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Simplify Silhouettes

Simplify the complex traced outline of an artifact silhouette so the file is lightweight for the online catalogue: red…

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AExecute — “help me do it”Simplify the complex traced outline of an artifact silhouette so the file is lightweight for…+
Simplify the complex traced outline of an artifact silhouette so the file is lightweight for the online catalogue: reduce anchor points, smooth curves while preserving profile, and export an optimised SVG under 100KB.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before publishing to the online catalogue, give the digital collections manager confidence:…+
Before publishing to the online catalogue, give the digital collections manager confidence: deliver the simplified SVG alongside the original trace, annotate where detail was reduced, provide a 1:1 PNG comparison and test the SVG in-browser to confirm no rendering artifacts at multiple zoom levels.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

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Simplify a complex traced outline of an artifact silhouette so the image file is lightweight for the online catalogue.

Who does this

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Museum Curator

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Illustrator — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.