Hand Tracing a JPEG

[DowNow]

thats far too small

looking at it you might be better off recreating it from scratch?

thts the prob dude.. i can't draw @ all n professional around here can't do it properly(they use AUTO TRACE..tht i can do too)..n i dun have money in my paypal...so need u guys help( u can think of it as X-mas or new year GIve away)....PLZZZZZZ

[ad1066]

Here's what I came up with, it's not perfect, but it should do.

-- Ben

Swirl.xar

[Big Frank]

n i dun have money in my paypal...so need u guys help( u can think of it as X-mas or new year GIve away)....PLZZZZZZ

funny thing about supermarkets and jewellers - last time i tried that argument with them they kicked me out

[gwpriester]

n i dun have money in my paypal...so need u guys help

Well, it does not cost a dime to say, Thanks Ben. Can I get a Thank You Ben?

And since this is not a texting forum, take a moment to write your question in complete words, lest you find one day you have completely forgotten how to communicate in English.

[wizard509]

Here's what I came up with, it's not perfect, but it should do.

-- Ben

Swirl.xar

Looks pretty good to me Ben.

[DowNow]

Here's what I came up with, it's not perfect, but it should do.

-- Ben

Swirl.xar

Thnx a Ton BENNY BOY...THnx man...one little thing the centre part z not tht curvy ..how can tht be done...

[DowNow]

Well, it does not cost a dime to say, Thanks Ben. Can I get a Thank You Ben?

And since this is not a texting forum, take a moment to write your question in complete words, lest you find one day you have completely forgotten how to communicate in English.

ok man...as you say..:-)

[Big Frank]

i smell a troll

[ad1066]

Thnx a Ton BENNY BOY...THnx man...one little thing the centre part z not tht curvy ..how can tht be done...

Well, here's how I did it:

1. Paste the bitmap (and yes, a higher res version would have been preferable to get it as accurate as possible), centered on the page and resized to work comfortably. Lock the layer.
2. New layer, draw a circle for the outer boundary (centered, of course).
3. Turn on Snap to Grid.
4. Started a line at the center, placing points at convenient spots as it traveled outward (turn off Snap to Grid after placing the second point, align the points on the curve of the spiral).
5. Once one half of the spiral is lined up, Clone it.
6. Turn on Snap to Grid again.
7. Select the clone, set the rotation point at the center, and rotate 180 degrees.
8. Turn off Snap to Grid.
9. Select both curves, and join the lines at the center.
10. Select the circle and the curve (which should be above the circle), and select Combine Shapes > Slice.
11. Set the fill on the two resulting shapes according to the darkest parts of the original bitmap.
12. Clone the two shapes.
13. Set the fill to the lightest parts of the bitmap.
14. Apply feathering to taste.

Should be easy enough to recreate those steps and get the exact spiral shape you want.

-- Ben

PS: I will echo Gary's sentiments regarding spelling and grammar. Not trying to be mean, it's just a pet peeve of mine. Every time I receive an email, forum post, or text message that is not in complete sentences, I die just a little bit inside.