online tool for real and wanna-be artists

Take a photo like this...



and turn it into this.


It's a free online program that turns image files into vector art. You can even edit it and adjust the look. I used the low detail setting, and used the zap tool to delete some of the background pieces.

I grabbed the Hirohata Merc photo from Tbomb428 NHRA Museum thread. Hope you don't mind! If you do, I can delete the post.

Anyways... here's the link.
http://vectormagic.stanford.edu/

I've been using it to turn ****py jpegs of logos into EPS files at work. It does a pretty good job of that too.

 

I'm going to look into that

 

EDIT: SWEET!

 

You can do it in Illustrator CS2 also if you already have it.

 

Ya, I use that too... this is cool for people who don't have any graphics programs though, and it seems to work really good.

 

looks like a cool program. maybe I can make some cool pics for my living room now

 

I agree. Especially since you dont have to buy the Adobe Suite package

 

A filter does not make you an artist. -stick

 

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Thanks Mike,
I can use that for real work (duplicating customer's logos, they never seem to have the original artwork), but here's my test piece.
A shot I took of madcad's 622 on the flats.

I suppose paint-by-numbers isn't art either.

 

It's great for logos... I've used it about five times already when the customer supplies me with a 100x100 pixel logo, and wants t-shirts or a banner made.

Plus I don't have to buy Illustrator to do it (I work mostly on Linux with GIMP and Inkscape)!

Ben

 

I'm kinda up in the air about it. Who could call themslf an artist when you just feed an image in one end and take the 'art' out the other end? I mean I work my hands off to call myself a half an artist!

And paint be numbers at least your picking up a brush!

I will admit it does make for some decent looking PHOTO edits, but I wouldnt refer to it as someone making art. Especially when the photo wasnt even taken by the person.

JUST MY OPINION! Aint worth much right now but thats it.

 

I agree, I have Photoshop CS and Illustrator CS, that can do all that stuff, but it takes alot more than a "program" to make you an artist, but then again people have called themselves fabricators, just because they own a $200 welder.

 

and an artist doesn not make you a filter

 

how about some guy that polished a rock? is that art

 

Depends on if he polished by hand or with a rock polisher!

And now we're just getting off the given topic.

 

I think the ***le says "wanna-be" artist. As in, not really an artist, just "want to"
I want to be a billionaire, doesn't actually make me one

 

yup..eather way. whast the big deal. artist or not they actually used there hand(fingers) to get it done. not to mention a mouse. im an artist and been one since the age of 6 and dont bother me one bit.

 

my girl wore jeans last night..does that make her a man....?

 

i just had this thought of a dude who has spent years perfecting his color seperating technique and that's "his thing" and this comes out.. and his world is crushed.

 

My aging eyesight,makes things blurry all by itself,so i don't need that program to do that.Seriuosly that is a tool with some great possibilities for everyone,artist or wannebe.

 

I agree it doesn't make you an artist... far from it. It's a silly little program that edits photos.

Then again there are alot of very famous artists that I don't understand the reason for them being famous.

I just thought some might appreciate this to mess around with. I'm not a big fan of computer generated art to begin with.

 

Dont make me an artist but I like it!!!

 

.....to quote Jack Benny: "OH, GROW UP."

 

Reminds me of paint by numbers

 

Philters R Phun! I'm having too much fun with this! I have played with filters in Photoshop many times, but this is quick and easy! Now, if I just had the time to paint them...

 

Cool Site,

Thanks for sharing






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Gonna' have to check into that, thanks for posting it Mr. Mike.