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Alan Pastrana Use Plotters & Vectorize (DVD) Product Description
Application: How to use Plotters & Vectorize Images
Classification: E - Educational
Running time: 50 minutes
Format: DVD Region 0
Sleeve notes:
NOTE: Adobe Illustrator� and Ultra Flex� are the programs used in this presentation.
In this DVD presentation, world-class custom painter Alan Pastrana demonstrates how plotters can increase your world productivity by as much as 70% or better! Unlocking the "mystery" of how plotters work, Pastrana shares his secrets for eliminating hours of tedious cutting with a knife and exceptionally reducing time painting. Learn how to produce the most intricate adhesive-backed and plastic-based stencils on demand � and to your desired size and scale � through the step-by-step of the vectorization and output of a 45-calliber pistol. Today�s artist can�t afford not to use a plotter. How to Use Plotters & Vectorize Images is prefect for all airbrush applications, including automotive, T-shirt airbrushing, hobby, fine art, body painting and many more.
You\'ll learn:
How to acquire photo references
How to turn down the transparency of an image
How to trace your photo digitally
How to lock your design
Keyboard shortcuts
How to use fill boxes
How to use the stroke box
How to sue the pen tool
How to work with fonts
The tool palette
Vector points or nodes
How to control line thickness in your vector design
How to zoom in and out
How to undo steps
How to use the Path Finder tool
How to merge patterns
How to use Smart Guides
How to prepare a vectored image for plotting
How to rotate an image
How to create fonts
How to setup and output multiple jobs
How to work with type
The Roland GX-24 plotter
How to load the plotter with material
How to adjust the pinch rollers of a plotter
The GX-24�s menu commands
How to adjust the down-force of the blade
How to adjust the blade speed
How to adjust the offset of the blade
How to set the origin of the blade
How to run a test cut
How to set up for cutting multiple files/images
How to weed your vinyl
About the artist:
Alan Pastrana has been airbrushing for over fifteen years and is lead artist and owner of Pastrana Unlimited Airbrush Studios. He has a highly successful instructional DVD, Hip Hop Art with Alan Pastrana, and he�s currently head instructor of the Dynamic Kustom Painting class for the world-renowned Airbrush Getaway workshop program.