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Vectoriz your work
« on: February 19, 2012, 11:20:12 pm »
Found a great program that converts your bitmap images into vector and I thought I would share  https://vectormagic.com/home/log_in

The results come out superb.  :applaud:
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2012, 01:18:12 pm »
nice find.

just tried it and is pretty cool!  should sort my side art out
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #2 on: February 24, 2012, 01:36:57 pm »
Warning: it depends greatly on your source material. Keep your expectations in check.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2012, 05:54:12 am »
Found all this Star Wars art that I want to put around my game room. The difference is not too bad at all..

Original:


Vector:


Original:


Vector:
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2012, 07:01:15 pm »
thats about the same if you drew them from scratch. random test :cheers:

too bad its not free. maybe I will just pay for a month and vectorize random street fighter stuff. pictures without too much will look fine.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2012, 05:03:01 pm »
I got the software itself. I know how to make vector images manually and it would take me hours to do a small picture while this program can do the same thing in minutes. there is a "high detail" setting too. here is another test. original vs vectorized.

amazing find :applaud:


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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #6 on: March 01, 2012, 09:36:55 am »
FYI, you can use Inkscape to do the exact same thing, and then edit them when you're done.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #7 on: March 01, 2012, 01:48:22 pm »
well this one is neat. didn't know it was so "easy". while manually doing it might be rewarding, its a royal waste of time other than maybe to show of your vector skills lol.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #8 on: March 01, 2012, 01:56:00 pm »
just used this program on my artwork, worked out great.  Thanks!
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2012, 02:01:58 pm »
Quote from: SNAAKE on March 01, 2012, 01:48:22 pm
well this one is neat. didn't know it was so "easy". while manually doing it might be rewarding, its a royal waste of time other than maybe to show of your vector skills lol.

You talking about Inkscape?  It has an auto-trace.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2012, 02:16:41 pm »
It does an ok job, but hand-vectorized always looks better, especially concerning color gradients and fine details like hair, etc. This works in a pinch, though.
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Re: Vectoriz your work
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2012, 02:16:56 pm »
no. I was talking about vector magic.
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