Submitting a Vector (rules) as stated on the FAQ

3. The image must be high quality. This means, it should not have any visible artifacts, or other image quality problems. Please be aware of the maximum file sizes, and learn to use photoshop's 'Save for Web' functionality, or equivalent. Vector line work should be well done and comparable to the line work on the scan. Vectors that use stroked paths will not be accepted.


So basically it's fine if you use strokes on a wallpaper but a vector has to be done with fills when submitting as a scan.

This basically means instead of making a path and stroking it, which gives the whole line the same width and makes it dull, you should trace around the line keeping the varied width and filling it instead.

This means it will take you twice as long to do since your going around the line and back to start point but the end result will be much better.

Hope that helps you out.

If you are unsure about anything else check out the FAQ

You've not necessarily been "doing it wrong" however you're failing to see the point of submitting vector traced images for the use of others. "Vectors", (as they have incorrectly named around these parts) are intended as a high quality alternative to an original scan. As such they need to meet or exceed the quality of the original image in all aspects.

Hand drawn images (which is the basic beginning of any scan) have variations in line weight. This variation creates emphasis and interest within the image that uniform line weights do not. As such, recreating the image with uniform lines fails to meet or exceed the original images quality in that respect.

To simulate varied line weight, you can look at applying brushed strokes or preferably stop using strokes all together and create lines as thin fills.

*cough* I made my vectoring tutorial a while back to address this very problem (among many other stuff).
Samiexcore, you may find it useful to answer your question, and/or enlighten you on other aspects of vectoring.
http://missnysha.deviantart.com/art/The-Ultimate-Vectoring-Guide-129303185

Well i think everything other than the lines is fine.
:D yup go check nysha's vector guide.
basicly there's this shape path option right beside the stroke path, using that would give variation in width on the lines

Nysha

*cough* I made my vectoring tutorial a while back to address this very problem (among many other stuff).
Samiexcore, you may find it useful to answer your question, and/or enlighten you on other aspects of vectoring.
http://missnysha.deviantart.com/art/The-Ultimate-Vectoring-Guide-129303185

Speaking of this tutorial, very well done Nysha. I learned how to use vector masks without using shape layers using it. I am wondering how to use paths with text so I can sign/attribute like sjade does on dragonrain.com. Just wanted to say thanks.

Very true on what was said above, I have seen some TUTOs on the stroke method and frown on those. The ones I fallowed and failed on was the filling path method, so yeah fallow the TUTO suggested above... LATEZ~ (^_-)b

pookakitten

Speaking of this tutorial, very well done Nysha. I learned how to use vector masks without using shape layers using it. I am wondering how to use paths with text so I can sign/attribute like sjade does on dragonrain.com. Just wanted to say thanks.

Thanks, glad you liked it. And you're welcome. :)

Using paths and text - just draw a line with the pen tool in paths mode, then click on it anywhere with the normal text tool, it'll align with the path automatically.

Hmm seems like the topic starter has deleted his posts.