01-14-2016, 09:44 AM
Yes - Illustrator is for working with 'vector' line art - as opposed to Photoshop which is primarily for pixel based 'bitmap' formats. There is some overlap and each program complements the other.
In this case I scanned the old backer into Photoshop first and cleaned up any imperfections in the scan (dust, tears in the original backer). The I imported that into Illustrator and used the 'Image Trace' feature to make the conversion to vector art.
Ponoko accepts a number of different vector file formats.
http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/design-it-yourself
In this case I scanned the old backer into Photoshop first and cleaned up any imperfections in the scan (dust, tears in the original backer). The I imported that into Illustrator and used the 'Image Trace' feature to make the conversion to vector art.
Ponoko accepts a number of different vector file formats.
http://www.ponoko.com/make-and-sell/design-it-yourself
