This is how I design a portrait pattern from a photograph to use with a scroll saw. I’m demonstrating using a free software program, Gimp, although Photoshop and ProCreate work in similar fashion. The finished template you see in this video is able to be used, but I like to refine it a little further using another program. There will be a shorter follow up video that outlines how I refine the pixels of the pattern and size it to the exact size I want.
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