Re: Tracing pictures

LDB wrote:
> Veronica Karlsson wrote:
> >James Mitchelhill wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello all.. I don't think this has been suggested before - an easy(ish)
> >> way to trace pictures <snip>
> >
> >This is just another version of the good old Plastic Bag Method. <snip>
> 
> I must have missed the first post. What is this a trick you can do
> with the browsers?
> 


What I call "The Plastic Bag Method" works like this:

* Take a plastic bag (or OH film) and copy your picture to that with
  a pen.

* Tape the bag to your monitor (where you have your normal text
  editor open).

* Try to draw an ascii image with the drawing on the bag as a
  "guide".

* Remove the bag and diddle until you're satisfied with the picture.


A "WYSIWYG" HTML editor (editor, not browser) can be used in a similar
way:

* Open a new document.

* Set the background image to be the one you want to draw.

* Choose a monospaced font.

* Try to draw an ascii image with the "page" background as a "guide".

* Copy-Paste to your normal text editor and diddle until you're
  satisfied with the picture.


WARNING!

Don't try to use the paint program "Paint" (in Windows) to do this.
There's a risk that you accidentally click your mouse or something, with
the result that the whole thing is turned into a bitmap...


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