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Lena67
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February 13, 2020
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Vector layer from Fresco not editable in Illustrator

  • February 13, 2020
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I read that I'll be able to edit only vector layers made with the vector brushes in Fresco when I import in Illustrator. But the only way to export the file editable was as a psd file. In Illustrator it turned pixelised and blurry. Does this mean we have to Image trace every time?

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rose_inbold
New Participant
December 30, 2020

Hi. Im having the same problem but there doesnt seem to be a pixel layer above my vector layer that I can delete. I drew several layers with vector brushes in fresco but when I send the file to illustrator they are just coming through as vector image layers instead of vector layers. Weirdly one layer is coming through correctly though as a vector and the rest arent which makes me wonder if Ive somehow accidentally added a pixel brushstroke somewhere on each layer? I have no idea how. I have spent literally days drawing so if there's now way to get the layers back to proper vectors Im going to cry.

    rachels33275955
    rachels33275955
    New Participant
    January 18, 2021

    I am having this problem too! All my vector layers are importing as vector layer images with no paths. Were you able to resolve this?

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      rose_inbold
      New Participant
      January 18, 2021

      Hi, 

       

      Yes its a bit clunky but i figured out that a) its not me creating a pixel by accident as if you click the pixel brush it straight away creates a new layer (phew) and b) the work around is to export the file as a PDF and then open the PDF in illustrator. It comes through fine as vector layers then. 

       

      They have a weird square over them which i didnt notice until i changed the fill and it filled the whole square but I found that if i just delete those 4 anchor points the rest is there as normal to edit. The other thing Ive realised is that the vectors need a lot of cleaning up to simplify paths and delete extra anchor points etc. and my images are so detailed that adobe keeps breaking when i use the path simplify so im going to be here for months but thats a whole other fault to log!

      KillAPuma
      KillAPuma
      New Participant
      October 22, 2020

      I learned that Fresco exports a PDF vector file with a rasterized image composite of your vector drawing above the actual vector layers. When you open the PDF export in Illustrator, delete the pixelated top layer to reveal the vector layers beneath. This is an issue Adobe should address in a future Fresco update.

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      nerea0D45
      New Participant
      October 27, 2020

      Thank you for your comment. It seems that the new update has this weird pixelated layer on top of the vector linework. I was going mad thinking it wasn't vectorized untill I saw this comments. Many thanks I really need it for my work!

      So: Export form Fresco in PDF, open in illustator and delete the pixel layer on top of the vector layer. Done 🙂

        Ashutosh_Mishra
        Ashutosh_Mishra
        Inspiring
        February 14, 2020

        Hi there,

         

        Thanks for reaching out. If you've created your artwork with vector brushes in Adobe Fresco, you can export the artwork as a PDF and edit it in Adobe Illustrator. Please follow instructions on help article https://helpx.adobe.com/fresco/using/fresco-and-illustrator.html
        Hope it helps.

         

        Regards,

        Ashutosh

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          artistlorie
          New Participant
          May 7, 2020

          I have the same problem. Did as instructed in the link. Still Pixilated.

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