Programmes which handle vector graphics - functions

zoomable art | auto-tracing | manual tracing | pen tool | brush tool | text on a path

I showed in chapter 2 how Fontographer made a successful auto-trace of a relatively simple outline.

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But it couldn't make sense of the peacock and the acanthus by simply auto-tracing - it gave a rough approximation of the outlines, but nothing you could use to create the essence of the picture ...