[sg613]

Does anyone know if something like this exists for illustrator?
Steve's Blackline

 

[frankiko]

illustrator LIVETRACE function.... try

 

[sg613]

I never tried it for real photos. Ill give it a go though. Can you recommend me some settings in live trace for real photos to blackline?

 

[maXmood]

if u want less black, then reduce the threshold (around 50 or so). or just play around with numbers till u get the desired effect.

 

[frankiko]

you might want to try with photoshop too..
1) open image
2) then go to menu IMAGE.....ADJUSTMENTS...THRESHOLD... then play with it.
3) when you are satified with what you see on the threshold... save your file as black and white (jpg, tiff, bmp... does not matter)

4) then open your illustrator
5) open the saved image
6) then perform LIVETRACE on it....

...it looks long method but just see if it works well to you.

 

[90chevytruck]

I usually use the stamp tool in photoshop. adjust it the way you like.

Then go use Live Trace in illustrator with the threshold function.

 

[srabadan]

A lot of these plugins are simply someone selling you the steps outlined in the above posts.

I usually use the threshold option in photoshop and then convert the result to bitmap.

 

[Steve Yates]

Hi , I can answer that. As of yet I dont have an Illustrator version but I do have a Photoshop CS2 and CS3 version. I hope that helps!

 

[Steve Yates]

Hello, That's very true. In this case though, Blackline is far more than a Threshold. Threshold provides a black and white version of dark vs light while Blackline actually outlines any two light or dark pixels (as desired by the user) as well as blacken the darks in the image providing a true black lined image. Try it, it works really well.

 

[Naga]

Yes, but it would be nice, if there was a download link, so the original images could be downloaded for comparative tests.

 

[sg613]

Could you let me know how to where to install the download in photoshop CS3? I want to give it a try.

 

[Steve Yates]

Yes, but it would be nice, if there was a download link, so the original images could be downloaded for comparative tests.

I'll do you one better... I have a 14 day trial available on the Blackline web page. Here's the link...

BlacklinePage

Let me know what you think.

 

[Steve Yates]

Could you let me know how to where to install the download in photoshop CS3? I want to give it a try.

Thanks for your interest. Here's the link to the Blackline web page. BlacklinePage There's a link to the trials there.

Let me know what you think.

 

[sjidohair]

sounds interesting,,,

 

[Naga]

I'll do you one better... I have a 14 day trial available on the Blackline web page. Here's the link...

BlacklinePage

Let me know what you think.

Thank you,
But I am still using PS7.01, and I have no intentions of upgrading. I don't think you support that version.

I am mostly working outside of Photoshop like here:




I just made some simple Photoshop actions and used the second one on the Greta Garbo picture below, resampled from 72 dpi to 600 dpi.
Could you please show the similar result from your plugin?

 

[Steve Yates]

Thanks for the reply,

Looks like you have a method that works for you on limited detail images. The Greta pic came out use-able.

For graphics with a little more detail like cars, motorcyles or detailed buildings, ect.. Blackline gives you those lines, like the barely visable door lines in this Mustang. Blackline finds those kind of details and gives them enough contrast to use in a black screen and translate to your garment. This Mustang graphic came from the internet. It was 2400 x 1690 when I Blacklined it so obviously resolution matters. However, like you did with the Greta pic, Blackline is very forgiving with fairly upsized graphics.

Thanks for your interest. As of yet I don't have a version 7 or CS1 but it's coming. I do have a CorelDRAW x3 and x4 though.

 

[Naga]

That "line art" you post is not black and white, it's grayscale. If you insert a threshold, it'll look ugly.
I have inserted a threshold at the middle of the scale, but it looks ugly wherever in the scale I place it.
The second picture I post is made after the same principles I used above.
I will update the Photoshop actions later,

 

[Steve Yates]

I dont know about you, but I dont use black and white 426 x 300 jpegs converted for a web forum in "real life". Without having CS2 or CS3 you really can't test drive Blackline. Manipulating web sized antialiased jpegs won't tell you the story. Obviously you're interested and I appreciate that. But it's kind of hard to demo Blackline without the system requirements.

 

[Naga]

That true,
but you could post gif files, that's what I do.

 

[sjidohair]

thanks for the input guys,