Click update to preview the image, and then click OK. ‘Smooth’, ‘Stack scans’ and ‘remove background’ should be selected. Now click ‘Path’, and select ‘Trace Bitmap’.

Your JPG image will now appear in Inkscape. Click file, then import.įind your coloring page download on your computer and select it. Once you’ve found a coloring page of your choice, and downloaded it to your computer, continue with the following instructions. Afterwards, I’ll also show you how to make the actual coloring t-shirt with black iron on vinyl and the Cricut Maker. Now I’ll go through the entire process of how to take your coloring page JPEG image, use the trace bitmap feature to copy it, and convert it into a usable SVG cut file. So that’s why I prefer to use Inkscape, and I’m sure you will too!

Inkscape cleans up your image entirely, giving you nice smooth cut lines, and a completely usable SVG cut file. This is OK if you’re image is very basic, but not with an entire coloring page!Įven after removing the background, the cut lines can be very jagged and unusable. I’m going to share some screenshots below showing this process in Design Space.Īfter you have uploaded your JPEG image, you have to spend a long time removing every piece of background. Inkscape on the other hand, converts your image into an SVG instantly, with barely any work on your part. Trying to convert a complex image in Design Space would mean A LOT of cleaning up of the image. Sometimes you can convert JPG images into SVGs in Design Space, but usually only with very simple images with little to no detail. The Trace Bitmap feature copies, or traces an image and converts it into a cleaner, more usable SVG cut file. You can use this feature for so many different kinds of projects!

The Trace Bitmap feature isn’t available in Design Space, and is well worth learning about.

If you’ve used Design Space (or other design software), then you will already be familiar with many of the features in Inkscape, they just have different names! We’re focusing on the Trace Bitmap feature in this post. It offers better customization and design options when it comes to preparing SVGs for Cricut. Inkscape is a free design software that has far more features than Cricut Design Space. These files are usually JPEG, so we need to convert it into an SVG to use with the Cricut Maker, and we’re using Inkscape! FYI there’s really no difference between a JPEG and a JPG file, so don’t stress and know that this method works for both! We found and downloaded a Peppa Pig coloring page that was perfect for this coloring shirt project. 1.6 DIY Peppa Pig Shirts Convert JPEG To SVG In Inkscape

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