CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 13: Sign Making | 169

Scanning a hand-drawn concept

The level of direction that you receive from
your client or manager may vary. You may be
given a logo or template to work from, or you
may have complete creative control. Either
way, you should decide on the style of the sign
before you begin designing. If you are creating
a sign from scratch, you may want to
determine the main design elements
beforehand. These elements may include font
style, border type, color palette, and the use of
graphics or photos. You can discuss these
design elements with your client or manager to
ensure that you share a common vision.

Acquire Image command
CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Hand-drawn concepts can be scanned into
CorelDRAW or Corel PHOTO-PAINT and used as
a reference for your final design. The scanned
image can be locked on its own layer so that it
is not accidentally moved or edited.

Give it a try

1 Click File Acquire image Select
source, and choose a scanner from the list.

2 Click File Acquire image Acquire,
and scan the image.

3 Do one of the following:
•In CorelDRAW, select the scanned
image in the Object manager docker,
and click the Lock or unlock icon.

• In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, select the
  scanned image in the Objects docker,
  and click Object ` Lock.

The scanned image is locked to prevent

editing.

Setting the dimensions or scale

One of the first things you must do is set the

drawing scale to reflect the real-world

dimensions of the sign that you are creating.

Setting the correct drawing scale prevents any

sizing or scaling problems when you fabricate

the sign later on.

Create a New Document dialog box

CorelDRAW

Before you set a drawing scale, you must

choose a unit of measure other than pixels (for

example, inches or centimeters). When you

create a new document, you can specify the

unit of measure in the Create a new

document dialog box.

Give it a try

1 Click File ` New.

2 In the Create a new document dialog

box, choose a unit of measure other than

pixels.

Ruler settings

CorelDRAW

If you have already started a document with

pixels set as the unit of measure, you can easily

change this preference by using the ruler

settings.

Fabricating the sign Print dialog box

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