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  1. 5 points
    This was a drawing done by a customers son. I tried the old trace and scan, but it had rough edges all over. I spent 3 1/2 hours going over each line with the paint program. Let me tell you, it cut and weeded perfectly. Also some kids power wheel derby cars I did up.
  2. 2 points
    Soooooo, What else do you have over there for the shipping,, A Summa? Maybe a Fusion?
  3. 2 points
    How about "Gross Script" or "Ugly Swash".
  4. 2 points
    Illustrator is a great program and far more powerful than SCALP. It DOES take some dedication to learn but once figured out is IMO one of the best programs out there. Well to be honest IMO it IS the best program out there but saying that out loud can stir up the natives. For technical know-how there are a lot of good threads in the Adobe Illustrator part of this forum. You will have to sift through them to find specific advice but there aren't that many and several have extensive step-by-step walkthroughs that will get you going. If you get stuck on a specific issue then don't hesitate to ask a question but most have been covered at one time or other. You may have created extra cuts within your design if you trace improperly or use the "merge" tab in the pathfinder menu. Merge does a good job of welding things together but leaves open objects in all the hole or open non filled spaces. That function in AI is better served using the "Unite" option and it won't do that (Assuming you are using a relatively new version of AI. I run CS5 but also have a copy of the older CS2 which is still functional but has a few quirks that the newer versions improved on. The other preventative measure is to be sure you have the "Ignore White" selected in your tracing options so that when auto tracing it doesn't create white areas. Again CS2 does not have this option so you get white areas that will then have to be removed or you will get a second cut unless you are careful when using cut-by-color when cutting.
  5. 2 points
    You're welcome. (by the way, sue2 is right, your kerning value became somehow too wide on the LVA) One of the things I sometimes do when I have a few free minutes is browse the installed fonts in SignBlazer, and make mental notes of certain names of basic fonts that I think are useful generally when creating signs. It's really useful in this business to know fonts. In fact, it's the stock-in-trade of any sign maker, and one of these days I'm going to prepare a wall poster with the top 40 fonts illustrated for my customers to look at and choose from.
  6. 1 point
    Yeah, according to the name it's a BAD tattoo font.
  7. 1 point
    Wow that was really helpful
  8. 1 point
    Layering is not an option if you want to recreate the stock look. Those are printed decals.
  9. 1 point
    This may help... You had some double lines and strokes not converted to curves. I also welded a few overlaps and punched out the axe head relief areas. Looking closely at your files in Outline View will expose some of the issues. With a little more work you could turn that Lighthouse into a hydrant. rayfire_2b.svg those are some loooong-handled axes.
  10. 1 point
    Sub paper has 1 good side. If they were packed with she's facing different ways I'd be looking for a different brand personally.
  11. 1 point
    You might want to fix the spacing between the L, V & A before cutting/printing. Sue2
  12. 1 point
    and that is why I sold the embroidery machine stacey wanted - she didn't really have the desire to learn it all and I had enough on my plate already - sold it and the screen printing stuff to concentrate on the main things I do. it is good watching the process though that you go thru - it teaches a lot of people from reading the post
  13. 1 point
    or Microgramma Bold Extended (a standard installed font in SignBlazer Elements SBF_M019)
  14. 1 point
    Look at Euro style mark-s
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    I have never used 60° blade on anything except reflective and rhinestone media, I use 45°. Like they said though, get on the pressure/depth because the backing is more forgiving than typical vinyl backings.