In this project, you will make a poster image by using a photo, modifying it with Gimp, then adding some text to it with Inkscape. In Inkscape, you will also convert the file format from .jpg to .dxf.
You are free to work with pretty much any content, however, it must be appropriate for public display. For this reason, steer away from images of guns, drugs, sexism and racism. Your work should not be offensive to members of the community.
a relatively simple image is best. You may need to crop it. This will likely be in the Image menu, or it may be in the edit menu.
Convert the picture to grayscale by going the the Image menu, choose mode, then grayscale.
You can use the brightness and contrast settings in the Color tools menu
Save the picture with a new name which will help you find it later.
In inkscape, you can add shapes and text to the picture.
Find a phrase that compliments the message of your photo. Keep in mind that you must be within community standards. Keep it wholesome.
Select all of the image, go to the edit menu in Inkscape, choose convert to bitmap.
Click on the bitmap you made in the previous step
Some Fab systems will require this step. Others will just require a .jpg file format.