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Hibachi
Hello /w/. This may not be the place to do it, but I would like to learn to vector trace images. What programs do you reccommend? Also any links to tutorials?
Pics unrelated, but still nice walls.
>> Hibachi
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>> Anonymous
I use Flash. It works for me, but i'm sure there are better programs for the job.
>> Anonymous
I use illustrator or Photoshop. If you're just doing anime images, PS is fine. If you want to be able to resize to extremes, use illustrator.
>> Anonymous
i found this tutorial...
http://tutorialoutpost.com/count/3621
>> Anonymous
>>129698
i used that tutorial as well
personally i don't see too much difference btw illustrator and ps. people tell me 'oh doing something in ps doesn't make a it a vector =/ b/c it isn't scalable' wtf? looks the same to me =/

also i haven't been able to find a good illustrator tutorial either.

someone enlighten me >:3
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>>129715

Bump. I also want to get clear reply on this question.

(My favourite Samurai Champloo wp)
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>>129715

The ability to feely scale the image * is * the whole point of using vectors. If you do not have a need to scale you do not have the need for vectoring skills or tools.

Search field : illustrator trace tutorial
>> Anonymous
>>129784
i see...
i tried scaling the fake vector in psd and it retained most of it's features. i guess that's what rastering does for you.

on a side note i've noticed vectors without outlines do you prefer them with or without
>> Anonymous
>>129784

But why do we often can hear that raster images called vectors? Is that because they ware vectorised in Illustrator and then saved as raster?
>> Anonymous
>>129802

Correct, whether it is a .psd from Photoshop or the .ai from Illustrator eventually you need to export ( commonly called ‘ save as ‘ ) the file in a format that can be shared. In /w/ we can share raster as .png, .jpg and .gif .
>> Anonymous
>>129806
lol then it doesn't matter at the end does it b/c you have to export in the end which makes it unscalable
>> Anonymous
>>129808

Depends, do you assume that you cannot save the .ai file and ‘ save as ‘ to a .jpg file in the resolution you want to share.?. Because that is how it works, the source file gets an extension that the photo-editing program uses natively. This file is a container of sorts that includes all the applicable information for future edits and allows you to export to different file extensions that can be read by other programs.

In a typical folder for one image you might find one or more photo-editor files ( .psd, .ai, ect.. ) and then the renders from these files in many formats ( .png, .jpg, .bmp, .gif, ect.. ) in different resolutions.
>> Anonymous
>>129817
i save both the psd and the png
i guess there no real reason for me to switch to Illustrator then.