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Title: Butterfly Mod
Post by: EIEIO on August 17, 2014, 10:23:40 am

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-KkA1Vmp9LsE/U_C3x9TZAoI/AAAAAAAABnE/KKxZmh1recY/w1552-h905-no/ButterflyMod.jpg)
This is a mod to Steve's Shadow Butterfly, 3.5" tall. I'm not big on "Butterfly Kisses" but the technique to get the text to flow across an odd shape might be of use to someone.

I copied Steve's butterfly from the pdf, then pasted into Inkscape. Then I used the Bezier Curve tool to trace along the top edge of the left wing (click point to point then double-click the last point to complete the curve). Then use the Text tool to create the word "Butterfly" using 40 point Scroll Beach Italic. Go to the select tool (arrow at the top of the tool pallet), click the text, then shift-click the curve (so both are selected). Go to the top menu, Text/Put on Curve. This will make the word form across the top of the butterfly wing. Back in the text tool, set inter-character spacing (AA) so the word about stretches across the top of the wing. Then select the text and move it down so the top of the text is below the top of the wing. At this point the word is too wide, so use the arrows to squeeze the word smaller so it flows across the top edge of the wing as shown above. Repeat this for the word "Kisses" and the right wing edge. 

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: DWSudekum on August 17, 2014, 10:34:12 am

Nicely done!  That works nicely.  Thanks for sharing the inkscape tip.  Thanks for sharing your butterfly with us.


DW

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: Pat W. on August 17, 2014, 01:42:36 pm

Very nice.  Thanks for sharing the tip.   :-)

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: Keefie on August 17, 2014, 04:00:52 pm

Beautiful work on the butterfly Ray. very nice.

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: Merlin on August 17, 2014, 05:31:50 pm

Very nice Ray and the tut is great have made a copy in case I need to give some Butterfly Kisses....But I have no idea what one is ????

***Merlin***

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: pddesertrat on August 17, 2014, 07:49:43 pm

Very well done!

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: wombatie on August 18, 2014, 03:04:27 am

Like this piece, the cut is excellent.  Thanks for the tutorial as well.

Marg

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: heiko rettberg on August 18, 2014, 03:19:36 am

Very well done.

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: frankorona on August 18, 2014, 07:45:24 am

Very nice work, is a great idea, thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: EIEIO on August 18, 2014, 08:34:07 am

Quote from: Merlin on August 17, 2014, 05:31:50 pm

Very nice Ray and the tut is great have made a copy in case I need to give some Butterfly Kisses....But I have no idea what one is ????

***Merlin***

I didn't know what it was either until I cut this one. You need to ask a granddaughter, or the closest you can get to one, to explain it.

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: wildhorse on August 19, 2014, 01:45:22 pm

Great Job Thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Butterfly Mod
Post by: Marcellarius on August 21, 2014, 02:01:15 am

awesome idea Ray, looks real great!
and who wouldn't have some butterfly kisses ;)