Ralf, A commonly used way is to let inkscape trace it automatically: path->trace bitmap.
The results are not perfect, far from it, but it is a way to get a starting point that is managable in combination with 'path -> simplify' when needed. I use that technique very often when I'm asked to make a poster and they deliver the logo's of the sponsors in a way to low resolution (80px - 120px for example). It has been a lifesaver numerous times. When it's about shapes, I always keep the conversion to path as the last part, the moment when it has to be deformed to 'not being a shape (square, circle, star, triangle... ) anymore. A lasso tool for selecting nodes would come in very handy indeed, though with shift and drag-selecting I never really had issues. It are default buttons in all applications when it's about selecting several items. About inkscapes usability, I have used indesign and illustrator in the past too (quite some years ago though) and I do find Inkscape easier to use. Perhaps I should try a newer illustrator to check how they compare today :-). Grtz, Bart http://www.bartart3d.be/ On facebook <https://www.facebook.com/pages/BartArt3D/169488999795102> On Twitter <https://twitter.com/#%21/Bart_Issimo> On Identi.ca <http://identi.ca/bartart3d> On Google+ <https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/116379400376517483499/> 2012/8/26 Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mard...@alice-dsl.net> > On Sun, 2012-08-26 at 10:09 +0200, bart deruyter wrote: > > > If you want a real drawing on a computer, grab a pencil and paper and > > draw, then scan it in. > > If you want digital images, use your computer, fiddle around with > > vector graphics or 3D graphics or even gimp, mypaint and equivalents. > > If you need svg for icons you can't paint with a pencil on paper and > simply scan it :(. After scanning an outline drawing, it's nice to work > with an app like GIMP. Inkscape allows to draw Bezier curves, over the > outlines you already have drawn and then scanned. I wonder if there's no > way to automate this, instead of using tons of mouse movements and mouse > clicks. Isn't there some kind of magnetic lasso for Bezire curves? Or at > least some functionality as I described is provided by neu.Draw, where > it's possible to add some nodes to objects as a circle, while handling > those nodes also is easier, than it is for Inkscape. Perhaps Inkscape > has got all that functionality, but I can't find it. > > Regards, > Ralf > > > > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users >
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