Complex vector work is a redraw, not a trace. Our illustrators rebuild the artwork by hand — or hand-draw it digitally — so that the geometry is clean, the shading is deliberate and the result holds together as vector rather than looking like a photograph pushed through a filter.

What we handle at this level

• Photographic references rebuilt as vector illustration
• Military, heraldic and heritage crests with heavy ornament
• Character, mascot and figurative artwork
• Highly detailed product and technical illustration
• Vintage engraved and woodcut style artwork rebuilt at full fidelity

Why a redraw instead of a trace

When artwork contains a photographic element, no amount of automatic tracing will produce something a client is happy to print. The shapes overlap chaotically, the gradients break into visible steps and the file becomes enormous. A human redraw produces fewer, better shapes, cleaner gradients and a file that scales and prints the way it should. It also means you can recolour the artwork later, which traced files almost never allow.

Included in every complex job

1. A preview of the redraw before final delivery
2. Two revision rounds
3. Layered, grouped source files
4. A simplified companion version optimised for small print sizes, at no extra cost

That last point matters more than it sounds. Complex marks that look excellent at 600mm fall apart at 15mm. We deliver a reduced variant built specifically for small applications, so one file does not have to be bad everywhere to be good somewhere.

Turnaround and pricing

Seven to fourteen working days depending on scope, with rush options available. Complex work is quoted individually after we have reviewed the reference. We will tell you honestly if a photorealistic or semi-photorealistic result is not achievable as vector, and what the alternative would cost.

Intricate vector artwork created for Logo (10), featuring intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn – suited to illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Intricate vector artwork of Tag alonga, built with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Intricate vector artwork of 7 Silver Purple, built with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Texture rebuilt as intricate vector artwork with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn, ideal for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Snap Dragon Primary rebuilt as intricate vector artwork with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn, ideal for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Sugar lane rebuilt as intricate vector artwork with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn, ideal for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Intricate vector artwork of ARTIX BUILD, built with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Intricate vector artwork of AIRBORNE, built with intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.

Broken Spell Productions delivered as intricate vector artwork: intricate geometry and rich shading fully redrawn, ready for illustration, cover art and hero graphics.