Outline or?

**jeb** · 03 April 2013, 10:36 PM

I need to cut out some fish for patterns for the kids to make pottery ones - is there a way to make an outline of the fish withont having to take the time to use the eraser tool or to make just the whole fish black without the whole picture being a black box?

Tks all -jb

**steve.ledger** · 03 April 2013, 10:44 PM

Not really a Xara Web Designer question

I assume you have a photo of a fish yes?
You could use Mehdi eraser to remove the background colour if it's one solid colour, otherwise there's no other option than to use the shape editor and create a line around the fish shape.
Fish shapes are quite simple aren't they?

**jeb** · 03 April 2013, 11:11 PM

Huh - don't know what happened to my reply so will try again -

Depends on the fish - a lion fish would take a very long time to cut out.

Tks for the reply - jb

**steve.ledger** · 03 April 2013, 11:49 PM

Originally Posted by jeb

Depends on the fish

True, but as I haven't seen a picture of your fish I can only guess that a fish shape for you children to create pottery fish would be quite a simple one.

**jeb** · 04 April 2013, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by sledger

True, but as I haven't seen a picture of your fish I can only guess that a fish shape for you children to create pottery fish would be quite a simple one.

Ask and you shall . . .

Top two are lion fish - bottom is one that I will use with kids.

- jb

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**Acorn** · 04 April 2013, 06:38 PM

Use Find "fish" in the Designs Gallery and then convert all fills to black.
You can also morph them to different shapes.

Acorn

**jeb** · 05 April 2013, 03:10 AM

Acorn, did as you posted and found no fish - but since I have fish, how do I make they black? - jb

**steve.ledger** · 05 April 2013, 05:35 AM

Is this of any help to you, Jeb?

**jeb** · 05 April 2013, 02:10 PM

Yes - is there a quick and easy way to do that? - jb

**Acorn** · 05 April 2013, 05:08 PM

Originally Posted by jeb

Acorn, did as you posted and found no fish - but since I have fish, how do I make they black? - jb

Sorry for the delay, the day job gets in the way.

Open your Xara product with a blank document.
Select and pin the Designs gallery.
Click the More... button.
Select the Find... button.
In the Find gallery item... popup, pick the Select all information option.
Type "fish" in the Find items box.
Click the Find first button.
click the Find next button until you find a fish you want.
Click the preview and drag to your blank document.
Click your fish.
Click your Black colour.

Job done.

Acorn