Vectorization & Redrawing
Articles about vectorization & redrawing.
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Downloading a Logo as an Image: Raster Files Versus Vector Artwork
What you get when you download a logo as an image, how raster files differ from vector artwork, and why a file extension or a download doesn't settle editability or usage rights.
How to Scan an Image into Photoshop for Logo Redrawing
How to scan a printed logo into Photoshop in CS5, CS6 or 2022, which scan settings preserve edge detail, and how to check the result before you trace vector paths.
Recycle Icon Vector: What It Is and How It Differs from Raster Versions
What a vector recycle icon is, how it differs from raster PNG or JPG versions, how to confirm a file truly contains editable paths, and what to check before using it.
Reconstruct a Logo from an Image in Photoshop
How to rebuild a scanned or photographed logo as clean shape layers in Photoshop: tracing from a selection, redrawing with the Pen tool, handling text and color, and exporting usable files.
How to Vectorize a Raster Logo in Photoshop
Convert a pixel-based logo into scalable vector paths in Photoshop: prepare the source, build paths and shape layers, handle type, export, and confirm the result.
What is a vector image
A vector image is built from mathematically defined paths rather than pixels. Learn how it differs from raster artwork and what vectorizing a logo from a photo involves.
How to Turn a Hand-Drawn Logo into a Vector
Turn a hand-drawn logo into clean vector artwork: scan and clean the sketch, trace or redraw the paths, handle lettering, export usable files and check the result.
Snap-on Logo Image Files: Raster Versus Vector
Looking for a Snap-on logo download? Learn how to tell real vector artwork from raster images and previews, and what downloading does and does not permit.
Extract a Logo from a Scanned Image
How to capture a logo from a scanned print: isolating it as a clean image, tracing or redrawing it as vector artwork, and checking the result before use.
Illustrator Tracing Presets for Logo Redrawing
How Illustrator's Image Trace presets work for logo redrawing, which presets suit flat logos, what the settings control, and why traced artwork still needs cleanup.
Logo Quality Enhancer AI: What It Can and Can't Do Before a Redraw
An AI logo enhancer can sharpen a blurry or scanned logo, but the result is still pixels. Learn when it helps, when you need a vector redraw, and what to check.
Camera PSD Logo: What the File Contains and Whether It Is Vector
What a camera logo in PSD format usually contains, how to tell vector shape layers from pixels and previews, and what to check before editing or using it.