graphic technique
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- bigface
I know this is probably really elementary for many of you but i'm just learning things so I need some technique advice. I'm green so lets not start up on the rookie just yet..
I'd like to make t-shirt graphics but I'm having a problem. I need to know how to accomplish what this designer did to the faces in this design.
http://www.razauno.com/simple.ht…
Did he just take pictures in to photoshop and select out the facial features and convert them into paths, export to Illustrator? Or ar they just tracing everything in illustrator?
Any suggestions about how to better my skills in this area? I would greatly appreciate any help, tutorials, etc.
- fusionpixel0
newb
nah jk
just do what you said. that should work.
- bigface0
i give that a try, i just thought there might be an easier way. Thanks fusionpixel...
- fusionpixel0
i think that would be the easier way, I think Ill CS2 has a trace feature so you would save the Potoshop step, but im not 100% sure.
in any case no work (as of today) can do a true trace as if you were doingn it by hand.
- asprin0
Just trace it in Illustrator. No other way to get such smooth paths. If you're gonna try to create the paths in Photosop, make sure your image is set to a really high resolution (400+ ppi). Then:
1. Use threashold to make the image black & white
2. select black areas with Magic want
3. Path> make work path
4. Export paths to Illustrator
5. Clean up path in illustratorand repeat...
- F_180
what asprin said. you can also select the paths one at a time in photoshop and paste them into illy as separate compund paths. might give you a little bit more control.
- bigface0
Asprin, f_18...y'all are great..thanks for the help.
- ********0
open in illy CS2
live trace
done
- madirish0
do not use photoshop for this.
as every post has said, you will trace something in photoshop, only to fix/re-illustrate in illustrator. just dive in to the joy of illy! : )
i think it is great to post this question here. i wish i would have had this resource when i was starting out. but seriously, place the image in illustrator, wip out that pen tool (or auto trace tool to take some of the pain away at first) and then begin to learn and appreciate the bezie curve. your skills and future clients will thank you....
- madirish0
and to be honest, this is not an elementry technique. to achieve it as clean and interprative as the example you show takes tons of practive. have fun!
- bigface0
madirish, KILLputer...good lookin out..