Vectoring Help

[Senoska]

This seems simple but I suck with the pen tool. I've tried 3 times all unsuccessfully to vector this image:

http://i48.tinypic.com/2s6ni3m.png

Bonus points for a photoshop file. Any help out there?

[Zansho]

You can use the pen path tool in photoshop to help you render that image. If you have any other difficulties, send me a PM - I have a Wacom Intuos 4 and Photoshop CS4 as well as Illustrator and I'll take a shot at it. I need to see WTF I'm looking at though lol - that pic is WAY to damn small.

[Senoska]

That's the problem. It's too small. I need to make it larger. Also, I'm awful with the pen tool and I don't have illustrator, only photoshop.

[Zansho]

PM me with the smaller version and I'll see if I can't use the vector enlargement program I have to make it bigger. Were you trying to make it into a brush or something?

[Senoska]

It's a website logo.

[Vandalhart]

Let me take a look here Seno, I'll see what I can do.

Not looking too good at the moment.
What is the web address? I can see if I can find something a little bigger to at least work with.

Unless this is something you're creating for a client.

[Zansho]

I'm using Genuine Fractals to see if I can't rescue it. But we'll see! Barring that, I'll make a print at the native resolution, then use my macro lens on my camera to take a pic of it, and upload the high resolution version of that.

[Vandalhart]

I was able to resize it by indexing it and scaling it up.
That kept the pixelated look, it might be something to at least work with.

[Zansho]

Problem is, you can't interpolate what you don't have. If it's a small resolution file, and native at 72 DPI, trying to upscale it into a larger file will result in pixelization, no matter what you do. What Genuine Fractals does, is estimate what interpolation should take place, and "fake" the data to smoothly transition the actual pixels.

It's not a cure all though.

[Senoska]

Let me take a look here Seno, I'll see what I can do.

Not looking too good at the moment.
What is the web address? I can see if I can find something a little bigger to at least work with.

Unless this is something you're creating for a client.

Its something I'm doing for my aunt. Its her website.

[Amelya]

Yay/Nay?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...g?t=1266347999

I can send you the vector eps file or dump it into photoshop if you want. Honestly I wasn't even sure what it was...

[Senoska]

That's great. If I could get the source file it'd help a bunch. my email is seno[removethis]@senotaru.com minus the [] part... Fuck spiders, lol. If you could email it to me I'd <3 you forever.

[Senoska]

Oh, and its a duster. She runs a home cleaning business, lol. I didn't make the logo. I hate it to be honest but its on her car/shirts/business cards so I gotta roll with it.