Interactive Transparency Tool - The Introduction

Nowadays, there is trend to make a logo with has its shadow as if the object is on the mirror. Now, I'm gonna try to make object which has shadows as if it's on a mirror. To make the shadow,We'll need in Interactive Transparency Tools is commoly used to make transparent drawing, shadow effects, mirror effects and also some glossy effects.

Ok, ler's get started...

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First,We'll need a new document. You can access Menu File → New or You can use the shorcut key by pressing CTRL+N to start a new drawing. Just remember that the text inside the bracket is the shortcut key for the command.

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Make a shape, any shape You like.This time I will make a rectangular shape using Rectangle Tool (F6). To make proportional shape, hold down CTRL while dragging. Give color to the rectangle.To colored the shape, just left click the color on Color Palletes Docker, it's in the right side of your screen for default. I'll give the color Red, and the outline is 2mm thickness, so when We apply the transparency It will have visible look. You can change these in Property Bar.

Terminology and Concept in CorelDRAW®

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When We use something, We must know the common words related to. This time I will explain a little about common words use in CorelDRAW® . Actually this post shoukd be the first post, but because I just remembered that not everyone knows about common words use in CorelDRAW®. Object, is an element in a drawing, such as an image, shape, line, text, curve, symbol or layer Drawing, is the work You created in CorelDRAW®. For example: custom artworks, logos, posters and newsletters. Vector graphic, is an image generated mathematical descriptions that determine the position, length and direction in which lines are drawn. Bitmap, is an image composed of grids of pixels or dot.

• Docker, is a window containing commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task
• Flyout, is a button that opens a group of related tools.
• Artistic Text, is a type of text to which You can applied special effects, such as shadows.
• Paragraph Text, is a type of text to which You can applied formatting options, and which can be edited in large blocks.

From the explanation above at least We have more knowledge when exploring CorelDRAW®. 
Happy Coreling...

How To Make Simple Gear

Hello... We meet again, after posting about Text, now I want to learn about how to make simple gear. This is also the basic one I've learned. Let's get started...

To create a gear We'll need three objects, first, draw two circles and a rectangle. The first circle should be bigger than the second circle. Use Ctrl key to aim the proportional round for the the circle. It will have same width and height.After that create the rectangle, not to big, the important is the height is longer than the diameter of the big circle. When You're done, You will have three objects like these.

Move the three object based on thier center. Drag the mouse in center of each object than the cursor will autonatically snap to object's center point. Or You can select all object then press C+E, these will align objects according their center of vertical and horizontal. Sometimes this kind of shortcut key is very useful to safe time working. Now We'll need the gear tooth. Select the rectangle. Go to the Menu Bar - Arrange - Transformation - Rotate, or press Alt+F8, to show the Transformation Docker.

How To Fit Objects To A Path

Continuing from the last post in How To  Combine Text Into A Path, now I'm going to learn another same thing, but different materials As you can see, the stars beside are placed in a pattern. CorelDRAW has the tool that can be used not just text that follow a path, but objects can follow a path or shape too. Ok, let's begin....

The Difference Between Group and Combine

Group

Earlier I used CorelDRAW, I found two term, Group and Combine. At first I can't find the difference, because the view is almost the same, then finally I realized that those two things are different when we take a real closer look.

Group is "binding" two or more object become a cluster, but each object still maintaining their attributes such as Fill, Outline, etc. When we click once, automatically the other object included in the group will also be selected. With the grouping objects we can apply the same formatting, properties, and other changes to all the objects within the group at the same time. We can also make group other groups to create nested groups.

Editing The Fit Text To Path

From the previous post I wrote about how to fit text to a circle or a path. Now I'm going to learn how to edit the properties so the text can be customized. When you've done create text and a circle, then clicking the "Fit Text To Path", what's next? Here's the explanation....

I will explain it one by one, don't get bored...Ok??

How to Combine Text Into A Circle or Path

Have you ever saw some text that looks like the pictures? Or maybe we often see a logo that has text which follow its shape. Using CorelDRAW it's pretty easy to make it

Sometimes we need to apply text to follow the path we made, or may be we want to make a circular round text or even half circle text. Well, this time i would like to learn how to make the text like that.

What is on your CorelDRAW X3 screen?

Hello.... we meet again.

I have a lot of questions where should they start from. Actually, as a selftaught in using CorelDRAW i have no guidance where should i start from, but during the usage of CorelDRAW, i conclude that many people are confused about the first screen such as picture above. Here i try to explain basic thing, so if you maybe read another books about CorelDRAW, you know where to look from. In this explaination I used CorelDRAW X3, but there is not many so different look from the latest version CorelDRAW X6.

Ok, let's get started...