C5 R5 Q2 C3 Q1 R3 C2 C4 C1 C6 R2 R1 +9V L3 L2 IN L1 GND Original PCB is created in EagleCAD for accuracy. PCB is redrawn with the “Pen Tool” and circles added for the pads. Be sure to use some form of a grid that is set the same as the grid used in EagleCAD. Now, simply give the object a white fill, and the board a black fill (both with no stroke). You could stop here, but I’m going to go a little further. With all the fills removed, and only a stroke left, you can see what makes up your board. In the next step we’re going to clean things up a bit by getting rid of everything you don’t need. Create a circle that is the size clearance you need to safely etch, and move it along the area to be etched, and adjust the anchor points so that it easily fits. I can already see a few problem areas. After some fine tuning, the board is ready to etch. Use the “Pencil Tool” to draw separation lines between the traces. * you may need to play with the settings of the pencil too Convert the strokes to outlines & use the “add to shape area” tool found in the Pathfinder dialog box. I now like to use the “Simplify” tool to get rid of some unwanted anchor points. It doesn’t matter if it looks bad now, because it will get fixed soon. Give the object a fill and remove the stroke (this is optional, but it’s how I like to do it), and adjust the nodes until you have the object smoothed out to where you like it. You may need to add, delete, and/or join some of the nodes during this step. Next, adjust the drill holes to whatever size you need, if they aren’t already the correct size. I do this by selecting them (make sure they aren’t grouped), then go to “Effects/Convert To Shape/Ellipse” select “Absolute” and enter the size you want your drill holes. Click OK then give them a fill with no stroke and expand their appearance. Done Next, select the board and the portion to be removed and select “subtract from shape area” in the Pathfinder box. Give the board a solid black fill and the drill holes a white fill, both with no stroke. Now it’s time to double check our spacing (this could be done at an earlier stage as well). to get smooth lines After verifying that all the traces are covered and good to go, you can remove the old traces. All artwork © 2009 Eric Granholm a.k.a. Mr. G. mr.g.audiodevices@gmail.com Drawn By: E. Granholm Date: Nov. 4, 2009 File: Artistic PCB Tutorial.ai Artistic PCB Tutorial An explanation on how to get that “old school” PCB look Notes: - PCB in demonstration is for a Jack Orman Mini Booster. Original schematic may be found here: http://www.muzique.com/amz/mini.htm
