[FandelDesigns]

Ok, I recently came up with a design for my schools upcoming prom. I made it in Photoshop, with 300dpi. When I went to give it to the graphic design teacher at my school, he said he needed it in vector format. I don't really know that much about vectors, except that you can scale them to any size without messing up the quality. I was just wondering which program it would be easier to vector the design in, Photoshop or Illustrator. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Ih8Orangepezzz]

Hey,

So I was going to attempt to answer your question to the best of my abilities, but then i found another thread with a similar topic, so maybe this link can help?

http://www.t-shirtforums.com/graphics-design-help/t12844.html

 

[BLACK WIDOW]

I believe only illustrator does vector images , not photoshop. You can try to save the image in photoshop as an eps format and then open in illustrator and then live trace it , this step will give you a vector . ( hopefully you have single color design ) . Hope this work .

 

[sben763]

I believe only illustrator does vector images , not photoshop. You can try to save the image in photoshop as an eps format and then open in illustrator and then live trace it , this step will give you a vector . ( hopefully you have single color design ) . Hope this work .

Acually photoshop you can do vector and raster. Although not typical to do vector within photoshop with illustrator being much easier to create vectors in. Every now and the I'll get a photoshop vector and it usually throws me off for a few min.

 

[FandelDesigns]

Here is a picture of the design. Im not quite sure if I can vector it all.

 

[charles95405]

Ths is a toughie to vector...I woul outsource it

 

[FandelDesigns]

Ths is a toughie to vector...I woul outsource it

This is going to sound dumb, but how do I do that?

 

[ProSeparatorNJ]

That's definitely perfectly doable in Illustrator. All of it. If they're asking you to give them a vector file then they're definitely talking about an Illustrator file, not another Photoshop file.

 

[bcxprint]

Hey dude... I always vector images in Illustrator. Depend which version you are using but the trace option is the way to do this. There are options within the trace category.. there are presets you can choose from. This would prob be a high fidelity photo setting.. after you choose a preset, you can preview what the result will be like before you actually trace it. THis is a helpoful feature for me anyway... after tracing, make sure hit expand and you will have one full vector file ready to do whatever you need with.

 

[kbthreads]

illustrator allday for vectors live trace is one of the most helpful tools.

 

[FandelDesigns]

Wow. Thank you guys for all the help. I shall try using Illustrator and see how it goes!

 

[ShirtyMcShirt]

The only way I would touch vectors in photoshop is if I didn't own illustrator. The design you posted would be fairly easy to vector for someone that knows what they are doing. I'm assuming you're new to vectors though, so that's a pretty advanced 1st project to work on.

I saved your pic and ran livetrace on it, and the results actually aren't bad after a few tweaks. If you're using it for a large banner i'm sure you'd be happy with the result because it would look fine from a distance.

 

[FandelDesigns]

I saved your pic and ran livetrace on it, and the results actually aren't bad after a few tweaks. If you're using it for a large banner i'm sure you'd be happy with the result because it would look fine from a distance.

I was going to use it to print onto t-shirts.

 

[ShirtyMcShirt]

you don't need vector art to print on t-shirts. Why dont you just upscale that to 300dpi and call it a day.. most of the non raster parts of the image will look perfect if you drew it properly.

 

[FandelDesigns]

you don't need vector art to print on t-shirts. Why dont you just upscale that to 300dpi and call it a day.. most of the non raster parts of the image will look perfect if you drew it properly.

I'm just going by what the graphic design teacher said. He said it has to be in vector form.

 

[ShirtyMcShirt]

Vector is math based. The screen printer still has to output a file from it (a raster image) to print your design. 300dpi is perfect, which is why most screen printers say either/or 300dpi+/vector.

 

[Fenrir]

*grumble grumble suppressed rant about teachers who don't teach mumble grumble...*

 

[nishoto]

hello my co printer i found this helpful site...

"how to render Amazing Cars in Photoshop in less than 48 minutes"

How To Render Cars in Photoshop Fast and Easy | The Insider Secrets To Rendering Cars Like the Pros

 

[20vK]

Yeah, if it's 300dpi at the size you are going to print, it is more than fine as a rastor for T-shirts

are you actually going to use those dice on the night? Hint: I'd bet on 20's and 12's all night long, if I was you!

Richie

 

[blanco98]

Acually photoshop you can do vector and raster. Although not typical to do vector within photoshop with illustrator being much easier to create vectors in. Every now and the I'll get a photoshop vector and it usually throws me off for a few min.

How did you fade the edges of your work?