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Published: 2003-07-10 10:41:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 12625; Favourites: 18; Downloads: 6569
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This guide has been updated to version TWO.Click here for deviation. [link]
Click here for online version at my website. [link]
(Description deleted because of DAv2 to DAv3 compatability. This is the original guide for photoshop vectors and all original content is provided in version two. I suggest you head there. Thanks.)
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yeah dude, great tut, its very usefull for the "newbs" in vector art, great tut.
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I've done this for a while. Vectors are a little hard to work with, but I can make fucking amazing Fake Rasters ----> [link]
It's really not hard, at times it's like Rotoscoping.
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Congrats on the Daily Fav.
I havnt read it yet, but I'll give it a loook-see, see what you've got to say ...
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nothing short of amazing!!
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fucking wicked job!!
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makes for an excellent tut -- well worded and informative. i've been experimenting with vectors in the past ... though this opens a new technique to me.
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sounds like fun. I'll give it a go. always love to learn new ways in art. props.
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I'm going to look at it right now.
On a side note it doesn't bother me when people confuse rester & vector. I'm a restor kinda guy any way. What does chap my ass is when I am "REQUIRED" to drop "MY" firewall to to make a download "ANYWHEWRE" on the web.
Back to the purist. Some one will say configure it like this or that. I like my setting high & stelth. I shouldnt need to make adjustments to please some website.
Sorry about that Lemonta & I'll get back to you on the tut just venting there.
Have a great day every one.
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good job i guess... but i mean you can do the same thing in illustrator... and have it be a real vector...
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Yar, but this is a real vector. Pardon the late reply. Just because it is rendered in Photoshop, it does not mean that it doesn't contain vector qualities. Like the ability to resize, change dpi, or the ability to edit points.
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You bet. I skim though the whole thing and finally realized it was for PS. I never knew PS have the capabilities. Well anyway, this going to my fav right now. I'll work on this.
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I scanned through it and from what I could see it was well done. However, yes you should have said it was raster but no biggie. To all those people out there who are upset by people who claim "vector" in PS is wrong why dont you just leave that up to the artist. Im a vector artist myself, but I still enjoy doing raster work in PS. Why? Because thats where I became interested in the style and decieded to make the move to Illy. Raster only promotes the interest in the style of vector art so leave it alone. If you cry about how the art is made than you are missing out on the work. Im done....
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very nice, although i already do vectors this method is quite different to my own so i may give it shot tanks
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its all that i need!!!
thanks a lot dude
i will check out the tut
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grrr... i hate people who can make great vector art... >___
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yeaaaay!
with every new thing i learn, i become happier. you make me happy.
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Great tute, but the first thing that came to mind was on the same plane as c2de, for why fake it...one should be fed by the hand of the great one, AI Illustrator(you can only imagine the possible). Plus AI and its candid vector source is the best output software around...one can create art with the dimensions of 2''x2'' and increase to 10'x 10' without pixelation.
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We all agree that PS is NOT the program for Vector works, but this is a tute on how to make things that look like it in PS, Raster Vector, what the hell, this is a good tutorial, the author state his apologies on miswording so why don't we stop flamimng it for what its not and accepting it for what it is and say that this is good stuff eh ?
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Well even though it is faking it...It is still a cool tut. Good job!
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Nope, it's not faking.
Vector masks in photoshop are completely, totally resizable. Not to mention, they can be imported into illustrator.
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I dont think PS is the program you want to use for vector work- I dont know much about the process but I do know that.
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Nice. U obviously put some time into this. Good job. I dont see why other people can't show a little appreciation.
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~kyza there is a difference in being rude and being honest you know. Just because I'm a staff member doesn't mean I shouldn't be honest and open to people. I never insulted anyone, if I did, please do point it out.
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Hey I do my pictures in PS6 i kow they aint vector or cell shading but people keep callin em that.
Very rude of a staff member to be so rude..rude.
I think everyone knows Illustrator is God, but more people got Ps..the little people who can't afford Illustrator...
anyway thank you for your guide to help everyone else!
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i made a cool vector! but i chouldnt get anyone to look at it on aim :c
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I just got broadband yesterday, but I think even 56k:ers can handle 320 kb
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Nice tutorial, although, I'd add more shades to it... But it's still a nice tutorial
Also, since people are complaining about "fake" vectors, they're now called vexels...
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Actually, no he didn't.
I use photoshop and photoshop works fine. Watch me as I resize a 72 dpi 320x240 piece into a 3200x2400 300 dpi piece.
Grr, I am vowing to reply to every one of these comments!
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Too bad that it's not a vector guide at all though, it's a "how to fake vectors by actually creating raster images that LOOK like vector images but are not" guide.
With vectors you can zoom in and out how much you want without quality loss. With raster images, like those ones in the tutorial, you get pixels when you zoom in and a blurry mess when you resize it to a bigger resolution, thus it's not vectors at all, but more like a "clever" way to fake them (and a good way to piss off purists, read: me )
Seriously though, if you're serious about making vectors, Photoshop is NOT the program to use, you need a proper vector program, like Illustrator or Freehand to mention two. Raster programs, like Photoshop, are made to do raster images, and vector programs are made to do vector images. I mean, you wouldn't try to paint an oil painting with water colors, would you?
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nice tutorial for basic how-to-do vector in photoshop ^_^
illustrator is still best to do plain vector tho, imo.
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i havn't looked at it yet.
but i found out today that the so called "vectors" i've been doing
aren't really vectors at all...but "rasters"
can you believe it? i mean.. good one.
i mean real cool, it's like i've been living a lie.
if i cared more... and really cared what people though...
but yeah so maybe this can help me.
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Thanks for uploading this. I really appreciate it, since I've been looking to get into vectors, but have been too lazy to really do it on my own.
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Trance along the shoulders and the part that touches her arm.
/me grabs some glow-sticks...
.. anyways. this is an awesome tutorial. i love how demanding and angry your tone is! ;p
but it is exceptional, and lots of good tips.
highlited and featured.
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Sweet. Consider it downloaded. Will take it for a spin.
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