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5.01.2 Editing a Trace
• Occasionally you may find a need to edit the tracing/contour cut created. This section presents two
examples.
• Contour cut doesn’t fit the original graphic in certain spots
◊ In the following example, the Cartoon Owl image will be used:
◊ During the process of tracing, it was found that the bottoms of the owl’s feet weren’t rounded like in the
original image. Even trying different adjustments to Smoothing didn’t result in the desired fit. Note that
a slight inline was applied to improve the accuracy of the fit but the bottom of the feet still need
tweaking:
◊ With the trace line selected, click on the Node Edit Tools icon and the nodes making up the path
of the cut will appear. Drag nodes, as needed, so that curves are formed:
• Contour cut contains paths you want deleted
◊ In the following example, a crab cartoon from Doodle Dragon Studios is traced:
◊ The issue in this example is that the space below the eyes should be cut out but not other internal
shapes, such as the pupils of the eyes. Note the difference in what will be cut between marking and not
marking the Keep Holes option in the Create Cut-Contour window:
Trace line is flat along the bottom of owl’s feet
Drag nodes to create curves
An outside trace is
needed
Also needed is a trace of
this area between the eyes
and the body