Free mermaid scales SVG

Mermaid scales with fading lines SVG

Mermaid scales with fading lines, as a solid black shape
Mermaid scales with fading lines. The preview is the SVG file itself.

One lattice whose lines are heavy at the top and thin steadily to fine at the bottom. A single piece with a built-in fade from dark to light.

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

What is in the file

Size100 × 100 mm (3.94 × 3.94 in), scales to any size
PiecesOne piece: it holds together when cut
Outlines to cut29: 1 outer edge and 28 cut-outs
Cut length2,194 mm at this size
Thinnest part1.9 mm at this size
Nodes305 curve and line segments
SymmetryMirror

Measured from the file. PNG: 2,000 × 2,000 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 × 1 in (25 × 25 mm)0.48 mm557 mm100Too fine for most machines
2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)0.97 mm1,115 mm25Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 3 in (76 × 76 mm)1.4 mm1,672 mm9Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 4 in (102 × 102 mm)1.9 mm2,229 mm4Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 6 in (152 × 152 mm)2.9 mm3,344 mm1Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)3.9 mm4,458 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 12 in (305 × 305 mm)5.8 mm6,687 mm1Any 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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