![]() ![]() You can also adjust the scale, brightness and the contrast. It automagically defaults to the spiral width that works best for your image, but you can adjust that as well by clicking where it says "Rings." Now click on the check box to the right of the slider at the bottom. Just drag the slider under the circle to zoom in or out and click and hold on the image to move it around. Once your image is uploaded you can resize and move it around to get it right where you want it. Option #2: You can click where it says "Upload Image" and that should pull up a window where you can find and choose your image. Option #1: You can drag and drop your photo right into the middle where it says "Upload Image" There are different ways to do this depending on your device. Now you want to upload your photo to SpiralBetty. Just go to your browser and type " " or you can Google it. The Spiral Betty site makes it so simple. If you're not computer savvy this might sound like something completely over your head, but it's not, I promise! Now, once you've got the perfect photo, it's time to give it the "Spiral Betty" treatment! STEP 2: UPLOAD YOUR PHOTO TO "SPIRAL BETTY" WEBSITE It's too busy, the subjects are too far apart, and they blend into their backgrounds. lounging on the couch:Īnd here's a photo that will not turn out as well. The first is one of Greg and I at the beach.Īnd these are our dogs Hunter and Chloe doing what they do best. Here are a few examples of a photos that will look good with this technique. The simpler and higher contrast, the better. But I do have one important tip when it comes to picking the right picture for this project: I don't know about you but I take A LOT of pictures, so just picking one is not an easy task. ![]() Oh, and whilst I am shamelessly plugging things, did you know that I have literally THOUSANDS of SVG cutting files available? Some are free too! If you are interested in checking them out, please visit the SVG Cuttin g File Shop Archive.Instructions STEP 1: PICK YOUR FAVORITE PICTUREįirst things first, you need to pick a picture for your project. It’s crammed with over 14 hours of on-demand video right from setting your Scan N Cut up, all the way through the three key functions of cutting, drawing and scanning on both the CM and DX models and also covers using both versions of Canvas Workspace software too! Just before I share the vid, if you are not confident with the basic operational aspects of your Scan N Cut machine, please do check out my full “ Brother Scan N Cut – Cut, Draw and Scan with Confidence” course on Udemy. Obvs if you have any questions, bung them below and I’ll do my best to sound intelligent. I have not covered actually cutting this out, as that is pretty standard across the board and nor have I shown the application as this will vary depending on the material used and the project it is being applied to but there are plenty of tuts out there no matter what you want to do. Now, there are a few steps to get from creating the design, through creating the cutting file and on to setting up the machine for cutting vinyl – blade settings and depth etc – so I thought that I would throw together a video to cover those points. ![]() With this file we can then either draw it and frame it or we can cut it from a thin material like vinyl or HTV and use it to adorn stuff. Here’s an example of a very fine spiral with my mush…Īnyhoo, how does this relate to the Scan N Cut? Well, because this is one continuous shape, we can create a cutting file from it by tracing it in Canvas Workspace. Sometimes to get the effect you have to stand back or squint your eyes. It works by varying the line width as the spiral grows and this creates an optical illusion to the viewer. So, what is a “Spiral Betty”? Well, it’s a spiral design, that’s for sure however it appears to have been inspired by a French painter and engraver, Claude Mellan, that used to do engravings with a single line in a spiral pattern so, not really a ‘Betty’. Popular with Cricut users this trend has been all over social media so I thought that I’d be a sheep and follow the herd but give it a go with me Scan N Cut. ![]()
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