Hey Stephen,
So finally got access to Adobe Illustrator, so you know of a video that explains how to take the current pdf from FT and make it so I can make it paintable? What I mean is it appears the base pdf files if you paint on a wing it overwrites the lines, looking for instructions on how I get the lines 1 object so I can paint it and like PS when it won't paint over the lines.
Thanks.
Lee
Hi Lee. I have been using Illustrator fro many years so I don't know of any videos for doing FT planes in particular. (I never looked! lol)
Have you ever used a vector program before?
Most of the FT plans come out of cad applications so few of the lines are connected. You need to connect the points on the lines in a shape so they are connected together in sequence. From there you can use that shape and color it in or use it as a clipping path for other art.
So if I were you I'd google videos on Illustrator and how to: Connect anchor points, color a shape, use layers, and use clipping paths.
That should get you started.