The Xara Xone Tutorials XARA XONE XTREME PRO TUTORIALS 3
0  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  Download Zipped Tutorial 

THE XARA XONE | XARA.COM | THE XARA CONFERENCES

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select the Freehand and Brush Tool (F3). Set the Freehand Smoothing slider on the Infobar to about 30%. Draw 5 curly lines like those shown above.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Select all five curly lines. Open the Line Gallery (F12). Set the Line Width to 8pix and select Round Cap from the End Cap drop down list.

Open the Stroke Shapes folder. Scroll down to the Concave shape. Select Concave and press Apply.

    NOTE: If your lines are tapering in instead of out, with the line or lines selected, switch to the Shape Editor Tool. Press the Reverse Paths icon on the Infobar. Now the lines should be tapered correctly.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

One at a time, select each of the curly shapes and the corresponding flower shape (as shown above) and Arrange > Combine Shapes > Add Shapes or press Ctrl 1.

Select all five shape and clone them (Ctrl k).

    NOTE: Clone (Ctrl k) makes an in place duplicate copy. Duplicate (Ctrk d) makes a copy and sets it down and to the right.

 

Creating a Sacred Datura - Xara Xone tutorial 09-07

Position the original cloned flower shape (shown above in gray) over the clones of the five shapes. Hold down the Shift key and select the original shape plus the five clones, and Arrange > Combine Shapes > Add Shapes (Ctrl 1).

Save your drawing and take a short break.