ok, thanks yes it would be a big undertaking to fix all those lines, in a small one it would be quite easy.

Wallace, your video tuts are awesome, I am (not so) patiently waiting for yours!

another one. all Wallace's fault

Yes, I did this small one that wasn't to complex.

That's a nice one Molly.

Thank you Wally.

No problem.

You guys are making some very cool graphics in this thread.
To getting a cleaner path from a jpeg or png black and white line drawing, try inkscape.
1. Open the line drawing in Inkscape, select the image.
2. Path | Trace Bitmap (use Edge detection, Colors: 2), OK.
3. Close Trace Bitmap dialog, save as SVG.
4. Open in Gimp, select import paths.
TIP: Check first Gimp Paths dialog, remove any unnecessary paths.

That sounds good Odin, but I am not one bit familiar with Inkscape. I will try it but I don't guarantee anything.

That worked like a charm Odin, thanks for this suggestion.
I don't use Inkscape much, therefor didn't think to do this and wouldn't have know how anyway.

Just tried it. It worked, I think thanks Odin

Cool designs!

it's becoming a very interesting topic....with pretty nice outcomes.
congrats to every contributing artist!

Thank you dinasset and Tux

If you have Inkscape, these basic instructions are all you need to know. It might not be needed for all line drawings, but it's worth exploring as an option for cleaner paths.

It certainly beats trying to trace out these designs in Gimp.

I am doing one now that I put through the Inkscape test.

Alright!

my Mandala exercise ( not perfect )