CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 14: Illustration | 187

Artistic Media tool: Pressure mode

CorelDRAW

In CorelDRAW, the pressure stroke works
especially well with a pen and tablet. The
stroke thickens as you apply more pressure
with the pen and narrows as you release
pressure. Try the pressure stroke if you want to
re-create the experience of sketching by hand,
with the satisfaction of using pen pressure to
change the look of the stroke.

Give it a try

1 In the toolbox, click the Artistic media
tool.

2 On the property bar, click the Pressure
button.

3 Adjust the smoothing and width of the
stroke by typing values in the boxes on the
property bar.

4 Draw in the document window.

You can use pen pressure to control the look of the
stroke.

Brush Settings docker

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

In addition to providing various preset brushes,
Corel PHOTO-PAINT lets you create custom

brushes by modifying the brush attributes in

the Brush settings docker.

Give it a try

1 In the toolbox, click the Paint tool.

2 On the property bar, choose a brush

category and a brush type.

3 Click Window ` Dockers ` Brush

settings.

4 In the Brush settings docker, adjust the

nib, size, texture, or other brush attributes.

5 Draw in the image window.

Drawing objects

CorelDRAW provides a variety of drawing tools

that you can use to create and modify shapes.

Often, drawing lines is the most time-

consuming task in illustration. Many

illustrators use CorelDRAW to trace the sketch

that they have previously created with

Corel PHOTO-PAINT. Various methods can be

used to trace the sketch in CorelDRAW. If the

original sketch is detailed enough, you can

effectively trace it by using Corel PowerTRACE.

Alternatively, you can trace the sketch manually

— or start an illustration from scratch — by

using the Rectangle and Ellipse tools to

create simple shapes, or by using the

Freehand, Bézier, and Pen tools to draw lines

and curves. After drawing the curves, you can

edit and fine-tune their shape by using the

Shape tool. You can also modify entire objects

by scaling, rotating, and mirroring them.

Corel PowerTRACE

CorelDRAW

You can trace a bitmap in one step by using the

Quick trace command. Or you can choose a

suitable tracing method and use the

PowerTRACE controls to preview and adjust