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Rubber Stamp Effect

May 9, 2012 3:14 PM

Hey guys,

 

I am trying to create a rubber stamp effect over a jpg by using the following steps:

 

http://forums.adobe.com/thread/479931?

 

When I Live Trace the below image "A" it doesn't look like the original and changes into image "B".

Also, I cannot seem to extract the white from the picture after I have Live Traced it?

 

Can anyone help?

 

 

Image A:

 

Untraced.png

 

Image B:

 

Below...

1914 Views   11 Replies   Latest reply: Wade_Zimmerman, Jun 3, 2012 6:27 AM
 
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  • Josh525
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    1. Josh525,
    May 9, 2012 3:16 PM   in reply to Josh525
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    Image B:

     

    Live Traced.png

     

    This does not give me the desired texture to create my stamp effect with!

     
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    2. [scott w],
    May 9, 2012 3:18 PM   in reply to Josh525
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    erm... adjust your Live Trace settings. You may also want to add more contrast to the image in a raster app (like Photoshop) before trying to trace it.

     
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    3. Mathias17,
    May 9, 2012 7:33 PM   in reply to Josh525
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    Is an Opacity Mask or a simple transparent TIF or PNG out of the question

     

    Do you have to vectorize the texture before you can use it? I do it either way, depending on what I'm after.

     
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    4. Wade_Zimmerman,
    May 9, 2012 8:11 PM   in reply to Josh525
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    Use Grayscale as the method rather than black and white.

     
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    5. Wade_Zimmerman,
    May 9, 2012 8:17 PM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Here it is as a grayscale trace in CS 6's image trace feature

     

    75 levels of gray

     

    Screen Shot 2012-05-09 at 11.15.05 PM.png

     

    91 levels of gray

     

    Screen Shot 2012-05-09 at 11.15.37 PM.png

     
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  • Josh525
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    6. Josh525,
    May 10, 2012 6:42 AM   in reply to [scott w]
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    Hi Scott,

     

    I used Live Trace>Default as this was what the tutorial instructed me to do, and they got the desired effect with it..

     

    I tried all the other options and non of them seem to provide the desired trace, keeping the original jpg image/texture intact?

     
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  • Josh525
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    7. Josh525,
    May 10, 2012 6:44 AM   in reply to Mathias17
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    I don't know what either of these meathods are or what effect they give. Please can you explain?

     

    The result I am looking for is to make a logo jpg look grainy & aged so it looks like it has been applied to the canvas using a rubber stamp.

     

    Will either of your options produce this result?

     
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    8. Wade_Zimmerman,
    May 10, 2012 7:53 AM   in reply to Josh525
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    Oh I looked at the tutorial and you might notice that you use his screenshot to do the live trace and the the poster used a high resolution image file that is the difference.

     

    You need to do as the op probably dis is shoot something that will be useful as a mask and use that but it has to be of sufficien resolution.

     
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  • Josh525
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    9. Josh525,
    Jun 3, 2012 5:29 AM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Thanks wade.. sorry for my late reply.

     

    I did try and shoot some appropriate masks to apply but couldnt quite find the right texture.

     

    Is there a next best option you could propose using the screenshot of the wall texture in the tutorial?

    I am not too familiar with masks yet..

     

    many thanks,

    Josh

     
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  • Josh525
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    10. Josh525,
    Jun 3, 2012 5:44 AM   in reply to Wade_Zimmerman
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    Hi Wade.. so just to get this straight..

     

    A masking image HAS to be of a certain resolution for the Live Trace tool to be able to detect its features and vectorize it? And once its vectorized is the only time I can then use the Majic Wand tool to select & delete all the white areas?

     
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    11. Wade_Zimmerman,
    Jun 3, 2012 6:27 AM   in reply to Josh525
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    In the imqage or live trace options there is the option to ingore white making aany whote area transparent

     
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