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anyone using a computer-generated pattern?

I may have said that wrong...'computer-generated pattern' might be the incorrect term... i'm talking about the 'rapid resizer' or similar programs. this week, i'm going to make a big shift with my computers...the one i'm presently using will become my #2 and will relocate to my studio (my daughter uses it when she's here for email and listening to Yankee's base ball games!!)...i'm getting a new Processor and perhaps a new printer...

so i need some advice...what DO i need to use these computer-generated pattern programs (although i think it's a step away from 'traditional' glass work...it does seem more practical to me than what i've just gone through with regard to working with two patterns for each project)

i think it's time for me to modify the way i'm doing my work (i work with a lightbox and cut directly ON the pattern...so even if i trace the original, there's often a 'mis-match' problem since my work is done free-hand)...

i have a feeling that being able to print out multiple copies of a design will be very useful... but what can you tell me about 'creating' a pattern from a photo? ie...suppose i have a digital photo in my PC...can i use this program to create a stained glass pattern that i can print out in multiples?

please forgive my lack of 'terminology'...help me to sound like i know what i'm talking about!! i need to learn to talk the talk and not just walk the walk.

thanks,

arlene and PS...remember, i'm not so 'computer-literate' and everything you tell me will need to be translated into Turkish to tell my PC shop owner what it is i need to do... be gentle (speak in very basic terms)....my second language skills are less than 'native speaker quality'... thanks

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arlene.carol
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garysoudyglass

thank you gary,

i've downloaded Glasseye's 30 day free trial...so far, i'm not thrilled with what i've been able to do with it...NOT that it isn't an incredible program, but i'm an artist and can design my own stuff...what I can't do is produce identical designs under my current conditions (i live far from a photo-copier hence, i need a way to spit out identical designs from my printer once i've drawn them!)

additionally, what i'd like to be able to do is to take one of my line-drawings and turn it into a computer-generated MOSAIC pattern.

I'm aware that what I want may not exist. To date, no one's been able to definitely tell me YES or NO....here's the question in the most basic form:

can i take a picture (either one of my own...ie a digital photo or a digital photo of a drawing) and generate a 'mosaic pattern' that I can print out and use to produce a piece of Art Glass??

i 'sort of' jury-rigged a way to duplicate one of my own drawings...I'm trying to perfect it though....i do a full-size drawing, then cut it into A4 size pieces and then run it through the fax machine!!! it's as close to a reproducible full-size drawing (after taping the pieces together) that I can get here in the boonies...

until i find a software program that will let me do the same thing, i guess i'm stuck with my digital camera, my fax machine, scissors and scotch-tape!!

is there a simplier way to do this?? or is this IT?

thanks again.

a.

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arlene.carol

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michele

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michele

Jasc's Paint Shop Pro 7. This will work from a digital photo, don't know if it would work for a line drawing. Paint Shop Pro is downloadable and maybe even has a trial version?

Toolbar commands: Effects/Texture Effects/GlassMosaics

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Moonraker

okay...let me try again to explain WHY i need a 'working copy'...

i cut glass over a light box...i.e. i need a pattern to cut from....so i use the original drawing to cut my glass...

after it's cut, i need to place the glass onto of another pattern... it HAS to be an exact duplicate because essentially that copy becomes my 'working' copy...

if it's NOT an exact copy, the glass won't fit.

am i the ONLY PERSON in the world using the 'English method' of cutting glass?

are all of you actually cutting out pieces of paper to use as templates for your glass???? i'd think you'd still need a second copy to place the cut out glass, don't you?

remember...i live in the middle of NOWHERE...the nearest photocopy machine is miles away...

Mike, thanks...i'll go check to see if i can download a trial copy of that program.

A friend in the US who is a 'graphics' person, sent me two 'photo-shop' copies using the 'mosaic/stained glass' filter...i'm not thrilled with the results...

maybe i'm a 'purist' but i'm not crazy about these computer-generated designs... but then again, i have only just started messing around with them...

i've been called a 'crafts-preservation specialist' in some circles...maybe i'm just 'old-fashioned' but i really do like the notion that i'm not using a lot of hi-tech to do my art glass stuff....that may change with time however... i'm not set in my ways...i'll try anything at least once...

arlene

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arlene.carol

There a tile design program from 'Iris' that based on EasyCAD. You might check that out for your mosaic requirements..

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your cartoon reproduction and cutting pattern reproduction, if youdon't live near anyone with a large scale printer or at least ablueprint machine, its going to be tough reproducing large drawings.I'd use carbon paper , manually, if your originals are full size. Youmight consider calling an architect for advice. They would know wherethe big machines are in your area.

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michele

Hi Arlene, I work with fused glass mainly. There I have the same fitting problem, maybe more severe as i have no tin seam to cover the gaps.

I have a printer/scanner that I can use as a copier, even enlarge the drawings. ( cut the A4 paper in four, set enlargement to 200 procent and you have an A2 drawing on four sheets)

I do not use any fancy software in design work, though sometimes I play with and test colors on the screen.

-lauri

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