Members isvoid Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 But ... what saquatch did looks like a blur followed by posterization. Imaconfused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members afxwinter Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I'd suggest using the Illustrator blob brush to ink it and gradient meshes to color it.That's what I did for my last illustration contract, worked wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 blur => contrast => posterization no manual edits, merely adjustment layers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 blur => contrast => posterization no manual edits, merely adjustment layers Its def getting closer I might need to do some manual edits to get it exact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members afxwinter Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 can we see the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 can we see the original? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I might need to do some manual edits to get it exact!define exact, subtitle: can't hit a target that isn't defined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 define exact, subtitle: can't hit a target that isn't defined Well stated.I would like it to look like the original minus the pencil strokes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 image => color palette reduce to 20 => contrast pushed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members afxwinter Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I wish I was at home right now, wouldn't mind taking a stab at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I understand now what you're going for. Personally I would consider a smart blur and then a live trace into a vector format or maybe posterization and then a live trace. I can do it for you if you send me the file. PM me if you're interested.Edit...nevermind. I saw the source file and did it for you. Here's the high resolution JPG:And the vector Illustrator file:AI FileIf you need this in some other vector format like EPS for the printing house then PM me and let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wok Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 if you want the best result, don't use Photoshop. Scan it in, use it as a template in Illustrator, and trace all the lines. With vectors, you have a lot more flexibility with regards to size and resolution. it can be quite a time consuming process, but the results will be worth it You could always import the vector art into Photoshop and use the brushes to handpaint it if you wished. Remember to use CMYK colours if you wish to use it for print work such as flyers or t-shirts. Don't use simple Photoshop filters, it looks cheap and the results are always less than satisfactory. especially if you use it cross-media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members isvoid Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 If someone comes up with a good solution can you educate me? I want to learn more about this stuff. kthxbai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 If someone comes up with a good solution can you educate me? I want to learn more about this stuff. kthxbai Izzy, The best way to do what he's asking for IMO is to place the raster image into an illustrator document and then use Live Trace to convert it to a vector graphic as I did above. It takes a bit of tweaking on the settings, but I ended up using a 16 color palette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 if you want the best result, don't use Photoshop. Scan it in, use it as a template in Illustrator, and trace all the lines. With vectors, you have a lot more flexibility with regards to size and resolution. it can be quite a time consuming process, but the results will be worth it No need to manually trace in Illustrator since CS3. See my above post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I understand now what you're going for. Personally I would consider a smart blur and then a live trace into a vector format or maybe posterization and then a live trace. I can do it for you if you send me the file. PM me if you're interested. Edit...nevermind. I saw the source file and did it for you. Here's the high resolution JPG: And the vector Illustrator file: AI FileIf you need this in some other vector format like EPS for the printing house then PM me and let me know. Dude thats pretty {censored}ing awesome right there!!!!! :poke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 But ... what saquatch did looks like a blur followed by posterization. Imaconfused.you are confused. i converted it to vector.here is the other one with 6 colors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I understand now what you're going for. Personally I would consider a smart blur and then a live trace into a vector format or maybe posterization and then a live trace. I can do it for you if you send me the file. PM me if you're interested. edit: never even thought of going to smart blur before vector. interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 edit: never even thought of going to smart blur before vector. interesting. I hadn't looked at yours closely before, but I just compared them and they are close. Looks like there might be some blurring on yours though. Did you use Live Trace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members "sasquatch" Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 I hadn't looked at yours closely before, but I just compared them and they are close. Looks like there might be some blurring on yours though. Did you use Live Trace?yeah, that's live trace photo low fidelity. extremely similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 yeah, that's live trace photo low fidelity. extremely similar. Ahhh ok. I think that the photo preset has too wide of a color palette so you get too much of the detail of the pencil strokes in there and not enough of the sharp lines you are looking for. If you use a lower color palette like 16 colors, it will essentially posterize the art in a really nice, smooth way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OverDriven Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Dude thats pretty {censored}ing awesome right there!!!!! :poke: Glad ya like it man! I'm not totally familiar with shirt printing processes, but in the paper world we always use a 4 color process called CMYK. The color space of the document I sent you is RGB, which is ideal for display on monitors. If you send this to be printed, you may want to convert the AI file to the CMYK color space. If you need that at any point, just PM me. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Sometimes if you send an RGB file to a printing house, they won't convert it properly and you'll get really bad color reproduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wok Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 No need to manually trace in Illustrator since CS3. See my above post.Live Trace is nowhere near as precise and flexible as manually tracing it, especially if you have to do straight lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ripfence Posted November 12, 2010 Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Izzy,The best way to do what he's asking for IMO is to place the raster image into an illustrator document and then use Live Trace to convert it to a vector graphic as I did above. It takes a bit of tweaking on the settings, but I ended up using a 16 color palette. I totally agree. Live Trace is an excellent tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NixerX Posted November 12, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 12, 2010 Glad ya like it man! I'm not totally familiar with shirt printing processes, but in the paper world we always use a 4 color process called CMYK. The color space of the document I sent you is RGB, which is ideal for display on monitors. If you send this to be printed, you may want to convert the AI file to the CMYK color space. If you need that at any point, just PM me. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Sometimes if you send an RGB file to a printing house, they won't convert it properly and you'll get really bad color reproduction. I just DL'd the ai file you posted on your site. Thank you! Thanks to everyone for taking a stab at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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