How good is The Vector Doctor?!!

[T3]

Could Eric tackle this?? :rolleyes: Customer brought me a pic of his nephews tattoo and would like me to create a 2 spot-color logo from it. Looking to go to vector from this or find similar. Told him to bring in his nephew and I'd scan his arm... he didn't find that funny? :ROFLMAO:

[BobM]

Just send the nephew to Eric's.

[The Vector Doctor]

I would not be able to work from this, sorry

[T3]

Just send the nephew to Eric's.

Hmmm... :rolleyes: that way I could not only get the sign job, but get some good coin on the markup for his airfare too... that's smart thinking Bob! :ROFLMAO:

[T3]

I would not be able to work from this, sorry

No problem... thanks Eric!
I've also told him to try and get the original sketch from the tattoo artist, but apparently he had it done out of country. :doh:

Maybe someone can point me to some similar looking bonefish clipart? I have had no luck with my searches so far!:frustrated:

[Sabre]

Just so it's been said at least once in this thread...

Vector Doctor is VERY good. I just sent him a pile of low-rez crappiness which he turned out perfectly for me. Thanks again!

[T3]

Vector Doctor is VERY good.

That's something I would NEVER doubt! :thumb:

[briderx]

Is there a reason why he has a halo of sun tanless white around the tattoo??

[Cadmn]

look at tatoo shops I think it might be in some "Flash" at tatoo shops. your local shop might have something close.You might try a Man named Whit he is in Corsicanna Tx, & I think he is a member here or was.

[peavey123]

Is there a reason why he has a halo of sun tanless white around the tattoo??

cause the sun fades tats. There's no UV laminate yet for tattoos..I'm sure 3M is working on something though? lol

[Rodi]

Cool Dude too!

[T3]

Is there a reason why he has a halo of sun tanless white around the tattoo??

Well, it could be that he's using sunscreen on it. When I go mine done on my forearm, I was advised by the artist to use SPF 50 on it, as the sun will fade it if it's not covered.

[cptcorn]

put his arm on a scanner... would be way better than a photo...

You MUST use sunscreen on tattoos... my 1/2 sleeve is 4 years old and still looks like the day i left the studio.

[houseofgrafix]

http://www.signs101.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=39644&stc=1&d=1244737292

[thmooch]

I ran it through Inkscape(free software).

Not great but something to work with maybe, if you want to spend the time.

[houseofgrafix]

I ran it through Inkscape(free software).

Not great but something to work with maybe, if you want to spend the time.

I like that!

[blackicefx]

here's an idea... using tracing paper, hold it against the tat and trace it. Then scan that and clean...

Seems pretty straightforward. At least, that's how I've reproduced tatoos.

Matthew
BlackIceFX

[T3]

Those are great ideas (& great renderings), but would require a lot of node work :omg:. I'm at such a busy time right now that I need to pay to get this done in the required time frame. Customer has given me his budget and I can make this work! Thanks for the suggestions. I am working on another solution with a fellow member that I think will do the trick. I'll share the results when it's done (if it's mutually agreeable with other said member!!). :rock-n-roll:

[Billct2]

Eric is very good but does have his limits.
HouseofGraphix and Mooch both showed you that it can be done though.
You just have to put in the time.
I had a similar issue reproducing a Badge, none of the vector converters would do it,
took me 2 hours but I got it done.

[MODCreations]

It would be interesting to see how this turned out as for the method below.

"" I am working on another solution with a fellow member that I think will do the trick. I'll share the results when it's done (if it's mutually agreeable with other said member!!). ""

I'm tackling this for my own learning curve.

1. I have enlarged the image and print screened it and printed it out on paper.

2. Now I am in the process of tracing it onto another clean white paper using a Fine Point Sharpie Permanent Marker.

3. Then I will re-scan it in and use one of my vector programs to vector it.

"My way of learning to do some thing like this that cannot be normally done through vectorizing it right off the original. I will post my result once done."

[visualeyez]

I little fooling with photoshop then illy yieled:

[Shovelhead]

It can be manually redrawn and a vector file produced in less than an hour.

[Mason]

Ill do it for $75.00

[MODCreations]

Well after 6 1/2 hrs of manually re-tracing my big image of the fish then rescanned it in and then thanks to Photoshop, I threshold it and cleaned up any rough area's. I then used Vector Magic for the final vector output and Below is what I came out with.

Personally I like how it turned out. But I can say that doing something like this for the first time I wish not to do it again lol. I will leave that up to people like “Vector Doctor” and others who wish to spend the time and have far quicker and better skills them me to do such stuff like this at this time.

Please let me know how I did as I am a nooby at this stuff. =)


P.S: I have to redo the top since I must of cut it off before saving it but that part is not really hard! Cheers!

[ddarlak]

awesome job mod!

[Pat Whatley]

[COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Well after 6 1/2 hrs of manually re-tracing...
:omg2::banghead::banghead::doh:

[mountainmang]

awesome mod :thumb::thumb:

[Garbus]

Is there a reason why he has a halo of sun tanless white around the tattoo??

I (like so many others) like to use factor 50 sunlotion on the newest of my tatoos so they wont fade.

Also, if its a brand new one, the skin is destroyed and it will bubble up thereby pushing out the ink. Or at least thats what I've been told :rolleyes:

[Garbus]

Best one so far !!! Awsome Mod'ing ...

[Shovelhead]

Well after 6 1/2 hrs of manually re-tracing my big image of the fish then rescanned it in and then thanks to Photoshop, I threshold it and cleaned up any rough area's. I then used Vector Magic for the final vector output and Below is what I came out with.

Personally I like how it turned out. But I can say that doing something like this for the first time I wish not to do it again lol. I will leave that up to people like “Vector Doctor” and others who wish to spend the time and have far quicker and better skills them me to do such stuff like this at this time.

Please let me know how I did as I am a nooby at this stuff. =)


P.S: I have to redo the top since I must of cut it off before saving it but that part is not really hard! Cheers!

5-1/2 hours too long.....looks acceptable pending more clean-up.
Tattoos are for those with nothing else to offer the world. :rolleyes:

[Joe Diaz]

Tattoos are for those with nothing else to offer the world. :rolleyes:

Don't you have tattoos?

This was in your album on your profile.
http://www.signs101.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9&pictureid=448

[Shovelhead]

Don't you have tattoos?

This was in your album on your profile.
http://www.signs101.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=9&pictureid=448

I have 60 and will be the first to admit I have nothing to offer. This is my statement to the world.

[HaroldDesign]

Here is a look at it Tim (and everyone else).

[omgsideburns]

this thread makes me like shovel even more.

[JR's]

That is good Caleb,
and shovel your one bad a$$ looking dood.
I got one tattoo and I got it when I was six years old. two dots on my hand when i was bugging my uncle when he was doing his. ouch! no more tattoos for me.

[JR's]

Caleb how did you do that . thanks

[weaselboogie]

6 1/2 HOURS? That seems a bit excessive.

[HaroldDesign]

Caleb how did you do that . thanks
Illustrator. It's the king of my graphic world.

[T3]

Caleb... that's excellent work!
Mod... you did a fantastic job also. If you're new to this type drawing, I'd say keep going man... what you've done is good and you can only get better! :thumb:

Who knew my little fish tattoo would create such an interesting thread! I love the way it's pulled so many of us together to come up with so many possible solutions. This is ending up in a win/win scenario for many involved I believe. I'm going to win because my customer will be very happy with the results that Caleb is providing. Caleb will win because I gave him the job. Mod wins because he's honing his talents, and we all win because we get to see Shovel in the flesh! :ROFLMAO: What a great community!

[The Vector Doctor]

Interesting thread, and why I would not take this job...

You have 5-6 very different interpretations of the same art. I am a perfectionist and like to have a clear view of what I am tracing and the expected results. What if my drawing was not what you had originally hoped for? Would you be willing to pay for changes? Unlike clear art or art with well defined edges this job is very subjective

Some on here are good, but all are interpretations. Heck I did not even realize the lure in the mouth of the fish had a Canadian flag leaf/motif. That flag/leaf are quite different from one another and neither are like the original.

Some customers expect the graphic to retain the airbrushed/shading that is often used on tattoos. This requires the extensive use of blends and gradients

One person took 6.5 hours and some suggested redrawing with a marker and then redrawing by hand or using autotrace programs. If I had to do that to every job, I would not make any profit. I would be curious how long these took to do from start to finish including discussions via email/phone etc

I cannot accept every job especially those that require alot of interpretation

[T3]

I see where you're coming from Eric! All of your points are very valid and I do respect the fact that you turned down my request! In the non-sign aspect of my business, I turn down work based on some of the same facts that you spoke about, including interpretation of the finished product and what is expected from the end user. I'd rather say no than have an unhappy customer! I've not dealt a lot in the past with having to vectorize drawings and interpretations, and this has been a great learning experience for me. Knowing what I know now based just on this thread alone, I would have realized the challenges in this job and likely approached it a little differently.

Fortunately in this case, I took a chance with Caleb and he came through for me, and I can guarantee without a doubt that my customer will be happy with the end result. This customer happens to be a very good friend and he knows exactly what I'm going through to get his job done, and he trusts my opinion! :covereyes:

Thanks for the follow-up post Eric! It helps me to understand more of what you do and I'm sure I'll be able to utilize you services as I move along deeper into this aspect of my business! :thumb:

[MODCreations]

Thank you to all of who you said awesome job. Like I said this was my first attempt at doing something like this. And yes Shovelhead & weaselboogie are right maybe 6 1/2 hrs was to long but I am just learning. My main interest is in motorsport design.

Thank you to T3 for saying to keep with it because I will. The more I do it the quicker I will get and better I will become. I never did this as for whose is better or pick mine. I did it for my own learning curve and helping a fellow forum person out. =)

Great Job Caleb, you did a really great job with it. Only thing I would like to see is the "Maple Leaf" Be a little bigger lol (I'm Canadian) what can I say lol =P

I agree with Vector Magic: that I would prefer to work with much clear of a design or an image with more defined lines. Those are the two things I learnt from this experience. And usually those are what I like to use when designing motorsport paint schemes.

Either way like T3 said we all win because we are all on this forum to help each other out when or if we can.

P.S: I am still going to tweak mine just for my own personal reasons as I now see some stuff I want to fix on it.

Till the next project, Cheers =) :beer