Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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adbuch
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Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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I received a PM asking for help doing an Inkscape manual trace of the Christmas Tree shown in the photos.
Please click on the images below to enlarge and make the text easier to read.

David
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Here is the link to a Google slide show with some screen shots from my explanation.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jNC8goGev5TFN1G48


Here is the screen shot of the "draw from scratch" sequence. The same process would be followed for the other half of the tree with the addition of the star on top.
christmas tree draw from scratch.jpg
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Re: Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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Thank you David I will have a go at this when I get home from work, I’m also interested in placing a circle on top with an Initial (C) in it
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Re: Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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That great David. I always had a problem with the bezier tool. Something with ending the line when I click the enter key I always move the mouse a little and my line moves.
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Re: Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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mcmental wrote: Mon Nov 28, 2022 4:33 am I’m also interested in placing a circle on top with an Initial (C) in it
I would just buy the files on etsy, they are cheap as is and optimized for plasma cutting.
Look what I found on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1276554 ... hare_v4_lx
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Re: Help tracing a Christmas Tree

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Here is an image of some free Christmas tree images offered for download. These are symmetrical and would probably be better to practice on with your manual tracing.
free xmas tree files.jpg
There are many more to be had here:
https://www.vecteezy.com/free-vector/ch ... -tree-line

David
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