Help with portrait

[yankeebum2]

Hoping somebody can help me put my (first) granddaughter into a scroll pattern. I know its been a long time since i been on the forum(hope everyone is doing good) but she keeps me quite busy(shes now 18 months and doing great). I plan to cut it when she naps. I attempted it the last days while she naps but im not getting it looking good at all.
Thanks in advance
Stephen

[Old Crow]

Hi Stephen, Here is my try at Haley.
Don R

[yankeebum2]

Thanks Don, appreciate you taking the time to help me out. You did a very nice job!!!  Im looking forward to getting the dust off my scroll saw and replace it with sawdust soon.
Stephen

[Tomsunnu]

Don ,great pattern of the sweet angel:)

Mahendra

[frankorona]

Very nice pattern Old Crow, thanks for your help

[yankeebum2]

Don, do you have the project saved in layers? Reason for asking is i wanted compare how you did it compared to how I failed. I used gimp, I couldnt get enough b&w to get a good start of a pattern. (always seemed to light) I messed with threshold, curves, photocopy. Never seemed to be enough black without going too much black. I just couldnt find the right balance. I look forward to cutting it and maybe learn from my failed attempts at making the pattern.

The only portraits patterns(total of 2) i ever made were of dogs. working on humans seems to be alot more challenging.
Thanks
Stephen
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[Old Crow]

Don, do you have the project saved in layers? Reason for asking is i wanted compare how you did it compared to how I failed. I used gimp, I couldnt get enough b&w to get a good start of a pattern. (always seemed to light) I messed with threshold, curves, photocopy. Never seemed to be enough black without going too much black. I just couldnt find the right balance. I look forward to cutting it and maybe learn from my failed attempts at making the pattern.

The only portraits patterns(total of 2) i ever made were of dogs. working on humans seems to be alot more challenging.
Thanks
Stephen
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Stephen, I don't have it saved in layers but I think from what you are saying, you can find the right balance if you play around with "curves". I have attached my image after "photocopy" before "trace bitmap"
Hope this helps
Don R

[jlatorre]

great pattern ,Don