T-shirt art, must we use Correl Draw?
Paula McNutt
the task you have taken on. I have one more question.
Must we (artist) use Correl Draw? (And Why?) Correl Draw
is a VERY basic draw package, with limited capabilities.
Adobe Illustrator, for example, is MUCH more powerful.
Also, why limmit out the possibility of board art as
illustration. Hand drawn illustration can always be scaned
in as eps format or pict image that any pc should be able
to capture. Personally, I do both board and computer graphics.
There are so many excelent grahphic packages out there, I
don't see why we should limit it to the stone age (Correl Draw).
Just my grumpy .02 cents worth on Monday morning.
P.S. When is the bloody deadline for this? I have a real job too.
Paula, the stressed out with too many deadlines, graphic artist,
who wishes she also had time to ride the three too many horses
she owns!!!!!
35002...@uwovax.uwo.ca
> Must we (artist) use Correl Draw? (And Why?)
No. If you don't have access to Corel Draw, use whatever software package
you have handy. Corel Draw was suggested because the company that was
originally put forth to do the T-shirts uses a sophisticated computerized
dye sublimation process that reads *.CDR files.
> Correl Draw is a VERY basic draw package, with limited capabilities.
> Adobe Illustrator, for example, is MUCH more powerful.
I'm not so sure about that. Unlike most graphic packages, Corel Draw uses
vector graphics instead of bitmap graphics. This means that the shape, size,
color and orientation of an object can be modified to produce countless
variations on a single theme. Powerful stuff. For designing a logo, I don't
think there's a better piece of software. (BTW, I am in no way associated
with Corel Draw ;^)
> Also, why limmit out the possibility of board art as illustration. Hand
> drawn illustration can always be scaned in as eps format or pict image
> that any pc should be able to capture.
If you want to submit digitized hand drawn illustrations make sure that
your design doesn't involve a lot of shading. Linear drawings will
translate a heck of a lot better onto a coffee mug or baseball cap than
something with subtle gradations or a lot of teeny-tiny details.
> P.S. When is the bloody deadline for this? I have a real job too.
Don't think its been announced. Once the winning concept has been
declared, then something in the way of a deadline will be worked out.
Although, several people have hinted that they want their T-shirt before
X-mas (Hint, Hint!)
Richard
(My apologies for deviating from horsey related stuff)
Brandy Thorp
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>Must we (artist) use Correl Draw? (And Why?) Correl Draw
>is a VERY basic draw package, with limited capabilities.
Correl Draw has done an excellent job selling itself to people in
the custom clothes business. I know of three shops that will only
take Correl Draw files.
I know that who the vender will be for our tee's is still up in
the air, and maybe somebody can find one that will meet all of
our qualifications AND take a more powerful file formats...
There are also file converters, but sometimes you loose some quality
in that process, but it might be worth checking out.
..brandyt