By Steve Bain
Creating virtually any kind of glass-like effect is by far a favorite of most Web graphic or interface designers. There’s nothing more satisfying than having the ability to create simulated lighting effects in a virtual, dust-free environment. Thanks to CorelDRAW’s interactive effects,...
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on Thu, Mar 18 2010
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, illustration, Special Effects, Tips, Transparent highlights, Beginner, Contour effect, CorelDraw tutorials, Depth effect, Glass bead, Glass effect, Lighting effects
By Steve Bain
In part 1 of this 2-part tutorial, we learned how to create the illusion of chiseled effects in CorelDRAW using very basic shapes. Now we’ll explore how to work with more complex shapes. We’ll also reveal how to add realistic color schemes to simulate various lighting levels...
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on Sun, Dec 28 2008
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, illustration, Advanced, Special Effects, Tips, Depth effect, Bevels, Typography, Vector tools, 3D lighting
Chiseled graphics emulate the look of 3D shapes. In this tutorial, you learn a technique to create graphics that appear either raised or recessed. Your success will depend on your object's shape, your skill at node editing and path commands, and your imagination.
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on Sat, Dec 20 2008
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, design, illustration, Advanced, Special Effects, Tips, Basic, Chisel shapes, Depth effect, Bevels, Typography, Vector tools
By Steve Bain
In these three mini tutorials, we’ll explore three basic types of transparent highlights you can quickly add to graphic scenes to simulate reflected light: The window reflection, the sunlight glare, and the star highlight. To demonstrate I’m using CorelDRAW 11, but these techniques...
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on Fri, Nov 28 2008
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, illustration, Advanced, Special Effects, Transparency, Star highlight, Sunlight glare, Window reflection, Highlighting, Transparent highlights
By Steve Bain
The ability to create objects to appear as if they have been fashioned into Neon tube lighting is a popular technique sought after by many illustrators. In this tutorial, you’ll learn to select the most ideal font for achieving the best results and embellish your type with color lighting...
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on Mon, Nov 24 2008
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, illustration, Special Effects, Neon effect, Neon type, Illuminated text, Neon tubing, Text effect, Beginner