Any recommendations on software to convert images to line drawings. the ‘Trace’ feature works pretty good, but what else is out there that works well, and preferably free
Thanks
Pat
Lots of free image converters, search image to svg.
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Try this one. It does a pretty good job of converting jpg to svg. It’s online and it’s free
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Out of curiosity, what is making you want to look for alternatives to the trace features in LightBurn?
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I recently used this site (Artozal – AI Image Converter for Artists | Free Trial for UV, DTF & DTG Printing) to produce a line drawing from a JPG picture. I was very impressed with the results. Having tried all the usual online apps (as well as Trace) I just wasn’t happy with the results, so I went looking for something else. That’s when I ran across Artozal.
This is the photo that the customer provided.
The line drawing that Artozal produced (there were a number of different styles to choose from).
And, with a little editing in Lightburn,
The final image that I engraved on the serving tray.
All in all, this online program gave me a pretty amazing result, and the client is very happy. They do ask for a small donation to download your image file ($5 gets you 10 downloads). For me, it was well worth it. Just my two cents worth.
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Hi Paul
Thats an interesting website in terms of time saving.
Did you try putting the line drawing it provided through Lightburn trace, Im wondering if it would make further manipulation of areas such as window-frames, window glass, guttering etc easier to place on a seperate layer…Quickly.
This is what Lightburn trace produced.
I tried adjusting the sliders to get a more usable image, but never got it to where I was happy with it. After trying a couple of different styles in Artozal I found one that was just the ticket. The client wanted the “Sold” sign removed, so I used the Node Editor in Lightburn to take it out, and add some shrubbery (Ni….shhh…shhh).
That woked out pretty well. I haven’t minded doing a lot of editing work up to now because its great for practice, but a nice quick way of prepping a file seems like a big advantage time wise.