I was going to mention this but I didn't - I have Photoshop, Illustrator, and Paint Shop Pro.
Hell, this is going to ruin my suprize but here is what I want to do.
For those of you that receive VG magazine, a few months back they had Brad Paisley on the cover. On one of his Tele's was the coolest pickguard for a vintage white or similar guitar. It was fabric underneath a clear pickguard.
Color scan...
I have since taken this scan, made a negative, and resized it to reproduce it at 1:1 for my pickguard.
Manupilated scan...
I have tried many times to draw/paint this freehand on black paper but am never satisfied with the results. So, I'm thinking with a tablet, I could just trace the designs on a white background and print it on black paper.
I was also planning to install my Glendale (MIA) vintage bridge on this when I was done with the pickguard project.
What do you think?
PS - I've also tried to manipulate the negative image in Photoshop and Paint Shop but again, I'm never satisfied with the results.
Thanks for the imput...