# Vector By Hand

> Professional manual vector tracing, logo redraw and production artwork.


## Posts

- [What Affects the Cost of Vector Tracing?](https://vectorbyhand.com/what-affects-the-cost-of-vector-tracing/): Why does one logo redraw cost more than another? Complexity, source quality, lettering, colours, formats and deadlines all play a part. Here’s what changes the price.
- [Outsourcing Vector Work: A Guide for Print Shops and Agencies](https://vectorbyhand.com/outsourcing-vector-work-for-print-shops/): Customers send blurry JPGs every day, and redrawing them in-house eats production time. Here’s how print shops and agencies can outsource vector work without losing quality or control.
- [What to Send Your Printer: An Artwork Checklist](https://vectorbyhand.com/what-to-send-your-printer/): Most print delays start with one email: “Can you send a vector file?” This checklist covers the files, colours, sizes and details printers and sign makers usually need.
- [CMYK, RGB and Pantone Explained for Logos and Print](https://vectorbyhand.com/cmyk-rgb-pantone-explained/): Your logo looks bright on screen and dull on paper? Here’s a plain-English guide to RGB, HEX, CMYK and Pantone, and which colour references to keep with your logo files.
- [SVG vs DXF for Laser Engraving, CNC and Cutting Machines](https://vectorbyhand.com/svg-vs-dxf-for-laser-and-cnc/): Both SVG and DXF can drive a laser, CNC router or cutter, but they come from different worlds. Here’s how they differ, which to choose, and how to avoid the most common cutting problems.
- [Turning an AI-Generated Logo Into a Real Vector File](https://vectorbyhand.com/ai-generated-logo-to-vector/): AI image generators can produce striking logo ideas, but they deliver pixel images, not vector files. Here’s why AI logos need rebuilding before production, and what a redraw fixes.
- [Only Have a Screenshot of Your Logo? Here’s What to Do](https://vectorbyhand.com/only-have-a-screenshot-of-my-logo/): Lost the original logo files and only have a screenshot, a photo of a sign or a tiny JPG? You can usually still get a clean, scalable vector logo. Here’s how.
- [How to Tell If a File Is Really Vector (Before You Send It to a Printer)](https://vectorbyhand.com/how-to-tell-if-a-file-is-really-vector/): A file ending in .eps, .pdf or .svg is not automatically vector. Here are four quick checks that tell you whether your logo will scale cleanly, or whether a pixel image is hiding inside.
- [Screen Printing, Embroidery, Vinyl or Laser: How Production Changes Your Vector Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/preparing-vector-artwork-for-production/): A vector file that looks perfect on screen can still cause problems in production. Here is what screen printers, embroiderers, vinyl cutters, laser shops and sign makers typically need from your artwork.
- [Raster vs. Vector: Why Your Logo Looks Blurry When You Enlarge It](https://vectorbyhand.com/raster-vs-vector-why-logos-look-blurry/): JPG and PNG logos are made of pixels, so enlarging them makes edges soft and blocky. Vector artwork is made of paths, so it stays sharp at any size. Here is the difference in plain English.
- [How to Prepare a Low-Resolution Logo for Professional Printing](https://vectorbyhand.com/prepare-low-resolution-logo-for-printing/): A blurry JPG is the most common reason printers reject a logo. Here is how to turn what you have into print-ready artwork, what a redraw can and cannot recover, and how to avoid surprises.
- [AI, EPS, SVG or PDF? How to Choose the Right Vector File Format](https://vectorbyhand.com/ai-eps-svg-pdf-vector-file-formats/): AI, EPS, SVG and PDF can all hold vector artwork, but they are built for different jobs. This guide explains which one to request for editing, printing, the web and production.
- [Manual Vector Tracing vs. Automatic Image Trace: What Is the Difference?](https://vectorbyhand.com/manual-vector-tracing-vs-auto-trace/): Auto trace follows pixels; manual tracing rebuilds the design. Here is how the two methods differ in quality, editability and production use, and how to choose the right one for your artwork.

## Pages

- [Our Team](https://vectorbyhand.com/team/): Vector By Hand is led by founder and CEO Khalid Rasheed. Every file is redrawn by hand, checked by a person and proofed with you before final delivery.
- [Resources](https://vectorbyhand.com/resources/): Practical guides, articles and definitions for anyone preparing logos and artwork for print, apparel, signage, cutting or the web.
- [Vector Glossary](https://vectorbyhand.com/vector-glossary/): Plain-English definitions of the terms printers, designers and machine operators use, from anchor points to weeding.
- [Artwork Preparation Guide](https://vectorbyhand.com/artwork-preparation-guide/): A practical checklist for getting logos and artwork ready for production, with process-specific notes for screen printing, embroidery, vinyl, laser and signage.
- [Vector File Formats Guide](https://vectorbyhand.com/vector-file-formats-guide/): What each file format is for, which ones are true vector, and what to send to printers, sign makers, embroiderers and cutting machines.
- [Proofs and Revisions](https://vectorbyhand.com/revisions-and-proofs/): Before final files are delivered, you check a proof. Here is how proofs, corrections and approval work, so there are no surprises.
- [Client Reviews](https://vectorbyhand.com/reviews/): Feedback from clients who have worked with our founder, Khalid Rasheed, on Fiverr.
- [Portfolio](https://vectorbyhand.com/portfolio/): The best way to judge vector reconstruction is to see the original artwork beside the result.
- [Vector File Cleanup](https://vectorbyhand.com/vector-file-cleanup/): Already have a vector file that won’t behave?
- [AI Logo to Vector](https://vectorbyhand.com/ai-logo-to-vector/): Logos created with AI image tools arrive as pixel images, often with warped lettering and uneven details.
- [Image to SVG](https://vectorbyhand.com/image-to-svg/): Need an SVG from a JPG, PNG, scan or photo?
- [PNG to Vector](https://vectorbyhand.com/png-to-vector/): A PNG can look sharp on screen and still fall apart in print.
- [JPG to Vector](https://vectorbyhand.com/jpg-to-vector/): Turn a compressed, blurry or low-resolution JPG into clean, editable vector artwork.
- [Terms and Conditions](https://vectorbyhand.com/terms-and-conditions/): These Terms apply to use of vectorbyhand.com and to services ordered from Vector By Hand, including manual vector tracing, logo redraw, raster-to-vector conversion, illustration reconstruction and production artwork preparation.
- [Blog](https://vectorbyhand.com/blog/)
- [FAQ](https://vectorbyhand.com/faq/): Getting the right vector file begins with the right questions.
- [Case Studies](https://vectorbyhand.com/case-studies/): Real artwork, explained: what the client supplied, why it would not work in production, and what we rebuilt.
- [Contact](https://vectorbyhand.com/contact/): Questions about a project, formats or ongoing artwork support? Send us a message and we will reply by email.
- [Get a Free Quote](https://vectorbyhand.com/quote/): Send your file and tell us what the finished artwork needs to accomplish.
- [About](https://vectorbyhand.com/about/): Vector By Hand is built around one practical idea: artwork should be faithful to its source, genuinely editable, and usable for the job it needs to do.
- [Pricing](https://vectorbyhand.com/pricing/): The cost of professional vector artwork depends on what needs to be reconstructed, not just the file extension.
- [How It Works](https://vectorbyhand.com/how-it-works/): From a rough reference to an editable vector master, the process should be predictable.
- [Bulk Vector Tracing](https://vectorbyhand.com/bulk-vector-tracing/): Large batches of customer artwork require a plan, not just a bigger upload.
- [White-Label Vector Services](https://vectorbyhand.com/white-label-vector-services/): Your clients expect consistent artwork quality under your brand.
- [Artwork Outsourcing for Businesses](https://vectorbyhand.com/for-business/): When customer-supplied artwork arrives blurry, incomplete, or unsuitable for production, it creates delays across your business.
- [Signage & Large-Format Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/signage-vector-artwork/): A logo that works on a business card may fail on a storefront sign.
- [Laser Engraving & CNC Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/laser-cnc-artwork/): Laser and CNC jobs need more than a crisp-looking picture.
- [Vinyl Cutting & Plotter Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/vinyl-cutting-artwork/): Vinyl cutting depends on paths, not pixels. Irregular shapes, duplicate lines, and poorly reconstructed curves can complicate cutting and weeding.
- [Embroidery Artwork Preparation](https://vectorbyhand.com/embroidery-artwork/): Embroidery begins with artwork, but the finished result depends on stitch planning as well as the source image.
- [Screen Printing Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/screen-printing-artwork/): Screen printers regularly receive artwork that looks acceptable in a customer email but is unsuitable for production.
- [Print-Ready Vector Artwork](https://vectorbyhand.com/print-ready-vector-artwork/): A sharp-looking image on screen is not proof that a job is ready to print.
- [Complex Vector Illustration](https://vectorbyhand.com/vector-illustration/): Not every illustration can be reduced to a simple outline.
- [Raster to Vector Conversion](https://vectorbyhand.com/raster-to-vector/): A raster image is built from pixels. A vector image is defined by paths and shapes that can scale without the same pixelation.
- [Logo Redraw & Recreation](https://vectorbyhand.com/logo-redraw/): Lost the original design file? Need to print an old logo at a larger size?
- [Manual Vector Tracing](https://vectorbyhand.com/manual-vector-tracing/): Turn the image you have into vector artwork you can actually use.
- [Home](https://vectorbyhand.com/): Pixelated in. Production-ready out.
- [Privacy Policy](https://vectorbyhand.com/privacy-policy/): Vector By Hand provides manual vector tracing, logo redraw, raster-to-vector conversion, vector illustration and production artwork services through vectorbyhand.com.


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