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Vector art Anonymous
I've been making wallpapers lately, but I want to learn how to vector properly so my lines turn out sharper.

My software is GIMP, and I found a tutorial (http://www.gimptalk.com/forum/article/Vector-Your-Renders-A-Tutorial-By-Curly-6124.html) but I'm a little confused by the part about actually doing the black lines. This tutorial says to put the black lines at the bottom.. is that right? Shouldn't your lines be the top layer?

Does anyone have some tips or better tutorials? Also, how big does /w/ make their vectors before shrinking them to wallpaper size?

pic unrelated, just a good vector of a show that doesn't already have at thread going
>> Neod
use inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/
>> Anonymous
>>470394
this isn't the program that makes really blurry/brownish lined vectors I see a lot of people post on /w/, is it? I hate those kind of vectors.. I remember an anon posting several vectors saying he just made them for the first time using some easy vector-creating program and they were just awful
>> Anonymous
I did>>469941with inkscape
There is a tutorial here which I loosely followed the first few times
http://www.slhess.com/wiki/index.php?title=Inkscape_tracing_tutorial
and yes your lines should be on top of you colour layer
>> Not Chii
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>>470385
GIMP, being a raster editor first, vector second, does not offer the sharpness when you resize (usually). Inkscape is the way to go. You can export it as a png and resize it from there to any resolution. You can even use the .svg file and import it to GIMP for touchups if you want.

My very first traces were with GIMP, and while it was sufficient, it was nowhere near as comprehensive as Inkscape.

>>470458
No, that's vector magic. Don't confuse it with those who actually take the time to do it properly =)
>> Anonymous
>>470474
Oh, awesome. That vector is amazing.
Thanks for the tutorial link as well.. I'll definitely use it, considering that;s where you started and your vectors rock.

>>470499
Ahh, that's right, vector magic! Sorry, I just couldn't remember the name of the program and first poster didn't go into much detail.. wanted to make sure before I DLed it.
>> T-Anon
>>470499
I stopped using GIMP when I bought my tablet that came with free Adobe.