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Main => Artwork => Topic started by: eggedd2k on July 13, 2005, 10:18:00 am

Title: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: eggedd2k on July 13, 2005, 10:18:00 am

seen some cracking artwork that people have vectorized. are there any tutorials on how to do this in photoshop?

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: zorg on July 13, 2005, 11:05:15 am

most of us started using the Frostillicuss tutorial (http://www.localarcade.com/4images/details.php?image_id=223&mode=search")

the most difficult is to have an access to file in really Hi Resolution. after that tracing is not so difficult, just time consuming.

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: Stingray on July 13, 2005, 03:53:36 pm

It's not done in Photoshop, which produces raster graphics. It's generally done in Illustrator or Freehand, there are other vector programs available, but those are the only two that come to mind at the moment.

-S

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: DaemonCollector on July 13, 2005, 06:32:20 pm

Corel Draw, Visio, Jasc Photoshop and The Gimp also can all do vectors.

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: captainpotato on July 14, 2005, 07:46:34 am

Inkscape and OpenOffice.org Draw as well.

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: eggedd2k on July 14, 2005, 08:18:07 am

so you have to draw an outline?? i was hoping there'd be some software that does it all for you

Title: Re: ? How do you vectorize artwork?
Post by: zorg on July 14, 2005, 10:31:42 am

Quote from: eggedd2k on July 14, 2005, 08:18:07 am

so you have to draw an outline?? i was hoping there'd be some software that does it all for you

nop we have to trace it by hand.

never rely on some autotracing tools, they just produce crap  :(