[plainwhiteshirt]

Hello all,

Does an easy process exist to convert hand drawings or photshop type designs to vectors? I like to hand draw and my friend can make nice designs using computer software (various programs) but can we convert to vector?

I had an onine guy say he could turn my drawing ( simple drawing into a vector for $100. That seemed to be unacceptable...?

Thank you !

 

[splathead]

Old posts but many suggestions still apply.
Converting to Vector

[Photoshop] - - converting to vector HELPPPP!!!

So Ive been trying to convert my sketches into vector in order to get my custom transfers made and its been nothing but a disaster!!... Ive been trying to follow all kinds of tutorials..have tried vectormagic...and Im just about giving up.... my question is do I spend the money which i barely...

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Converting JPEG to Vector

So to make a long story short, after spending more than I wanted on Photoshop CS4, without even researching on whether or not local screen printers can work with it(90% can't) I am at the point to where I can't spend anymore money on software. Is there a free reliable software that I can use...

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converting raster to vector (have PShop + Illustrator)

I have Adobe CS2, and have a couple of 3-colour raster designs created in PhotoShop that I want to convert to vector. I haven't ever used Illustrator, but believe it can convert a PhotoShop raster design to vector. Anyone know how easy this is? If so, would it be possible to post a few easy...

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[plainwhiteshirt]

Old posts but many suggestions still apply.
Converting to Vector

[Photoshop] - - converting to vector HELPPPP!!!

So Ive been trying to convert my sketches into vector in order to get my custom transfers made and its been nothing but a disaster!!... Ive been trying to follow all kinds of tutorials..have tried vectormagic...and Im just about giving up.... my question is do I spend the money which i barely...

www.t-shirtforums.com

Converting JPEG to Vector

So to make a long story short, after spending more than I wanted on Photoshop CS4, without even researching on whether or not local screen printers can work with it(90% can't) I am at the point to where I can't spend anymore money on software. Is there a free reliable software that I can use...

www.t-shirtforums.com

converting raster to vector (have PShop + Illustrator)

I have Adobe CS2, and have a couple of 3-colour raster designs created in PhotoShop that I want to convert to vector. I haven't ever used Illustrator, but believe it can convert a PhotoShop raster design to vector. Anyone know how easy this is? If so, would it be possible to post a few easy...

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Thank you Joe!

 

[into the T]

if you have drawplus up and running i can make a quick tutorial for you
you can draw with a pen, so you can just as easily make a vector for cutting
(yes $100 seems outrageous for what i have seen from you)

for more complex drawings it is best to draw on unlined paper with a black pen/marker,
then let a software program convert for you

 

[plainwhiteshirt]

if you have drawplus up and running i can make a quick tutorial for you
you can draw with a pen, so you can just as easily make a vector for cutting
(yes $100 seems outrageous for what i have seen from you)

for more complex drawings it is best to draw on unlined paper with a black pen/marker,
then let a software program convert for you

Thank you! that would be amazing. I will contact you.

 

[TABOB]

Does an easy process exist

"Easy" is subjective, but all you really need is some practice.
Have a look at the link below. It's an old t-shirt design I copied from a photo. Took me 5 minutes.
I used GIMP and Inkscape to do this, but obviously Photoshop and Illustrator will work as well.

Need help making t-shirt for my father...

I am a new member to the forums. I want to surprise my father with a t-shirt of his former business but the logo design no longer exists. It was a local fish service store. I have a shirt from when the business still existed, but thats about it. The existing shirt has no trademark or copyright...

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The first thing I normally do is adjust the levels, to make "select by color" in GIMP/Photoshop easier.
Then I import the image in inkscape/illustrator and use the automatic tracing tool.

For better tracing control, "selection to a path" in GIMP/Photoshop can be used as well.
Here is a quick demo of how this is done in GIMP.

Vector Converter

Is there a free software that can convert images to a vector image? Basically i want to take a jpg and run it through the program to create a vector image.

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[Lees Custom]

Tabob did a great job of breaking it down!

My buddy uses some sort of stylus pad that links into Illustrator when he is doing character designs for TV shows. May help to just cut the conversion process out unless you are doing some Davinci ****.

 

[TABOB]

My buddy uses some sort of stylus pad that links into Illustrator when he is doing character designs for TV shows.

Wacom drawing tablets are cheap and work well.