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2 Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the text, and
make sure that the duplicate completely
overlaps with the original object.

3 With the duplicate selected, do one of the
following:

• In CorelDRAW, click a color on the
  color palette to change the fill color of
  the duplicate.


• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, right-click a
  color on the color palette, click the Fill
  tool in the toolbox, and click the letters
  of the text to change their color.
  Changing the color makes it easy to
  differentiate the top object from the
  underlying object when you start erasing.

4 Make sure that the top object is selected,
and click the Eraser tool in the toolbox.
Erase areas of the top object to partially
reveal the underlying text and create
various effects.

The Eraser tool lets you create a mountain effect by
erasing areas of the top object to reveal the underlying
text.

Objects docker
Corel PHOTO-PAINT

You can create interesting layered effects with
objects that are on top of your background
image in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. The Opacity
setting in the Objects docker lets you adjust

the opacity of the selected object so that

elements of the underlying background can

become visible. This setting is especially useful

when you want to create variation and interest

in your sign without making the background

too strong.

Give it a try

1 Open a bitmap in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

2 In the toolbox, click the Rectangle tool.

3 Drag to create a rectangle.

The default fill color is black.

4 In the Objects docker, select the rectangle

object.

5 Experiment with the Opacity setting.

The opacity of the rectangle is adjusted to reveal the

underlying background.

Image Adjustment Lab

CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

The Image Adjustment Lab is an excellent tool

that lets you lighten, darken, or make color

adjustments to your bitmap images in

CorelDRAW or Corel PHOTO-PAINT. You can

view the adjustments in the preview window

and use the Create snapshot feature to

experiment with different settings until you are

satisfied with the results.