Create Clipart-Style Design

This tutorial outlines the process of creating a clipart-style embroidery design using Embird Editor. The workflow begins by launching Embird and switching to the Editor window. Users then insert clipart from symbol-based fonts such as "Wingdings" or "Webdings" through the Font Engine Plug-in. Once a desired symbol is selected, it is added as a black-and-white bitmap into the design workspace. The image colors are modified to achieve visually appropriate shades. Following this, the image is converted into stitches. The final product is a stylized clipart embroidery design ready for further editing or export.

1 - Run Embird and click "Editor" menu to switch to Editor window.

2 - Select menu "Insert > Font Engine Text" (Picture No. 2).

1. Select menu "Insert > Font Engine Text"

3 - Select font containing symbols - "Wingdings" or "Webdings" (1 in Picture No. 2).

4 - Double click icon of the symbol to add it to "Text" line (2 in Picture No. 2).

5 - Click "Insert as BW Bitmap" button (3 in Picture No. 2).

2. Insert clipart as BW image

6 - Background image is inserted into Editor (Picture No. 3).

3. Background image is inserted into Editor

7 - Change the colors of the background image by selecting "Image > Colors > Redye" menu (Picture no. 4).

4. Change the image colors

8 - Repeat last command several times using its shortcut "Shift+Enter" until you obtain random suitable colors (Picture no. 5).

5. Image with new colors

9 - Select menu "Image > [Clipart] Convert to Stitches" (Picture No. 6). In the dialog boxes which appear on the screen specify "Transparent" background, "Jumps" as connection between color areas and "Fill > Plain Fill > Fill 1" pattern type.

6. Select menu "Image > [Clipart] Convert to Stitches"

10 - After a short while a new design will be inserted to Editor (Picture No. 7).

7. Image converted to embroidery design

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