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Select the two points shown above and change the joins to Smooth Join by pressing the Smooth Join icon or press s on your keyboard. This creates a more natural looking strawberry shape.
Clone the strawberry shape (Ctrl k). NOTE: Clone (Ctrl k) creates a duplicate in the same location. Duplicate (Ctrl d) creates a duplicate and offsets it down and to the right. Select the clone with the Contour Tool. Drag any of the red arrow control handles towards the center a short distance to apply an Inner Contour. Change the Contour Width slider setting to 8pix and press Enter to apply the change. Press the Inset Path icon to eliminate all but the inner most shape. NOTE: With most of Xara's slider controls, you can adjust the setting using the slider, or enter the exact amount in the text entry box. If you use the text entry method, you need to press Enter to apply the changes. If you use the slider the changes are applied automatically.
Clone the new shape (Ctrl k) and move the new clone down as shown above in the blue dashed outline. Hold down the Shift key and click on the clone and then the first cloned shape to select both. From the Arrange menu, select Combine Shapes... Subtract Shapes. The top shape will disappear and remove the portion just below it. The result is the darker gray shape shown above. Save your drawing and take a short break to rest your eyes.
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