8 bit graphics in illustrator
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Hi
I have quite a few icons etc to redraw as 8 bit graphics in illy ( they need to stay in paths)
I was wondering if you knew a way to apply an effect so I didnt have to physically redraw eeevvverything...
something like zig zag or roughen that with tweaks could leave me with a 'pixelated' path
any ideas?
thanks
- ********0
I may have the wrong idea here, but can you not open the image you need to 8-bittify in Photoshop, resize down to 8-bit, then enlarge it with nearest neighbour (or whatever the enlarge setting is where it duplicates pixels rather than blurs), save, then open in illustrator and live trace with a broad scope of colours and very tight tracking?
- yeah i could do that, thanks
was just hopin for inside illy option as lots to do******** - can automate but need to then export blah blah, being lazy :)********
- If you have loads to do, create a contact sheet sort of thing with all of them on the one sheet in Photoshop, then do them all at once.********
- ah yeah lemme do that********
- hmmm, doesnt quite work, photoshop trying too hard********
- yeah i could do that, thanks
- ********0
can build grid and live paint the objects again
- ********0
c'mon somebody tell me where the magic button is ;)
- Bluejam0
magic wand -> select colour -> make work path (low tolerance)
you can then copy and paste the paths into illustrator
- ********0
Look at Scriptographer. I expect there is something that does this.
- ********0
seems like live painting the grid with image under is quickest
- Live Trace rather than live paint will do this automatically.********
- yeah i just cant get the ps output to look how i want it********
- Live Trace rather than live paint will do this automatically.
- ********0
actually im shooting myself in the foot here, cant use live paint in grid cause i need to paste vectors in to ae, which means ill have to export image and then live trace again
ill have to just keep tweakin the ps resize or work path till i get it right, thanks for your help
- Neat way of doing it is resize (Bicubic) image to 8 pixel width, then resize (nearest neighbour) to something like 256pixels or higher (keeping 8 ratio)********
- 256pixels or higher (keeping 8 ratio), then trace from that - It'll be easier to calibrate at higher resolutions.********
- Minor errors on the live trace part will hardly be noticable then.********
- Neat way of doing it is resize (Bicubic) image to 8 pixel width, then resize (nearest neighbour) to something like 256pixels or higher (keeping 8 ratio)
- fresnobob0
Just turn on snap to grid, make a 1x1 square and use a lot of option + drags to copy?
- ********0
to acquire 8 bit graphics...
could you not...
1. reduce images to appropriate desired pixelated appearance
2. save rasters as pngs
3. import into illustrator
4. enlarge.
5. live trace.this will result in vector blocks of the pixelated images ready to go into ae.