Quick Tip: Eliminate Those Pesky Hairlines in Vector Smart Objects Placed in Adobe Photoshop

Intermediate, Advanced Level Content. We ve all dealt with it those annoying, mysterious hairlines that appear in Adobe Illustrator patterns or where objects butt up against each other. Sure, it s just a bug and the hairlines won t print. But if you ve ever tried importing your vector artwork into Adobe Photoshop, you ve seen that the hairlines do NOT disappear, but in fact look worse in Photoshop. The short answer: click on your vector smart object layer and type Command + T (Free Transform) and uncheck the box antialias. That simple trick is a workaround (not a solution) to the problem. Watch the video for more