To draw a curve with the Bezier tool
1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Bezier tool. 2 Click where you want to place the first node and drag the control point in the direction you want the curve to bend. 3 Position the cursor where you want to place the next node and drag the control point to create the curve you want. The position and angle of the control points affects the shape of the segment you've just created and the next segment you add if you add one . 4 Repeat step 3 to add nodes to the curve. 5 Press SPACEBAR to...
Working with timelines
You can modify the way an animated object changes over time by making changes to its timeline. You can insert and delete frames. You can also add, delete, and move keyframes. Adding keyframes gives you more control over the way an object changes between its start and end frames deleting keyframes lets you remove unwanted changes to the object over time and moving keyframes lets you control how quickly changes take place. You can also edit an animated object by changing its life span or shifting...
Contouring Objects
When you apply contour lines to an object, you add a series of concentric lines or steps that radiate inside or outside of the object's borders. You create an effect like that created by contour lines on a topographical map. You can apply contours to any object you create using CorelDRAW, including shapes, lines, and curves. In addition, you'll find that you can create an array of interesting effects by applying contours to Artistic text. Once you've created a contoured object you like, you can...
To apply a perspective To
Click Effects Add perspective. Press Click Effects Add perspective. Press Click Effects Add perspective. Drag the nodes on the outside of the grid to apply the Pressing Ctrl constrains the node's movement to the horizontal or vertical axis to create a one-point perspective effect. You can move opposing nodes the same distance in opposite directions by pressing Ctrl Shift as you drag.
To apply a texture fill
2 Open the Fill flyout ' vex , and click the Texture fill dialog button . 3 Choose a texture library from the Texture library list box. 4 Choose a texture from the Texture list. Specify the settings you want in the Style name area. Click Tiling, and type values in the Width and Height boxes. Set the tile origin of a texture fill Click Tiling, and type values in the X and Y boxes in the Origin area. Offset the tile origin of a texture fill Click Tiling, and enable the Row or Column option. Type...
Exploring the basic features of CorelDRAW
CorelDRAW has a virtually unlimited number of tools and capabilities to help you create drawings. The following table provides you with the basic features of CorelDRAW so that you can get started. Working with lines, outlines, and brush Drawing shapes on page 63 Working with objects on page 75 Filling objects on page 141 Adding and selecting text on page 211 Creating drawings for use on the World Publishing to the Web on page 263
Spraying images
You can paint with small-scale, full-color bitmaps, instead of a brush. For example, you can enhance landscapes by spraying clouds across the sky or foliage across the ground. Corel PHOTO-PAINT includes a variety of images, which are used to create spraylists. You can load a preset spraylist, edit a preset, or create a spraylist by saving images in an image list. You can edit the source images at any time. You can enhance a photo by spraying it with images or create an image from scratch using...
Spraying objects along a line
CorelDRAW lets you spray a series of objects in a line. Besides graphic and text objects, you can import bitmaps and symbols to spray along a line. You can control how a sprayed line appears by adjusting the spacing between objects, so they are closer or farther apart from each other. You can also vary the order of objects in the line. For example, if you are spraying a series of objects that includes a star, a triangle, and a square, you can change the spray order so that the square appears...
Applying fountain fills
A fountain fill is a smooth progression of two or more colors that adds depth to an object. There are four types of fountain fills linear, radial, conical, and square. A linear fountain fill flows in a straight line across the object, a conical fountain fill creates the illusion of light hitting a cone, a radial fountain fill radiates from the center of the object, and a square fountain fill is dispersed in concentric squares from the center of the object. You can apply preset fountain fills,...
Skewing a fill
You can skew or slant a pattern fill or texture fill. CorelDRAW lets you skew a pattern or texture fill using the Interactive Fill tool or by adjusting the settings in the dialog boxes. You can adjust the appearance of your tile by adjusting the skew angle. You can adjust the appearance of your tile by adjusting the skew angle. 1 Select the pattern fill with the Pick tool. 2 Open the Fill Tool flyout, and click Pattern Fill Dialog. 3 In the Transform section, type an angle value in the Skew...
To move an object to another page
1 Drag the object over a page number tab of the page you want to move the object to. Nudge a selected object by the nudge Nudge a selected object by a fraction of the Hold down Ctrl, and press an Arrow key. Nudge a selected object by a multiple of the Hold down Shift, and press an Arrow key. nudge distance Nudge a selected object by a multiple of the Hold down Shift, and press an Arrow key. nudge distance
Getting Started with the Brush Creator
The Brush Creator lets you design custom brushes. It provides controls for customizing and creating brush variants. The Brush Creator is integrated tightly with Corel Painter but contains its own tools, palettes, menus, and workflow. The appearance of the workspace changes, depending on whether you are using the main application or the Brush Creator. There are three elements to the Brush Creator the Randomizer, the Transposer, and the Stroke Designer. The Randomizer creates random brush...
To add paragraph text To
Click the Text tool . Drag in the drawing window to size the paragraph text frame, and type. Click the Text tool. Move the pointer over the object's outline, and click the object when the pointer changes to an Insert in object pointer. Type inside the frame. Separate a paragraph text frame from an object Select the object using the Pick tool Cj , and click Arrange Break paragraph text inside a path apart. Have paragraph text frames automatically adjust to fit text Click Tools Options. In the...
Basic cloning techniques
The steps needed to create a clone copy are easy to follow and the process was made even quicker and simpler when the Quick Clone command was first introduced in Painter X. Step 1 File gt Open and select your picture. Step 2 File gt Quick Clone, this will achieve several steps which in earlier versions had to be done separately. A copy of the original picture is created, all the imagery is removed ready to clone, a brush from the Cloners category is selected and the Tracing Paper option...
Soft clone
The first step-by-step example in this chapter is what is called a 'soft clone' and this is a clone that does not use any paper texture but has a very smooth finish. It is a simple clone that can result in a beautiful delicate picture and is a good one to start with. Try it with the picture that is on the DVD, it has been tested with this image so it will be easier to follow. Throughout the book the precise settings will be given for each brush and it is most important that you follow these...
Rotating a fill
You can rotate a pattern fill or texture fill to change the appearance of the tile. You can rotate a pattern or texture fill using the Interactive Fill tool or by adjusting the rotation settings in the dialog boxes. You can change the appearance of your tile by adjusting the rotation angle. 1 Select the pattern fill with the Pick tool. 2 Open the Fill Tool fly out, and click Pattern Fill Dialog. 3 In the Transform section, type an angle value in the Rotate box. 1 Select the texture fill with...
Adjusting image color and tone
Corel PHOTO-PAINT provides you with filters and tools to make adjustments to the color and tone of images. When you adjust the color and tone, you adjust elements such as hue, saturation, brightness, contrast, or intensity. If you want to adjust the color and tone of the entire image, you can apply an adjustment filter directly to the image or apply a lens which exists on a separate object layer and can be edited without changing the original image. For information about lenses, see Working...
How Corel RAVE works
The Corel R.A.VE. application lets you create movies by following these steps 1 Start a movie project See Starting Corel R.A.VE. and opening movies in the Help for information about starting a movie project, either from scratch or by opening a graphic. See Setting the properties of movies on page 326 for information about setting movie properties such as stage size, frame rate, and background. 2 Create the movie contents Use the drawing and effects tools to create and modify lines, shapes, and...
Applying perspective to objects
You can create a perspective effect by shortening one or two sides of an object. This effect gives an object the appearance of receding in one or two directions, thereby creating a one-point perspective or a two-point perspective. Perspective effects can be added to objects or grouped objects. You can also add a perspective effect to linked groups, such as contours, blends, extrusions, and objects created with the Artistic media tool. You can't add perspective effects to paragraph text,...
Contouring objects
You can contour an object to create a series of concentric lines that progress to the inside or outside of the object. CorelDRAW also lets you set the number and distance of the contour lines. After contouring an object, you can copy or clone its contour settings to another object. You can also change the colors of the fill between the contour lines and the contour outlines themselves. You can set a color progression in the contour effect, where one color blends into another. The color...
Tinting
Typically used with existing brush strokes, tinting brush variants can either add special effects to an image or can be painted directly on the canvas. Soft Grainy Round Softener
To contour inside an object
1 Select the object with the Pick tool. 2 Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Contour tool. 3 Drag the start handle towards the center of the object. The distance you drag the start handle determines the contour's final step. 4 Move the slider to change the number of contour steps. The slider may disappear if there isn't much distance between the concentric shapes. You can use the Zoom tool to magnify the contoured object and make adjustments. By pressing ESC when...
To insert bar code objects
1 Select the frame you want to add a bar code to. 3 Click Corel BARCODE 10 from the Object type list. 4 Follow the steps provided by the Corel BARCODE wizard. t Bar codes generated by the Corel BARCODE wizard are OLE objects and as such cannot be rotated in Corel Ventura. You can click Back at any time to make changes to a previous step. You can edit a bar code object by double-clicking the bar code and following the steps provided by the Corel BARCODE wizard.
Applying a new distortion
You can apply a new distortion to a distorted object. Applying Zipper and Twister distortions. Applying Zipper and Twister distortions. To apply a new distortion to a distorted object I Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Distortion tool. 3 Click the Add New button on the Property Bar. 4 Enable the distortion button you want to apply on the Property Bar. The button is enabled when it appears pressed. 5 Apply the distortion effect to the object.
Emailing images
You can use an e-mail program with Corel Paint Shop Pro to e-mail any open image. To send images, your e-mail application must support the MAPI standard, such as Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express. The image remains in its current file format if the format is supported by your e-mail application. Your e-mail program opens with the file attached. 2 Use the controls in your e-mail program to send the e-mail.
Using the Immediate window
The Immediate window allows you to type in and run arbitrary lines of code while a macro is paused. This is useful for getting or setting the property of an object in the document, or for setting the value of a variable in the code. To run a piece of code, type it in the Immediate window, and then press Enter. The code is executed immediately. To display the Immediate window, click View Immediate window.
Choose Image Smart Carver
2 To remove or preserve an object or area from a photo, do one or both of the following Click the Remove button and apply the Remove brush to the areas of the photo that you want to remove. To protect an image area from being removed or changed during the scaling process, click the Preserve button and apply the Preserve brush to the area of the photo that you want to protect. In the Object Removal area, you can move the Brush Size slider to the left to decrease the size of the brush, or to the...
To manipulate a curve objects segments
1 Open the Shape edit flyout, and click the Shape tool ,t 3 Drag a segment until it's the shape you want. Click a curve segment, and click the Convert curve to line button on the property bar. Click a straight segment, and click the Click a segment, and click the Reverse curve direction button on the property bar.
To create a reflection map from a clone source
1 Open an image or create a new image to use as the reflection. If you want to approximate the reflection from a curved surface, apply the Image Warp effect. 2 Choose File menu gt Clone Source gt filename . 3 Select the area that you want to be reflective. 5 Choose Edit menu gt Paste in Place. A new layer is created. 6 On the Layers palette, select the layer, and click the Create Layer Mask button Q. Using a layer mask simplifies the process because the layer mask exactly matches the shape of...
Creating publications
Corel Ventura publications are based on templates, which are preset publication layouts. You can create publications using the default template, using a sample template, or using another publication as a template. Templates save you time, especially when you are creating publications such as newsletters and magazines that use the same layout from one issue to the next. When you create a new publication from a template, the stylesheet, publication properties, formatting, and layout, such as text...
Applying brush strokes 1
Paint tools let you imitate a variety of painting and drawing media. For example, you can apply brush strokes that imitate watercolors, pastels, felt markers and pens. By default, brush strokes are added to the active object or background. Brush strokes can also be rendered as separate objects. For information about objects, see Creating objects on page 447. The paint tool and brush type you choose determines the appearance of the brush stroke on the image. When you paint with a preset brush,...
To size an object
2 Click the Position and size mode button v on the property bar. 3 Drag any of the handles on the highlighting box. 4 Click the Apply button on the extended property bar. If you want to cancel the transformation, double-click outside the object. You can resize the object from the center by holding down Shift as you drag any of the handles. You can also change the size of a selected object by typing values in the Size boxes, and clicking the Apply button on the extended property bar.
Formatting code automatically
The VB Editor formats code automatically for you even the capitalization of keywords, functions, subroutines, and variables is taken care of by the VB Editor, irrespective of what you type. You cannot custom-format code, although you can set the indentation for each line, as well as the placing of custom line breaks. When it comes to calling functions and subs, you must adhere to the following rules If you are calling a function and you are using the returned value, the parentheses around the...
What is an object model
VBA relies on an application's object model for communicating with that application and modifying its documents. Without an object model, VBA cannot query or change an application's documents. Object models in software provide a high level of structure to the relationship between parent and child objects. They also allow object types or classes to be used repeatedly in different ways for example, a Shape object may be of the type group and may contain other Shape objects, some of which may also...
To autopaint a photo
1 On the Brush Selector Bar in the upper-right corner of the application window, choose a Cloner brush variant from the Brush Variant Selector. 2 With the clone of the image open, choose an option from the Stroke pop-up menu on the Auto-Painting palette. 3 Adjust the Pressure slider to set the amount of pressure with which the brush strokes are applied. The range is 0 to 200. This setting represents the percentage of the preset pressure for the Stroke option. 4 Adjust the Length slider to set...
Cloning from three images
Try to visualize what you want to achieve before you start making a clone montage. These three elements were carefully selected to work together, the common element were trees of course, but using three very different scales will add a sense of mystery to the final picture. The holes in the old leaf are particularly interesting and the way this hole punches through the more realistic landscapes will also emphasize the sense of unreality. Step 1 File gt Open gt DVD gt Step-by-step files '07...
Formatting HTML text
After you convert Paragraph text to HTML text, you can use the Property Bar and the Format Text dialog box to change its font, font size, and style. To format HTML text using the Property Bar 1 Select an HTML text object with the Pick tool. 2 Choose the font you want to use from the Font list box. 3 Choose the font size you want to use from the HTML Font Size list box. 4 Apply any other formatting properties you want, for example italic or underline. To format HTML text using the Format Text...
Choosing colors
You can choose fill and outline colors using fixed or custom color palettes, color viewers, color harmonies, or color blends. For information about applying the colors you choose, see Applying uniform fills on page 141 and Formatting lines and outlines on page 52. When you want to use a color that already exists in an object or document, you can sample the color to achieve an exact match. For more information, see To copy a fill to another object on page 150. Choosing a color using the default...
Applying Sharpen effects
CorelDRAW provides five effects that sharpen the pixels of an image to focus and enhance edges. The Sharpen effects are Adaptive Unsharp accentuates edge detail by analyzing the values of neighboring pixels Directional Sharpen analyzes pixels near an edge to determine the direction in which to apply the greatest amount of sharpening High Pass removes low-frequency areas and shading Sharpen accentuates the edges in the image by increasing the contrast between their adjacent pixels Unsharp Mask...
To use color management styles
1 Click Tools Color management. 2 Choose one of the following from the Style list box Optimized for desktop printing Optimized for professional output Some color management settings, such as Default, Optimized for desktop printing, and Optimized for professional output, can result in on-screen colors appearing dull. This is due to an on-screen printer simulation of the output. You can add or delete a color management style by clicking the Add preset J or Remove preset buttons.
Getting Started with the Image Hose
Corel Painter Essentials lets you select nozzles containing various images to use with the Image Hose. You can adjust the opacity, size, color, position, and spacing of the images you paint. The Image Hose is easy to use and offers a number of options for the behavior of nozzle spray. As with other Corel Painter Essentials brushes, the Image Hose has several variants. These built-in variants combine nozzle control factors indexing rules with brush settings to create different hose effects. In...
Selecting objects
Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, hidden objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. You can select objects in the order in which they were created. You can also select all objects at once and deselect objects. You can select a single object from a group. Click an object using the Pick tool Cj . Hold down Shift, and click each object you An object, starting with the first object Press Shift Tab until a selection box created and...
Resizing images
After you adjust your image, you can resize it in Corel Paint Shop Pro. It's important to understand how resizing affects image pixels. Pixels have no set physical size. Each pixel represents one area of a single color. When an image is resized, the number of pixels in the image may be reduced or increased, which causes the image to be resampled. Resampling changes the file size. Print resolution is the number of pixels per inch. More pixels per inch ppi create smaller printed pixels and a...
Tweening objects
Tweening lets you animate objects in a movie. You change their position and appearance at specific frames in their life spans, and Corel R.A.VE. creates the frames in between. Before you can tween an object, you must increase its life span so that it exists for more than one frame. For more information, see Increasing the life span of objects on page 330. To tween a static object, you can turn the end frame of the object's timeline into a keyframe. The start frame of the object's timeline...
ReRendering Mosaic Tiles
Y gt u can use this command to change the resolution of the tiles, after you change the resolution of your document. This command re-creates the mosaic from the grout color and the tile object information. Re-rendering first fills the image with the grout color and then re-renders the mosaic tiles at the resolution of the document. However, after you choose Re-render Mosaic, Corel Painter erases any image that is not a tile or grout. 1 Open an image that is the size you want. 2 Create a mosaic,...
Shaping objects using envelopes
CorelDRAW lets you shape objects, including lines, artistic text, and paragraph text frames by applying envelopes to them. Envelopes are made of multiple nodes that you can move to shape the envelope and, as a result, change the shape of the object. You can apply a basic envelope that conforms to the shape of an object, or you can also apply a preset envelope. After you apply an envelope, you can edit it or add a new envelope to continue changing the object's shape. CorelDRAW also lets you copy...
Coloring syntax automatically
When you develop code in the Code window, the editor colorizes each word according to its classification VBA keywords and programming statements are usually displayed in blue. Comments are displayed in green. All other text is displayed in black. This colorization makes the code much easier to read. The Code window also uses the following colorization techniques Lines of code containing errors are displayed in red. Selected text is white on blue. The line where execution paused for debugging is...
Working With Text
CorelDRAW lets you apply word-processing features to text. Using the Text tool, you can create Artistic text and Paragraph text. Artistic text is best when you're working with short lines of text because you can apply a large range of effects. For larger bodies of text that have greater formatting requirements, you should create Paragraph text. After adding text to documents, you can change the text type e.g., from Paragraph text to Artistic text or convert Artistic text to curves. Before you...
Adjusting Dimensions and Randomness
Tile shapes have two categories of control Dimensions and Randomness. These categories can be controlled by using the Settings pop-up menu. The Dimensions sliders let you control the basic size of the tiles and grout spacing. The Randomness sliders allow you to control the uniformity of the tile shapes. Increasing randomness makes the shapes more erratic, each different from the last. For example, if the Length dimension is 10 pixels, a Length randomness of 25 creates tiles that are randomly...
Adding standard guidelines
You can set up precise Horizontal, Vertical, and Slanted guidelines. You set up Horizontal and Vertical guidelines based on the horizontal or vertical distance from the 0 point on the appropriate ruler. Conversely, you set up Slanted guidelines based on two specific ruler coordinates or one coordinate and an angle. You can align objects along a guideline visually or have them snap to the guideline for exact positioning. You can create horizontal and vertical guidelines by dragging from a ruler...
