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Posted on January 1, 2002

Layer Control

Tips for using layers in Adobe Illustrator.

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Posted on December 1, 2001

Overprinting and Trapping EPS Lettering Files

Preventing white halos using overprinting in Illustrator.

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Posted on October 1, 2001

Pasteup in QuarkXPress

How to combine lettering and artwork files using a page layout program such as QuarkXPress.

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Posted on May 1, 2001

Making Word Balloons

Techniques for drawing and placing word balloons on the comic page.

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Posted on September 1, 2000

Curved Type

How to curve text using the Free Distort tool in Illustrator

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