Tracing a cross

[B2 breaker]

Using inkscape i cant get a good trace on this picture. Any help or advice would be much appreciated!

[adbuch]

Here is how I would probably do it. Let me know if you have any questions about my process.

David

[B2 breaker]

I really appreciate the advice! ill see what I'll can do!!

[adbuch]

I really appreciate the advice! ill see what I'll can do!!

Happy to help. Let us know how it turns out.

David

[acourtjester]

Once again par excellence on the tutorial David

[DieselFumes]

Par excellence indeed...thanks David, very helpful tutorial

[B2 breaker]

Im not sure how to attach a picture to this post. I ended up using a diffrent picture but followed your instructions and it turned out great

[B2 breaker]

figured it out lol. thanks again!!

[Joe Jones]

An hour of love! I always prefer to draw, rather than trace, whenever possible. You get more detail.

Joe

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Thanks Joe

[adbuch]

Once again par excellence on the tutorial David

Thanks Tom! It's always fun to work on some of these.

David

[adbuch]

Par excellence indeed...thanks David, very helpful tutorial

DieselFumes - you are quite welcome! Inkscape is fun to use and it's always great to share ideas.

David

[adbuch]

figured it out lol. thanks again!!

B2 breaker - that one turned out great! I was happy to help, as always. Keep up the good work.

David

[adbuch]

figured it out lol. thanks again!!

B2 breaker - that one turned out great! I was happy to help, as always. Keep up the good work.
And for this type of "artwork", I think an auto trace can give results on par with a manual trace. It all depends on the particular image you have on hand to auto trace, and your techniques to clean it up to "cut ready" form.

David