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Lesson Twelve: Load an Image to Draw Over

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Last updated: Jul 09, 2024
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Load an Image to Draw Over

Load an Image to Draw Over

  • This lesson shows how to Load an Image (Raster) in order to draw over it so that it can be Cut/Penned/Debossed/Vinyled (Vector).

  • A large, clean Image is the best to work with. 

  • Any distortions in your original image can make it difficult to draw over.

A Raster is a Bitmap image (JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc.) that is made up of a grid of Pixels, such as a photograph, which can be loaded in Trace, Designer and Visualize.

A Raster Image

See: Vector Definition

See: Raster to Vector Definition

See: Vectorize in Designer Function

See: Vectorize in Trace Function

A Vector is a graphic drawing in Trace that contains Paths, which are defined by a Start and End point and may contain other Points, Curves, and Angles.

The Vector Paths are independent of resolution, which means they can be resized without losing detail.

A Path is also a file format of Trace which saves all of the Vector elements of the design as you work, whether it is Traced or not. 

When the design is completed, save it as a CutArt to load into Designer.

Vector Design in Trace

See: Raster Definition

See: Vector Definition

See: Raster to Vector Definition

See: Vectorize in Designer Function

See: Vectorize in Trace Function

Load Image

Load Image

  • First we need to make sure we are designing the layers in the correct order for these instructions.

  • On the FrameShop Main Page, click Admin and stay on the Defaults tab.

  • Under Layer Direction select Bottom Up if it is not already set to that.

  • Click Save and return to the Main Page.

    • You can change this back to the original setting later if desired.

A Raster is a Bitmap image (JPEG, PNG, GIF, etc.) that is made up of a grid of Pixels, such as a photograph, which can be loaded in Trace, Designer and Visualize.

See: Vector Definition

See: Raster to Vector Definition

See: Vectorize in Designer Function

See: Vectorize in Trace Function

A Vector is a graphic drawing in Trace that contains Paths, which are defined by a Start and End point and may contain other Points, Curves, and Angles.

The Vector Paths are independent of resolution, which means they can be resized without losing detail.

A Path is also a file format of Trace which saves all of the Vector elements of the design as you work, whether it is Traced or not. 

When the design is completed, save it as a CutArt to load into Designer.

See: Raster Definition

See: Vector Definition

See: Raster to Vector Definition

See: Vectorize in Designer Function

See: Vectorize in Trace Function

The Visualize software allows the user to create a digitally finished product using the selected frames, matboards and the artwork.

This makes it easy to present several different variations of the design for the customer to pick from. 

See: Visualization

Enter Width/Height of Image

Enter Width/Height of Image

Make the Image Lighter/Darker

Make the Image Lighter/Darker

Draw Over the Image

Draw Over the Image

Explode Object into Segments to Edit Separately

Explode Object into Segments to Edit Separately

Moving Points

Moving Points

Delete the Lines/Arcs You Want to Redraw

Delete the Lines/Arcs You Want to Redraw

Draw Replacement Lines/Arcs

Draw Replacement Lines/Arcs

Edit Until Satisfied

Edit Until Satisfied

Join All Segments

Join All Segments

Convert to Splines/Tangify

Convert to Splines/Tangify

Trace the Design

Trace the Design

Save and Cut

Save and Cut

Comparison

Comparison

You can see how much we changed the design when you compare it to what we started with.