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Help with car vectorisation

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Hi there people of the wise forum.... sounds like im greasing? well i am.

 

I need some help to vectorise just the car image. I am Wanting to etch it onto the back of a mirror for a friends birthday but after hours of trying i cant seem to get anything close.

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

 

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You are better off trying to find a pre-vectored version of that car model as opposed to using the picture. I did a quick "live-trace" in illustrator and yeah...lets just leave it at that. If using this picture will need to go into photoshop and remove the background, windows, headlamps, parts of the wheels, chrome trim/bumper...basically leaving only the paint and tires and then you can make it work. Honestly though I would just completely redraw it in illustrator if you can't find what you are looking for. 

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That picture will work, with the proper techniques.

Here's a low-res proof of 12 minutes in Photoshop with it.

 

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12 min in photoshop...man I wish I had time to develop more skill with photo shop. 

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... and it does take time, ds. I started in 1990 with Adobe Photo Deluxe.

 

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WOW!!! What year is THAT!!!!

BEAUTIFUL :) !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is a 1974 escort estate its is absolutely beautiful in person.

 

That picture will work, with the proper techniques.

Here's a low-res proof of 12 minutes in Photoshop with it.

 

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You got further in 12 mins than i got in around 4 hours .......

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Yup this just means I'm not the only one who love the old Pintos

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Though I appreciate the Pintos, I've always been a GM kinda guy.

Back then (now too, really) I thought the Vega wagon was awesome.

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I had a Vega wagon, 383 SB, narrowed rear, tunnel ram x 2 650's, for a couple days. That was a real chick magnet/death trap.

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79 Pinto wagon, 400 modified maverick rear with 3.55 gears and a c6. Death trap yes but what I'd give to have it back.

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79 Pinto wagon, 400 modified maverick rear with 3.55 gears and a c6. Death trap yes but what I'd give to have it back.

 

Sounds awesome! There's a guy that runs a Pacer with a similar set up at Greer Dragway. Talk about a death trap lol...

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Skarecrow strikes again. Great work as usual.....again ! lol

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