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Hand tracing Tutorial
By Whit Fink
This can be almost any pic,,,
jpg,, newspaper,, etc !!!
This illustration is from a newspaper picture !!!
Scan into puter so you can run a print to work on !!!
If you mess up,,, print another,,, go again !!!
You can convert to grey or just work on a color pic !!!
This is what most refer to as "The Sharpie
Method"
!!!
As you can see by the pics,, it's just a matter of hand
drawing onto your pic,, the outlines and shadows that
are already there,, with a lil lookin,, an studyin tha pic !!!
Then after outlines,, check any contrast that may
interfere with a clean vector,,, a simple acrylic white paint
will work,,, we're all familiar with "Whiteout" principal !!!
Then it's just a matter of different settings on your vector
program to achive the results you want !!!
A little More Complicated
Jeep-------------
Here's one,,, lil more complicated,, but same principle !!!
This only shows the steps in producing the vector !!!
Same principles apply as in first application !!!
Jeep pics are in reverse order as in begin to end result !!!
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