Free mermaid scales SVG

Fine fish scales stencil strip SVG

Fine fish scales stencil strip, drawn as a line
Fine fish scales stencil strip. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A long strip of small scales, 10 mm wide each, inside a narrow border. Sized as a mask for airbrushing scales on fishing lures and model fish.

Free for personal and commercial use, no sign-up. What you can do with it.

What is in the file

Size100 × 34 mm (3.94 × 1.34 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut58: 1 outer edge and 57 cut-outs
Cut length1,458 mm at this size
Thinnest part1.4 mm at this size
Nodes740 curve and line segments
SymmetryMirror

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 731 pixels, transparent. About the three file types.

How fine is it at your size?

Scaling a design scales its finest detail too. Here is this one at seven sizes, from 1 to 12 inches on its longer side, with how many copies fit a 12 × 12 inch sheet or mat.

Size, width × heightThinnest partCut lengthFit on a 12 in sheetRule of thumb
1 × 0.34 in (25 × 9 mm)0.36 mm370 mm220Too fine for most machines
2 × 0.68 in (51 × 17 mm)0.71 mm741 mm65Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 1.02 in (76 × 26 mm)1.1 mm1,111 mm30Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 1.36 in (102 × 35 mm)1.4 mm1,481 mm14Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 2.04 in (152 × 52 mm)2.1 mm2,222 mm5Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 2.72 in (203 × 69 mm)2.8 mm2,963 mm4Vinyl, card and thin sheet
12 × 4.08 in (305 × 104 mm)4.3 mm4,444 mm2Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic

The thinnest part is the finest detail in the pattern. Below about half a millimetre it is too small to cut and may fill in when printed. How to open the file in Cricut, Silhouette and laser software.

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