This is a tutorial for beginners. We will break apart this eagle by color so you will be able to possibly paper piece this using the Sure Cuts A Lot software.

What you will need for this tutorial.

• Inkscape from www.inkscape.org
• Download the eagle photo (if you want to work along side the video) - Just click the Photo Below
• Sure Cuts A Lot - If you would like to cut your separated files.

Click this Photo to Download


This is our end goal in breaking apart these colors. This technique works well with well defined areas and boarder images. The higher the quality of image the better the results.

Tags: inkscape, Separate colors, breaking apart, multi-layer, color tracing, trace bitmap