How to Turn Pictures, Images, & Handwriting into Paths in Inkscape | Glowforge Inkscape Tutorial

Have you ever wondered how people engrave handwriting on things using the Glowforge? Today you'll learn the feature I use in Inkscape to turn clipart & pictures into editable paths to include in your Glowforge designs! This is one of the most important features you'll learn how to use in Inkscape if you plan on making your own SVG files for the Glowforge. It opens up so many design possibilities! You'll love it once you master it! :D
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0:00 Intro
0:25 Where I find designs
1:48 Best practices when choosing images
2:39 Uploading images to Inkscape
3:22 Why change images to paths?
3:40 Using Trace Bitmap - step-by-step
5:56 Project ideas (handwriting)
7:35 Practice & don't get discouraged!
8:03 Outro
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