Vexel Tutorials - Vectorials.com

This technique was used to create the logo of KiwiDesigns.nl. Now I'm gonna teach you how to get those vectorised melons!

Learn how to vector person with this tutorial. I am going to break the following into several parts so you can learn how to do each part separately.

Create the fancy Rorschach-inspired vector inkblots that were used in the video Crazy!

If you're using this tutorial, you should already be familiar with the basics of vectoring. (i'm just going to refer to it as vectoring cause i don't want to keep saying vector/vexel).

The image of the mini car I will recreate to give it the vector look and feel.

Before we start I just want to make clear this is not true vector. Vectors are mathematical curves that can be zoomed into & not loose quality. You can make true vector in Photoshop but not the way we do in this tutorial.

There are a lot of ways to create vexels (and other things) with gradients. This guide is not intended to teach you the basics of vexelling...

We start off with a stock photo, any stock photo. For this technique its best to get a stock where the hair is already very detailed, so we won't have to guess where hair grows and where it doesn't grow.

Technically, this is making a vector shape and not a "true vector." True vectors you can zoom in on the fly and not get a pixelly looking image. (This concept is used in works created by programs like Adobe Illustrator). In Photoshop, this is called a vector mask. For the most part, nobody really cares which program you use, but some suicidial extremists (and the uneducated) will say that Photoshop does not produce vectors. They are wrong.

Not everyone vectors(Cheat Illustrate) the same way. Anyways here's an ultimate vector tutorial, now that it has been 7 years later. I am proud to be one of the pioneers.