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27 July 2007

More photoshop help? You guys have been very helpful in the past, so I thought I'd ask again!→[More:]I want to make a couple of stencils. I have small images that get really choppy when enlarged. Is there some way to increase the size of these without them getting choppy, or is it simple enough to redo? For the "Statues" one, I'd really just like the text, in 2 sizes, one about 6" wide, another 10-12". For the Strummer one, I'd like it to fit on a 8.5"x11" sheet of paper.

I'm want to take a whack at some bleach stencilled t-shirts. I found a place that can laser cut me a stencil at a fairly reasonable price, but I'd like to make it as simple as I can!

If anyone can help a brother out, I'd be happy to mail a completed t-shirt to you! You know, assuming it works out and all.

post by: richat at: 12:04 | 5 comments

The text for statues has multiple outlines in a couple of places (much like a pencil drawing.) Do you need these "stray" lines as well? I can do these two for your use...as long as boss doesn't come in with something urgent.

posted by mightshould 27 July | 13:22

If you can help me out, I would really appreciate it! And, no, the multiple outlines can be lost. Given that it's a stencil that I'm aiming for, I think they would have to be a solid colour too, rather than just the outlines.

Thanks!

posted by richat 27 July | 13:28

fun stuff to do! (much better than cad) email me and we can discuss some specifics:I think it's in my profile. If not, let me know.

posted by mightshould 27 July | 13:33

I see you have a black and white image in your second example.

Convert it to a bitmap and run potrace on it, you might need to tweak a few settings but it is the best vector conversion tool around.

What is more fun than CAD? Nothing!

posted by appidydafoo 27 July | 16:08

Hey richat I took a stab at Strummer, I emailed it to the account listed in profile. There's not much detail there to hold on to.

posted by doctor_negative 27 July | 21:05

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