Is it a good idea to create lineart in Adobe Illustrator, then import it into photoshop for color?
Question by Michelle Montrose: Is it a good idea to create lineart in Adobe Illustrator, then import it into photoshop for color?
I’m making a picture, and before I start I want to know if it’s possible or a good idea to make my sketch in photoshop, then make lineart in illustrator, then take the lineart back to photoshop for color, so I can have crisp, bold lineart.
Answer by Tim D
For the sharpest colours and edges (and no loss of resolution at any size) why not do the whole job in Illustrator, it is extremely capable, even with gradients and overlaid colours. Using a gradient mesh can achieve many effects that are available in Photoshop.
Why not just use the pen tool in Photoshop for your lineart?
actually it depends on many factors. what is the purpose of the illustration; do you want it to be huge or just one size if you want large resolution. if you want great resolution use illustrator then finish it in photoshop if not you can do it all in photoshop. although PS has the pen tool illustrator is much more accesible and useful for drawing without wacom
if you a re using a wacom and have a scanner you can do whatever you like although almost always you sketch in paper, scan it and go directly to photoshop because in order to do the reallistic effects you can do in photoshop while using illustrator you would need many many days to finish.