How To Import And Export ICNS With Photoshop
Hullen Vilius
I've designed an image in illustrator which is made up of lots of vector objects (as drawn with the pen tool), and now I want to manipulate my image in photoshop . I want to be able to edit anchor points as if I had created them in photoshop, and then create derive pretty rastor images at a later stage. I can import my work as a smart object, but if I try to edit it, photoshop opens illustrator and I'm back to square one! I've attempted turning my file into compound images, but there are far too many small objects to do it in this lifetime so I need an alternative. Thanks.
The question is, why would you even want to? Vectors are sharp, crisp and clean. Nothing you do with Photoshop will result in true vector files. And if you want to apply a buch of raster painting, you may as well rasterize the entire thing.
Well AI is a Vector Art based program and PS is a image editing software. So you can't get a detailed import of all objects. If you want to do edits use AI but if you want to do Photo Edits (Saturtation, Curves, FX, Etc.) use PS, which will not require a Vector quality PSD Export. instruction shown below.
First of all Photoshop is not only an image editing software, you can create 100% vector files in Photoshop with the last versions, I also think that adobe should really work on an easier way to import/export files from AI to PS especially since they added the vector feature in PS.
Anyway the easiest way I found was opening the file in Illustrator and then just select the vector shape, copy and paste it in Photoshop as a Shape Layer (you can also paste it as a rasterized layer and other options). Then you have a 100% editable vector shape in Photoshop. Good luck!
you can import them using the place or export methods listed above. even though it will import as smart objects, if you double click on them, they will open back up in a.i. so you can adjust them as needed. in photoshop you can adjust size, transform, and add smart filters and still keep original in tact.
When I need Font Awesome icons, I have to go and create them in Illustrator, rasterise them and import them into XD.
My FontAwesome ttf font family appears in the font list but it doesn't work (not applied to selection).
Ideally I would want to select FontAwesome from the font list (or as a glyph), type it, and rasterise/vectorise it.
Does anyone have trouble exporting the FA icons as SVG? The devs say the SVGs are corrupt, and if I try to open them with Photoshop or Illustrator, they both freeze and I have to stop them from the Task Manager.
There MUST be a way for XD to show the FontAwesome (FA) icon/glyph ID (the number) in XD. I'm creating UI web-app mockups and the XD Design-Spec mocks do not show the FA icon number. It's freaking-out the team of developers I'm working with.
Since the latest XD update it doesn't work again. Only if I copy Unicode Glyph from Fontawesome website and paste it in the text area, then it renders as icon. It pastes first as this squared question mark and then it renders to the icon.
I have also opened old XD files with FA5 icons and now they all are plain texts. So, if I have to make changes in old designs I have to reset all icons first, by copying glyphs fro FA website.
It looks like bug, because it worked before.
Is there a way to add fonts like font awsome to cloud so when you are demoing the design on phones with the app from adobe creative cloud - XD Documents they show up?
at present, it just opens with missing fonts and then all icons are a capital (A)
Even better, why not allow to import any icon font and display a character map of all available icons in the pack.
I know FA is popular, but it is just one "look" out of many many possible icon sets...
Real world example: I use a font awesome pro license on my designs. The new version lets me type the name of an icon and it is converted to its graphic version as a ligature. The problem is that "Font Awesome Brands" is the first family that matches the "Font Awesome" search and not "Font Awesome Pro" as I usually need.
But when I use the XD mobile app it doesn't worka anymore... it's very annoying because I can't make a demo of my design on my mobile (I can use a web browser but it's not the best, specialy on iOS because I can't hide the browser's nav bar).
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Are you looking for a portable design solution? We've been working in Procreate for some time, and it has constantly proven to be a powerful platform for illustration and animation. With a seamless pipeline to Photoshop, we think this might be the killer app you need to take your MoGraph to go.
Procreate is a portable design application. It has everything you need to sketch, paint, illustrate, and animate. Procreate is the complete art studio you can take anywhere, packed with unique features and intuitive creative tools.
For me, Procreate is a great place to begin my ideas. I can easily sketch using the intuitive interface, build up to a more polished design, and export to Photoshop if I want to apply any finishing touches.
Procreate is perfect for handling quick sketches, but it's robust enough to manage completed style frames. In their new update, the program can even handle light animation. For something that costs as much as a few cups of a coffee or a new skin in Fortnite, I'm able to do 50-60% of the work on my projects.
What makes Procreate such a great program is how much it feels like drawing on paper. If you're not ready to splurge on a high-end tablet such as a Cintiq, an iPad and Procreate can accomplish almost everything you'd want to do.
Let's get started so you can see how I use Procreate in my workflow. One of the first things I like to do is set up my brushes. Now, if you're importing brushes or creating your own (more on that later), you might notice that the pressure sensitivity feels off. You have to press REALLY hard to get anything.
Now drag a color from the Color Circle in the top right into the center of your circle, which will fill your shape. You can make another layer and convert that to a Clipping Mask so you can add texture and color to the circle in a non-destructive way.
Before I start adding color, I want to make sure my sketch is detailed and refined. This part of the process can save future you time and stress, since all you'll need to worry about is coloring in the illustration. The more work you put into refining your sketch, the smoother things go in the next few steps.
It's important to have your colors in mind before you start adding anything in. I prefer to have a color palette built ahead of time. In Procreate, there are a number of prebuilt palettes available. You can also add in new ones just as you did with brushes, or create a custom palette all your own.
Make sure your sketch or outline is the top layer, otherwise you'll color over the lines and risk getting lost. By tracing your sketch and creating closed shapes, you can easily drag in colors from your palette (as we did with the circle above) and quickly fill in each area.
If Procreate is so great, why do you even need to export over to Photoshop? Well, even with all its advanced features, there are still a few tricks that Photoshop has over the mobile app. You also have to factor in your personal preferences for applying polish, and the overall goals of your project.
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Marco Cheatham (00:21): My name is Marco Cheatham. I'm a freelance art director and illustrator. I've been designing and illustrating for seven years. And one thing that's made being creative easier and increase. My productivity is using procreate to sketch design and illustrate frames. Today, I'm going to show you just how easy it is to start your process and procreate ways that's made designing easier and the benefits and ways it can sync with Adobe programs to take full advantage. You'll need an iPad with the procreate app and apple pencil and Adobe Photoshop. In this video, you'll learn to utilize some appropriates benefits sketch easily in block in color, bring Photoshop brushes into the procreate app. Save your files as PSDs and add finishing touches in Photoshop. Before we begin, make sure you download the project files in the link below so you can follow along
Marco Cheatham (01:11): Now we're inside procreate. So this is an illustration I did a little while ago. We're going to refine it and color, block it in, take it into Photoshop and put any final details on it in there. Let's get started. So I assume you guys are probably a little bit familiar with the program, so I won't go too far in depth with this, but essentially you have your brushes here. The brushes that have the little icons on it on the left are the brushes that come standard inside procreate and the brushes that are up farther that have the little like sketch or whatever you want to call it. Brush stroke. Those are the ones that have been installed or created by me. And they all have their own groups, have many brushes within them. When I get started on a project, I like to create a group and add the brushes in there that I'm working on, on the project.
Marco Cheatham (02:09): So with this one, I made a group, I sculled it SLM tutorial. And I added the brushes that I'm going to use on this project. So there's that? And here's the brush size right here. So you can control the size of your brush. Here is the past city. So that's good. All right. So I have this rough sketch here. You know, I like to try to start really loose. I like to break down my illustrations into progressions that way it's easier to digest and you know, it's less stressful. And I think that that's just a good way of doing things. You know, if you try to design everything at once, it just becomes a little bit more stressful in like convoluted. But as, as long as you like are breaking things down into the little sections, as much as you can, the easier it's going to be on you and your designs.
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