Here are some more tricks that you can do with CorelDRAW!<\/p>\n
By Zatni Arbi<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Here are some more things that you can do with
\nCorelDRAW!. You can use any of these tricks to create stunning
\ncompany logos or eye-catching headlines for your newsletter.
\nAmong the things I have created in the accompanying illustration,
\nonly Objects C and D needed the feature of CorelDRAW! 5.0. The
\nrest can be accomplished with Version 4.0.<\/p>\n
Both the Intersect and Trim commands are new features of
\nCorelDRAW! 5.0. When I intersected Rectangle A with Ellipse B, I
\nobtained Cutout D. That's pretty straightforward. But if you
\nexperiment with different shapes, such as a rectangle and a
\nletter \"a\", you can get an object that will make a good base for
\na logo. Try it.<\/p>\n
Here's an example of what you can use the Trim command for.
\nUsing Ellipse B for trimming Rectangle A gave me Object C. This
\nis a powerful command that can produce nifty results.<\/p>\n
To apply the Intersect or Trim commands, you have to select
\nboth the object to be trimmed and the trimmer. You can use the
\nmarquee select technique to do this. Or, you can select the first
\nobject, press and hold down the Shift key, and select the other
\none. The only thing to remember is that the trimmer object should
\nbe placed on top of the object to be trimmed.<\/p>\n
You can trim only one object at a time; if you'd like to trim
\nmultiple objects using the same trimmer, you'd have to apply the
\ncommand repeatedly. Trim is an extremely helpful command when
\nyou're drawing a map of a housing complex, for instance.<\/p>\n
Blend<\/p>\n
The blend command is another powerful tool that's available in
\nmost of today's graphics illustration programs. In CorelDRAW!,
\nyou can specify the number of intermediate objects that create
\nthe blend look. You can also rotate the intermediate objects in a
\npre-specified degree, and you can even apply different intermedi
\nate colors.<\/p>\n
To create Object E, I first drew a horizontal line. I created
\na duplicate of this line by pressing Ctrl-D. Or, I could have
\njust clicked on the Duplicate command, found under the Edit menu
\nitem. I placed the two lines on top of each other by using the
\nAlign command. Then I opened the Blend Roll-up, which can be
\nfound under the Effect menu item (or I could just press Ctrl-B).
\nI entered 18 for the number of steps and 180 degree for the
\nrotation. That gives me an intermediate line every 10 degrees.
\nThe result is as shown in the illustration. Actually, you can
\nenter any number for the intermediate steps as long as it is an
\neven number, as an odd number will cause a missing spoke.<\/p>\n
Object F is actually the same as object E, only this time I
\nstarted with a rectangle instead of a line. The fill of the
\nstarting and ending rectangles were different, though. One rec
\ntangle was filled with 50 percent black, and the other 100 per
\ncent white. I had entered 12 for the number of steps and 180
\ndegree for rotation.<\/p>\n
Object G can already be used as a logo, can't it? The tech
\nnique used was the same, except that I started with a letter \"A\"
\nin USABlack font instead of a segment of line or a rectangle. I
\nfilled the letter with 100 percent black. I created its dupli
\ncate, filled it with 30 percent black, placed the black letter on
\ntop of the gray one, align and blended them. Only this time I
\nentered 30 for the number of steps and 360 degree for the rota
\ntion. To make the black letter A really stand out, I selected the
\nending one and changed its outline color into white. I really
\nlike this effect. By the way, if we use the white outline for
\nboth starting and ending letters, the result would look like
\nObject J.<\/p>\n
Objects H and I were created in the same way as the previous
\nblended objects. I started with a stretch of line for Object H
\nand a rectangle for Object I. The only difference was that to
\ncreate Objects H and I, I moved the ending object away from the
\nstarting one. If I move the upper horizontal line of Object H on
\ntop of the lower one, I will get exactly Object E.<\/p>\n
If you use two different colors to fill the rectangles to be
\nblended, you can even specify that the intermediate rectangles
\nshould be filled with rainbow color. You can even specify whether
\nthe rainbow colors should follow a clockwise or counter-clockwise
\npath in the color fill. Just click on the middle button on the
\ntop left corner of the Blend Roll-up. In creating object I, I
\nfilled the starting rectangle with solid blue color and the
\nending one with pink. The resulting object really looked pretty
\non the screen. It's a pity I still don't own a color printer yet.<\/p>\n
Emboss<\/p>\n
Embossing, or creating a carved impression on a surface, can
\nbe created automatically in most bitmap editing programs, such as
\nCorelPHOTO-PAINT, Micrografx Photo-Magic, Image-Palls, Harvard
\nGraphics, and of course Photoshop. With these programs, creating
\nthe emboss effect is just a single click operation. With a little
\ntrick, however, you can also create the same effect with a vec
\ntor-based graphics program as well. Take a look at the \"Corel
\nDRAW!\" banner in K.<\/p>\n
The emboss in K actually consists of four elements. A rec
\ntangle as the background, and three text objects identical in
\nfont and font size. To create the text objects, all you have to
\ndo is create the first one and duplicate it twice.<\/p>\n
The secret is to give different fill to each of the text
\nobjects. In the illustration, I filled one of them with the same
\nlevel of gray as the background rectangle. The next text object
\nwas filled with white, and the last with black.<\/p>\n
I aligned the three text objects with the Align command, but
\nthen I moved the white one a little bit up and to the right and
\nthe black one down and to the left. I suggest that you use the
\nnudge technique--moving the selected object using the arrow keys
\non the keyboard. However, don't forget to set the nudge distance
\nvery small. In case you don't know how to do this, click on
\nSpecial, Preference. Choose General, if it's not already on top.
\nI used 0.010 inch for this purpose, and I had to hit the arrow
\nkeys three to four times to move the object sufficiently far.<\/p>\n
Once the horizontal and vertical positions of the objects were
\ncorrect, I proceeded to order them so that the gray one stood in
\nthe front, followed by the black and the white. The Order
\ncommand, found underneath Arrange, was the tool I used for this
\npurpose; it enabled me to put these objects in the right order.<\/p>\n
In creating the emboss effect, we have to make sure that we
\ndon't overdo things. If too much of the white text is shown, or
\ntoo little of it, the effect would look unnatural. You need some
\nexperimentation to get the subtle emboss effect such as the one
\nin the illustration.<\/p>\n
Plain shadow<\/p>\n
The shadow effect such as the one in Object L is very easy to
\nuse. I guess you don't have to be taught how to create this.
\nHowever, just in case you're truly a beginner, here's how to
\ncreate it anyway: Enter the text using the font and font size of
\nyour liking. Fill it with light gray, and give it no outline.
\nWhile it is still selected, create a duplicate by pressing Ctrl-
\nD. Fill the new object with 100 percent black. Then position it a
\nlittle bit to the left and to the top of the gray one. Presto!<\/p>\n
Contour<\/p>\n
Contour is another powerful tool in CorelDRAW! 4.0 and 5.0.
\nIt's a tool with which you have to practice in order to create
\ninteresting effects. Contour gives you a blend-like effect, but
\nthe intermediate duplicate objects are concentric. These objects
\nhave different fills as well.<\/p>\n
The word MORE (Object M) was first created using Bodnoff font,
\n60 points. I called up the Contour Roll-up. I specified 0.003
\ninch for the offset and I entered 20 for the number of contoured
\nobjects. I also chose To Outside in the Roll-up before I pressed
\nthe Apply button. The result was as you can see in the
\nillustration.<\/p>\n
Uebung macht Meisters.<\/p>\n
There's so much truth in this old German saying. Now that
\nyou've learned some more tricks in CorelDRAW! you can continue
\nyour exploration. Experiment with different options and different
\nsettings to see their effects. Remember that you should not
\noveruse a tool all the time to get the best results. Finally,
\nperhaps you can also share your creations and the techniques
\nyou've discovered with other readers of this column.<\/p>",
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