>I'm fairly new to GIMP and just wondering about how difficult it would >be to recreate a fairly simple 3' x 6' sign design produced in Word >2013 to an .ai file. > >I just trying to get an idea of what kind of learning curve is ahead >of me before I dive in. > >The graphics company recreated our design, but it lost some of the >nuances (which, admittedly, are somewhat minor, but we would like to >try to keep them if possible). > >I'll see if I can attach the original Word design in .pdf and the >graphics company's version... > >Any help would be much appreciated...breadcrumbs, tips, anything that >gets us going in the right direction. Thank you.
This is a printing company thing..why will they not use your PDF? It is a combination of raster background and vector elements. Because Gimp is a raster (bitmap) editor you have to open the PDF with suitable pixel dimensions for printing. I used 150 pixels-per-inch (ppi), a canvas size of 5400x10800 pixels. A 3' x 6' sign viewed from a few metres away? 100 ppi might be ok, you could try 3600x7200 pix. The import settings are shown on attachment. Then to make sure, use Image menu -> Print Size and check that it is correct. see attachment. I am guessing that you want to keep the bevel on the text. If you want to do any editing you will have to learn how to create that using 'bump-mapping'. I added some text both with and without bump-mapping to show what is involved. see attachment. >From the PDF the font used is calibri and calibri-bold so use those for a >match. I used first thing that came to hand. Exporting the image as a png in Gimp makes for a bigger file 1.1 MB and then it all depends if the printer will accept it. file attached as an example. rich: ww.gimp-forum.net Attachments: * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/416/original/import-pdf.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/417/original/printing.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/418/original/bevel.jpg * http://www.gimpusers.com/system/attachments/419/original/Back_Entrance_Sign_3.4.png -- rich2005 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums) _______________________________________________ gimp-user-list mailing list List address: [email protected] List membership: https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user-list List archives: https://mail.gnome.org/archives/gimp-user-list
