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Xara Xone step-by-step tree and grass tutorial

Apply a Flat, 20% Stained Glass transparency. Select all four objects and Arrange > Create Bitmap Copy... True Color + Alpha, 300 dpi.

 

Xara Xone step-by-step tree and grass tutorial

Now that we have a tree, or part of a tree, we'll need some leaves to add to the tree. Create an ellipse, the size does not matter as we will reduce it later so make it big. With the ellipse selected, Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes. Select the Shape Editor Tool. Select the top control point and drag it upwards a bit. Select the bottom control point and drag it up shown. Drag the control handles on the bottom control point (the tiny red squares) down as shown above to create the leaf shape shown on the right.

 

Xara Xone step-by-step tree and grass tutorial

Apply a two-color Elliptical Fill. Drag the center of the fill downward and apply the darker green in the center and the lighter green on the outside. Click on one of the square control handles to select it, then click on a color on the screen palette. You can edit the color values in the Color Editor (Ctrl e).

 

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