Free mermaid scales SVG

Seamless mermaid scales tile SVG

Seamless mermaid scales tile, drawn as a line
Seamless mermaid scales tile. The preview is the SVG file itself.

A square tile of small scales that repeats without a seam: six scales across and twelve rows down, cut exactly on the repeat. Place copies edge to edge to cover any area.

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 cut56: 1 outer edge and 55 cut-outs
Cut length3,019 mm at this size
Thinnest part1.6 mm at this size
Nodes420 curve and line segments

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)0.41 mm767 mm100Too fine for most machines
2 × 2 in (51 × 51 mm)0.81 mm1,534 mm25Fine detail: vinyl and paper only, weed with care
3 × 3 in (76 × 76 mm)1.2 mm2,300 mm9Vinyl, card and thin sheet
4 × 4 in (102 × 102 mm)1.6 mm3,067 mm4Vinyl, card and thin sheet
6 × 6 in (152 × 152 mm)2.4 mm4,601 mm1Vinyl, card and thin sheet
8 × 8 in (203 × 203 mm)3.3 mm6,135 mm1Any material, including 3 mm wood and acrylic
12 × 12 in (305 × 305 mm)4.9 mm9,202 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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