Re-creating a logo from a low resolution original

as requested on support…

I also attached the download for the email logo file that I got from my church.

where the image is:

We will re-draw this by importing the pixel image into a Carbide Create file

Set Background

Load Image

adjusting until one arrives at:

where we begin re-drawing…

Done

Look for a higher resolution version and import that:

Ungroup Vectors

Deselect what one wants to keep:

and delete it:

Then select:

Group Vectors;

scale and arrange:


For the text, we simply re-draw, starting with a polyline, placing points where they should be (extrema and points of inflection):

Go into Node Edit mode:

Select everything:

s (to smooth)

then adjust for placement of the various nodes.

If need be, convert to Cusp:

and position accordingly.

until one arrives at:

Repeat for the balance of the text.

Given the limited number of pixels, some assumptions must be made:

Eventually, one makes enough guesses to arrive at:

Where possible, re-set the text in the correct font:

For the balance of the design, draw circles:

and adjust there position and size until things line up:

Then draw geometry which cuts things off where and how seems indicated by the available pixels:

Select the geometry in question:

and use Region Builder to define what one wants:

Yes

Done

Select

and delete what is not wanted

Resulting in:

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