Corel Draw
Two Main Drawing Tools
Freehand Tool – creates curves and lines, mirroring the motions of the mouse.
Bezier Tool – a line made up of straight or curved segments connected by nodes.
While dragging the control handle, you can press
*S – switch mode type between symmetrical and smooth.
*C – cusp
*Alt – to reposition the node before you actually drop it.
*Ctrl – contains the curves to 15 degree angles.
Panning options available while drawing with the Bezier Tool
1. Drag
2. Scroll (zoom out then in)
3. N (navigator)
4. Alt + arrows
5. One-shot hand
6. Scroll bar
Things you can do with Bezier Tool
1. Trace Bitmap
2. Draw curves
3. Edit Bezier
Pen Tool
- A variation of Bezier Tool
- Used to draw straight lines and curves
- Lines and curves are always visible
*Shift – new lines are constrained to specific angles
*Ctrl or Alt – used to switch to edit mode
Polyline Tool – used to create lines that combine straight and freehand tool styles.
3-point curve – lets you draw a curve by defining the start, end and center point.
Complex Shapes
1. Polygon – is a multisided closed figure.
*Triangle – the simplest form of a polygon
2. Star – is just a special instance of a polygon
3. Spirals
*Symmetrical Spiral – the space between revolution is constant.
*Logarithmic Spiral – the space between revolution increases with each rotation.
Properties of Spiral
- Spiral Revolution
- Spiral Expansion Factor
4. Grids – an object that looks like a graph paper
Properties of Polygon
- Rotation of angle
- Number of sides
Drawing Perfect Shapes
Perfect Shapes – are predefined familiar objects that you can create as easily as drawing rectangles and eclipse.
Glyph – a diamond-shaped object that you can drag to alter an aspect of the object
Ctrl – force the perfect shape to be drawn symmetrically
Shift – draw the perfect shape from the center
Steps:
1. Select a tool from the perfect shapes flyout in the toolbox.
2. From the perfect shape
Freehand Tool – creates curves and lines, mirroring the motions of the mouse.
Bezier Tool – a line made up of straight or curved segments connected by nodes.
While dragging the control handle, you can press
*S – switch mode type between symmetrical and smooth.
*C – cusp
*Alt – to reposition the node before you actually drop it.
*Ctrl – contains the curves to 15 degree angles.
Panning options available while drawing with the Bezier Tool
1. Drag
2. Scroll (zoom out then in)
3. N (navigator)
4. Alt + arrows
5. One-shot hand
6. Scroll bar
Things you can do with Bezier Tool
1. Trace Bitmap
2. Draw curves
3. Edit Bezier
Pen Tool
- A variation of Bezier Tool
- Used to draw straight lines and curves
- Lines and curves are always visible
*Shift – new lines are constrained to specific angles
*Ctrl or Alt – used to switch to edit mode
Polyline Tool – used to create lines that combine straight and freehand tool styles.
3-point curve – lets you draw a curve by defining the start, end and center point.
Complex Shapes
1. Polygon – is a multisided closed figure.
*Triangle – the simplest form of a polygon
2. Star – is just a special instance of a polygon
3. Spirals
*Symmetrical Spiral – the space between revolution is constant.
*Logarithmic Spiral – the space between revolution increases with each rotation.
Properties of Spiral
- Spiral Revolution
- Spiral Expansion Factor
4. Grids – an object that looks like a graph paper
Properties of Polygon
- Rotation of angle
- Number of sides
Drawing Perfect Shapes
Perfect Shapes – are predefined familiar objects that you can create as easily as drawing rectangles and eclipse.
Glyph – a diamond-shaped object that you can drag to alter an aspect of the object
Ctrl – force the perfect shape to be drawn symmetrically
Shift – draw the perfect shape from the center
Steps:
1. Select a tool from the perfect shapes flyout in the toolbox.
2. From the perfect shape