WEBSITE AND WEBSITE GRAPHICS CREATED WITH XARA DESIGNER 6 PRO For this step work on the pasteboard so you can see what you are doing. Select the Rectangle Tool (M). Draw a rectangle 45 pixels wide by 60pix high.  Apply a white fill with no outline. Clone the rectangle (Ctrl + K) and nudge the clone over to the right until it is just off the original by one or two pixels. Select both rectangles and clone again, nudge the clones down like before until they are just off the originals. TIP: Hold down the Alt key while you press the arrow keys on your keyboard and, the nudge distance will be constrained to 1 pixel. Select all four white rectangles and apply 3 pixels of feathering. Group the four rectangles. Place the window on to the right side of the cherry. With the window selected select the Mould Tool (Shift  + F6), which now can be found in the Effects fly out menu. Apply a Default Envelope to the window and mold it to the cherry. The Default Envelope is the first rectangle icon on the left of the envelope shape icons. Give the molded window a Linear, Mix transparency. Set the transparency setting on the left to about 12% Adjust as desired. TIP: The easiest way to apply a Linear transparency (or a Linear fill) is to click on the shape to select it, then drag the Transparency Tool (or the Fill Tool) in the direction you wish the tranparency to go. Select both the highlight on the left and the window on the right and group them. Now select the Freehand and Brush Tool (N) and draw a shape on top of this new group. Make the new shape Black. Copy the shape to the clipboard (Edit > Copy or Ctrl + C). Select the highlight/reflection group and from the Edit menu, select Paste Opacity Mask (Shift + Ctrl + M). Hold down the Ctrl key and click the transparency shape and feather and enlarge. If you wish, you can edit the transparency shape with the Shape Editor Tool. You can also Ctrl click on either of the grouped highlight/reflection shapes and edit them as well! Opacity Masks are a very powerful new tool! Okay. Group the cherry and set it aside. We are ready to create the stems and leaves. H    1    2    3    4    5    Download Zipped Tutorial