CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X6 Guidebook

Chapter 14: Illustration | 191

Give it a try

1 Select the object that you want to
duplicate.

2 Press Ctrl + D to duplicate the object.

When you duplicate an object for the first

time, the Duplicate offset dialog box

appears. You can set the default distance

from the original to the duplicate object.

3 With the duplicate selected, drag a corner
handle inward to reduce the size of the
object by 10%.
The percentage of scaling is displayed on
the property bar.

4 Click the object again to display the
rotation handles. Drag a rotation handle to
rotate the object by 45 degrees.
The angle of rotation is displayed on the
property bar.

5 Click Ctrl + D to duplicate the rotated
object.

6 With the duplicate selected, click the
Mirror horizontally button on the
property bar to flip the duplicate from left
to right.

To create a copy of the object while you are

moving, resizing, or rotating it, press the

Spacebar.

To create a duplicate object right on top of

the original one, press the + key on the

numeric keypad.

You can repeat transformations that are

applied to a duplicate of an object and

automatically apply them to subsequent

duplicates. Select the first duplicate, and

apply any transformations to it. Without

deselecting the duplicate, press Ctrl + D

to create subsequent duplicates with the

same transformations automatically

applied. For example, if the first duplicate

was scaled down 10% from the original

object, each subsequent duplicate will be

scaled down 10% from the previous

duplicate.

The parts of the leaf are created by duplicating, scaling,

rotating, and mirroring duplicate objects.

Applying color

After tracing or drawing your objects, you can

apply color to them by using various tools. You

can also create effective color blends and

transitions to achieve realistic surface and

volume.

Document palette and Image palette

CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT

The Document palette in CorelDRAW and the

Image palette in Corel PHOTO-PAINT give you

immediate access to the exact colors that are

used in your project. The palette is saved with

the design, which lets you quickly locate these

colors in the future. For more information, see

“Using the Document palette, Color Styles

palette, and Image palette” on page 84.