I am trying to create a jigsaw puzzle using illustator and am having trouple. Is there a step by step tutorial showing how to do this? I have 16 logos and would like to make each logo a puzzle piece. Please help.
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I've used a cool puzzle creator for CorelDraw but not for Illustrator.
There are Photoshop puzzle creators or plug ins for photoshop called Puzzle Pro:
http://3d2f.com/programs/7
also here: http://www.sharewareconnec
So, you might save an illustrator file as a .psd and try using this software.
DeeDee
Here is an action for photoshop (sorry not for illustrator)
http://www.liknes.no/Photo
This guy explains how he made puzzle pieces: http://en.allexperts.com/q
Unfortunately there is supposed to be a movie but it didn't work - it sounds tedious!
I wish there was an option for illustrator similar to the one I used in CorelDraw. There is an option that I am kind of reluctant to suggest, but here goes. This would still take less time to do than to draw puzzle shapes and try to break up the artwork in some way:
Download a trial of CorelDraw and get this plug in: http://www.oberonplace.com
What you would do if you try to use CorelDraw is to Import your .ai files into CorelDraw. Or save them as another file type, such as a .jpg and import those to create the puzzle shapes.
Then from CorelDraw, export the files as .ai files (I think this would work)
What I don't know for sure is if the add on will work for the trial version!
DeeDee
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by: sibgigPosted on 2008-12-31 at 12:27:25ID: 23272886
depending on your level of comfort with illustrator i would look at something like this:
http://www.istockphoto.com
or this:
http://www.bigstockphoto.c
or any other stock photo depot out there....
and download the comp version with the watermark in place, use it as a template and redraw the pieces myself.
of course you can also pony up the $ and buy the artwork if your comfort level isn't that high.
depending on 'how' you implement is another story. you could simply put the jigsaw pattern on top and have it look like a puzzle already together, or you'll need to be more elaborate and create masks for each piece.