{"id":596,"date":"2012-09-18T20:29:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T20:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qdigitizing.com\/blog\/?p=596"},"modified":"2012-09-18T21:03:37","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T21:03:37","slug":"art-and-embroidery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qdigitizing.com\/blog\/art-and-embroidery\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Embroidery"},"content":{"rendered":"

While the art requirements to digitize a design are not as high as other print mediums the ability to exactly duplicate an image is greatly reduced.\u00a0 There are primarily two reasons for this, embroidery does not have near the resolution of other print methods and embroidery cannot effectively duplicate any kind of opacity in an image.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at these two issues independent from one another.
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\n\u00a0Resolution:\u00a0<\/strong> Before you read anything further I want you to do something for me.\u00a0 Go find an Ultra Fine point Sharpie\u00a0 and as small and neatly as you can print your name.<\/p>\n

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Now, go get yourself a Fine Point Sharpie and print your name at the same size.\u00a0 Compare the results.<\/p>\n

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This is what your digitizer is up against when expectations are such that embroidery is requested to duplicate the resolution of a print\/display version of a design.\u00a0 Embroidery simply does not have the resolution to match the resolution of even the lowest end printer or monitor.<\/p>\n

To that end a digitizer has to look at your design and make decisions for how to best represent recreate art in an entirely different medium.\u00a0 \u00a0Consider the image below.\u00a0 The art on the left has quite literally thousands of colors and very fine resolution.\u00a0 There is NO WAY this can be copied exactly so the digitizer must create an \u201cillusion\u201d of the original by using a mosaic of thread and stitch technique to best recreate the source image.\u00a0 This is not an easy thing to do and requires a skilled artisan.<\/p>\n

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Opacity:\u00a0 I have another experiment for you.\u00a0 I want you take a photograph (of anything) and place it on your desk.\u00a0 Then, I want you to take a whole bunch of thread and place it on top of the photograph.\u00a0 The result should be obvious.\u00a0 The more thread you put on top of the photograph (density) the less visible the photograph will be.<\/p>\n

I know it might seem obvious but thread is a solid and when an image has an illusion of opacity (like a gauze of material covering a design element) this cannot be duplicated in embroidery.\u00a0 For example in the original image below the flag is transparent so you can see the feathers of the eagle head behind.\u00a0 In embroidered version there is no such thing as transparent thread so all we can do is emulate the look to the best of our ability. \u00a0It is my opinion we have done an excellent job in this case but it should be understood it is not possible to duplicate the transparency of the flag.\u00a0 If the end user will not accept the artistic license required to get the design as close as we have here then it will most likely not be possible to please the customer.<\/p>\n

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In many cases the most powerful tool a person can use to understand this concept is common sense.\u00a0 For example, If you have a figure standing behind a window we can\u2019t digitize the \u201cglass\u201d\u00a0 of it would cover the figure.\u00a0 Because of this it will almost always look like the window is open.\u00a0 There are of course techniques to create the illusion but whether or not the end result will be accepted is completely at the subjective discretion of whoever makes the final call.<\/p>\n

As far as resolution goes\u2026the best adivce I can give you is to always keep the \u201csharpie test\u201d in mind.\u00a0 Qdigitzing (or any other digitizer) does not have a magic wand to defeat the laws of physics.\u00a0 The absolute minimum width of a line in an embroidered design is the width of a single piece of thread.\u00a0 If your art contains design elements that will be smaller than this your digitizer will be making accomodations.\u00a0 There is no way around it.<\/p>\n

To sum things up, what separates the good digitizers from bad is how well they use the tools and materials available to them.\u00a0 It is also up to you to understand the limitations of the medium.\u00a0 When you are selling embroidery to a customer you should understand (think sharpie test) what embroidery can or cannot get away with. \u00a0If you are are uncertain it is best to have a professional look at the art before you commit yourself to a project.<\/p>\n

I look forward to hearing from each of you.\u00a0 If you have any questions please do not hesitate to reach out to me here or send an email to steve.freeman@qdigitizing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thank you,<\/p>\n

Steve Freeman
\nManaging Partner
\nQdigitizing.com
\n877-733-4390<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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