first try at vectoring and cutting....

[xturdfergusonx 1]

Been messing around a lot with text and some clip art since getting the cutter last week.  Finally got around to attempting to vector and cut an intricate image. 

[sabrina99 4]

Nice job!!

[CherokeeDesign 0]

That's very good, you're off to a great start!

[xturdfergusonx 1]

I do have one question regarding vectoring.  I am using sign blazer to vectoring amd I have noticed that it distorts the images a little.  This image started out way more as a line drawing.  Is there a step I am missing or is there a trick to keeping it more detailed??  I am guessing its probably the program.....

thanks for the comment too!!  I having so much fun doing this stuff.....

[acehole 1]

I like your turbo design (they are turbochargers arent they)

you might try using a program called inkscape its free and it works great

[xturdfergusonx 1]

they are definitely turbochargers.  I will check out inkscape!!  thanks again!!

If I download and design on inkscape do I still import and cut with signblazer??

[CRD 9]

Yes.

Inkspace saves as .sgv and can be imported as such extension in SBE.

Inkscape is only for design.

SBE is both.

Paco

[Guest kenya]

+1..............

BTW, Great decal !! 

[99v8miata 3]

You will always lose some of the quality doing an auto trace. If you want to get all of the detail in it you will need to learn to manually trace.

Dave

[midwaste 4]

Mind sharing that file?

I have seen it before, and it was already vector.  If not, maybe we can help you get a little more detail.

[wwpro 1]

I'd love that file too 

Nice work man !

[GameDemon 0]

+1

on getting that turbocharger.eps file

Ps: looks great for your first cuts

[roketa36 0]

looks great, like they said try inkscape. I like it alot better

[firemalt 10]

Yes.

Inkspace saves as .sgv and can be imported as such extension in SBE.

Inkscape is only for design.

SBE is both.

Paco

You can save inkscape files as eps files using the "save as" option under the file menu.

[xturdfergusonx 1]

thanks for all the compliments.. gonna play around with it in inkscape too...

here is the image the way I found it....

It is someone elses image, but I am doing what I can to practice. 

[xturdfergusonx 1]

started messing around with inkscape... wow! what a difference!! not alot loss in quality at all.....

[NukleoN 34]

thanks for all the compliments.. gonna play around with it in inkscape too...

here is the image the way I found it....

It is someone elses image, but I am doing what I can to practice. 

Aw, the turbo-creature looks sad. Nice execution, just that logo struck me as a sad creature made of engine-parts.

[ambrummer 0]

looks AWESOME!

[Spyder Graphix 0]

nice

[CyberChuck 4]

On a side note, Inkscape will also save as eps files and will export to gif files.

Charlie

[mabscotthandyman 1,410]

[BigGreen 5]

vector magic can help vector to but it s not free this a fast one of what it can do i did not clean it but u can clean and adjust it more in vector magic just another helping place