By Steve Bain The Cutout Lab introduced in Corel PHOTO-PAINT® X3 enables you to extract or copy photo elements from any digital image with precision and relative ease. Much more than just a quick selection tool, the Cutout Lab accurately detects almost any shape and preserves the fine details of an image...
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on Sat, Jul 18 2009
Filed under: Technique, photo-paint, masking, Advanced, Special Effects, Basic, Recent feature, Version X3, New feature, Cut Out Lab, Close-cropping
By Steve Bain If you're using an older version of CorelDRAW and you've had problems printing drop shadows in specific ink colors, here's a tip you may find invaluable. In this installment, I'll show you a workaround that will enable you to change your drop shadow color model from CMYK...
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on Sat, Feb 28 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, printing, Advanced, Tips, Beginner, Quick Tip, Drop shadow, Workaround, Version 12
By Steve Bain Designers and small business owners creating printed business and marketing collateral often need to be resourceful to stay within their budget. If you're using CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you have everything you need to minimize your costs. Let's explore a few color strategies...
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on Sat, Jan 10 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, Technique, printing, design, photo-paint, Advanced, Special Effects, Tips, Workaround, Overprinting, Color styles, Duotones
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