Illustrator/Photoshop question.

[Hentekorino]

Er, didn't know where to put this, sorry.
Can anyone tell me what the advantages of using Illustrator over Photoshop for vexel work, if there are any?

 

[Hentekorino]

Anyone? >_>

 

[Black Waltz]

comon hente, do you think anyone can actually vector/vexel here? maybe wikez can, i dont know.

 

[Hentekorino]

comon hente, do you think anyone can actually vector/vexel here? maybe wikez can, i dont know.

Lul, it was worth a try asking.

 

[SgtWikez]

The final output of Photoshop is based on bitmap. A bitmap based picture is represented by pixels. Because of this, when you enlarge a picture, the clarity of the picture may decrease. In other words, you may be able to figure out the pixel in a square like shape. Generally Photoshop would be preferred for editing photographic images for this reason.

On the other hand, Illustrator is based on vector images. Here, instead of pixels, you have anchor points which are redrawn even when the image size is varied. Thus, the clarity will remain same no matter how the image is rescaled. Generally, you would use Illustrator for making posters and drawing related stuff that might undergo many forms of rescaling. This goes for vector or vexel art as well.

Hope that helps.

 

[Hentekorino]

Thanks for the answer Wikez.

 

[doom dragon 105]

what about for sigs? Which will work better?

 

[SgtWikez]

what about for sigs? Which will work better?

The difference is marginal enough that it's really comes down to which program you are more comfortable with. When I create sigs and other small canvas pieces, I use a combination of both.

 

[doom dragon 105]

The difference is marginal enough that it's really comes down to which program you are more comfortable with. When I create sigs and other small canvas pieces, I use a combination of both.

So what do you usually do on illustrator and what do you don on photoshop

 

[SgtWikez]

So what do you usually do on illustrator and what do you don on photoshop

I do all of my vector work in Illustrator and all of my smudging, C4D manipulation, photo manipulation, background editing, adjustment layers, etc. in Photoshop.

 

[doom dragon 105]

I do all of my vector work in Illustrator and all of my smudging, C4D manipulation, photo manipulation, background editing, adjustment layers, etc. in Photoshop.

Do you think using both will improve my work?

 

[Gflare]

It depends on the style of tag you´re going for. Good luck with Illustrator on a smudge tag.

 

[SgtWikez]

Do you think using both will improve my work?

As I said previously and as Gflare said in the post below yours, it's just a matter of preference. To answer your question in a more straightforward fashion: no.

 

[sugarpoultry]

Illustrator is a bit overkill if all you want to do is make signatures. If you want to make master works of art, Illustrator is the way to go. PS 7.0 or higher is the best for sigs.

 

[Bedi Vegeta]

Illustrator is designed for print work, and is designed around the use of vectors, and Photoshop is designed more for digital raster work.

Both have vector tools which are fairly similar, so if you're just wanting it for something that will be rasterized in the end, Photoshop will probably get you through it, but if you want some slightly more advanced tools, try using Illustrator then importing into Photoshop.

Or, what Wikez said.