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Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Create a new 6-sided polygon about the size shown above.

Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Edit this shape as shown with the Shape Editor Tool. We will use these two shapes to make leaves.

Datura leaves grow in opposing pairs starting with a simple heart shape then becoming more complex as the leaves gets larger. The flowers grow from the center of the opposing pairs of leaves.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

A blend will create a progression of leaf shapes from new to older.

Rotate each leaf shape vertically and spread them apart.

Select the Blend Tool (F7). Click on one leaf and drag to the other leaf to create a blend. Drag again, this time from the bottom tip of one leaf to the bottom tip of the other leaf.

Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes. Then Arrange > Ungroup or press Ctrl u.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select the largest leaf with the Fill Tool (F5). From the Fill Type drop down list on the Infobar, select Fractal Clouds. Arrange the fill path arrows as shown. Change the fill colors as shown.

    NOTE: An improvement? with Xtreme and Xtreme Pro versions 3.2 changes the way the fill path arrow handles operate from the previous versions. To drag either handle independently, hold down the Shift key, then drag the handle.

Click again on the shape with the Fill Tool. Two text entry boxes appear on the Infobar: Fractal Resolution and Fractal Graininess. Change the settings as shown above and press Enter after each change to apply the changes.

Copy the fill to the clipboard (Ctrl c or Edit Copy).

Select the other leaf shapes and Edit > Paste Attributes or press Shift Ctrl a.

Select each leaf separately with the Fill Tool and modify the fill so each leaf looks different. (The red outlines are to distinguish one leaf from the others only).

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select each leaf. Open the Line Gallery (F12). Form the Stroke Shapes folder, select "Intestine" and press Apply. Change the outline color as shown.