Making a frown

[Paul Bruneau]

Hi Everybody,

I know I've done this before, but I have lost the steps to complete to do this right. Just one more brain-fart!



Everything I have done leaves a horizontal line on the bottom of the frown?? How do I avoid that, so I can be left with a "frown"?

Thanks,

Paul

[handrawn]

I think you need to go into shape [editor] tool and break at the two bottom points - ie in shape tool select the bottom left point right click and click break at points press escape; and then repeat for the right - you can then move away the bottom line

[gwpriester]

I'm totally baffleflaxed here. Please explain in more detail and perhaps a larger example, what you are trying to accomplish.

Do you mean a frown, as in a cartoon? Or is this some mathematical expression?

[Paul Bruneau]

Hi Gary,

I just want to make cartoon frown. The top part of an ellipse will do it, I just gotta lose the lower half and not have a line connecting the two end-points. I've done this before, right from the "combine Shapes" menu. Just a couple of clicks. I've even made a cloudy outline with the same process. I've been hammering at it all afternoon and have just blown myself away.

Thanks, GW

Paul

[gwpriester]

|:-) (a frown)

[Egg Bramhill]

Or create an ellipse, convert line to shape /overlay a shape at the bottom section / Arrange Combine Shapes / Subtract shapes

[Paul Bruneau]

Hi Gary,

Yeah, it's confusing me too. I just don't understand why The Combine Shapes > Subtract Shapes leaves tracks behind:






I'll have to return to this another time. Can not imagine why I get left with a waning moon and not just an open ended curve. I've spent so much time on it today that I'm messing everything else up too.

Thanks GW

Paul

[ss-kalm]

Why not just draw a line (rather than a shape) and edit with the shape editor?

[handrawn]

Why not just draw a line (rather than a shape) and edit with the shape editor?

agreed

Can not imagine why I get left with a waning moon and not just an open ended curve....
I just don't understand why The Combine Shapes > Subtract Shapes leaves tracks behind

because xara does not do unclosed shapes, it never has, so it always forces a closure

there is a trick to prevent that, but better to do what keith suggested; you can trace the line over that part of the 'waning moon' that you want - unclosed shapes are not supported and if forced may cause issues with other things

[Jonopen]

I'm with the guys who suggest just drawing a line. If you want precision you could align the handles with grid/guides.