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Xara Xone strawberry and cream tutorial

Marquee select the rectangle and all the ellipses. (To marquee select, draw a rectangle around all the objects with the Selector Tool).

Switch to the Mould Tool (Shift F6). Click the Elliptical Envelope icon on the Infobar. With the enveloped shape selected, select Convert to Editable Shapes from the Arrange menu.

 

Xara Xone strawberry and cream tutorial

With the shape selected, press the Default Envelope icon on the Infobar to apply a curved sided envelope. Drag the top two corner control points outward from the center and drag the bottom control points towards the center. Once you have a shape that somewhat resembles a strawberry, select Convert to Editable Shapes from the Arrange menu.

 

Xara Xone strawberry and cream tutorial

Place the enveloped shape over the strawberry shape. Apply a Flat, 50%, Mix transparency with the Transparency Tool so you can see the strawberry shape below. Switch to the Mould Tool ( Shift F6) and apply another Default Envelope. Edit the envelope shape until the shape matches the strawberry shape.

When you have accomplished this, convert the envelope to editable shapes (Arrange). Select the enveloped object with the Transparency Tool and set the Transparency Shape to None from the drop down list on the Infobar. Ctrl click on the rectangle (to select an object within a group), and delete it.

Save your drawing and take a short break.

 

 

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