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clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 5:58 pm
by doodlebugs
okay I am missing it I know but can someone point me the right way to convert a clipart any not just 1 color to a scal or svg file please an easy way do I have to use inkscape or is there an easier way

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:08 pm
by gj1
Download clip art to your computer desktop or file and open scal2 and go to File Trace Image or the square with the grass and tree...click

Browse and find the file and click to open and play with changing the
Brightness
Smooth
Despeckle

Try
90
75
20

and then fool and change and preview till it looks good and hit ok

There you have it...now go to File and Export to your desktop and on your desktop it will now be saved as an .svg

If you want to save as a scal .scut file, go to File and Save as, and give it a name and the push save.

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2011 6:20 pm
by firstcut
I have a pictorial index to tutorials that might help you
http://cleversomeday.wordpress.com/images-to-svg

SCAL traces by brightness, not by color, so you will have better luck in Inkscape unless your colors are high contrast.

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:06 pm
by doodlebugs
thanks guys, well I was able to do a little based on the details you both gave but I chose a graphic from here it is the tweety but the trace option does little?
http://www.webweaver.nu/clipart/cartoon.shtml any other ideas?

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 5:56 pm
by gj1
Kay's index of tutorials includes something for everything...MANY different options to achieve what you are looking for.

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:03 pm
by doodlebugs
do you have a link for KAY?

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:24 pm
by gj1
She goes by firstcut, 4 posts up on this page is a link to her site...I go there often, and she has this index to many tutorials by her and others too.

Re: clipart to SCAL2

Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 7:02 pm
by HeatherM
There are several Tweeties on this website. http://vector-cartoons.com/search/searc ... ery=tweety If you download the wmf format it is already a vector and you can simply open it in Inkscape and save as an svg.

There is also an svg here. http://theladywolf.blogspot.com/2010/04/tweety-svg.html