Make the file
you actually need.
No generic converter prose. These are practical answers to the problems that appear between a photographed source and a file a plotter, printer, laser or embroidery shop can use.
I write down the workflow I would explain to another media designer at the desk next to me. Where Vector Boy helps, where it does not, and what I check before handing a file over.
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Remove a white background from an SVG
Remove a white background while tracing and export an SVG with transparency and genuine cut-out counters.
↗02Vectorize a signature
Photograph a signature, remove paper and shadow and preserve the personal stroke as SVG, PDF or EPS.
↗03Smooth and vectorize a pixelated logo
Smooth a small or pixelated logo without bending corners and letterforms, then export a clean vector file.
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