Zal 0 Posted November 9, 2007 I have a buddy that is redoing his Oldsmobile Cutlass 442, he doesnt want to put the metal badging back on since it s a drag car so he wondered if i could cut the badges out of vinyl. I cant find a clean pic of the 442 or w-30 badges. I have already been to brands of the world, no luck. Anyone know of any? Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dgreenh 9 Posted November 10, 2007 Do you have a photo of the original logo to look at? Might be possible to draw one that looks similar. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 10, 2007 Thats what i am thinking, I am just going to take a photo of the badging and try to do it that way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 12, 2007 Here is a photo of the badge guys and girls. I got a halfway decent conversion of it but I am sure someone could do a lot better. Thanks in advance! [attachment deleted by admin] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 13, 2007 I cant seem to get mine to clean up. Any help is appreciated, thanks guys Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tservice 3 Posted November 13, 2007 Zal I tried but the pic is to grainy. So I gave up. Can you get a clearer pic? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeCamaro 11 Posted November 13, 2007 The best bet s to scann it (so it is really straight, remember when you take a picture there is always be an angle) then take it to your tracing software and hand trace it. Dont use the auto trace feature, doing it yourself with the pen tool will lead to better results. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 13, 2007 you can buy a pen to trace? I didnt know that, the mouse is really clumsy. Where can I pick up a pen tool? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Terry Posted November 13, 2007 http://www.wacom.com/intuos/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeCamaro 11 Posted November 13, 2007 Oh, Im sorry, I meant the pen tool of softwares such as Illustrator, Freehand and Corel, You trace with that. You add point by point and make a figure. Check this: http://school.tatoland.com/illustrator/aipentool.html Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 13, 2007 Lol, thats exactly what i was wishing I could find in illustrator this morning. I am still learning the software. I used to kick butt using the spline tool in MatcCad back in the day. Thanks for the tip Joe! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 13, 2007 Woot! Not bad for my first try! w-30.eps w-30.eps Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeCamaro 11 Posted November 14, 2007 Im Glad I helped! It is good for the first try, that it areally hard to learn tool. I would only work a bit in the number 3. Way to go Zal. For more tips you can check here www.pixel2life.com under the Illustrator section. Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zal 0 Posted November 14, 2007 I went through and cleaned up a few stray points, it polished it up a bit. Thats a great website Joe, I appreciate the help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeCamaro 11 Posted November 14, 2007 Yourwelcome Zal : Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
