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  Converting to Vectors

  Posted by Tark Malbot on 29 August 2006 at 08:43

  I have a black drawing that I have scanned into the computer and would like to know how I can change it into a vector so I can plot it. I have seen the vector section of the site but would really like to try and do it myself. Its only for a bit of fun and I have photoshop CS 2 and corel draw 12.

  Thanks,

  Mark.

  Hugh Potter replied 19 years, 1 month ago 4 Members · 4 Replies
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  Russell Pavey

  Member

  29 August 2006 at 13:36

  Hi Mark

  Depending on how intricate it is best bet would be to trace the jpeg pic in Corel to get a vector graphic then try and smooth the edges as best as you can then colour it white and apply a black outline to cut out the vinyl.

  Well thats how I’d make a start anyway.

  Russ

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  Les Woods

  Member

  29 August 2006 at 16:34

  Do you have Adobe CS2 Creative Suite? If so, as well as Photoshop you should have Illustrator – that has a nifty ‘live paint’ feature which is pretty accurate (depending on how good the original is).

  Not sure about Corel – sorry!

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  lulu51

  Member

  3 September 2006 at 10:54

  Hi Mark

  I use Inskape
  It is multilangues

  http://www.inkscape.org/doc/tracing/tutorial-tracing.fr.html

  http://www.inkscape.org/download.php?css=css/base.css

  http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/inkscape/Inkscape-0.44-1.win32.exe?use_mirror=belnet

  Lucien

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  Hugh Potter

  Member

  3 September 2006 at 11:15

  dont trace it yet !

  use the thingy tool, 4th one down, and make a series of connected lines around the object, then using the other thingy tool, 2nd one down, right click on the line, click curve…. then manipulate !

  i’m trying to find a better explanation from an earlier thread, i know i did an indepth one somewhere,

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