I also work with vector graphics. To be honest, I work mostly in CorelDraw and only in certain circumstances do I use Illustrator. I find CorelDraw way more user friendly and quicker to learn. With that said, in relation to this video, CorelDraw has had this option for years and as someone else has noted the illustrator version is not perfect and I can also confess nor is the CorelDraw version. Great video though!!
My bro, 25 YRS in Photoshop experience and still never liked working w Illustrator other than Live Trace for vectorizing my images (I know not proud of this being a decades long visual designer) so BIG UPS for this fam!!
Great tools! Thank you for creating this tutorial. 👍 I started using Recraft website 3 days and it is so amazing. :-) But I have a problem with the Upscale tool. I have generated 2 images and when I Upscaled the one, I lost the other. it has disappeared. 😭 I can not find it. Why the website can not keep our generations if we lost them by accident?
HNY WM. Nice vid. Q: Can Illustrator do as good a conversion of the dragon image as "Vectorize?" Also... what AI vector gen program would you recommend for creating vector text for use in comic SFX etc. You know, like a huge WHOOOOOSH!!! or SKREEEEEEECH!!! etc.
Thank you man! Happy New Year to you also :) I think vectorizer does do a better job auto vectorizing. For text effects in vector, I do think illustrator is the best choice but there is definitely a learning curve to go with it.
@@WadeMcMaster Yeah. I'm looking for an AI gen program to do the text. I don't have the time or patience to handcraft each letter with Bézier curves and layers etc. I've had some good results in MJ, but would prefer vector output so I can move letters around etc. I haven't tried Ideogram. I'm also wondering about Firefly?
I would recommend trying either of those, they are the only ones that came to mind when I started reading your comment - however you would need to convert it in vectorizer or similar
Nice video. TBH Vectorizer just feels like it slapped tthe "A.I." on the name for marketing reasons. It looks like ordinary trace bitmap we have had in corel, illustrator, inkscape and so on...
You're probably right haha. I did a test and it is better than those in app tracers, much neater, but but not so good I'd think it was a whole new technology.
It would be cool if you could choose to render on your local machine even just to save credits. But that's probably why they don't allow it, to prevent pirates versions taking advantage :/ I still believe pirate Adobe products trained a generation of users !
As a vector graphic designer i examined many of generated by ai .svg files. I tested the sites from this video, also i tested the ai futures from illustrator. And this is the result. All of this graphics have many issues (gaps, weird thing happening to characters hands and legs - thingers dissapearing in one hand and many others issues). When i genereted simple castle with four towers. The roofs of this towers sometimes appear on the ground. Ai generators desn't use masks. This is a big problem. F.e. when i generate simple ball with shading on the bottom. That shading its a sepereta layer, and other part of the ball its another layer. When you split them, you also just split the entire ball. Ai generators also have big problems with strokes. Its basicly generate layers that are imitating stroke. All the files i tested had many issues. Basicly if you want something good you will spend, a lot of time repairing what Ai did for you. Its like to be a builder who comes to repair some fresh builded house. There are so many problems there that Its much better to just destroy this building and make new one with a BRAIN. Its fun that Ai can produce vector graphic, they are usefull for making references. But for serious/pro user, they basicly worth nothing.
I hear ya, made.by a real artist will always be better. It's not good for logos or polished work, but as a graphic designer myself, this has been very useful as starting points, small printable graphics or less 'perfect' elements. It's a timesaver, not an artist replacement. The amount of time I saved in my business by knowing when to use it or not to use it is where the pro use comes in.
Thank you! Here's what I've used: a logo based around the face of a tiger a samurai hannya style mask, red a samurai hannya style mask, red, cartoony style the other one I used for matching the style is at the end of the video, made in Midjourney and converted: A samurai hannya style mask, vector art, flat colors - matched to 'warriors snakes head' - generated in Illustrator then (illustrator): a beautiful waterfall in nature cyberpunk snake, highly detailed art
I also work with vector graphics. To be honest, I work mostly in CorelDraw and only in certain circumstances do I use Illustrator. I find CorelDraw way more user friendly and quicker to learn. With that said, in relation to this video, CorelDraw has had this option for years and as someone else has noted the illustrator version is not perfect and I can also confess nor is the CorelDraw version.
Great video though!!
I've used corel a lot before too, it's solid and the auto vector is great! Agreed :)
My bro, 25 YRS in Photoshop experience and still never liked working w Illustrator other than Live Trace for vectorizing my images (I know not proud of this being a decades long visual designer) so BIG UPS for this fam!!
No problem mate! I am much the same, Photoshop is like second nature to me - but I can survive in illustrator, I'm no master haha
Great tools! Thank you for creating this tutorial. 👍 I started using Recraft website 3 days and it is so amazing. :-) But I have a problem with the Upscale tool. I have generated 2 images and when I Upscaled the one, I lost the other. it has disappeared. 😭 I can not find it. Why the website can not keep our generations if we lost them by accident?
That's odd :/ I wonder why it does that. Im not as familiar with recraft, I wish I could be more helpful for you mate
@@WadeMcMaster ok. Thank you my friend. 👍🏼
Does Raycraft ai have the same design for both users?
I haven't heard of raycraft sorry
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🤘 thank you mate!
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Thanks mate :)
HNY WM. Nice vid. Q: Can Illustrator do as good a conversion of the dragon image as "Vectorize?" Also... what AI vector gen program would you recommend for creating vector text for use in comic SFX etc. You know, like a huge WHOOOOOSH!!! or SKREEEEEEECH!!! etc.
Thank you man! Happy New Year to you also :)
I think vectorizer does do a better job auto vectorizing. For text effects in vector, I do think illustrator is the best choice but there is definitely a learning curve to go with it.
@@WadeMcMaster Yeah. I'm looking for an AI gen program to do the text. I don't have the time or patience to handcraft each letter with Bézier curves and layers etc. I've had some good results in MJ, but would prefer vector output so I can move letters around etc. I haven't tried Ideogram. I'm also wondering about Firefly?
I would recommend trying either of those, they are the only ones that came to mind when I started reading your comment - however you would need to convert it in vectorizer or similar
@@WadeMcMaster 👍 TY. Will give it a whirl.
This actually works well, awesome 😇
Yeah some good platforms here!
Nice video. TBH Vectorizer just feels like it slapped tthe "A.I." on the name for marketing reasons. It looks like ordinary trace bitmap we have had in corel, illustrator, inkscape and so on...
You're probably right haha. I did a test and it is better than those in app tracers, much neater, but but not so good I'd think it was a whole new technology.
thanks boss for this video 🥰❤️
No problem, thank you!
HNY
Happy New Year to you too mate!
Built in AI inside Illustrator looks pretty cool, too bad it doesn't work with pirated Adobe
It would be cool if you could choose to render on your local machine even just to save credits. But that's probably why they don't allow it, to prevent pirates versions taking advantage :/ I still believe pirate Adobe products trained a generation of users !
Thanks mate. This has been one of the best videos I’ve seen on vector art.
Thank you!
As a vector graphic designer i examined many of generated by ai .svg files. I tested the sites from this video, also i tested the ai futures from illustrator. And this is the result. All of this graphics have many issues (gaps, weird thing happening to characters hands and legs - thingers dissapearing in one hand and many others issues). When i genereted simple castle with four towers. The roofs of this towers sometimes appear on the ground. Ai generators desn't use masks. This is a big problem. F.e. when i generate simple ball with shading on the bottom. That shading its a sepereta layer, and other part of the ball its another layer. When you split them, you also just split the entire ball. Ai generators also have big problems with strokes. Its basicly generate layers that are imitating stroke. All the files i tested had many issues. Basicly if you want something good you will spend, a lot of time repairing what Ai did for you. Its like to be a builder who comes to repair some fresh builded house. There are so many problems there that Its much better to just destroy this building and make new one with a BRAIN. Its fun that Ai can produce vector graphic, they are usefull for making references. But for serious/pro user, they basicly worth nothing.
I hear ya, made.by a real artist will always be better. It's not good for logos or polished work, but as a graphic designer myself, this has been very useful as starting points, small printable graphics or less 'perfect' elements. It's a timesaver, not an artist replacement. The amount of time I saved in my business by knowing when to use it or not to use it is where the pro use comes in.
@@Tehedes let’s see your work.
Which version of illustrator?
It's in the latest version, you'll need a creative cloud subscription
Great video, thank you
Glad you liked it! Thank you :)
What was the prompt for that amazing image you did in the illustrator section? It’s amazing
Thank you!
Here's what I've used:
a logo based around the face of a tiger
a samurai hannya style mask, red
a samurai hannya style mask, red, cartoony style
the other one I used for matching the style is at the end of the video, made in Midjourney and converted:
A samurai hannya style mask, vector art, flat colors -
matched to 'warriors snakes head' - generated in Illustrator
then (illustrator):
a beautiful waterfall in nature
cyberpunk snake, highly detailed art