Creating a path from a picture

[Ofnuts]

1. No attachment in sight, see here for help. Beware of size limitations.
   
2. 35000 nodes isn't that big.
   
3. On the contrary, a small size could help getting less nodes. If necessary, just apply  a small blur.
   
4. If the picture has enough contrast, load it in InkScape and use the "Trace bitmap" function to generate the path in Inkscape.
   
5. Doing the paths manually is often easier that you think and often gives better results.