Lesson Twelve: Load an Image to Draw Over

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.

Raster
Vector
Raster to Vector
Drawing Over an Image to Create a Design

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.

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Make Sure the Layer Direction is Set to Bottom Up
Visualization Definition

Enter Width/Height of Image

Enter Width/Height of Image

Design Bounds Definition

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

Explode Tool Definition
Explode All Definition

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

Line Tool Definition
Arc Tool Definition

Edit Until Satisfied

Edit Until Satisfied

Join All Segments

Join All Segments

Auto Join Segments Definition

Convert to Splines/Tangify

Convert to Splines/Tangify

Convert Arc to Splines
Tangify All Circuits Definition

Trace the Design

Trace the Design

Traced

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.

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