What is Freepik? It is a search engine created specifically for web designers and graphic designers. It contains vector images, photos with excellent quality and many more elements; which allow to create innovative and totally creative designs. This post will explain how to use or modify vectors downloaded from Freepik in your designs.
What is a vector or vector image?
First of all, it is necessary to define a vector or vector image. It refers to a digital illustration that is created from lines, points, and curves; In addition, it contains various effects that can be edited, such as color. This file type is different from the commonly used .png or .jpg images.
Most vector images are available in files with an .eps or .ai extension. Which can be used or modified adapting them to the needs of your project; without losing its quality. Vector images are made up of mathematical equations and different geometric figures; such as lines, dots, etc.
In addition, it can be edited in colors and shades to create images creatively and freely. All these adjustments of color, size, shapes, etc.; can be done without losing quality. Vector files are smaller than high-resolution images; which makes this type of file ideal when adding them to presentations.
Freepik offers all these options for free and with a wide variety of categories to adapt them to each need; so that you can download and use them.
How to use or modify the vectors downloaded from Freepik?
To use or modify the vectors downloaded from Freepik it is necessary to have certain specifications. For example, you need to use a vector graphics editor like Corel Photo Paint. Other options are: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Autodesk graphic (MAC and iOS), Gravit Designer, Inkscape or Vectr; being these last free options.
Here are the steps to use or modify vectors downloaded from Freepik:
- Go to Freepik.es.
- The first thing you should do is choose the version you are going to use, the free one or the Premium option. To do this you must go to the Filters menu and check the “Free” box. In that same menu, you can check the vector box to do a specific search.
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Download the vector or vector image to use. Remember that you must have the vector graphics editor to be able to open the file and start the modification.
- Once the vector is opened with the corresponding extension. You must take into account the layers of the file. You must unlock them to edit each element separately.
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Ungroup all objects to modify them individually. If you can’t ungroup the elements in the traditional way, it must be because the file has a clipping mask applied. In that case you must right-click on the file and select the option “Release clipping mask”. This ungroups all corresponding elements.
- Image text can also be edited with vector editors; since the original source of the file is usually not compatible and therefore they do not appear available when opening the file. There are options on the internet to download free fonts to use when modifying vectors.
Make creative designs with Freepik
If you have the vector editor, these will be the necessary tools to use or modify the vectors downloaded from Freepik, you can even edit downloaded templates. It is very simple and fast and will allow you to enjoy all the options that Freepik offers. It is a solution to make creative designs without complications.
Remember that in addition to Adobe Illustrator, you can use free editors like Gravit Designer in its web version. Allows you to import and modify vectors with .eps, .svg and .Ai extensions. Its interface is quite simple and easy to use and allows high-quality designs for free.
