ewen.jamie

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    Slickhick, THANK YOU!!! I super appriciate it!!

    And Skeeter, they didn't have my image, but I am so glad you showed me that site! It has some really great stuff in it! Thanks!!!

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    If you have a higher level of flexi with tracing features enabled (not flexi starter)  you can import the bitmap and do a color trace - then adjust the nodes by hand.  If you only have flexi starter you should look at Inkscape - it will do a nice job tracing bitmap graphics -- Do take care to clean up the bitmap before importing into your program for tracing.  Search the forum for tutorials on vectorizing - auto tracing - hand tracing on this forum -there are some very good tutorials made by members here.  You can also find lots of stuff on Utube and other video sites.

    -Mike

    edge -  When I started out I spent WAYYYY too much time getting something cuttable designed from a business card scan - if I had tried to charge for the hours I spent doing the job (due to my inexperience) I would have killed any chance of repeat work from these customers.   I got the sense that was what she was asking about in the original post.  You are right that is part of the service - and when you are starting out you will spend more time than you can reasonable bill on some jobs -- I chalked mine up to paying my dues - and I still try to get better and faster each time.

    -Mike

    I have FlexiSIGN-PRO. So I know I can do more then I think I can.

    And Mike is right that even though I've been doing this for 3 years, I am completely self taught, and do this out of my kitchen while being a stay-at-home-mommy to 4 kids.  If I charge these people for the time it takes me to learn, I'll never get a job like this where I  CAN learn.  That's why I'm here asking questions. So that next time maybe I'll know how to do it a little faster, and spend more time playing with play-doe. =)

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    What about an image like this one that I've attached?  It's so tiny and full of detail, and you would THINK that an organization like this would have an .eps file on hand.  But nope, just a blurry .jpg! I actually don't know how to do any vectorizing on my flexi other then the brezier button.  Sometimes i wish I could hire someone to spend a day with me and teach me all the amazing things my programs can do that I'm oblivious to.

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    Trying to put together a sign for a coffee stand, and looking to see if I can find an image that looks like a plastic cup w/lid and straw?  Anyone have anything that might work?  I can pay in vinyl! =)

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    Looking for Futura font and was wondering if any of you fine people would be willing to share?  Thanks to the coolest forum on the net! =)

    Jamie

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    I'm looking for simple little bird silhouettes, just little like tweet tweet birds (whatever that's supposed to mean, right!?). =)  I've searched on dafont and in the archives and just haven't found anything.  Thanks all!

    Jamie