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Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Using the Shape Editor Tool (F4) draw five short lines as shown above left. Remember to press the Esc key after each line. Select each line with the Selector Tool (the arrow pointer) then switch to the Shape Editor Tool. Drag each line into a gentle curve. Change the line Widths to 3 pixels.

    TIP: You can select all five lines first then switch to the Shape Editor Tool and edit each line.

Select all five lines again with the Selector Tool (F2) and from the Arrange menu, select Convert Line to Shape.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Using the Ellipse Tool (Shift F4), draw a very small ellipse. Duplicate the ellipse four times. Rotate each ellipse to align with the ends of the five line shapes. Select each line shape and corresponding ellipse and Arrange > Combine Shapes > Add Shapes.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select the QuickShape Tool (Shift F2). Change the Number of Sides to 9 and drag a 9-sided polygon about the size show above. The odd pointed end should be on the right opposite the odd flat side.

With the polygon selected, Arrange > Convert to Editable Shapes.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

With the converted polygon selected, switch to the Shape Editor Tool (F4).

Edit the shape as shown. Drag the odd pointed end to the right. Click on the end control point and drag the Bezier control handles towards the sides as shown.