Converting from bitmap to vector

Posted on November 07, 2011 @ 06:53 AM by ThePhantom

Nowadays, we see graphic design everywhere; from business cards to big billboards. But, what is behind all these? Imagine you see a billboard with pixelated images, wow, that'll be awful. So, how do this media companies take those images and make them so large if when I zoom in to a picture all I see is little squares? Well these little squares are called pixels; and when you see that it is said that your image is pixelated. The solution to this is to have a vector image that will keep it's quality even if it is stretched. In this tutorial you will learn how to convert a bitmap image into a vector image. You will learn how to do this using Inkscape, an open-source vector graphic editing software. You can watch the tutorial by clicking here.