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Harsh Singh
5,233 PointsHow to get different Bleed Dimensions for different Artboards in a single Adobe Illustrator file?
This might be a pretty basic question but I can't figure this one out. I am designing a book cover using Illustrator (I only know how to use Illustrator and Photoshop) and I am supposed to use the specified Bleed Settings for specified book dimensions.
For that I was thinking for using three different Artboards, one for Front, one for Back and one for the Spine. But these Artboards will require different Bleed Settings. In order to set that, I scanned the Artboard Tool Options at the top and I also tried setting it while opeing the document for the first time, but I can't find any Bleed Settings.
Here's the link for the website from where I am planning to self publish a book, where all the dimensions are specified: https://pothi.com/print-book-cover-specification/
2 Answers
lauraniebel
4,685 PointsIn my opinion you shouldn't create 3 different artboards, but instead set up only one artboard that includes front, back and spine. This means you would make the artboard itself the exact size of your final book (cover + spine + back) without the bleed. You then add bleed via the appropriate bleed feature on all sides.
lauraniebel
4,685 PointsNo unfortunately you can't. You'd have to create a separate AI document for each artboard, to apply a different bleed setting.
Harsh Singh
5,233 PointsHarsh Singh
5,233 PointsThanks! That's a way better option. I never thought of that. But, just for learning purposes can we apply different bleed settings for different art boards?