How do I do this?

RetiredGreyFox · 23 Feb 2009 at 10:45

Sorry for the crosspost in HTML GRAPHICS forum but I desperately need an answer.

The original booklet was done in Publisher but I've looked all over to see how those blue & green lines might have been drawn within it.

Any ideas even if I have to do it in Photoshop or another programme? -

RetiredGreyFox · 23 Feb 2009 at 13:33

I reckon (since it's been mentioned) that the original was done in Illustrator.
I will try all your methods though.

Thanks

Update -
Bledd's reply is spot on - just tried it in Illustrator and it matches perfectly

RetiredGreyFox · 24 Feb 2009 at 20:55

How stupid, I can't drag png files into Illustrator.
I can but they have a black background.

RetiredGreyFox · 25 Feb 2009 at 16:45

gord said:
Poole, do your PNGs have transparencies. You might like to try expanding the image after doing a live trace.

If I drag & drop into Photoshop, Word, Publisher, Powerpoint, Corel Draw etc the PNG does as it should with a transparency behind it.
In Illustrator it has a black background!

Here you go - I've put my problem here - http://www.disturbinthepeace.co.uk/illustratorproblem.htm
First pic is the PNG in PaintNet which shows the transparent background.
Second pic is in Publisher with two rectangles behind it showing it acting like a PNG
Third pic is not playing ball in Illustrator

RetiredGreyFox · 25 Feb 2009 at 18:07

analog said:
Save the png file to your desktop then drag it into illustrator, it will keep the transparency.

Not sure what you want to do with it, but if you live trace it, the transparency will become white again, to remove it click expand near where live paint was then use the direct selection tool to select the white background and delete the shape.

Didn't work, it still has a black background.
Personally I couldn't see why saving it to the Desktop made any difference over saving it to another directory but I still tried it.

I want the PNG to act like it does in every other package but in Illustrator it has a black background.

RetiredGreyFox · 25 Feb 2009 at 20:08

analog said:
Sorry, wasn't very clear, desktop was the first thing that came to mind.
Post the PNG and i will try open it in illustrator, i just opened a few and they were fine.

http://www.disturbinthepeace.co.uk/pics3/nurseblood.png

I have actually been able to do it but what a stupid process.
I do a 16 colour trace, expand, Isolate Selected Group and then take the black away.

RetiredGreyFox · 25 Feb 2009 at 21:10

analog said:
Glad you got it sorted, i just tried to open the file and got the same thing, re-saved it in photoshop and it opened fine in illustrator, are you using CS3?

Just did that in CS2 but it didn't work.

RetiredGreyFox · 27 Feb 2009 at 00:14

analog said:
Might be a CS2 limitation. If you're interested here is a few files, the PNG i re-saved that now opens in illustrator (CS3).
A illustrator file with the png untouched and the same image live traced in 16 colours with the white background removed and two EPS files which most graphics applications will open containing the live traced image.

http://rapidshare.com/files/202984215/Nurse_Blood.rar.html

Downloaded, will mess tomorrow