masterworks iii flower wall hanging design
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“MasterWorks III Flower Wall Hanging Design”
Convert simple artwork into beautiful embroidery designs using
MasterWorks III. Learn to use the Backdrop tool to import your favorite
artwork, use the line drawing tool to create the artwork areas, and use the
new layout to select the many options for applying stitches. Choose the
colors and fills you want to create one of a kind project.
Skill Level: Intermediate
Created by: Diane Kron, Software and Embroidery Project Manager
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Supplies: MasterWorks III from Designer’s Gallery®
Flower Image (download)
Instructions At the Computer:
Flower:
In this project, we will focus on using the new MasterWorks III workspace
while using the drawing tools and applying the fills. Please note, that the outer
blue circle around the image will not be used for this project.
1. Download the image to a location of your choice.
2. Open the program by clicking on the MasterWorks III icon on
the desktop.
3. To retrieve the image, click the Backdrop Tool icon under the
Home tab on the top toolbar and Load Image. Locate the image from
the saved location. Click Open to place the image on the workspace as
a backdrop.
4. It is now time to draw the artwork based on the backdrop image.
Follow the next set of steps to draw the center area on the image:
Click on the Zoom tool on the top toolbar. Left click and drag
a box around the center section of the image or left click once on
the backdrop to increase the zoom ratio.
Activate the Line drawing tool by clicking on the down arrow
below the Artwork Home tab . The center of the flower will
be drawn first. Start at the top and place your first point. Place the
second point following the shape of the center section. Continue to
place points following the shape and place the last point over the
first point. Right click to create the shape and to place the area
under Sequence View.
Click on Close Shape tool on the top toolbar to fully
enclose the area. If you make a mistake while placing the points,
use the Backspace key to remove the point(s).
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Select the area and change the color to orange using any of the
Manufacturer’s thread catalogs. In the sample, the Madeira Thread
Chest was used.
5. The blue area around the center will be down next:
Using the blue sections as a guide, draw eight areas using the same
Artwork Line tool. Place the points around these petals while
starting with the section on the top and working clockwise around
the image. Tip: Use the Zoom tool to better see the individual
areas.
Click on Close Shape after drawing each of the areas. The second
areas will be shown again under Sequence View.
Change these sections to a light blue thread color. The drawn areas
and the color of the areas are shown under Sequence View.
6. Follow the next set of steps to draw the four red areas:
Click on a red color chip from the color bar. Option: You can
change the color either before or after you have drawn the areas.
Zoom into the top right red section on the flower.
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Select the Artwork Line tool and place the first point on the top
right red section and work around the shape. To create a curved
line, hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard and release when you
want to place a straight line. This will take some practice, so
remember to use the Backspace key to remove points that have
been placed incorrectly.
After you have placed the last point, right click.
Click on the Close Shape tool.
To view the next red area with the same zoom ratio, click on the
Pan tool on the top toolbar. Click on the image on the
workspace while holding down the mouse button to slide the
image upward. Stop when the bottom right red section is centered
on the workspace.
Activate the Artwork Line tool and draw this section following the
previous instructions.
Continue to draw the third and fourth red areas using the pan tool
to move, the Artwork Line tool to draw, and the Close Shape tool
to completely close the areas.
7. Follow Step 6 to complete the area that is green, recoloring will be the
only exception.
Select a light green color from the color bar.
8. To create the purple areas on the image, follow the next set of steps:
Activate the Zoom tool and zoom into one of the purple areas.
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Select a purple color chip on the color tool bar.
Using the Artwork Line tool draw the outer purple area and close
the shape.
Draw the inside purple area and close the shape.
Select both of the areas. Right click on the workspace and from the
list of commands select Group. By grouping the two areas
together, it will make it easier to move the areas. Copy and paste
will be used instead of drawing the same areas over and over. This
is a great time saver.
To duplicate the areas, select both areas at the same time. Right
click and select Copy. Right click again and select Paste.
Move the duplicated sections to the next purple area while
working around the image clockwise.
Rotate the shapes by clicking on the rotate dot in the top right
corner and rotate until the shapes have the same orientation as the
image.
Right click and select Paste to create another set of purple
sections. Move and rotate these sections to the next purple area.
Repeat this step until all of the purple sections have been applied
with artwork.
9. To create the blue outer border around the image, follow the next set of
steps:
Select the Artwork Line tool again and place the first point at the
top of the image on the blue outside line. Place points while
holding down the Ctrl key where curved lines are required and
releasing where a straight line is required. Remember if you place a
point incorrectly use the backspace key on the keyboard to remove
it. Use the zoom tool to better see the area. Finish the area with a
right click. See the illustration below.
Click on Close Shape.
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Select a dark blue color from the color palette to change the color.
Using the same drawing tool place points around the inside of the
blue outer border around the image. Right click to set the shape
and close the shape to fully enclose the area. See the illustration
below.
To create one area for the outer border, hold down the Ctrl key and
select the outside border area and then select the inside border
area. Select the two areas from the Sequence View
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Right click on the workspace and from the list of commands select
Combine. Note: Under Sequence View there is now only one area.
10. The design will be worked on in the same sequential order that was
used when drawing the artwork areas. Follow the next set of steps to
fill the areas with stitches:
Select the first area (center orange area).
Click on the down arrow below Apply Stitches under the
Home tab. Under the Column options, select Radial. Rely on the
default settings.
Select the inside blue areas under sequence view. These areas will
be listed as #2.
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Click on the down arrow below Apply Stitches and from the list
select Standard from the Fill category.
Under the Properties field, click on the down arrow next to Pattern
and select Radom from list. Click on Apply.
Under Sequence View, select the first area under the red #3 area.
(With this color we will apply different fills to each of the red
sections so select each area individually.)
Click on Apply Stitches. Scroll down and select the Fancy fill
stitches. The default fill will be applied to the area.
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To select a different fancy fill stitch, click on the down arrow next
to Pattern and choose bird2 pattern and apply. Refer to the
following illustration.
Select the next red area and apply Fancy fill #coil4.
Select the third red area and apply Fancy fill #201.
Select the fourth red area and apply Fancy fill #maltese2. Refer to
the following illustration for the completion of these areas.
To fill the next areas (green # 4), select the first green area under
Sequence View. Each of these areas will also be selected
individually and will have different fills applied. To the first area
apply Fancy fill #xpattern3, the second area apply Fancy fill
#wave1, the third area apply Fancy fill #wave5, and the fourth area
#wave2. The following illustration will show the completion of
those areas.
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Select all areas for the purple section (#5) under Sequence View.
Click on Apply Stitches and from the list select Auto under the
Column category. No other changes will be made to these
sections. Refer to the following illustration for the finished look.
Select the last area (#6 blue) under Sequence View.
Click on the down arrow under Apply Stitches and from the list
choose Auto under the Column category. No other changes will be
made to this area. See the last illustration for the finished design.
11. To resize the design, select All Items under Sequence View. Under the
Properties field scroll over and select Transform.
Change the Width to 170mm (as shown in the following
illustration). Since the Aspect Ratio field has a checkmark
selected, the aspect of the design will be maintained.
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12. Click on Print Preview and print one copy of the design. This will be
used as a template for design placement.
13. Click on File Save As and save as a Working File format (.blf). Then,
save as a .pes file to the media device that your embroidery machine
will read.
14. Test sew the embroidery design to determine if any changes are
needed.
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