Entries tagged as ‘Tutorial’
By Steve Bain
In the publishing world, it happens all too often. Someone sends you a low-qualitly logo image at the last minute, when what you really need is a digital vector file — preferably in the proper colors. If you’ve run into this scenario before, you may already know how time-consuming the manual-conversion process can be. In this tutorial, I’ll build on my previous PowerTRACE installment by showing you how easily PowerTRACE can convert pixels to vector shapes.
We’ll tackle a bitmap-tracing project that will enable you to quickly produce an accurate two-color vector version of a logo design. Along the way, you’ll learn how to use many of the powerful new features engineered into PowerTRACE that make the process fast and efficient.
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Categories: Beginner · CorelDRAW · Recent feature
Tagged: Basic, bitmap tracing, CorelDRAW, Feature, image tracing, PowerTRACE, Tutorial, Vector tools, Version X3
February 3, 2009 · 1 Comment
By Steve Bain
Have you ever tried to photograph a scene that’s just too large to fit in your camera’s viewfinder no matter how many steps backward you take? Unless the wide-angle lens you’re using can work miracles, this is a common challenge that many photographers face. Why not just shoot a photo panorama? (more…)
Categories: Advanced · Image Retouching · PHOTO-PAINT · Recent feature
Tagged: Advanced, Feature, Image correction, Image Stitch, Panoramas, PHOTO-PAINT, Retouching, Touch-up Brush, Tutorial
By Steve Bain
Creating the effect of rich, golden type is very similar to the effect used to create metallic-looking illustration effects. What’s often the challenge for new illustrators is the color scheme needed, and the steps for achieving it. In this tutorial, you’ll learn in nine steps the exact color scheme and fountain fill settings for creating a simple gold effect (see below), and the quickest way to create the effect in CorelDRAW. The step sequence used in this technique is valid using any recent version of CorelDRAW.
Categories: CorelDRAW · Illustration · Technique
Tagged: Basic, Contour effect, CorelDRAW, CorelDraw tutorials, Custom fill, Drop shadow, Gold coloring, Illustration, Special Effects, Trim operation, Tutorial
In the publishing world, it happens all too often. Someone sends you a low-qualitly logo image at the last minute, when what you really need is a digital vector file — preferably in the proper colors. If you’ve run into this scenario before, you may already know how time-consuming the manual-conversion process can be. In this tutorial, I’ll build on my previous PowerTRACE installment by showing you how easily PowerTRACE can convert pixels to vector shapes.
