Draw the Interlocking Mask/Frame


Recently I found a beautiful filled mask but was unable to find the original mask. After searching in many many sites, I decided to try to draw my own. It turned out to be an almost impossible task. What I have drawn is still not perfect but works fairly well.

Go to Image Magick and make a blank 400x399. I made mine honeydew.
Click on Draw and select Path.
Copy this first set of numbers and paste them in the numbers box.

Caution - It IS NOT recommended that you try to type in the numbers.

M24,193 L4,173 176,1 196,21 M44,129 L44,74 100,73 M152,72 L220,1 288,72 M200,25 L372,195 M107,74 L249,74 M252,73 L352,72 352,169 M352,170 L352,258 M352,133 L392,173 352,212 M372,197 L392,217 217,387 196,366 M352,262 L352,319 288,320 M284,319 L152,319 M248,320 L176,387 108,319 M193,363 L24,194 M144,319 L44,319 44,219 M41,254 L4,215 44,174 M44,211 L44,123

Delete Fill Color and put a Stroke Color in. I used slategray but use any color you want.
Use a stroke width of 5.
Click Draw.

Click Draw at the top again and choose Path.
Hi-lite and copy the numbers in this second textarea and paste them in the numbers box.
Delete the fill color.
I used dimgrey for the stroke color and stroke width of 2. This is the shadow line.

M8,174 L177,6 194,22 M200,29 L368,194 M157,70 L220,6 283,69 M371,199 L388,215 M356,70 L356,173 M356,186 L356,250 M356,140 L388,172 M394,174 L356,212 M356,258 L356,322 288,322 M396,218 L217,390 198,371 M251,322 L176,391 108,322 M156,322 L280,322 M192,366 L24,197 M48,223 L48,316 M1,216, L41,259 M44,322 L148,322 M48,137 L48,214 M2,174 L22,194 M48,125 L48,78 100,76 M8,214 L41,182 M108,77 L248,77 M256,77 L350,75

Here is the finished template. (For printers' convenience, the url is http://www.wtv-zone.com/Kitkat3l/Help_Pages_3/template_keep_1.jpg. You can either use this template or use the numbers above and draw your own with your own colors.

A tip - It is easier for me to copy both sets of numbers and put them on a mailto:1 page. That way you can skip back and forth. The cursor is active so it's easy to copy your numbers.

If you have any questions, you may e-mail me at Kitkat3l@(remove)webtv.net or you can find me here.

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Dated this 8th day of June, 2008.