Drawing vector portraits on inkscape

This instructable should [hopefully] show you how to turn a photograph of someone into a smooth, vector graphic. It is a technique that i picked up from a tutorial walkthrough, and since i read it i have edited it to make it more my style. It takes al lot of time and effort, but it produces a great end result. Please read all of the captions, they will tell you what to do.

Step 1 What you need

-Inkscape. I don't expect for you to know much about inkscape, i will explain the tools etc. as we go. If you don't have inkscape, you can download it for free.
- A computer
-A photo of a person. Try to make it a face photo for your first picture. If you can, crop it so that    it is a bust, with only a small amount of clothing showing. This will make it far easier.
- Time (a fair amount)
- Patience. Lots and LOTS of patience

Comments

[nejo0017]

really nice instructable. I've just followed your steps and it looks great within minutes. thanks for this technique.

[AlternateLives]

Interesting. I'll have to try my "Animenize a photo" instructable this program. I like it!

I disagree about the file format to export in, however. .jpg is a lossy format, meaning that you lose some quality in the export. this is fine for desktop or web applications, however.

.png is a better format, because it is lossless. you retain all of your quality, making it perfect for photo and video production. It also saves an alpha channel, allowing you to make the background transparent.

If you want an example of this, create a small picture in paint. save two copies, one as a .jpg, one as a .bmp. I guarantee you will get some artifacting (blended pixels) in the .jpg file.

[LivStoleYourPie]

Cool, thanks for the advice

[CrLz]

Nice transforms.

[LivStoleYourPie]

Thanks