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Offline Prosperi-Tees

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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #15 on: December 11, 2012, 02:25:55 PM »
Yeah I hate that font and ones like it.


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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #16 on: December 11, 2012, 02:52:38 PM »
Yeah I hate that font and ones like it.
especially when used as class rosters at 12 pts.
I also hate the way the "e"'s and "a"'s fill in.
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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #17 on: December 11, 2012, 04:02:18 PM »
There's alot of fonts I don't like to print and try my best to talk them out of it, but the end its there product and if they like it I have no problem.  The biggest thing is trying to go from a paper print to on garments, not everything works or look the same.

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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #18 on: December 11, 2012, 06:46:18 PM »
I say anything that can be displayed on a computer monitor should be able to be printed on fabric and look exactly the same.

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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #19 on: December 11, 2012, 07:11:09 PM »
Nice looking print Darryl.

Are there any tricks in illustrator that will cut out lines that are smaller than X points?

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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #20 on: December 11, 2012, 08:09:47 PM »
Nice looking print Darryl.

Are there any tricks in illustrator that will cut out lines that are smaller than X points?

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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #21 on: December 12, 2012, 09:31:21 AM »
If I get a design with skinny-serif fonts "Engraver, Caslon, etc.), I sometimes thicken it up a bit by adding a small outline to it. This makes it easier to print and easier to read and the customer never notices that it's been altered.
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Re: How to keep fine lines from blowing off?
« Reply #22 on: December 12, 2012, 10:03:28 AM »
Nice looking print Darryl.

Are there any tricks in illustrator that will cut out lines that are smaller than X points?

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I hear ya.. just making sure there are no tools I'm missing.  I'd hate to be bashing nails with a screwdriver just because I didn't know a tool called a hammer existed. :)