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  • Can you help to improve this Jpeg please?

    Posted by Karl Williams on 12 February 2010 at 20:32

    Customer has given me this to draw in. Doing it wouldn’t be a problem if it was better quality but as you can see……..it’s crap! Anyone got the software to improve this for me? Would be a big help. Thanks.


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    Karl Williams replied 15 years, 8 months ago 12 Members · 18 Replies
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  • Terry Bull

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 21:06

    Karl
    if you have got p/shop move it there and play with the blur settings though it wont be brilliant you may loose some pixelling,try sharpening as well
    might help

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 21:20

    Tried it Terry. Still looks crap. I need to draw it in so I can cut it out for some kick boxing suits.

  • Phil Craddock

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 21:45

    unfortunately if the file size and image quality is too low then its a case of ‘crap in- crap out’ if you know what I mean.

    If the quality or sharpness isn’t there to start with you wont improve it – I would quote the customer to re-create it or they send you a higher res or larger file/better image.

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 21:53

    No mate, there’s been a topic on here before regarding some software that improves low res images. Just has to be a bit better for me to draw in.

  • Phil Craddock

    Member
    12 February 2010 at 23:36

    I have heard of a bit of software called Streamline many moons ago which converts photoshop images into a vector graphic but Illustrator can do that now anyway.

    hope you can get it sorted.

  • Gary Birch

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 07:10

    Karl
    I have just tried it in Photozoom and to be honest it’s just as sh1t as it first started mate. You normally get at least a bit of improvement but not this time mate.

    Cheers

    Gary

  • Peter Normington

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 08:23

    Karl
    There are a couple of similar ones on istock vectors, maybe download a thumbnail to give you a better starting point to trace?
    I’m sure Ive seen that image somewhere before though, must be on the net somewhere..

  • Liam Pattison

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 13:10

    could you try and convince them to have something else along the same lines which would be easier to trace?

    http://www.dreamstime.com/royalty-free- … age6485929

    Liam

  • David Rowland

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 16:15

    the answer is no… if u partially shut ur eyes u can sorta see an improvement but not much… so u need to ask them "what is it" and google it

  • Karl Williams

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 17:01

    No joy on anything chaps. Thanks for your help.
    It’s just a sh!t image.

  • David Rowland

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 17:11

    you could employ someone with artists expression to re-create it, maybe someone with paint brushes?

  • DonMarco

    Member
    13 February 2010 at 23:55

    Recently I had similar case where customer wanted to have print from
    internet picture. Of course resolution was not useful.

    I gave file to artist to draw it again on paper and than I scaned it.

    Cost for artist was around 100 pounds but he spent several hours for drawing. I would spent even more trying to redraw in Photoshop or Illustrator.

    Regards
    Saso

  • John Childs

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 00:33

    Isn’t this sort of thing what Vectorwise is for?

  • Nicola McIntosh

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 00:37

    am i losing the plot here…..if you vectorise it then fill in the layers to get the image effect, why would you need to employ a "digital artist" to do it? i was under the impression we were all "digital artists" totally confused.com 😮

    nik

  • Shane Drew

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 06:38
    quote Nicola McIntosh:

    am i losing the plot here…..if you vectorise it then fill in the layers to get the image effect, why would you need to employ a “digital artist” to do it? i was under the impression we were all “digital artists” totally confused.com 😮

    nik

    I think saso gave it to a ‘real’ artist Nik, then scanned it and revectored that file.

    Personally, I tell them if they can’t supply me with a decent pic, then I can’t supply a decent sign.

    I’ll find a similar pic on istock or vectorstock and give them that option. Otherwise, I spend my time helping out other clients that aren’t as much trouble.

    If it is off the net, changes are its copyrighted anyway?

  • Terry Bull

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 11:21

    Karl
    ive drawn this, its hard to define a lot of the detail but if its not to be used too large it may suit ok
    Terry


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  • Kevin Flowers

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 17:56

    Karl
    here’s a eps file from Terry’s drawing hope it helps might need tidying

    Kev


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  • Karl Williams

    Member
    14 February 2010 at 22:33

    Thanks Terry & Kevin. There both brilliant. I owe you both a pint at Sign Uk this year. 😉

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