Vector Art – Got Pathfinder?

The underbase, or flash white plate, is essential to screen print art.  I have yet to meet a graphic artist that can produce a quality underbase without any training.  This is not something you learn in school.  It has to be handed down from artist to artist or printer to artist.  Each screen printer is different.  Here  is a basic pathfider tutorial that is essential for making clean screen print vectors.

Adobe Illustrator’s powerful Pathfinder Tool can change the way shapes interact and make it possible to create many stunning effects.

The Pathfinder Tool is a great tool to familiarize yourself with. It is used for manipulating paths within Adobe Illustrator. I will explain the different options associated with the Pathfinder Tool, namely: Unite, Minus Front, Intersect, Exclude, Divide, Trim, Merge, Crop, Outline, and Minus Back. And to begin, I will show you how to use the Unite option of the Pathfinder Tool with two square shapes. You will see that with both of my shapes selected, I can unite them into one shape using the Unite option.

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Screenprint Portfolio – Update

My screenprint portfolio has been updated.  This is a small collection of illustration work I did as a screenprint artist some time ago.

http://www.julianxstone.com/portfolio/ScreenPrint/

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What’s In Store for Creative Suite 5

According to Adobe Systems, the latest release of Creative Suite Suite will be in stores in April, 2010.  I just got my certification for CS4 and that basically was too fast for them to come out with a new version.  Tell Adobe to slow down so consumers like you and me and absorb the changes. – Read More

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New Editing Tools for Photoshop CS5

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Structural image editing. Left to right: (a) the original image; (b) a hole is marked (magenta) and we use line constraints (red/green/blue) to improve the continuity of the roofline; (c) the hole is filled in; (d) user-supplied line constraints for retargeting; (e) retargeting using constraints eliminates two columns automatically; and (f) user translates the roof upward using reshuffling.  – Read More

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Online Portfolio – Directory

While i begin working on my new site for 2010, I have uploaded my entire portfolio, which contains all my work examples.

Online Portfolio – Directory Listing

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Updated Resume – Decemeber 2009

There is not enough room on one page for all my information. In keeping with my creative skills and layout talents this is my latest resume.

http://www.julianxstone.com/resume/jxs09.pdf

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New Dell Printer – 7130 CND

This new printer has performed better than my expectation and the resolution along with the accurate pantone color matching has made this the best investment I’ve made into a color unit. The 1200×1200 dpi is the best Ive seen since the xerox phaser 7 thousand line. The on board rip has true postscript interpretation (which is preferable to emulation) making the thinnest lines from illustrator and type super crisp and clear. The pantone accuracy is also impressive. I have only had this printer a week now but so far this is an amazing machine. The speed is faster than the canon 4080i and duplexer lines up with crop marks perfectly every time.

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Internet Millions – Too Good To Be True…

Do you recall that famous metaphor that says if its too good to be true…. well then it probably is… i have been working online for for about 15 years now and I have never seen so many internet scams and crimes in my career.

Unfortunately, as we hear every single day, being smart is NOT enough to protect yourself from dangerous Internet scams, frustrating spam, or devious identity theft.

Try google search the name of the company you suspect followed by the word “scam”, its amazing what you will find.

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I’m Gettin A Dell – Printer That Is!

I have been wanting to buy an addition printer to replace my Canon CLC 1120.  My Canon is the best quality and speed I have seen in a Canon production unit but its just to expensive to repair but I have found a new unit that is up there in quality, speed and will print on a variety or paper stock and weights. Well my wait is over and I finally got approved for Dell Business Credit.  My first purchase was this printer plus extras:

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Professional Color Printing In-House
Get brilliant, accurate color prints with Dell’s high-performance tabloid-size (11”x17”) color printer with automatic duplexing. Print posters up to 12×18 on weights up to 110# card stock and kromekote gloss.
It is so new that I will have one of the first builds it will ship out around the first week in December and I cannot wait.  I got a really good deal on the unit, extra paper trays and 2 sets of 4 color toners for $2,944.93

Professional Color Printing In-House

Get stunningly accurate, professional-quality color printouts every time with the Dell 7130cdn Color Printer.

Pantone Color Approved
The Dell 7130cdn is PANTONE®  Color Approved to produce brilliant, accurate color for professional use.
Intuitive Color Control:
Spot-adjust color hue and saturation with the powerful, language-driven Color Adjustment tool.

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Historic Union Station – Kansas City

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