illustrator"image tracing"tutorial

[Hummingbird]

this is a tutorial for cs2 illustrator called "image tracing"

i've tried to make it easy to understand and have kept it simple and basic
so any one of any level can learn the basic's of image tracing
i've reworked the tut and design and have posted them in this thread
scroll down the tread to see them there's 13 thumbnails to view

[bedlam123]

I think you have the makings of a good tut here. Could you put more info into it?
It would be great to show some examples of the different tracing styles, forms, how important engaging or not engaging the resample can be, different levels of smoothing, that kind of thing.

[Hummingbird]

i thought that might not be a nuff i'll work on it and resubmit it,would i have to post it in a new thread again
added more info see extra illustrator image info thread
sorry did'nt mean to clutter up this forum

[bbn]

I have wanted to do this so many times. Thank you so much

[unleash]

and maybe handy to do, is if you want it to be added to the tuturial index....you should have a different file with the text and the images. at least that's what worked for me

Nice tut you got there thought, I always asked myself hpw that should be done. Now I know!! well partially

[Hummingbird]

this is the new tut on image tracing that i've redone and redesigned like i was told by bedlam the other section's of the tut are below this post

[Hummingbird]

heres the other's there is more below

[Hummingbird]

and a few more to look at
spelling mistake on second one

also check this biorust thread to see how you can best vector a real photo into a vector eps file
http://forums.biorust.com/illustrati...lustrator.html (help needed with vectors (illustrator))

and also this link
http://forums.biorust.com/illustrati...sunflower.html (vector a photo "sunflower")

[turvas]

Why oh why don't i have illustrator?

[bedlam123]

What an excellent tut!!! You covered all the bases and showed the necessary images, as you said, all levels should be able to follow. Thanks Andy!

One way to get around the allowance for small number of thumbnails is to include all of the screenshots, jpg's, whatever, in a zip file and upload it instead of all the individual files.

Terrific job Andy!

BTW, everything I mentioned were merely suggestions, you could have told me to stuff a sock in it at any time. Glad you didn't, but, you could have!

[Hummingbird]

thanks bedlam

image how boring it would of looked like if you did'nt say anything,how do i do a zip file,i ain't done one before
i've done the tut contact e-mail form
i might do some more tuts
i'll see how it goe's

[LaFleureRouge]

Dear andy this is so fab. You are so talented. I just wish I had the equipment to use it. Alas I have photoshop 7.
RED

[Hummingbird]

Originally Posted by LaFleureRouge

Dear andy this is so fab. You are so talented. I just wish I had the equipment to use it. Alas I have photoshop 7.
RED

thanks

i won't stay i was talented lafleurerouge it comes from not being able to get away from my computer and not sleeping for days,and not being able to stop creating,art get's you like that don't it,and this website gets you
hooked.

[bedlam123]

Zip is a compression program. Most PC's come loaded with some form of a compression program. Usually you can go to the desktop, right-click, and from there you will locate something called compression. However, some of us inadvertantly remove, lose, whatever, that option for various reasons (in my case it was stupidity and a nasty little bugger). If all else fails you can go to the link listed below and download a trial version of WinZip. It is good for 45 days before you have to buy. After 45 days it doesn't stop working but, you do get those gosh awful little nusiance screens and pop-ups remind you it isn't free.

WinZip® - Download Evaluation Page

The link below is for a different compression software program. It has gotten some good reviews and write-ups in different mags. Should be good for almost all OS's. Just be sure to read the directions. LOL, did I really just say that!
ZipGenius.it - Free zip utility for Windows that handles zip, rar, cab, 7-zip archives and CD-ROM ISO9660 image files

[Nancy Wett]

I have tried to advoid even looking at illustrator for fear of wanting yet another program I can't afford. Now I wish I could have that too. I had no idea you could do that with it. From what you put together it looks like a great program. Good job.