Slick Program for Sketches

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 03:54 PM

For a long while I had been searching for a program that would convert my sketches into ‘solid’ line art (if adobe illustrator & Photoshop could do it, I certainly couldn’t find the commands to execute it)

I don’t have any experience with vector art (before I new the difference, I had already spent considerable time with raster images …Doh!)

So long story short I stumbled onto ‘Adobe Streamline’. This program was the answer to my prayers! It cleans up ink drawings in a snap!

Over the next few posts I’ll show you the wicked mind bending power of this amazing ‘lil program.

This is an original sketch I did at work, then I scanned it. (the ‘dawg wit attitude’ subject isn’t so original but ...oh well)

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 03:55 PM

#1

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 03:57 PM

This is the same sketch; I inked it with a felt tip marker (this program works way better with black ink or very dark pencil)

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 03:58 PM

#2

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 04:00 PM

Waa-Laa! Streamline finds the center of the line and completely smoothes the whole drawing. It eliminates the fuzzy bleed lines of the marker (not to mention some of my shaky lines), and converts it to solid black. Whooo Hooo!!!

NOTE:
Streamline (as far as I can tell), will only convert into 4 different file formats, 2 of which are Illustrator ({*.eps} & {*.ai}). The other 2 I haven’t got a clue (Metafile {*.emf} & DXF {*.dxf}). ….Photoshop 7 can work with the {*.eps} file type.
... one more thing Streamline seems to only want to read adobe image files {*.psd}

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 04:01 PM

#3

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 04:03 PM

Here’s the colored example

rastagard · 05-31-2003, 04:19 PM

Shoo-bee-doo............

Thats totally awesome! You are a talented dude.

Hmmmm, do ya do cats too, by any chance?

~*LdY*LaFFs*~ · 05-31-2003, 06:02 PM

Hey, that's pretty cool

Hm, wonder where i packed my sketches so's i could try this out...

go-baby-go · 05-31-2003, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by rastagard
Shoo-bee-doo............

Thats totally awesome! You are a talented dude.

Hmmmm, do ya do cats too, by any chance?

I hadda look through my stuff & this was the only cat (supposedly

) that I had ever drawn

What kind'o'kat ya lookin' for Rasta?
(the boingy one ya got for your avatar iz kewl

)

Wobbel · 05-31-2003, 06:44 PM

That's realy looking good go-baby-go,wish i had your drawing talents.
Cool program,only no use for me since i can't draw a decent looking picture.

rastagard · 05-31-2003, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by go-baby-go
I hadda look through my stuff & this was the only cat (supposedly ) that I had ever drawn

What kind'o'kat ya lookin' for Rasta?
(the boingy one ya got for your avatar iz kewl )

Yea, I'm purrrrrty content wif boing-boing. At least fer now.

I was thinkin that with the new theme an all, we jus might be needin some sorta mascot. A kewlPCaTT or teckPCaTT or sumsuch.

There has been talk of sum kinda contest fer the artistically inclined and you certainly qualify.

Mebbe NUT'll see this an make some comment or suggestion. He's turned into some kinda recluse lately. I just hope he's keepin his nails and beard trimmed.......................

**DreamCaster** · 05-31-2003, 07:40 PM

Pretty sweet work there G-B-G

Thanks for the tip on Adobe Streamline as well. I'll put it on the list of stuff to try out

~Peace
DC

orb36O · 05-31-2003, 11:35 PM

SWEET! My uncle worked for NIKE and he used streamline to read in his drawings too, he has some pretty awesome stuff...

go-baby-go · 06-02-2003, 12:52 PM

Thanks fer the compliments folks, (I'll post some more of my junk when I get sorted

)

I'll give the cat thing a whirl this week, see what I come up with

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05-31-2003, 04:19 PM	#8 (permalink)
rastagard Humble Idiot Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,271	Shoo-bee-doo............ Thats totally awesome! You are a talented dude. Hmmmm, do ya do cats too, by any chance?

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Wobbel PCTT's Gatherer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 2004 Posts: 2,861	That's realy looking good go-baby-go,wish i had your drawing talents. Cool program,only no use for me since i can't draw a decent looking picture.