January 2015 Video Tutorial -- Tracing Is Not Cheating!

[blackoctaupus]

ok I have the nose of the can done and now I turn the line of the can white but the I can not get the same elliptical round and white line and transparent inside if I choose no color the hole elliptical is transparent with no white line on the outside
thank you for any help

[Rik]

I'm not sure which part you're having trouble with?

You might want to show an image of the part that you're trying to do.

[blackoctaupus]

I'm trying to do the elliptical after doing the can.

[blackoctaupus]

there is a other picture you will see the elliptical is not the same as the video

[blackoctaupus]

Mean ellipse tool
thank you

[Gare]

Hi blackoctaupus—

If you're referring to the ellipse that represents the hole at the top of the watering can, with the Selector tool or the Ellipse tool, and first (I see you have a circle in post 115 and not a squashed ellipse, you click precisely on the top control point and then pull down. Now you have an ellipse. You can then use the Selector tool: with the ellipse selected, click on it (so you've clicked on it twice), so the shape is now in Rotate/Skew mode. Skew the right edge upwards—first, remove the fill and give the ellipse a fat red outline so you can see what you're doing. Put it over the area of the can you want to imitate. Then, while the shape is in Rotate/Skew mode, draw a little upwards on the right side skew handle.

Did this do it for you?

Can you zoom in and do a screen capture of the problem area?

Thanks!

Gary