[amayausers.com] Re: cool effect Design Shop Pro+

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The folks who trained me pointed out the versatility of the "Change Element 
Type" feature available in the project pane. I found out a really cool visual 
effect that I wanted to share.

Under the custom shape button are "sign language" shapes. If you place one in 
the design then right click on it in the project window, you can select "Change 
Element Type". Change the type to "Walk Normal Stitch", and choose "Replace" 
(it will create more than one walk stitch object). Now right click again on the 
top walk stitch object and again choose "Change Element Type". This time change 
the type to "Complex Fill" and choose "Add".

Drag all the complex fills (it will create one fill for each of the walk stitch 
objects) to the top of that figure leaving all the walk stitches together 
below. Put a color change between the two groups, and it has a really cool 
"highlighting" effect of the fingers. I did have to add a finger highlight on 
one of the signs so it isn't perfect, but the effect is cool. (I put it on a 
cap. It's the first design that a stranger complimented - kind of an ego 
builder!)  :) 

I hope this is the appropriate area on the site to post this sort of thing.

Dennis

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