly desides to create..."dry brush"
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Illustrator has the greatest smoothing tool. It's a pen tool that you just "draw" over the line you want to eleminate nodes frrom. With each stroke the line gets smoother and the accuracy is great. Not much distortion at all!
-------------------- Bill Modzel Mod-Zel screen Printing Traverse city, MI modzel@sbcglobal.net Posts: 1358 | From: Traverse City, MI | Registered: Nov 1998
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Glen! What a great screen grab - you're the man.
Manual node editing is very intimidating and confusing when you first start looking at it - but it is a skill that will take you from a slave to a master in the vector world. Worth every agonizing pulled hair.
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