Fashion Education. Advantages of developing an understanding of Vector [Adobe Illustrator] and bitmap {Adobe Photoshop] images for integrated surface design development.

1. FashionCAD Vector to Bitmap Workflow for Surface Designers Elaine Polvinen Buffalo State College

8. Adobe PS Bitmap Graphics Image Interpolation settings under Preferences set how the pixels will be modified. Nearest Neighbor to maintain same number of colors and Bicubic for tonal images.

10. Bitmap Graphics : Image Resampling 300% zoom Nearest Neighbor – solid colors keeps colors separated Bicubic [tonal]- Anti Alias [soft edge] Creates multiple blended edges … as image size increases, image gets choppier. … as image size increases, image gets burlier.

17. Vector Graphics: Small File Size

22. Vector to Bitmap Import You determine the size, you determine the color mode and you determine the RESOLUTION…

23. Vector to Bitmap Import Very important not to select the anti-alias function when importing or working with bitmap images. NO ANTI ALIAS Individual number of colors remain constant ANTI ALIAS Multiple color tones are added to soften edges – number of colors increase 3 colors 10-40 colors

29. Clicdesign PlaidMaker Pro®

30. Clicdesign MotifStudio®

31. Clicdesign StyleDraper®

34. Pantone Color Chooser ® in Photoshop® or Illustrator® PANTONE® for fashion and home color chooser kit … works with Illustrator® and Photoshop®

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