How to use Plotters & Vectorize Images DVD with Alan Pastrana

In this DVD presentation, world-class custom painter Alan Pastrana demonstrates how plotters can increase your productivity by as much as 70% or better! Unlocking the “mystery” of how plotters work, Pastrana shares his secrets for eliminating hours of tedious cutting with a knife and exponentially reducing time painting. Learn how to produce the most intricate adhesive-backed and plastic-based stencils on demand—and to your desired size and scale—through the step-by-step of the vectorization and output of a 45-caliber pistol. Today’s artist can’t afford not to use a plotter. How to Use Plotters & Vectorize Images is perfect for all airbrush applications, including automotive, T-shirt airbrushing, hobby, fine art, body painting, and many more.

You’ll learn:

• How to acquire photo references

• How to turn down the transparency

of an image

• How to trace your photo digitally

• How to lock your design

• Keyboard shortcuts

• How to use fill boxes

• How to use the stroke box

• How to use the pen tool

• How to work with fonts

• The tool palette

• Vector points or nodes

• How to control line thickness in your

vector design

• How to zoom in and out

• How to undo steps

• How to use the Path Finder tool

• How to merge patterns

• How to use Smart Guides

• How to prepare a vectored image for plotting

• How to rotate an image

• How to create fonts

• How to setup and output multiple jobs

• How to work with type

• The Roland GX-24 plotter

• How to load the plotter with material

• How to adjust the pinch rollers of a plotter

• The GX-24’s menu commands

• How to adjust the down-force of the blade

• How to adjust the blade speed

• How to adjust the offset of the blade

• How to set the origin of the blade

• How to run a test cut

• How to set up for cutting multiple files/images

• How to weed your vinyl



ABOUT THE ARTIST

Alan Pastrana has been airbrushing for over fifteen years, and is lead artist and owner of Pastrana Unlimited Airbrush Studios. He has a highly successful instructional DVD, Hip Hop Art with Alan Pastrana, and he’s currently head instructor of the Dynamic Kustom Painting class for the world-renowned Airbrush Getaway workshop program.