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Old 01-30-2009, 10:41 PM
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pittsburgpam
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I have EQ4 and I used it to draw the dahlia. I used plain old Windows Paint to do the rest of it.

I have the picture of what I want to copy on my screen, the yellow fabric with vines. If it is a bmp or jpeg file that I am using Microsoft Picture Viewer or Photo Galery to view it I zoom in however I want to. I then press the PRTSC key on my keyboard, open Paint, and do a Paste. This works on anything on your screen like a pattern you see online.

I use Paint tools to cut out the part I want, open a new file, and paste it. I use the Eraser tool to clean it up if I need to, often using Zoom to get fine detail. If I want it bigger or smaller I use the Select tool to outline it, go to Image... Resize/Skew. To make is smaller I enter 50%, or whatever percentage, on both axis.

Then I just place the pieces where I want them. I usually have the working part of Paint a lot large than my finished part so I can copy and paste and resize then Select and move it to where I want it.
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