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12-27-2006, 04:57 PM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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|  It's a long time since this perennial favorite surfaced, so here's the tutorial link again: http://www.freewebtown.com/80ArtDesigns/page1.html Like Mike says, if graphics software seems a little pricey, have a look at an online auction website where you can get good graphics software cheap. You don't need the latest versions; I do quite nicely with PSPv9. Alternatively, Serif has some good software here absolutely free. One of the biggest problems newcomers experience when they start using software to produce patterns is that they expect the process to be fairly straight forward and the computer will do the hard work. It won't. Even software that's aimed directly at scrollers (I'm thinking Coyote) will require adjustments to make a decent pattern. I'm currently blessing Santa for having bought me an Aiptek tablet - it's much more useful than any of the software I've accumulated. Gill
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12-27-2006, 05:26 PM
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| Newly Customized Moose  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
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 | I've just been having a look at Andy Deane's tutorial that Gill posted. It's worth a look even if you're not using PSP. It's a well written guide. I have Photoshop CS - I used PSP years ago but not recenty. Reading through the tutorial I found it easier to "translate" the steps to Photoshop. The step I've always found most frustrating is the "cleaning up" of the image once there is a decent black and white portrait. This is the step where a graphics tablet is probably a good idea for anyone wanting to seriously produce there own patterns. I assume you're happy with your Christmas pressie, Gill? 
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12-27-2006, 05:30 PM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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12-27-2006, 06:06 PM
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| Newly Customized Moose Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Truro, Nova Scotia
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12-27-2006, 10:19 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis (Fishers)
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5. More replies 4. The MSN site 3. A perennial favorite resurfacing 2. A comment that includes the phrase, "one of the smarter things I have done and would recommend it." 1. Getting Gill to surface. Okay, okay, there is no order. I am, however, really glad I joined this forum! You've all been a big help, not to mention the occasional <G> I get. Some day I hope to return these favors. (Can you and I hold hands as we bounce, Gill?) 
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12-28-2006, 12:31 AM
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| Thanks to everyone! Just remembered that Gill posted Andy Deane's tutorial several months back and I did save it. I just forgot about it until just now reading Gill's posting. I guess what I am wanting are short and sweet directions. Oh yeah, I know and realize that I'm not going to get that. Sooo sooner or later I will learn how to create my own portraits. I want to scroll my mom, dad and father in law that are deceased on wood for gifts for my family. Thanks to all that have offered to make one for me. But I must do so myself. Thanks again -Sonja |
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01-03-2007, 10:52 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario
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 Are the attached pics close to what you are looking for? I made the lined version (Corel 2.jpg) from the original (Corel1.jpg) with about 2 keystrokes & a bit of fiddling using Corel Photo Paint 9.0.Load an image, select Effects/Contour/Find Edges | |
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01-03-2007, 11:54 PM
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| Fallen Angel Join Date: Mar 2005
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| Hi Editor A basic pattern should show you exactly what to cut, what to leave, and have no unsupported areas that 'float' separately from the main pattern (ie everything should be connected by bridges). Nice try, but pattern design is a bit more complicated than just pressing a few buttons on the computer .Gill
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01-07-2007, 03:54 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Indianapolis (Fishers)
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| Thanks, Editor, for your reply. I have indeed done the "find edges" (and many more things, to boot) in Corel, but like Gill intimated, that did not produce anything I could really use as a pattern. I am trying Corel Photo Paint with the instructions given for PSP9 that Gill posted in this thread but hit a speed bump last time I tried. I may just get PSP9 - it's cheap on e-bay. BTW - sorry it took so long to reply; I've been on vacation all last week and it was a true vacation (i.e., without the computer, etc.) thanks again!
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