Messing around on a Saturday afternoon

[CanadianScroller]

I took one of my old pencil sketches and drew over it with my favorite program
Here is the result. It is not your usual pattern but it is cutable.
I included the original picture just incase anyone wants to mess around with it.

[Sawduster]

Carl, I really like this technique , do you mind sharing how you do it ?

[Mackem]

Well done Carl, the likeness on the sketch is excellent.

[CanadianScroller]

I use Page plus, I open up the drawing as a jpg and place it in the background.
I can use it as a master sheet so that any changes I make do not affect the original.
Then I use my mouse or graphics tablet and draw bezier curves over the top of the picture.
I like the bezier feature because you can manipulate the curves after they are drawn.
It is similar to tracing but instead of dragging the mouse or the pen over the image I just tap on a spot where I want the line to be. Each tap is a node and each node can be manipulated.

Easier to do than it is to write about I redid the picture again because the lips were too bold.

[Mackem]

That's a lot better Carl, i never noticed until you pointed it out, i guess this trained observer needs he's eye's testing soon. LOL.

[lucky788scroller]

Wow Carl, I will be the first to say this, hope I dont offend you. Wow, youve sure changed since youve drawn that self portrait some years ago! Dale

[Mackem]

[DukeNukem]

Hey Carl, I went into Gimp and Microsoft that sure is a great drawing, Well anyway I think this would make one heck of a nice cutting just needs to be cleaned up a little.Jerry

[Dragon]

I think it has to do with the bangs....
Diane

Here's my 'messing' around with it. I only played for about 20 minutes, wife want to shopping before church tonight. Thanks for the challenge... maybe I'll mess around a little more later.