New to Xara

[jbarradale]

So far really like the programs.
Trying to learn.

I need to create a logo. I have a few ideas I sketched out in Paint before buying Xara. I am not sure if I should draw it in Xara or use the Paint graphic. I watched several videos, still downloading the rest, and waiting for CD so I have no fills or other stuff. I cannot seem to edit the Paint graphic.

Is there a specific way to bring a bmp/jpg or other image into Xara Extreme or into Xara3D. I bought the graphics package with Pro, Xara3d and Webstyle4.

When I pasted it, the white background showed up surrounding the graphic and would not let me do anything with it. Do I need to make it a transparent background?

Thanks for a great program.

[stlewis]

Hi

For logos, drawing them afresh in Xtreme is the best way to go; you can resize elements easily and with Named Colours change, say, 10 different logo ideas on the same page. I'm in the middle of one of those jobs right now,

[gwpriester]

Welcome to the Xtreme Conference John

Check out the Xara Xone Workbook Index under Logos. There are a bunch of articles on logos including a few on creating simple logos in Xara that should get you pointed in the right direction.

Gary

[jbarradale]

I have tried to draw it in Xara Extreme, but I am unable to duplicate it. I used Paint and started with a square. I created a circular cutout from the square by adding a circle of a different color on the edges of the square and then changing the color to the background color. I then skewed the "star" shape until I liked it.

In drawing in Xara, moving the lines creates a similar look, but uneven like a child drew it with a crayon and not symmetrical.

So, I guess I will experiment with Xara based techniques the way I did with Paint.

[Albacore]

Well let's have a look at your logo and we will give help how to do it.

[jbarradale]

Okay, what I did is I went with whatever came up, played around with buttons and viola got he enclosed xara3d file.

Originally I had intended to have it filled in and using some form of metallic texture or something. After looking at what I ended up with however, I am now thinking to put something in the space in the middle. Unknown what at this point.

I do not know how to draw a shape and then fill it in. I can do it with the automatic shapes like squares and circles, but how do you make an arc once, then copy it three times, rotating it around and then form a complete filled in shape from it. All I got was the outline and tried to use several menu options, but none seem to give me what I wanted.

Thank you.

[handrawn]

one way to make a filled shape from three separate lines [there will be others]

[jbarradale]

Thank you. Good to know.

I did figure out how to use the same basic procedure that I used in Paint. I used the command <ctrl>+<2> to subtract the circle from the square.

Now I just need to figure out filling and texturing it. I hope I get the CD soon.

Thank you.

[ss-kalm]

To add fill, simply open the fill gallery and drag the required fill onto your shape. Add shadows and bevels to suit.

[parahandy]

Thank you Handrawn I learned some new from that .
Welcome to the forum JBaradale. You will find some very helpful and friendly people here.