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Betty Hills <adsurvey@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> New to Illustrator, I want to create a silhouette design the
> "Illustrator way" starting from a scanned TIF silhouette design,
> crude, with jagged edges. I want to blow it up and refine it for use
> in a logo.
>
> In PS I would hand paint and trim the outline until it looked good,
> but I suspect that it can be placed on locked layer in AI and a better
> design created on a layer above? If yes, what is the best way to
> proceed?
As an occasional amateur Illustrator user, I was intrigued by your
proposal, since I have the same need occasionally.
A quick search on "outline" in Illustrator Help seems to say that the
Effect >> Pathfinder >> Add (or other option) menu command may be what
you want.
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