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# cor!
how long has it taken so far?
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:05, archived)
# Over the past 3 days,
Roughly 8-10 hours
(I helped save b3ta! Punked I Love Vectors, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:06, archived)
# worth the effort
is it done in illustrator?
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:10, archived)
# Yes, this
I dread to think of the mess doing this in photoshop would create
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:11, archived)
# Photoshop
and no mess, everything is as tidy as a bean!
(I helped save b3ta! Punked I Love Vectors, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:12, archived)
# Kudos
I hate tracing in photoshop, always found it monstrously long-winded :)
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:13, archived)
# Perhaps
that's where the 8-10 hours came from then!

When I first started i thought it was going to be an easy job, alas, 3 days on i'm nowhere near finishing
(I helped save b3ta! Punked I Love Vectors, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:15, archived)
# Haha. worth it though
It's *very* shiny
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:18, archived)
# Magpie?
(I helped save b3ta! Punked I Love Vectors, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:24, archived)
# Of course, I'm a girl
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:25, archived)
# I still don't understand it
are you meant to use shape layers?
Otherwise, it doesn't stay scalable without lots of messing about.
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:16, archived)
# Yeah, using the pen tool creates shapes rather than layers
to be fair, I only used it twice before I got into illustrator. Much easier once you get used to it
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:18, archived)
# Xara was awesome when I tried it
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:24, archived)
# Ooh thas pretty
gradient meshes and everything?
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:26, archived)
# It didn't support gradient meshes.
It does feathered edges nicely though, it's very fast.

edit: big version here:
www.b3ta.cr3ation.co.uk/data/jpg/roadsterbig.jpg
(I helped save b3ta! Bloop Fri 16 Jul, 22:10, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:27, archived)
# Looks really smooth
i shall have to check it out.

EDIT: Blimey, thats lovely
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:29, archived)
# Depends
on the size of the original image, you can get away with a lot. Obviously they are not true vector layers in photoshop until converted.
(I helped save b3ta! Punked I Love Vectors, Wed 12 Dec 2007, 1:19, archived)