CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

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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
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