[Imagine It Vinyl]

I just had a customer supply a proof from a printer she used a few years ago who is now out of business. The proof she provided is in jpeg format and has sample across it in a light green color. The image to print is a one color, black, spot print but is far to detailed to retrace. I am still learning adobe and do not have corel. Any an all advice or help would be greatly appreciated. I can upload the image if i need to.

thanks so much,
Mike

 

[twosik93]

What is it that you're trying to do?

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

What is it that you're trying to do?

I am screen printing the image onto Tshirts with plastisol ink. I have only printed art i have created up to this point and it has all been in a vector format. I need to take the artwork the customer supplied, remove the "sample" test across it and prepare it to print on a film.

 

[twosik93]

Unless they can provide some sort of proof that it is their original artwork I wouldn't remove the sample text.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

Unless they can provide some sort of proof that it is their original artwork I wouldn't remove the sample text.

The customer is a family friend and the print is for their business. I contacted the gentleman who used to own the company that originally printed it and he said that he no longer has the files from the business. He doesn't have a problem with me using the design and that if he had the original file that he would send it to me.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

How would i go about removing the text behind the image and prepping it for printing?

 

[tcrowder]

Post the image and you might get a few more replies as to what you might be able to do.

 

[twosik93]

Yea can you post it then. I've removed sample text before

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

This is the provided image. I have managed to get rid of most of the text and background in photoshop over the last few hours but it is now very grainy.

 

[YourLogoGear]

There are several overseas companies who will vectorize this for you for around 25 dollars.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

There are several overseas companies who will vectorize this for you for around 25 dollars.

That may very well be a viable option. Can you suggest one that you have done business with? I am curious as to the amount of accuracy in vectoring they can accomplish.

Id be willing to pay a member here in the forum that can take the supplied image and convert it to a 12x10 back print and appropriate chest print.

 

[tcrowder]

How's this.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

How's this.

Holy crap that was fast!
Is that vector?

 

[twosik93]

I wouldn't be able to keep it as a vector since I only have Photoshop. What I do is just color over the image with my wacom tablet.

 

[tonkatruck]

24Hour Artwork will vectorize most jpegs to vector for $13. This one is a little more complex so I would estimate it would probably be $25-$30. They do nice work. When I am busy or don't want to spend hours of frustration getting that duplicated I use them and am very pleased with what I get back. Comes back in 24 hours or less as well.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

The customer just sent me photo of the past shirts and they are actually much less detailed than I thought they would have been.

 

[tcrowder]

Holy crap that was fast!
Is that vector?

This was traced in AI and saved as a PDF. File sizes prevent most uploads on the forum.

 

[Imagine It Vinyl]

This was traced in AI and saved as a PDF. File sizes prevent most uploads on the forum.

I greatly appreciate your help!!

 

[miktoxic]

so does the OP now know how to figure this out themselves or will they just come back here and find someone else to do their work for free?

 

[tcrowder]

so does the OP now know how to figure this out themselves or will they just come back here and find someone else to do their work for free?

Well the hope would be that they learn a few things as they move forward. I for one was just bored on a Sunday night and felt like being a nice guy for once.