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danedawg99
12-09-2005, 09:05 PM
Is there any way to convert a gradient mesh to a path? I've been fighting with this fershlugginer "art" that a client sent in to be put on t-shirts, but i can't get rid of the meshes. Is there any way to turn all of them into regular paths? Or do I have to re-draw all of them?
Mynock
12-09-2005, 09:20 PM
I dont' think so. Have you googled it?
i'm pretty sure you can't.
PrintDriver
12-10-2005, 01:29 AM
Gradient mesh is for 'art', not vector stuff. It can only be printed CMYK (see disclaimer in sig please). And it's damn near impossible to get it to match whatever the client provides for hard copy cuz you just can't control the mix. So you end up with some crap-colored area where the pantones overlap and an irate client screaming "Do Something!". Hate em hate em hate em. Meshes that is.
But they can be used very successfully in an artwork manner where color match isn't important.
danedawg99
12-10-2005, 02:11 AM
yeah this is for t-shirt graphics. I ended up redrawing it. and turning it into a path. 3 hours fixing this "Art" for t-shirt production. ugh.
The_Black_Knight
12-23-2005, 02:22 PM
PrintDriver,
There is an exception to the "Gradient Meshes only print CMYK" rule. If a gradient mesh only contains one spot color (and tints of that color), it will retain that spot when it goes to separations. With careful layering and overprinting, you can get some decent results with Gradient Meshes, but it requires someone that knows what they are doing to work with them this way.
PrintDriver
12-23-2005, 02:59 PM
Black Knight please read my sig.
We don't use seps.
Tint in wide format = new color. Percentages of PMS colors yield unpredictable results.
But you're right about the exception.
Thanks.
The_Black_Knight
12-23-2005, 03:05 PM
Black Knight please read my sig.
We don't use seps.
Tint in wide format = new color. Percentages of PMS colors yield unpredictable results.
But you're right about the exception.
Thanks.
I read your sig. I just thought (for the benefit of others) that it was worth clarifying.
I hear you about the percentages of PMS colors yielding unpredictable results. We wrestle with our Epson plotter here on a regular basis for this very reason. Fortunately, we only use it for internal proofing, and not for final output.