Placing Art Stroke Edges


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  Step 1:  Open "Clouds at Sunset"

Open a Report
Open the picture "Clouds at Sunset" that appears in the PictureArt collection (click Get Picture, click PictureArt Cutouts & Backgrounds, select the category Nature and the subcategory Weather and Space. Find the picture of the "Clouds at Sunset," click it, and click Open).
  Step 2:  Reduce and Place Image

Open a Report
Reduce the size of the picture to approximately 80% of its current size (click the picture to select it, and then drag the resize cursor in the upper right hand corner of the picture inward to reduce the size of the image). Place the picture at the center of the picture pane (using the move cursor).
  Step 3:  Edge Effects

Open a Report
Click Edge Effects on the Workbench.
  Step 4:  Art Stroke Edges

Open a Report
Click Art Stroke Edges on the list of choices that appear.
  Step 5:  Customize Art Strokes

Open a Report
Select the brush stroke style you like. Select the color for the paint (remembering that you can access "more color choices" if you don't see anything on your screen you like). Change the stroke width and transparency if needed. Determine if it is best to place the stroke "in front of the object" or "behind the object." Click Done when you are finished.
  Step 6:  Close the File

Open a Report
Close the file for now (click file, click close, and respond no to the question regarding saving).