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I have spent hours and hours looking for a stingray for our cruise book and can only find one that is a dingbat. It isn't that great of a picture. Does anyone want to try one for me? I have no idea how to use that inkscape and just want to get my cruise book done. I don't want it intricate or cartoony, just simple. Just thought I would throw that out if someone is sooo bored that they are looking for things to do.... ha ha! Thanks, Tylynn

that's not challenging at all. so I'm challenging YOU to dowload inkscape & do it yourself.

*google stingray clipart. look at the images--there are a few easy ones.

*read an inkscape tutorial on how to trace (I like the ones at paperthreads.com)
*download inkscape, trace it & save it as an svg, import into scal & cut.

I can trace it in less than 30 seconds. If you do it from start to finish as noted, I'm sure you could do it in under 5 minutes. That's not a lot of time!! Once you do it a few times, you too can do it in under a minute!

Give it a try--I dare you

Imagine what kind of things you can do once you figure that out!

here's a way for you to "cheat" & "make it" yourself

go to microsofts clipart page, type in stingray, dowload an image & open in inkscape & separate the parts---their clipart is already broken up into parts/pieces

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipa ... gray&sc=20

uhhhh I am so scared. I will try....

I found a photo and converted it. Hope you can use it for your album.

Thank you for doing that for me. I have got Inkscape downloaded and am working on the tutorial that I can understand. Maybe I will be posting files soon to share! Thanks!!

It has a learning curve. Sometimes I look back at my original files and redo them because I have learned some techniques so I can make files in about 5-10 minutes.

I am pretty computer literate and what I don't know DH can answer, but when it comes to inkscape... I cannot even open a picture in it to work on. I have downloaded the tut's from paper thread etc and I cannot get a JPG to even open in inkscape. I have never felt so dumb when trying to follow a simple tutorial..

Jancy, where on Paperthreads are the tutorials? I think I'm going to play with Inkscape today...

kaesmom wrote:Jancy, where on Paperthreads are the tutorials? I think I'm going to play with Inkscape today...

here they are

http://www.paperthreads.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=58


there are a number of them to look through. each one teaches something different.

Thanks! I couldn't find them in the forums -- but it's asking me to register so maybe that's why.

Off to register at yet ANOTHER message board.