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Hello everyone!
Today, I have made a Vector Creator Action, and I will share it with you for FREE!
You can use it to convert any photo into a vector with a few simple clicks.
Also, you can export the final result to illustrator or any other vector software.
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Step 1. Import the Action.
Let's start by creating a new document.
Now go to Window> Actions, to open the Actions panel.
for those who don't know what actions are? Actions are a series of recorded commands that perform specific tasks after they are executed.
Let's import our action from here.
Just select it, and click Load.
Once the action is imported you will see it here.
This 1st part, is used to convert any photo into a vector.
And this part is for vectorizing logos and shapes.
And finally this one, is for exporting the final result as a FULL VECTOR.
Step 2. Convert Logo or Shape to a Vector.
In this step, we will use the action to convert any logo or shape to a full vector.
Let's start by opening a single-color logo.
Then open the Actions panel, and go to the the 'logos&shapes' part.
Select the "Prepare & Resize" action, then select your layer, and click "Run".
This will increase the image size like that.
Now select the second action, and click "RUN".
Pick the color of the logo, and increase Fuzziness, then click OK.
But please make sure that "Invert" is unchecked.
The color will be removed from the "Raster" layer, and converted to a shape layer like that.
Just unhide it, and delete the other layer.
and this will be your logo in a vector format.
You can do the same process with multi-color logos.
Also, you can Save the final output as SVG or EPS, as I will explain in the next step.
Step 3. Convert Photos to Vector.
First. If you have these Smart Guides enabled...
Please consider disabling them, as they may cause some lag for some photoshop versions.
Just go to View> Show> and click on "Smart Guides".
let's delete that layer, and open the Actions Panel.
In 'Step 1', there are 2 actions for making a painting effect. one of them uses the Oil paint filter and the other doesn't.
Just select the "Without Oil Paint" Action.
Then select your layer, and click "Run".
Wait a little bit!
Your image will be converted to something like a painting effect.
and this effect will be converted to a full vector through the 'step 2'.
Just select the action you want from step 2.
The 8 colors action will give you an 8 colors vector.
Now click RUN.
A new document will be opened, and a color range window will pop up.
Just pick any color and click OK.
Another Color Range window will pop up. Every picked color will be removed from your image and converted to a hidden shape layer like that.
Pick another color and click OK.
Keep doing this until you finish all 8 color.
You can press ENTER instead of clicking OK each time.
Now unhide all layers to see the final result.
select the Pen tool, and select layer by layer to see the anchor points of each one.
Let's save this as a vector to be opened with Illustrator.
Just Select the "Export As EPS" action, and click RUN.
Choose "Photoshop EPS" from this drop down menu, then click Save.
Make sure that your settings are the same as mine and click OK.
After opening it with Illustrator, you can see the details of your final result like that.
Just zoom-in to see it closer.
There are millions of anchor points that were automatically generated without even touching the Pen tool.
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Now let's move on to the next example!
After opening your image, go and choose an action from the "Step 1" first.
This time I will use the "With Oil Paint" action.
If you get any error from this action, that means that your oil paint filter doesn't work properly.
And in this case, use the "Without Oil Paint" action instead.
Just select the action, then select your layer, and click RUN.
Wait a little bit.
You can control the details of your final result, by running the Increase or Decrease Details actions.
For example: You can increase the details by running the "Increase Details" action multiple times.
This will increase your image size and also the details of your final result.
To vectorize it. Just Select the number of colors you want from step 2, and click RUN.
A new document will open up, and start picking the colors as before.
Just pick the Color then Press ENTER, until you finish all of them.
unhide all layers to see the final result.
This is the final vector result. Now let's go to the final step.
Step 4. Convert People or Objects to Vector.
In this step, you will learn how to subtract anything from your image, and convert it to vector.
Just make a selection around your subject using any selection tool.
Or if you have a newer version of photoshop, you can use this "Select Subject" button for a quicker selection.
Click on the mask icon to hide the background.
Then select the action you want from Step 1, select your layer, and click RUN.
Wait a little bit!
Let's try out the "32 Colors" action.
Pick the colors as mentioned before.
Let's speed up this part
After finishing all colors, go and unhide them from here.
That's it for today!
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