silhoute for cutting

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freebird1963

Discussion Starter · Nov 7, 2008 (Edited)

My sons birthday is this weekend. He's gonna be 15 going on hospitilization he don't get over this teenage rebellion thing.

Anyway I'd like to take this photo of him and the dog and cut it out on the cutter and put it on a black shirt. I just can't seem to get it to look right to be cuttable.
Either I'm stupid (more than likely the case) or its not a good photo to use (which just plain stinks then).
Was hoping someone could take a lookie and see if its doable and maybe help out. I really hate asking but I have been trying for a week or so and now its crunch time.

Thanks
Mark

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nascarbob

· #2 · Nov 7, 2008

Hey Mark, That looks to be a very hard picture to work with. Everbody is on an angle. I would use a different pic, if I could.

Try posting the same question in the vinyl cutters section too.

Happy Veterans day early.

prometheus

· #3 · Nov 7, 2008

That looks to be a hard image to work with. Usually you need some good contrast in there to help. As Bob said, the angle is hard too. Especially with the dog.

freebird1963

Discussion Starter · #4 · Nov 7, 2008 (Edited)

Thanks guys.
What about this image then. ? Looking straight but smaller of him and dog.

Thanks
Mark

InsaneIndeed

· #5 · Nov 7, 2008

i'll give it a try, can't guarantee anything

InsaneIndeed

· #6 · Nov 7, 2008

sorry its not that smooth, but i gave it a try

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nascarbob

· #7 · Nov 7, 2008

Seth, you are fast. Nice job considering the background.. Another tough pic, though.

InsaneIndeed

· #8 · Nov 7, 2008

thanks, i do what i can

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prometheus

· #9 · Nov 7, 2008

InsaneIndeed said:
sorry its not that smooth, but i gave it a try

I thought they were looking at doing a b/w image to cut in vinyl. Maybe I was wrong.

marcelolopez

· #10 · Nov 7, 2008

prometheus said:
I thought they were looking at doing a b/w image to cut in vinyl. Maybe I was wrong.

I thought so too, a silhouette with just one color

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freebird1963

Discussion Starter · #11 · Nov 7, 2008

Yes thats what I am looking to do.
But I like what he did. Removing all the background .

Thanks
Mark

nascarbob

· #12 · Nov 7, 2008

I'm so confused,

Glad it worked out for you.

InsaneIndeed

· #13 · Nov 8, 2008

I can fill it with black or whatever color u want

freebird1963

Discussion Starter · #14 · Nov 8, 2008

nascarbob said:
I'm so confused,

Glad it worked out for you.

Thanks for the help. What I want to do is take that pic (but doesn't seem like it will work) and turn it into a b&w that I can cut on the vinly cutter and then press onto a black shirt.

Like this one
http://www.t-shirtforums.com/graphics-design-help/t17527.html

In post number 5 by prometheus.

Sorry if I wasn't clearer early. Still learning the terminology and methods.

Thanks again for the advice and help
Mark

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prometheus

· #15 · Nov 8, 2008

I think I quickly tried it with the photoshop stamp filter, and your son didn't look bad, it was the dog that you couldn't really tell what it was.

Girlzndollz

· #16 · Nov 8, 2008

Mark, why don't you take a new pic that will work and not tell him why. That is, if he'll cooperate being all rebelious and stuff.

That made me laugh: 15 going on hospitalization... lol... and sorry to hear.

That's the problem with babies, they always turn into teens.

freebird1963

Discussion Starter · #17 · Nov 8, 2008

Wanna thank everyone for their time and all.
So what photos work best for this type of application ? more like potrait photos ?
I would assume shots with litte or no background activity.

thanks all
Mark

prometheus

· #18 · Nov 8, 2008

A portrait would work better. Something with contrast.

bern

· #19 · Nov 9, 2008 (Edited)

freebird1963 said:
My sons birthday is this weekend. He's gonna be 15 going on hospitilization he don't get over this teenage rebellion thing.

Anyway I'd like to take this photo of him and the dog and cut it out on the cutter and put it on a black shirt. I just can't seem to get it to look right to be cuttable.
Either I'm stupid (more than likely the case) or its not a good photo to use (which just plain stinks then).
Was hoping someone could take a lookie and see if its doable and maybe help out. I really hate asking but I have been trying for a week or so and now its crunch time.

Thanks
Mark

Hi Mark , I would just use the image you have I think your family would be able to see what the image is and once you put some text around it I would go with that . Here is the JPEG for you to Vectorize . I thought it looked good enough in the cutting software I have after being converted to Vector

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