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Part 8 … Tracing Without Tears

May 17, 2013 by Kay

Part 8 of the Tracing Without Tears series puts the point editing info from Part 7 into use to clean up a broken line trace, and to manually trace an image that can’t be autotraced. Thanks so much for your incredible support of this series!

And in case you missed Part 1 (intro), you can find it here,Part 2 (threshold) is here, Part 3 (line art) is here , Part 4 (print and cut) is here, Part 5 (filter tech) is here, Part 6 (photos) is here and Part 7 (point editing) is here.

And there’s a playlist here.

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Comments

  1. Chris P. says

    May 17, 2013 at 9:05 pm

    Once again a great informative video! Thank you!

  2. unicorns craft says

    May 18, 2013 at 2:10 am

    Thank you your Video Tutorials are great.

  3. Trish Reddick says

    May 18, 2013 at 8:59 am

    Your Tracing without Tears series has helped me enjoy my Silhouette with confidence and knowledge. I feel better equipped to get creative and make my own images to cut. Thank you so much for your concise and clear instruction and willingness to share!

  4. Tania says

    May 18, 2013 at 11:09 am

    Thanks again Kay, another very informative video and you even answered a question I was going to ask about not being able to lock an image!

  5. Debbie aka doodlingdebbie says

    May 18, 2013 at 11:34 am

    Kay, you’re so kind to make these videos. I know you’ve helped many enjoy their cutting machines and Studio software even more. Your videos are always perfect! I just want to let you know even though I’m an experience user as you already know I love to watch every one of your videos. You have such a warm,relaxing, soft voice with excelletn explanations of how the software works. Another Great job! Hugs, Debbie

  6. Joanne says

    May 18, 2013 at 3:36 pm

    Another wonderful video! Thank You!!!

  7. Linda from Arizona says

    May 19, 2013 at 9:58 am

    Another great tutorial! I always learn something new from you. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.

  8. patsy says

    May 19, 2013 at 10:33 am

    Thank you so much for all these videos. I so look forward to them. I love learning every little thing about a software program. You make it so easy to understand. Thanks again!!!!!!

  9. Paula Gale says

    May 21, 2013 at 9:08 am

    Wow Kay

    I’ve learned so much on this series; in some instances, you’ve confirmed what I thought I knew, but still improved my knowledge and made me understand the reasons behind the actions. However, you’ve taught me so much that I didn’t know or hadn’t tried before and now know how to use the tools better than I had been doing.

    This particular video in the series has been the most helpful by far and I can’t thank you enough.

    Thank you for being an excellent teacher, your instruction is clear, concise and detailed at a pace that everyone can learn at.

    I can’t wait to see what you bring in the future, but I would like to learn more about designing – something that i’ve not managed to start doing (apart from the odd label shape etc)…

    Thank you once again – I’m enjoying my Cameo so much more because of you.

    Paula x x x

  10. Dania Boise says

    May 24, 2013 at 5:29 pm

    I want to thank you so much for taking your time and effort to put these videos together. You are a very gifted teacher.

  11. Gabi Heinrich says

    June 1, 2013 at 8:16 pm

    I’ve been watching your tutorials and feel it’s about time I left a comment. These are just immensely helpful and educational, especially to someone like me who always needs to know ‘why’ (LOL!). Thanks a million, Kay! I love your intelligent, to-the-point explanations; they are bookmarked for quick reference! Please keep them coming!

  12. Mary Axtell says

    January 14, 2014 at 2:28 pm

    I just wanted to thank you for making these extremely educational videos. I’ve just finished watching all of them for the 3rd time. Each time, it seems like I learn something new. You are a great teacher and explain things so concisely and clearly. Thanks again! I hope you never tire of teaching us less knowledgeable folks!

  13. Penny Sue says

    March 30, 2014 at 11:42 am

    Thank you very much for these videos. I have ignored by silhouette for over two years because I simply didn’t have the knowledge I needed to make it work correctly. I can’t thank you enough for all the help these 8 videos have given me. As stated above by others, I appreciate your calm easy manner and your great teaching abilities. Truly….

  14. JoGD says

    August 26, 2014 at 4:40 pm

    I’m trying to access the misc2svg site referenced in several of your videos. I get an error message each time. Is that discontinued? Is there a secondary suggestion?

    • Kay says

      August 26, 2014 at 5:58 pm

      cloudconvert.org is my replacement suggestion as misc2svg seems to have been discontinued again. It may not do all the necessary conversions, unfortunately.

  15. Jane Connor says

    September 16, 2014 at 11:02 am

    Kay, thank you for your series on the tracing feature in Silhouette Studio. You are concise and I like the tips about how to get around things. I refer to your blog often for great info about Silhouette stuff. I look forward to your next posts.

  16. Carolyn says

    August 13, 2016 at 11:03 pm

    Thank you so much for helping make the tracing understandable. I enjoy your blog and the information you provide me for using my Silhouette.

  17. Jen says

    January 21, 2018 at 6:42 pm

    Wow. Where have you been all my life? I stated with #8 and learned so much! Thank you! Now I’ll be going bank to watch the other 7 videos. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!

  18. Amy says

    October 29, 2018 at 8:28 am

    That. was. amazing. Super clear. You’ve ending years of frustration when I encounter point editing. THANK YOU.

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