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"Vector art consists of creating paths and points in a program such as Illustrator, Freehand, Corel Draw, [Inkscape] and Flash. These programs keep track of the relationships between these points and paths. Every time the image is scaled, the paths are regenerated: this creates images that are infinitely scalable without degradation." This has been extracted from the description of the vector gallery on deviantArt.
Art that contains both vector and raster art shoud not be submitted to the vector gallery as it is not entirely a vector. Art of this nature should be submitted to the Digital Art > Vexel gallery.
Raster art comes into play when using any brushes, filters, blending options (drop shadows, filters, glows, etc). Basically, any major post work you do in Photoshop other than creating paths using the pen tool and unsimplified shapes makes your vector a raster. Adding frames, watermarks, making color corrections and any other small postwork in Photoshop does not make your vector a raster. However, adding photographic elements to the image also makes it a raster image regardless of whether it was made in a vector program. The images made in raster programs and those that contain photographic elements are called vexels.
We hope that our members and guests read this and recategorize their images accordingly. It would also help if you clarified your descriptions by stating the programs used and/or your process. Please note that this club will not accept any vector or vexel images primarily created with brushes and filters. If you are unsure of which gallery to submit your art, ask. You can note us or the vector art gallery director ^Einion.
Vector/Vexel Scratch Test:
if you are confused about whether or not an image you created is a vector or a vexel, try this:
1. Open your source file. Make sure you open it in the program you made it in and that it has the corresponding file format. (This test is perfect to see if the image you made in Photoshop is actually a vector.)
2. Shrink your image to 20%, then blow it up to 400%, then shrink it to 50% and then resize it so its original size.
3. If it looks like shit, its a vexel. If it looks exactly the same as it did before, its a vector.
4. If you made your image in a vector program, open it in that program and see how long you can zoom in before you get tired.
Art that contains both vector and raster art shoud not be submitted to the vector gallery as it is not entirely a vector. Art of this nature should be submitted to the Digital Art > Vexel gallery.
Raster art comes into play when using any brushes, filters, blending options (drop shadows, filters, glows, etc). Basically, any major post work you do in Photoshop other than creating paths using the pen tool and unsimplified shapes makes your vector a raster. Adding frames, watermarks, making color corrections and any other small postwork in Photoshop does not make your vector a raster. However, adding photographic elements to the image also makes it a raster image regardless of whether it was made in a vector program. The images made in raster programs and those that contain photographic elements are called vexels.
We hope that our members and guests read this and recategorize their images accordingly. It would also help if you clarified your descriptions by stating the programs used and/or your process. Please note that this club will not accept any vector or vexel images primarily created with brushes and filters. If you are unsure of which gallery to submit your art, ask. You can note us or the vector art gallery director ^Einion.
Vector/Vexel Scratch Test:
if you are confused about whether or not an image you created is a vector or a vexel, try this:
1. Open your source file. Make sure you open it in the program you made it in and that it has the corresponding file format. (This test is perfect to see if the image you made in Photoshop is actually a vector.)
2. Shrink your image to 20%, then blow it up to 400%, then shrink it to 50% and then resize it so its original size.
3. If it looks like shit, its a vexel. If it looks exactly the same as it did before, its a vector.
4. If you made your image in a vector program, open it in that program and see how long you can zoom in before you get tired.
This is for those of you who missed the journal entry introducing this definition of vectors and vexels. This is really important, so please read thoroughly!
Important Links:
Vector Art Gallery Director: ^Einion
Vector Art News Article: [link]
If you have any questions on what qualifies as a vector or a vexel, please leave a comment, or note either *vectorlovers or ^Einion.
Many thanks to *novenarik for the test!
Important Links:
Vector Art Gallery Director: ^Einion
Vector Art News Article: [link]
If you have any questions on what qualifies as a vector or a vexel, please leave a comment, or note either *vectorlovers or ^Einion.
Many thanks to *novenarik for the test!
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