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To adjust the position of text entered along a path using Selection Tool (Pointer) select the text along the path. On the attributes panel of this instrument select the following options:
- Text orientation: Specifies how to stretch text along the path.
- Distance from path: distance between text and path (Figure 6.2).
- Bias: Place text horizontally along the path.
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Here are the buttons Flip text horizontally to flip text characters from left to right and Flip text vertically for mirror reversal of text characters (Fig. 6.3). In other words, for text located along a path, you can apply a 180 rotation
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A practical example of a designer using text along a path is shown in Fig. 6.4.
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Let's consider the case when the text is located on a circle. By changing the parameters of the text, for example, its size, you can ensure that it fits completely and evenly on the circle (Fig. 6.5).
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Now we will hide the path, that is, the line of the circle. To do this, you need to select all objects Selection tool and remove the outline (Fig. 6.6).
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Next, we can turn our work into a kind of print. To make our picture look like a print, add two circles and place the circle within a circle. Now we need to turn the two circles into one object. To do this, without deselecting them, run the command Arrange-Merge (Ctrl+L)- rice. 6.7.
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Below are several logos made with text along a path (Fig. 6.8).
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Shell effect
Compared to earlier versions, in CorelDrawX7 we can apply effects without damaging text information and it is no longer necessary to convert text into curves. The program has such effects as transparency effect, lens effect, bevel, extrusion, flow and shell (Fig. 6.9).
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To put text in a shell, do the following:
- Type any curly text,
- Run the command Effects-Shell,
- From the window Wrapper: Apply your desired wrapper to the text.(Fig. 6.10).
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Initial letter
For simple text, you can create bulleted lists and drop caps.
New term
In printing, a bulleted list is usually called a sequence of identically formatted paragraphs, at the beginning of each of which there is a list marker in the form of a dash or graphic symbol.
New term
A drop cap is the first character of a paragraph, highlighted with a very large size (compared to the body of the paragraph) and positioned in a special way in relation to the rest of the text of the paragraph.
You can create a drop cap with the command Text-Drop Cap- rice. 6.11.
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- checking the box Use drop cap necessary in order to apply a drop cap;
- counter Number of lines serves to indicate the number of lines next to the drop cap;
- counter Space after drop cap needed to indicate the distance between the drop cap and the main text;
- checkbox Use indent style for drop cap set to offset the drop cap from the main text;
- checkbox View allows you to preview the drop cap.
Using the Lens effect
CorelDRAW uses lenses to create the effect of enlarging parts of an image. This effect is applicable to any CorelDRAW objects, including raster images imported into the program (in particular, photographs). Graphics editor puts several types of lenses at your disposal, and access to them is realized using a drop-down list located in the center of the window Lens called by the command Effects-Lens, which corresponds to the key combination Alt+F3- rice. 6.12.
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To get acquainted with the lens effect, launch CorelDRAW and type any text or import with the command File-Import photograph. IN in this case the text (or photo) acts as the object that will be exposed to the lens and magnified. Now create an object to use as a lens (you can use any closed shape, such as a rectangle or circle, as a lens). Selection tool select the object that will serve as a lens and select the command Effects-Lens. A window will appear Lens. Set the desired lens option from the drop-down list, for example, Fish eye, make the necessary settings for this effect and click the button Apply. To conclude this topic, let's look at two more examples (Fig. 6.13). In the first image, a lens is applied to a bitmap image. On the second, the lens is drawn very realistically and a shadow effect is applied to it.
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Fill the text with a photo texture using the PowerClip tool
Type any word in plain text, highlight text Selection tool, from the right-click menu, convert the resulting inscription into curves (Fig. 6.14).
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Now remove the fill and set the outline to 2 mm. (Fig. 6.15).
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Team File-Import import into the program raster image. Select the photo and command Effects-PowerClip-Place in Frame Place the bitmap into the container by clicking on the text with the big black arrow - fig. 6.16.
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If you fill each letter separately with your texture, you will get something like this (Fig. 6.17).
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Text with blending and distortion effects
We write any text, then with the tool Polygon (Y) draw a rhombus 10 by 100 mm (Fig. 6.18).
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We paint the rhombus blue and duplicate it ( Ctrl+D). Place the original and the duplicate at some distance from each other and apply between them Flow clockwise(Fig. 6.19 and Fig. 6.20).
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Now let's use the tool Distortion and perform torsion of rhombuses from the center of flow (Fig. 6.21).
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Text with the Art Tool
Activate the Text tool and write any text on the drawing sheet. Before applying artistic effects to text, it must be turned into curves. To do this, select the entered text using Selection tool and press the key combination on your keyboard Ctrl+Q. Now activate the tool in the graphics panel Decoration and configure the mode in its properties panel Brush –
For the artistic design of inscriptions, the raster editor Adobe Photoshop, which has a powerful arsenal of filters, effects, and layer blending modes, is usually used. But CorelDRAW has an undeniable advantage, namely that the 3D lettering is created in vector format. Let's learn how to make three-dimensional letters in Corel.
The volumetric appearance of the image is given by the heterogeneity of colors, the combination of highlights of light and shadows, size, and perspective proportions. Before you start drawing volumetric letters, come up with the text and the basis from which the volume will be created: color, size, style. There are several ways to make voluminous text in Corel.
A simple method that does not require a lot of time and special knowledge. Do the following:
Thus, volumetric letters in Corel are ready. Experimentally, you can achieve an increase or decrease in the effect. The main thing is that the text is easy to read and does not look flat.
Volume using fill
A 3D effect can be created by working with the object's fill and outline parameters. This is done as follows:
- Print, do a simple fill and create an outline.
- Separate the outline and the object, then draw a curve along the letters so that it intersects them approximately just above the middle.
- Make the outline color white, type internal, offset 1 mm.
- Select the curve and letters, then click the mode button Exclude back object from front. The result will be a partially white inscription.
- Apply Transparency to the top object.
- Create a 2mm thick gray outline on the outside.
- Disconnect and duplicate the gray outline.
- Apply an interactive fill to the gray outline of your choice.
- Finish it to the look you like.
Pull
There is a special tool called Extrude that allows you to create beautiful 3D text in CorelDRAW. The point is that the letters seem to grow in volume in a certain direction. The created element is called an extrusion body, and you can also apply color and fill type options to it. The procedure can be schematically represented as follows:
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Another simple way to make three-dimensional letters in Corel in a few clicks. The point is that two copies of the inscription are created and one is shifted relative to the other. Then the specified command is simply executed. The procedure is similar to the pulling effect:
- Write the word and translate it into curves.
- Apply a solid color fill.
- Copy the object and move it.
- You can change the size of the copy without distorting the proportions.
- Click Blend and draw a line from the original to the copy.
- If necessary, adjust the tool parameters.
- You can add some other effects, for example, a shadow.
Letter deformation
The volume effect can be achieved by simply distorting the proportions of the inscription:
For example, you can extend a phrase from beginning to end to create a sense of perspective. Next, you can use any of the previously discussed methods, add highlights or fill. The main thing is not to pile up unnecessary effects. You can also use the Lens tool to create a fisheye distortion.
Fill with letters, photo or pattern
This group of methods for creating three-dimensional letters in Corel operates with the “Place in container” action. Our phrase is used as it, and the content can be a photograph, a pattern, or pre-prepared and artistically designed letters, words or phrases. The algorithm of actions is as follows:
- Write the words and translate them into curves.
- Import a drawing or photo to fill with.
- Select the "Place into Container" command.
- Direct the arrow that appears to the phrase.
- If the image of the picture inside the letters seems unsuccessful to you, click “Edit container contents”, make changes and save them.
- To make the inscription look better, edit the outline.
These are different variants volumetric image letters in the Corel editor. As a rule, the artist combines different ways and tools for creating easy-to-read, eye-catching lettering. This is widely used in advertising design, creating logos, depicting slogans, and developing attractive packaging.
To make the text not only voluminous, but also to add highlights to it, an experienced user of a software tool called CorelDRAW will need no more than fifteen minutes. I wonder what he will do, using standard tools and functions based on an individual approach to performing a specific task.
First, it makes sense to select the required size and dimensions of the text font through the Nudge Offset functions located on the toolbar called Pick Tool. You should also take care of setting up the Contour effect, which can be adjusted through a special menu or the Ctrl+F11 button combination. As a rule, the size is set to not exceed a tenth of the average thickness of the letter symbols. Using the Nudge Offset function, you can make precise offsets of various shapes, which is especially important in the case of mass application of such effects, as well as when the designer is required to maintain extreme precision and accuracy.
The typed text must be prepared in advance, and then, by executing the Ctrl+Q key command, give it the required curvature. At the same stage, the Contour effect is used, after which the text with the effect is divided into several separate parts using the Arrange>Break Apart (Ctrl+K) functions.
To duplicate the original font, you need to press plus on your keyboard; you can also use the directional arrows to move it around the home screen. Next, use the Pick Tool to assign the changed font type and use the Trim function. Now you can get rid of the duplicate.
The Shape Tool (F10) set of functions will help the user modify the remaining objects. You must remember to run the Dynamic Guides function (Alt+Shift+D) to save yourself from unnecessary problems and troubles. This command is responsible for the accurate and even transfer of all anchor points and lines. The highlights acquire the missing accuracy.
Using a similar technique, the designer can give the necessary volume to almost any object, not to mention working with shadows and all kinds of reflexes. Moreover, it is not at all necessary to use interactive transparency and gradient fill in such cases.
Applying an edge effect
By applying the Contour effect (Ctrl+F9), you can add several preliminary edges to the modified text object. Then you will need to use the so-called serifs through the Free Hand Tool group of functions when working with elements (Alt+Z). Segments with two nodes will be more than enough.
If you apply the Smart Fill Tool, the specified text area will become a separate object.
After this, you can get rid of the contour lines and serifs, and the text will be divided into letters and symbols. The designer is free to set gradients at his discretion. To paint the edges of a text object that are under the light source, you need to use a gradient function called Status Bar, which is usually located at the bottom with right side on the working field. You can also use the right mouse button and the Copy Fill Here command.