Xara Day: Xara Xtreme’s Blend Tool Basics (Page 8)

Right clicking on a blend opens a popup menu with commands relating to blends. One of these is “Convert Blend to Editable Shapes”. Choosing this makes each step in the blend a separate object, with points and nodes like any shape you created. After converting the blend to editible shapes, you will need to go to Arrange > Ungroup to edit them separately, changing shape, size, fill or outline attributes, as well as adding bevels, contours, or drop shadows.

One last trick with blends before we close this week. You can edit the curve and change the flow of the blend. To do so, choose the Shape Editor Tool from the tool box, and you will be able to adjust the curve.

That wraps up Blend Basics for this week. There are many more options and more complex tricks that can be done with blends, such as adding highlights, and they can even be used to shade objects! Fire up Xara Xtreme and explore the Blend Tool. There are unlimited possibilities!