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Tracing a cross

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Using inkscape i cant get a good trace on this picture. Any help or advice would be much appreciated!
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Here is how I would probably do it. Let me know if you have any questions about my process.

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I really appreciate the advice! ill see what I'll can do!!
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B2 breaker wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 8:54 am I really appreciate the advice! ill see what I'll can do!!
Happy to help. Let us know how it turns out.

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Once again par excellence on the tutorial David :Like
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Par excellence indeed...thanks David, very helpful tutorial :Like :Like
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Re: Tracing a cross

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Im not sure how to attach a picture to this post. I ended up using a diffrent picture but followed your instructions and it turned out great
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Re: Tracing a cross

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figured it out lol. thanks again!!
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An hour of love! I always prefer to draw, rather than trace, whenever possible. You get more detail.

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Thanks Joe
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acourtjester wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:04 am Once again par excellence on the tutorial David :Like
Thanks Tom! It's always fun to work on some of these.

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DieselFumes wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 10:45 am Par excellence indeed...thanks David, very helpful tutorial :Like :Like
DieselFumes - you are quite welcome! Inkscape is fun to use and it's always great to share ideas.

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B2 breaker wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:24 pm figured it out lol. thanks again!!
B2 breaker - that one turned out great! I was happy to help, as always. Keep up the good work.

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adbuch wrote: ↑Wed Aug 30, 2023 1:48 am
B2 breaker wrote: ↑Tue Aug 29, 2023 4:24 pm figured it out lol. thanks again!!
B2 breaker - that one turned out great! I was happy to help, as always. Keep up the good work.
And for this type of "artwork", I think an auto trace can give results on par with a manual trace. It all depends on the particular image you have on hand to auto trace, and your techniques to clean it up to "cut ready" form.

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