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As always, we will be using Pixels as our units of measure. Right click on the screen and select Page Options... from the pop up menu. In the Units tabbed section, select Pixels for the Units and 0-255 for the Color Units. In the Grid and Ruler tabbed section set the Major Spacing to 100pix (key it in exactly like this please) and the Number of Subdivisions to 10. Press OK to close the dialog and apply the changes. NOTE: You will notice from time to time I apply arbitrary colors to objects. I do this to make the objects easier to see. If I do not specify a fill for an object, you do not have to apply a fill or outline color. When I show an ellipse or rectangle that has just been created, that has no fill, it is because I have set the fill to none before I exported the illustration. By default, all ellipses, rectangles and Quick Shapes have a black outline and a black fill. There is nothing wrong with your copy of Xara. Naming Conventions. I use bold face to indicate the names of tools, galleries, keyboard shortcuts, and dialogs. Items such as unnamed icons and drop down lists, which have names when you let your cursor rest over them for a moment, are displayed in italics. The Infobar is the context sensitive menu at the top of the screen and changes to reflect the options for the selected tool. |
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Using the Freehand and Brush Tool, and with the Smoothness slider setting on the Infobar set to around 25%, draw two sets of lines to the size shown above to form the sides of the trunk and limb. (You may want to make your trunk taller and add a smaller limb on the left side). Select all the lines and select 2pt from the Width drop down list.
Select the Blend Tool. Click on the bottom of the left line and without releasing the left mouse button, drag to the bottom of the right line. Then release the mouse button. Repeat with the two limb lines. Select both blends and Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes. Then from the Arrange menu. select Ungroup (or Ctrl U).
Using the Ellipse Tool, draw two ellipses like the ones shown above. We will use these as guides to shape the bottom of the trunk and limb.
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