cindus1 2 Posted April 23, 2019 So someone asked me if I could do a shirt with their company logo, the image is attached. When I import and then go to vectorize, there are so many colors I can't get it to come out right. The shirt is going to be yellow, so i want to remove that color completely. The corners of little yellow parallelograms and the lines on the road aren't sharp. The letters don't even look clear. I'm not sure what to do. Do I need to somehow convert this image to another format first? I have Vinylmaster Pro. I also have a Cricut and their software seems to do a little better job, but still has rounded corners. Any help appreciated. Thanks! Cindy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
X1ArmBanditx 9 Posted April 23, 2019 might need to redraw that one..i ran it thru vector magic and is just too low of quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slice&dice 2,450 Posted April 23, 2019 First things first --- identify those fonts (2 different ones). Do not ever vectorize text. Horrible results. Ask them for a higher-resolution copy, maybe if you're lucky get an .eps version!!! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 23, 2019 the words are in Handel Gothic ITC Pro (Medium Bold) which is a commercial font Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindus1 2 Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks for the info on the text! X1ArmBanditx--Sorry to ask stupid questions, but I'm pretty new to all this. What do you mean by "redraw?" Thanks!! Cindy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darcshadow 1,626 Posted April 23, 2019 Trace by hand, that is a pretty easy logo to do by hand. Bring the logo into your program and using the bezier tool to trace over the image. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted April 23, 2019 looks like the logo was designed by GP designs in a contest https://logotournament.com/contests/site-development-corporation/by/gpdesign and according to that site the agreement looks they would be provided high resolution files - there would need to be changes for cut files as the logo is made for print or web use with the "reflection" part of the upper logo 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cindus1 2 Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks so much for all the help!! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GraphxNMore 282 Posted May 10, 2019 Trust me on this.... never use the shirt for a color. You’ll be much happier down the road to go ahead and layer the yellow vinyl. Some designs won’t look right. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wildgoose 4,200 Posted May 10, 2019 I don't know, I do a lot of shirts and often use the shirt color in the design if it's going to avoid another layer (and color). I always talk this over with the client though so they don't have any issues. I try to keep as much "open" shirt as possible to help it breathe better. A small LC is irrelevant but on a full width it can get to be too much and feel bad and be a sweaty spot. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
X1ArmBanditx 9 Posted May 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Wildgoose said: I don't know, I do a lot of shirts and often use the shirt color in the design if it's going to avoid another layer (and color). I always talk this over with the client though so they don't have any issues. I try to keep as much "open" shirt as possible to help it breathe better. A small LC is irrelevant but on a full width it can get to be too much and feel bad and be a sweaty spot. i agree with this..it always use the shirt color ALWAYS lol..i does breathe better and it looks better to me imo plus it gives les feel its like have you ever used 3g opaque o something..you cant use the whole 11x17 sheet on a shirt or it would be like wearing a piece of cardboard but if you have the right design and spacing/breathing room in said design, its good Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites