rljohn56 Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 i'm fairly new to the scroll saw hobby, but i am already excited about portrait work. what software is recommended in order to convert my pictures into a working pattern? I know i need to make whatever my photo i have into a black & white in order to get started. i have heard mention of Corel? thanks, in advance. ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrowning Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 A lot of folks swear by Inkscape also. It is a free software. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Welcome to the Village Ray !.....I am not a pattern designer so i cannot answer your question except to say that Travis has some very good tutorials posted here on a couple of programs that folks use........I will say that we have some talented folks here that will be helpful ......Show us some of your work when you can......Welcome aboard ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobscroll Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Hello Ray, "Gimp" is I believe good for what you want, There are tutorials on here done by Travis, "Inkscape" is good for other type of patterns as well, They are both free to download, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rljohn56 Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 thanks, everyone, i look in to the tutorials as well as Inkscape. bobscroll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WayneMahler Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Welcome to the village. I run Corel Draw, I also have inkscape. Inkcape and Gimp are free programs and people like gimp for doing portraits. I would opt for the free programs before spending a bunch of money on one. As you grow and learn you can decide if you wish to move to a commercial program or not. Enjoy the village and jump in. Great place to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 Any of the better photo processing software will do this, even the Photoshop Elements package that was getting included free with many scanner and photo printers. Gimp, Corel Draw, Inkscape, etc. will all do it. Since you are new at this, see if one of your friends has an old copy of Photoshop Elements that they will give you. It will get you started quickly. You can get better software as you learn more. I once did photo retouching and image composition using Photoshop, so if you end up with a copy of Photoshop or Photoshop Elements, even an older version, send me PM and I'll get you started doing what you want. It's quite easy. Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 29, 2016 Report Share Posted April 29, 2016 i'm fairly new to the scroll saw hobby, but i am already excited about portrait work. what software is recommended in order to convert my pictures into a working pattern? I know i need to make whatever my photo i have into a black & white in order to get started. i have heard mention of Corel? thanks, in advance. ray I think " scroll saw goodies.com" has CD's on dog ,people and other portraits for sale.Scroll Saw Goodies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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