Can I take Photoshop map into Illustrator so it is scaleable Vector drawing?

[Azélor]

Yes it's possible but it depend. If your map is large and have too many details or textures: it's not a good idea. like this http://www.cartographersguild.com/at...ap-znjf9kp.jpg
The program will separate each color and create a new object with it each delimited by point and lines linking them. You can adjust how sensitive it is to the point where it's impossible (almost) to see that it's a vectorized image but you will have a lot of points. To a point where you vectorize each pixels... not recommended.


To do this , I have Illustrator CS3, I go in the menu, object, vectorization (should be in the bottom half)
There you have plenty of options to customize it. Be aware that doing this on a normal map may be impossible unless you reduce the quality. That version of illustrator crash whenever the workload is too great.

A map like this would be better to vectorize : http://www.adr-intl.com/images/line_map_world.gif

[DreamQuestin]

Greetings and good morrow Azelor!

Yes it's possible but it depend. If your map is large and have too many details or textures: it's not a good idea. like this http://www.cartographersguild.com/at...ap-znjf9kp.jpg

That was my thinking. I actually want an old fashioned Tolkien sort of map, but I have learned how to do the world maps and I was hoping to short cut having to redraw portions of that world to have smaller area'd regional maps.

To do this , I have Illustrator CS3, I go in the menu, object, vectorization (should be in the bottom half)
There you have plenty of options to customize it. Be aware that doing this on a normal map may be impossible unless you reduce the quality. That version of illustrator crash whenever the workload is too great.

A map like this would be better to vectorize : http://www.adr-intl.com/images/line_map_world.gif

That is exactly what I was thinking, to vectorize the skeleton of the map so I can up and downscale it to my black heart's little desire then add details in photoshop once vectorized. Does that work or am I further ahead to retrace the regional size area of the world map and recreate it that way?

Thank you very kindly for your help

With a smile,
DreamQuestin