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Perry
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I have a request

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Does anyone have a vector image of an older Harley Davison motorcycle?
I have a customer looking for me to engrave an image for him.
I use Corel ver 12 so almost any file format will work (or eps)

Thanks all!

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Geordiepom
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It is many years since I used Corel Draw however you should be able to do what I do for jobs like this (I use Freehand or Illustrator these days).
Do a search on Google Images for the bike the client wants. Download the image and lock it to a layer in Corel (so you don't accidentally select the image). Then use the vector drawing tools to trace your image.

As I used to tell my students; the vector tools may look daunting at first but once you learn them and the shotcuts for direction etc. it's quicker and more satisfying than scrounging round for clipart etc.

Cheers
Dave

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