The design is ready to be filled with color. Step 4 - Fill the border design with color Resize and adjust the position of the duplicate in the center of the design. Now click on the initial rectangle design and duplicate as well. Adjust the size and reposition along the left edge of the border.ĭuplicate the left side rectangle and move it to the right side. Select the duplicate and click on Rotate selection 90° counter clockwise. A quick way to do this is by duplicating one thin rectangle and rotating. You can line up these rectangles however you wish.Īdd smaller rectangles to the left and right border edges. Then holding Ctrl, click + drag the duplicate down to the bottom edge. Make it about the length of the top edge of the border.ĭuplicate the rectangle. Select the Create rectangles and squares tool, then draw out a thin rectangle. Next we will add some accents to the top and bottom of the border. Step 2 - Add rectangle accents to the sides Create another three duplicates of the smaller square and reposition inside the other larger ones. You can use the resize handles or adjust the size with Width and Height.Ĭlick + drag this duplicate until it snaps to the center of the larger square. Start by duplicating one of the squares and making it smaller. Step 1 - Add smaller squares inside the design You can use any shape you want and manipulate the size and position.įor the rest of the tutorial we used squares and shapes. With the base shapes setup we can have some fun by building up the design. You can also use the arrow keys to move them around. Move the resulting small squares a little out from the rectangle. Remember to select both the rectangle and square for each division. Repeat this for all the squares a the corners. If you drag this square out, it will leave a cut corner. You will be left with a small square on the corner. Select the rectangle and one square then go to Path and choose Division. The Division tool under the Path menu is used to cut objects according to the shape beneath them.
Step 2 - Use Division to cut out the border design You will see a small red X appear when the rectangle corner is in the middle of the square.ĭuplicate the square three more times and position at the remaining corners of the rectangle. Click + drag this square to the top left corner of the rectangle. You can also adjust the size using the Width and Height at the top of the screen.
Holding Ctrl, click and drag out a square about 1" x 1". Select the Create rectangles and squares tool again. Then further down the panel select Snap an item's rotation center. On the right side panel at the top click Enable Snapping. We want to enable the snapping tool so that positioning is more accurate.
To change the stroke hold Shift + click on a color. Click + drag out the rectangle shape on the canvas.Ĭhoose a color fill from the bottom palette. On the left hand side click on Create rectangles and squares.
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