Standard vectorizers turn a silhouette into a single shape with holes punched for the eyes and details. When you cut that shape from a sheet, the inner pieces fall out — you get a mess, not a stencil.
This page uses VTracer's hierarchical cutout mode, which traces the shape AND its interior cutouts in a way that can be tiled seamlessly. The result is a stencil whose "islands" stay connected through bridge paths, so they survive cutting and painting.
A normal vector trace of a silhouette becomes one shape with holes cut through it. Cut that from a sheet and the inner pieces fall out. A stencil SVG keeps those islands attached through thin bridge paths, so they survive cutting and painting — exactly what Cricut, Silhouette, laser, and spray-paint workflows need.
A stencil is a shape with internal cutouts kept connected by thin bridge paths, so when you cut the outer outline the inner pieces stay in place.
Standard tracing turns a silhouette into one shape with holes punched through it. The inner pieces are no longer attached to the outer shape, so when you cut it they fall out. Cutout mode keeps them connected through bridges.
Yes. Download the SVG, upload it to Design Space, and set the operation to "Cut". The bridges are real paths and will cut exactly as drawn.
PNG, JPG, GIF, WebP, BMP. For best results, use PNG with a transparent background so the silhouette has a clean edge.
No. All tracing happens in your browser via WebAssembly. The image never leaves your device.
