CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 14: Illustration | 195

A gradient transparency is applied to the leaf.

Perspective effect
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You can create a perspective effect by
shortening one or two sides of an object. This
effect gives the 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 individual
or grouped objects. You can also add a
perspective effect to linked groups, such as
contours, blends, and extrusions. Perspective
effects cannot be added to paragraph text,
bitmaps, or symbols.

Give it a try

1 Select an object.

2 Click Effects ` Add perspective.

3 Drag the nodes on the outside of the grid
to change the perspective of the object.

To move opposing nodes the same

distance in opposite directions, press

Ctrl + Shift as you drag.

To create a one-point perspective effect,

press Ctrl to constrain the node’s

movement to the horizontal or vertical axis.

To copy perspective effects to other

objects, click the Attributes eyedropper

tool in the toolbox, click Effects on the

property bar, and enable the Perspective

check box.

The Perspective effect is applied to text.

The Perspective effect is applied to an object.

Envelope tool

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CorelDRAW lets you shape objects, including

lines, artistic text, and paragraph text frames,

by applying envelopes to them. Using the