Great tutorial. Thanks for the info. about single scans or multiple scans - depending on coloured images. Just one tip, if you look at the very bottom of the screen, below the colour bar, and below the scroll bar, you'll see that it will tell you if what you've selected is an IMAGE or a PATH (path = trace/vector). Thanks. Also, if you click on the padlock icon located between the H and W options, that constrains the proportions, so you don't need to hold down the CTRL key to size it up or down.
Thank you for a well-explained tutorial. I can't understand why anyone would give a thumbs down. I learn something new every time you share your Inkscape tutorial and I will share it with my son.
You are a master at this and explained this process very well. I would love to create wall art. Now I am very very new to print on demand and creating files to sell online. You are very good explaining the process even though it takes me to watch your videos over and over again. Keep sharing the knowledge greatly appreciated.
Awesome, thanks! Having seem some of your other videos about cleaning up SVGs and preparing them for sale, would you advise reducing the number of nodes on this particular example (if you wanted to sell it as a SVG) before uploading it for sale? My understanding of saleable SVGs is to keep the number of nodes as low as practically possible for ease of use for cutting machines.
Yes you are exactly right - if the SVG has a million nodes, it will look great but take way too long if someone wants to use the SVG as a cut file (because the machine reads each node). So you want the minimum number of nodes while having the design still look good!
I've had some good success with using Inkscape thanks to your videos but I have a question if I may; I'm trying to make some svg files for printing on t shirts, sweatshirts etc. I want to be able to sell the files so that someone can print on a white item of clothing or a colored item so I also have to use the images in white. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make the vector on my white png images in Inkscape. Is that not possible? Thanks
you have more than one channel? huh, shouldn't have been surprised. lol on a related note, Photo editing is hard!!! I watch tutorials and nothing seems to be in the spot as the tutorial. Been looking into line drawing but I still haven't grasped how it's done. Other channels be like We're going to go to the shape dropdown and choose ellipsis and I'm like where the hell is the shape drop down??? LOL
I agree, photo editing is difficult. For anyone interested, here is a video that talks specifically about the difficulties of learning (which I struggle with at times): ruclips.net/video/WpVHZEbSIlg/видео.html
I had watched this video before and lost the link. I took a snapshot of a picture I drew and wanted to create a vector but I couldn’t get it to work. Is it not possible to use my own picture of a drawing or am I doing something wrong? I plan to try it again today.
Sometimes if you don't have the picture selected, that can be the problem. So make sure that the picture is selected (you will see a dotted box around it) and then Trace Bitmap.
Great question - no a PNG will be an image (and only an image). You want to save it as an SVG file if you are using a cutting machine like a Cricut for example.
Hi Thank you for this video the information is great. Can you do another one of these with a graphic that has several colours in it so that I can see the process with several colours. Ray Tunstall
i seem to be the only person having a problem with this everytime i get to exporting the image it still comes out blurry and pixilated ....can anyone explain lol
I created a shop on Etsy and i want to sell Halloween svg and home decor category on it. Can you please guide me how can i create good selling product in these categories. Thank you
Yes the easiest way is to look on Etsy for shops that already have sales, and then make better designs than them. Hopefully this vid helps! ruclips.net/video/HhLud6-a-Vg/видео.html
Please don’t ever delete this video!!!! So helpful!!!!
Great tutorial. Thanks for the info. about single scans or multiple scans - depending on coloured images. Just one tip, if you look at the very bottom of the screen, below the colour bar, and below the scroll bar, you'll see that it will tell you if what you've selected is an IMAGE or a PATH (path = trace/vector). Thanks. Also, if you click on the padlock icon located between the H and W options, that constrains the proportions, so you don't need to hold down the CTRL key to size it up or down.
Appreciate you. I've ran thru a dozen or more tutorials and this was by far the most helpful.
I appreciate that feedback, thank you!!
Thank you! Learning to vector was my next goal, and here you are! You always give such useful tips!
Perfect! Just what I am looking for
Thank you for a well-explained tutorial. I can't understand why anyone would give a thumbs down. I learn something new every time you share your Inkscape tutorial and I will share it with my son.
You are very kind thank you so much!! Awesome!
Thank you for speaking clear and slower than most others for teaching purposes lol.
You are a master at this and explained this process very well. I would love to create wall art. Now I am very very new to print on demand and creating files to sell online. You are very good explaining the process even though it takes me to watch your videos over and over again. Keep sharing the knowledge greatly appreciated.
Thank you so much for the kind words!! Welcome aboard!
You are a really great teacher. Thanks so much!
Thank you! I'm a newbie at digital art, and your videos have been extremely helpful.
Thank you for the clear and nice tutorial!
thank you thank you ---this was exactly what I needed and it was so easy to follow - you are awesome !
Great. Thx a lot!
this is gold, thanks brother
Another great vid, Thanks
VERY VALUABLE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH
Thanks for this! :)
Wonderful...thank you
Thank You!!
Thanks alot man 😍😍
Awesome, thanks! Having seem some of your other videos about cleaning up SVGs and preparing them for sale, would you advise reducing the number of nodes on this particular example (if you wanted to sell it as a SVG) before uploading it for sale? My understanding of saleable SVGs is to keep the number of nodes as low as practically possible for ease of use for cutting machines.
Yes you are exactly right - if the SVG has a million nodes, it will look great but take way too long if someone wants to use the SVG as a cut file (because the machine reads each node). So you want the minimum number of nodes while having the design still look good!
I've had some good success with using Inkscape thanks to your videos but I have a question if I may; I'm trying to make some svg files for printing on t shirts, sweatshirts etc. I want to be able to sell the files so that someone can print on a white item of clothing or a colored item so I also have to use the images in white. But I'm having a hard time figuring out how to make the vector on my white png images in Inkscape. Is that not possible?
Thanks
you have more than one channel? huh, shouldn't have been surprised. lol on a related note, Photo editing is hard!!! I watch tutorials and nothing seems to be in the spot as the tutorial. Been looking into line drawing but I still haven't grasped how it's done. Other channels be like We're going to go to the shape dropdown and choose ellipsis and I'm like where the hell is the shape drop down??? LOL
I agree, photo editing is difficult. For anyone interested, here is a video that talks specifically about the difficulties of learning (which I struggle with at times): ruclips.net/video/WpVHZEbSIlg/видео.html
I had watched this video before and lost the link. I took a snapshot of a picture I drew and wanted to create a vector but I couldn’t get it to work. Is it not possible to use my own picture of a drawing or am I doing something wrong? I plan to try it again today.
Sometimes if you don't have the picture selected, that can be the problem. So make sure that the picture is selected (you will see a dotted box around it) and then Trace Bitmap.
@@craftystax Thank you. I’ll try it again
Awesome! But I’m confused about saving as png. Can it be saved as svg for laser engraving or will the png keep the nodes too?
Great question - no a PNG will be an image (and only an image). You want to save it as an SVG file if you are using a cutting machine like a Cricut for example.
Hi Thank you for this video the information is great. Can you do another one of these with a graphic that has several colours in it so that I can see the process with several colours.
Ray Tunstall
Yes you bet - the color one is bit messy at times but here is the vid: ruclips.net/video/EMhjMJKqHYo/видео.html
Ctrl Zed.
i seem to be the only person having a problem with this everytime i get to exporting the image it still comes out blurry and pixilated ....can anyone explain lol
Hey there - have you actually traced the bitmap first? If you create an svg layer (like if you trace the bitmap) - you should have a clear image?
I created a shop on Etsy and i want to sell Halloween svg and home decor category on it. Can you please guide me how can i create good selling product in these categories.
Thank you
Yes the easiest way is to look on Etsy for shops that already have sales, and then make better designs than them. Hopefully this vid helps! ruclips.net/video/HhLud6-a-Vg/видео.html