Need Help Odd shaped acrylic face, how to digitize accurately?

I am assuming the acrylic is clear, or no? If you have access to Illustrator you can try the Adobe capture app. It's nowhere near perfect, but it has helped me several times in the past, as it creates vectors instantly that are then transferred to your Libraries tab in Illustrator/Photoshop. But again, your perspective has to be pretty solid. Just another option to consider.

 

Print a 1" grid on cheap removable vinyl, apply to the odd-shaped panel, then photograph it. Use the Lens Correction filter in Photoshop to get the grid as straight as possible, then trace it in Illustrator. That should get you close enough for the odd job that needs more precision.

Sometimes the Lens Correction filter won't get everything straight, in which case you can also try the various warp tools in Photoshop.

 

Are you trying to use the old face as your artwork?

 

I know this is an older post but this may help someone down the road. Take a GOOD camera (NOT a cell phone camera), set it to the highest resolution, take the picture from a good distance and do not zoom in on the object. This will get the "fish eye effect" beyond the object. Once imported in your designing software, you can zoom in on the object.