I started by putting my original image as a background layer, making it invisible by 50% and then locking it. I added a new layer over the top and used the pen tool to slowly, very slowly, draw around the edges. After I had drawn one I realised that the lines I had drawn weren't really there. With the help of an IT technician we figured out that I had my line point as 0.01. Totally ridiculous setting. Changed that to 1 point and then continued on my journey.
Used the rotation tool after that so I did not have to draw every single window pane- but couldn't work out how to do any other rotation than 90 degrees. The IT man definitely thought I was retarded.
This was my finished drawing, which looks fantastic if you don't mind me saying.
Turns out though, most of what I'd done was wrong as when the laser cutter cut out a trial version, the circles and wiggly bits I'd added in would be completely lost and my design would just fall out of the outer circle. So had to delete the bits I didn't need.
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