PhotoSnap Butterfly Load Image Open a New Page in Embroidery Canvas
Click ART Canvas Tab
Click on Load Picture (Ctrl I) select A_East_006 Click Import Click on ART Canvas Workspace to set the image Click on Embroidery Canvas Tab
Adjust and Touch Up Image Select the Image
Select Object Properties icon or Settings > Object Properties or Right click for the Object Properties box
Select the General Tab. Make any changes desired to dimensions, rotation, skewing or mirroring etc. Click OK. With the Image still selected go to the drop down menu Edit > Touch Up Picture > Paint or Corel PHOTO-PAINT (In the Paint program) Using the Color Picker tool (eyedropper) select the dark purple from the upper body. Select the Paint Can to fill the lower body area with the dark purple color. Zoom in and using the Natural Pencil or your preferred drawing tool, touch up with the dark purple color to edges of the body. Make any other changes to the image as desired. From the drop down menu select Exit and return to document. From the next Paint window select Save the changes to. You will be back in the Embroidery Canvas window. Select File > Save as > Master PhotoSnap even though there are no stitches. You will be using this file to create each of the Butterfly PhotoSnap files.
Notes: PhotoSnap designs consist of rows of Satin stitches of varying spacing settings. The effect resembles the output of a line printer. In the Embroidery Canvas window you can still OLE into Paint, Corel PHOTOPAINT or Paint Shop Pro. For best results with PhotoSnap use images with well defined or contrasting colors or constantly varying shades.
Create PhotoSnap Butterfly Select the image. Select from the drop down menu Edit > Crop Image > Curve. Zoom in on the butterfly wing section #1. Using a series of left and right mouse clicks (just the same as if you were digitizing using the closed curve tool) click around the wing section #1. Use the backspace key to remove any points that are not were you want them to be. Hit the Enter key to close and crop the image. Use the Object Reshape (H) tool to make changes to your image.
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PhotoSnap Butterfly
With the image still selected, select the Photosnap icon. PhotoSnap will automatically generate the PhotoSatin line stitches. Right click on the PhotoSatin stitches to open the Object Properties Window for Photosnap. In the PhotoSnap Tab change the Resolution to Fine. Change the Fill Stitch Fill Angle to 27 degrees. Leave the Background as Light. Click OK. Try different stitch angles in the same picture to create a more textured look to the embroidery design.
Using the Dark Background gives another look. to the embroidery design.
Optional: Change the PhotoSatin Fill Stitches by selecting the Object Properties window Fill Stitches Tab change the Skew Angle degrees number.
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Change the Fill Stitch Skew Angle for a different effect.
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PhotoSnap Butterfly Changing Design Colors Click on the Color Icon Click on Thread Colors to open the Design Properties dialog box.
PhotoSnap designs often look best in sepia colors.
Choose Isacord 40wt Numerical from the thread chart drop down. Type in 0721 in the Search Box. Select the color 0721 and click on Assign. Click on OK.
Create Outline Open the Color Film and right click to select the PhotoSnapped object. From the sub menu select Duplicate (Ctrl D). Select the Outline Stitch button and select Straight Stitch or Triple Stitch from the drop down menu.
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Use a straight stitch or triple stitch outline to define edge of a Photosnap design.
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PhotoSnap Butterfly Remove the Picture Select the picture and delete it. Save the Design Select the drop down menu File > Save As > Wing 1. Click on the Save button. Save the next designs as Wing 2, and so on. Select the drop down menu File > Close. Repeat Steps to complete the design. Click on the File Open icon and open the Master PhotoSnap design file. (Because there are no stitches in this file there is no thumbnail picture to preview.) Repeat the previous steps for the other wings and body of the butterfly. Note: I chose to use the Block Digitizing tool with a Satin Stitch for the Butterfly Antenna after I put the design together.
Use additional stabilizer when stitching out PhotoSnap designs. Because of the type of stitches—PhotoSatin linesthere is additional push/pull.
Putting the Designs Together Again click on the File Open icon and open the Master PhotoSnap design. Select the drop down menu File > Insert Design > Wing 1. If the design doesn’t snap onto the correct position on the picture click and drag it there. Insert the remaining design files moving each to the correct position. Select the Block Digitizing tool using the Satin Fill Stitch to digitize the Butterfly Antenna. Save the Completed Design. Select and Delete the picture from behind the design if you have an artista 200 or 730. Save the design as PS Butterfly final.
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June 26, 2010
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