Thanks All, Advice on creating certain shapes

[pauland]

You're welcome. A couple of steps were missing..

[nikola247]

Actually Pauland, Where the white bits are within the symbol should be actually transparent (I really should have mentioned that in my first post - Im so sorry) and I will use them as paint shop pro preset shapes, do I still follow your instructions, sorry, I know I must be a pain in the butt, and am embarressed to ask again, but I really do need to do this, and if I dont ask I will never know

Again I would like to donate something to a charity of your choice aswell, as I would have paid someone to do these symbols for me, and a charity would be a good cause.

Once again..sorryyyy

Kind Regards
Nikki

[masque]

Or
Draw a black square duplicate, colour white and reduce to size, group.
Clone 3 times.
Mould with perspective tool to shape and assemble.

[nikola247]

I will try that Pauland, thanks very much.. fingers crossed I will be able to do it.

Kindest Regards
Nikki

[pauland]

Here you go Nikki.

[nikola247]

Thanks alot Masque, I will try that aswell, as I am a very stubborn and determined woman..lol.. and love doing things myself, but this did have me stumped. I just need to work out how to do the white parts transparent now..lol.

Kindest Regards
Nikki

[nikola247]

Thanks again Pauland, Its all the white bits that need to be transparent, Im such a fool, I forgot to mention that aswell, you will soon all be avoiding my posts..lol..so do I do that process for all the white bits, just tried to open the image you attached in psp, and the squares were transparent, but the outer white circles were still white, so I tried to delete them but it deleted the whole image..lol.. I will get the hang of this I have printed off your diagrams, so hopefully I should be able to do this.

Thanks again for your excellent diagrams

Kindest Regards
Nikki

[pauland]

Nikki: Arghh!

WHen making these designs it helps to know exactly what is required because often things are made completely differently as a result. In this case we need holes in place of solid designs. Here's my take on it..

BTW the blue is just to show you how the holes are made - I've made my background template with a transparent blue square over it so you can see when the background shows through.

[nikola247]

Hi Pauland

Im fed up with myself for keep asking you questions now..lol..

I am following your first set of diagrams, and have made the yellow squares, and have used the pen tool to make the black outline, I am trying to do the circle with the black line, and am embarressed to say that I can not seem to do it, I can get the circle right with elipse tool, but cant seem to get a black line/edge to the white circle.

Feel so stupid

Kind Regards
Nikki

[nikola247]

Bless you, thanks for that, I think I understand now, and I am really sorry to not have explained myself properly in the first place.

Ignore my last post lol

I promise if I come for advice again I will make sure I explain fully

Once again thanks, and hopefully I will leave you alone for a while now..lol..

I will give you a rest for today, an if I have any other questions I promise I will wait until tommorow

Take Care
Kindest Regards
Nikki

P.S Just realised you attached the file, bless your heart. I will practise with the other symbol, and follow your instructions.