You can create this design while you read this article.

This example includes:

•Creating a new design document

•Load a raster (bitmap) Image. Resize it.

•Bling Types Library. Set the Bling Palette.

•Bling Object Type: Area + Uniform Fill

•Digitizing Mode: Auto-trace

•Object Elements: Holes

•Manual Bling

•Edit Bling Beads

➢Click on the New Document Tab, that is the small tab on the top of the workspace with blank document icon.

You can also open a Blank Design Document from FILE > OPEN menu.

➢Click on CATALOG on the MAIN toolbar to open the Catalog tool.

➢As we need to import a raster image, select the media type Images-Raster on the Catalog tool.

➢Select the folder where the image is located.

➢The bottom panel of the Catalog displays the contents of the folder for the selected media type.

➢Selected the clown-hat 01 raster image from the Artwork Bitmap folder.

➢Drag the image into the workspace to load it.

➢Change the raster image size from the Block Menu. Place the mouse on BLOCK MENU to unfold the tools.

➢Click on Size & Position.

➢Set Use a 130.1 x 97.5 mm size from the Size group.

➢Before starting the digitizing process, we use to customize the bling palette.

➢Select the tooltab BLING

➢Click on the Bling Palette icon.

➢On the Bling Palette Editor, press on New at the bottom left to create a blank palette.

➢Navigate through the different tabs and options on the right panel to select the desired bling type, shape, size and color.

➢To add a bling type to the palette on the left panel, double click on it or press on the green arrow between the panels.

➢For the example, we selected four Rhinestone Round stones:

•The 4ss - 1.7 mm Sun Color.

•The 4ss - 1.7 mm Clear-Crystal Color.

•The 4ss - 1.7 mm Aquamarine Color

•The 30ss - 6.0 mm Jet Color.

Define the object type

➢Press on Single Bling Fill and select Area + Uniform Bling Fill style.

Define the object properties

➢Set a 1 mm bead separation and a 0 mm margin.

➢Select the 4ss - 1.7 mm Sun Color stone.

Digitize the object

➢Press on Auto and select the Autotrace tool.

➢To start digitizing an area, click on the part of the image you want to trace.

➢The image border will be highlighted.

➢Click on the Enter key to confirm the object and generate the beads.

➢Click on Edit Object

➢Select the object.

➢Click on the "Hole" button on the tooltab.

➢Digitize the eye.

➢To confirm the hole, place the last node above the first node. The applicarion will close the hole automatically.

Define the object type

➢On the tooltab BLING, press on Single Bling fill and select Path + Regular Bling Fill style.

Define the object properties

➢Set a 0.5 mm beads separation.

➢Select the 4ss - 1.7 mm Aquamarine Color stone.

Digitize the object using the Auto-trace tool

➢Press on Auto and select the Auto-trace tool.

➢Move the mouse cursor over a shape to digitize and click on it.

➢The shape will be recognized and will be surrounded by a flashing dashed line.

➢Repeat the steps with the other shapes.

Define the object type

➢On the tooltab BLING, click on Manual Bling.

Define the object properties

➢Select the 30ss - 6.0 mm Jet Color.

Define the objects

➢Place one bling bead on the iris of the eye.

If some beads are overlapped or too close, you can move them (Beads Editing).

➢Click on Edit Bead.

➢Select a bling bead on the workspace.

➢On the tooltab, select a different bling type to replace it.

➢Repeat the process on the beads you want to change.

➢Move or delete the beads you want.