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Graphics software provide an opportunity for scrollers to create their own scroll saw patterns. Graphics programs can be classified as either vector based or raster based graphics. Most graphics software will focus on one form or the other. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. Price will vary among software developers from free community programed software to professional graphics suites. If you know of any other software that would benefit scrollers, please post it in the comments section and we'll update the list. Also, please post corrections if you see any misinformation. Graphics Software Software Platform Type Trial Price Adobe Illustrator Mac/PC vector yes subscription Adobe Photoshop Mac/PC raster yes subscription Adobe Photoshop Elements Mac/PC raster yes $99 Affinity Designer Mac vector na $49.99 Connected Pattern Maker PC vector yes $25 Corel Draw Graphics Suite PC vector yes $399 Corel Painter Mac/PC raster yes $99 Corel Paintshop Pro Mac/PC vector/raster yes $39.99 Coyote Stencil Shop PC raster no $89 GIMP Mac/PC/Linux raster na Free iDraw Mac/iPad vector na $24.99/$8.99 Inkscape Mac/PC/Linux vector na Free MS Paint PC raster na Free Paint.net PC raster na Free Pixelmator Mac/iPad vector na $29.99 Photo To Sketch (Standard) PC raster na Free Photo To Sketch (Professional) PC raster no $29.50 Photo Plus SE PC raster na Free Photo Plus PC raster na $89.99 Other Software Software Platform Type Trial Price iResizer PC/Mac resizing na $9.99 SketchUp PC/Mac 3D na Free/$495 Pro Microsoft Word PC/Mac Word Processor yes $229 Posteriza PC resizing na Free Poste Razor PC resizing na Free Rapid Resizer PC/Mac resizing yes $39.95 Resizeit Mac resizing na Free -
I use a Chromebook as my computing device. I am loving all the patterns that are out there and would like to try my hand at converting stuff I see on Pintrest, Google etc into patterns. I have tried to find Inkscape and Silhouette (https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/?set_lang_code=en) for the Chromebook but they don't seem to be available. Does anyone else use a Chromebook for design? If so, what programs are you using?
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There are many font resources on the internet. Although many fonts may be free to download, licensing terms for use of these fonts vary from site to site. Be sure to read the licensing terms before using their fonts. Do you have a favorite font site? Post it in the comments and we'll update this list. Free Fonts 1001 Fonts Abstract Fonts Acid Fonts Da Font Dingbat Pages Font Garden Font Meme Font Space Font Squirrel Google Fonts Scroll Crafters (a few scroll saw fonts) Simply The Best Fonts Type Now Webpage Publicity (6500 Free Fonts) Commercial Fonts Fonts.com International Typeface Corporation Lino Type My Fonts So Fontsy - Affordable fonts for crafters. Font Tools Stencilfy - Turns any font into a stencil with bridges.- 2 comments
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Here's a useful and simple to use piece of free software that will allow you to print any of your patterns to any size you choose. It's called BigPrint and only works for Windows computers but works under Wine if you are a Linux user. For example, you create/buy/download a pattern designed to fit on a piece of timber that's 150 mm (6") wide, but you have a neat piece of timber that is only 140 mm (5.5") wide. By inputting your measurements, you can scale the pattern to either enlarge or shrink to fit accordingly. Download from here. The site is safe and Matthias Wandel is a woodworking genius. There is a very easy to follow tutorial over here but if you get stuck, sing out - I use this a lot. The free version will print 'Evaluation' on the final print out but it's easily ignored during cutting. I actually bought the software because I liked using it so much, other than that I have no connection with the site or the software. My main use is for getting plans for a particular sized toy and scaling it up to match the timber I have on hand. Very useful for various sized rocking horses. As a quick example getting sizes from an image: I loaded an image in that had no measurements on so I 'told' BigPrint how big I wanted one of the sides. (Top image) Middle image shows what the image looks like now it has a dimension added. Having told BigPrint the side is 160 mm (6.25") long, I then got it to tell me how big the end piece would be and based on the size entered earlier, it told me the end piece is 117.6 mm (close enough to 4.5") (Bottom image). I know, now, if I have a piece of timber that I can use for this project. I'm still finding my way around this site, so my apologies if this seems to be the wrong place for this post. Doc from Australia
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Clipart and photographs are often used by pattern designers to create unique patterns for the scroll saw. Be sure to read their Terms Of Use agreement carefully before using any of their images. There may be restrictions that may prohibit you from distributing your patterns. Remember, just because they're free, doesn't mean they don't have a copyright Do you have a favorite clipart source? Post it in the comments and we'll update this list. Free Clip Art Graphics Ace Clip Art Clker I Heart God Clip Art Karen's Whimsey Open Clip Art Library Out West PD Clip Art Public Domain Clip Art Rattlesnake Jack's Old West Clip Art The Graphics Fairy Tribal Shapes Visipix Wiki Commons WP Clip Art Free Stencil Graphics Stencil graphics are clip art that is practically ready to cut. However, they may need a little modification to make them cuttable on the scroll saw. Since these items require very little modification, you may not add those modifications and claim the work your own as derivative work. However, they can be used to make your own cutting and finished projects. Stencils to Download Free Photographs Copyright Free Photos Flickr Free Photos.org Old Picture of the Day PD Photo Public Domain Clip Art Public Photos.Net Public Domain Pictures Stock.xchg Uncle Sam's Photos U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Visipix Wiki Commons WP Clipart Commercial Clip Art & Photographs Clipart.com -
Well gang I decided to get out from under the rock I have been hiding under and try to make a pattern and cut it. Well I thought I was doing pretty well. I thought I had all the islands figured out. I liked the subject matter. It looked really pretty good on the Gimp program. I printed out the pattern and headed for the shop. After cutting for awhile and making a few impromptu changes as I went along, I finally had to come to the realization that things were not as they appeared. The one thing I forgot to take into account was the printed pattern was way smaller when printed and although it looked pretty acceptable on the computer, it was not so great when being cut on the saw. I managed to kind of get it cut out and when I looked at it, I understood it was not going to work. I decided to post it anyway, so you all could see my pattern making errors and I will use it as a learning item. I know better, hopefully, what to watch for and to really scrutinize my printed pattern before wasting my precious wood on a mistake. Perhaps others that are thinking about making patterns for the first time can also learn something from my mistake. so the moral of this story is........ if you screw things up the first time, just pick yourself up off the shop floor and try again and pretty soon you might actually make a good usable pattern the cuts correctly and the even might look good when you are finished. As you can easily see, I made no effort to sand and finish this piece because it was not worth any more effort. Even though this is rather an embarrassing item to post but at least I can only get better. Don't get discouraged if you too, happen to make the same kind of mistakes as I did, does not mean that you are a complete failure it just means you need to try again. Happy scrolling Heppnerguy
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Hello Folks, I am new to Inkscape, (next is the Gimp videos) and to pattern making all together. I traced out a pattern in Inkscape. When I go to save it and close out of IS....and then go to open it back up, it gives me an error message saying that " It may be damaged or use a file format that Preview doesn’t recognize." I am doing this on a Mac. Can anyone give me advise on how to save them? I have had to re-trace (nodes) my pattern a couple of times because of this... If I didnt clarify enough or need to explain better, let me know~ Thanks
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