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Title: Vectorisation help
Post by: Minwah on April 21, 2008, 08:36:24 am

Can anyone give me some pointers as to how to vectorise part of this image? I would like to recreate something like the white/yellow/orange/red/light blue/dark blue 'border' part.

Seems like it should be quite easy but I am a bit lost in Illustrator...

Title: Re: Vectorisation help
Post by: HaRuMaN on April 21, 2008, 09:23:47 am

I find SodiPodi easier to vectorize stuff with...  and it's freeware, over at Source Forge.  That's just me, though.  :cheers:

Title: Re: Vectorisation help
Post by: BradC on April 21, 2008, 10:42:56 am

The pen tool in Illustrator is probably the tool I use the most. It's very powerful and yet mysterious until you understand the basics. I would look for a tutorial that will give you the basics on the pen tool. That design will be super-easy to create.

I'll give it a go.

Title: Re: Vectorisation help
Post by: BradC on April 21, 2008, 01:22:04 pm

Something like this?

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v399/Krystovar/SpaceDuel.jpg)

Here is an Adobe Illustrator file. (http://www.bradnkristy.com/Arcade/SpaceDuel.ai) It's version CS3 so let me know if you need a different version, or an EPS or PDF instead.

Title: Re: Vectorisation help
Post by: Minwah on April 21, 2008, 01:40:29 pm

Quote from: BradC on April 21, 2008, 01:22:04 pm

Something like this?

:o Wow, thank you very much!

I have AI10, but it imported it OK.

Thanks again, that looks superb :)

Title: Re: Vectorisation help
Post by: BradC on April 21, 2008, 02:50:39 pm

You're welcome. For the guy who created Mamewah, it's the least I could do.