Loskoppie Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I will try to keep it short and clear. I have a leather old fashion letter writing pad the one with your paper stamps pens etc. It has beatifull prest out leather picture. Can anyone can help to give me advice on how to trace the picture's of to do my one scroll saw pattern. I don't want to damage the leather writing pad it comes from my mother when she was doing her world war 2 volintery work Thanks Barbara OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Take a pic of it, there are some really amazing pattern makers here who will help. WayneMahler, NC Scroller, Falcon and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 (edited) A photo, touched up and enhanced in Photoshop or a similar program will get you the pattern, but you will need to take a high resolution digital photo with the camera perfectly positioned at right angle to the surface of the pattern for a perfect image with no distortion. The closer you can get to achieving this, the better (life, and photography is never absolutely perfect). Another possibility, if you can do it, is to place this item laying flat on a scanner and scan the image. It will need to be flat against the glass of the scanner to avoid distortion. An image larger than the scanner glass can be scanned in sections to create several partial images, which can then be merged together into one image using Photoshop or a similar program, but with the newer high resolution cameras, it's usually faster and easier to take a photo of it. Charley Edited March 19, 2019 by CharleyL OCtoolguy, MrsN, Loskoppie and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 I agree, take a picture of it and see if any of the awesome pattern makers can do their magic. OCtoolguy, tomsteve, WayneMahler and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfret Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Do a paper and pencil rubbing themn trace the lines that need to be cut. Loskoppie, MrsN and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Could you take it to a store that does coping services. They have bigger copiers and could probably get better copy and on one page, if it is bigger than an normal home copier. I find them very inexpensive. Loskoppie and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loskoppie Posted March 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Thanks I will try them and let you know what worked or not Barbara OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 If I want to do something like this, i take a picture of it and email it to myself. Then i can play with the pattern and resize it and such as much as i like. When done I print it out and spray glue it to the wood. Now I will always have the pattern for future use too. Loskoppie and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 19, 2019 Report Share Posted March 19, 2019 Heck, I was going to suggest something but it seems that all you wizards have pretty much filled in all the blanks. What a great group. John B and Loskoppie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loskoppie Posted March 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Thank for help but I want to try do pattern an scroll but my problem is tracing the pattern I hope to try photo as the leather is dark and lots of detail. Will let you know how it whent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 21 hours ago, octoolguy said: Heck, I was going to suggest something but it seems that all you wizards have pretty much filled in all the blanks. What a great group. Some people are like a cow's tail, ALWAYS BEHIND. (So sorry, the devil made me say that). jerry Dave Monk, Loskoppie and OCtoolguy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 3 hours ago, jerry1939 said: Some people are like a cow's tail, ALWAYS BEHIND. (So sorry, the devil made me say that). jerry Jerry, I would expect nothing less. LOL! Loskoppie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teachnlearn Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 Light it from all side or outside in bright sunlight. Shadows can give you false lines and overshadow lines that are there. There are actually photo tents that are sold, that eBay sellers use to help give high-quality pictures. Just a thought for those that frequently take pictures to make patterns. RJF Loskoppie and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted March 20, 2019 Report Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) The photo would be best, but you could also use tracing paper with a very soft pencil so you don't put any impressions in the leather. Then scan it. You can then clean it up in a drawing program. Edited March 21, 2019 by Rolf Loskoppie and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loskoppie Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 You guys are great. Very smart ideas. Barbara OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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