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Open a 600 x 400 blank canvas. Right click on your
canvas and then on All to select it. Go to Effects/DC Special and
use the Book Filter with these settings: Magazine Book 0; Page Phone
Book 45. Click on Apply.
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Click on Format/Dimentions and resize the selected object to
75% of it's original size being sure that the Keep Aspect Ratio
box is checked.
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Drag your book to the center of the canvas and deselect it. Then
using the Path Drawing tool any colour or texture you like but
with settings of rectangle; 3D Trim, with a border of 15 and a
depth of 30, draw a rectangle that is slightly larger than your
book. Click on the Standard Selection Tool and postion this rectangle
behind the book to formulate the book cover.
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Whilst the book cover is still selected, click on the Path Edit
tool and then on Toggle and + edit point. Add three new path nodes
at the top of your book and another three at the bottom as shown
in the diagram.
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Then click on the edit point selection and whilst holding your
mouse button down, pull the center node in to the reach the center
line of the pages of the book. Click on the toggle button to get
you out of edit mode.
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Select the pages of your book and fill with a yellow
or any other colour of your choice with a transparancy somewhere
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Right click and choose Select All Objects. Right click again
and choose Merge as a Single Object. Your open book is now complete
and is ready for you to add images or whatever else takes your
fancy.
I bet you're glad you did this tutorial now...simple isn't it?
:-)
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