In this lesson, you learn how to apply fills and special effects.

This lesson teaches you how to

apply fills

adjust colors

extrude text

distort objects

blend objects

add perspective to objects

apply an envelope to shape objects

add drop shadows

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You can apply a fountain fill to your text.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the text "Carpe Diem".
  3. Open the Interactive Fill flyout, and click the Interactive Fill tool.
  4. From the Fill Type list box on the Property Bar, choose Fountain Fill.
  5. On the Property Bar, click the Square Fountain Fill button.

Now, you can customize the colors of your fountain fill.

  1. Click the First Fill Picker on the Property Bar, and click the Other button.
  2. From the Model list box, choose CMYK.
  3. In the C box, type 100.
  4. In the M box, type 20.
  5. In the Y box, type 0.
  6. In the K box, type 0.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click the Last Fill Picker on the Property Bar, and click the Other button.
  9. From the Model list box, choose CMYK.
  10. In the C box, type 2.
  11. In the M box, type 30.
  12. In the Y box, type 93.
  13. In the K box, type 0.
  14. Click OK.

You can extrude the text "Carpe Diem" using the Interactive Extrude tool.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. click the text "Carpe Diem" to select it.
  3. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Extrude tool.
  4. On the Property Bar, click the Vector Extrusion Mode button.
  5. On the Drawing Page, click the text, and drag the vanishing point marker down to set the depth and direction of the extrusion.


Now, you can refine the parameters of the extrusion.

  1. Click the Extrusion Type picker on the Property Bar, and click Big Front.
  2. In the Depth box type 3.
  3. In the X Vanishing Point Coordinate box, type -.032.
  4. In the Y Vanishing Point Coordinate box, type -1.939.
  5. From the Vanishing Point Properties list box, choose VP Locked To Object.
  6. Click the Position Vanishing Point Relative To Object Center button.
  7. Click the Color button, and enable the Drape Fills check box.
  8. Press ENTER to display the effect.

You can also refine the lighting of the extrusion.

  1. On the Property Bar, click the Lighting button.
  2. Click the Light #1 button.
  3. In the Intensity box, type 30.
  4. Drag the numbered circle in the Preview box to position the light.
  5. Click the Light #2 button.
  6. In the Intensity box, type 100.
  7. Press ENTER to display the effect.

You can open the file GLOBE.CDR and manipulate its objects. The globe has two objects, the continents and the oceans. The globe will be copied to the brochure after you modify it.

  1. Click File menu, Open.
  2. From the Files Of Type list box, choose CDR - CorelDRAW.
  3. From the Look In list box, choose the drive on which you installed CorelDRAW, choose COREL \GRAPHICS9 \TUTORS \DRAW \HTMLDOCS \HTMLPICS folder, choose GLOBE.CDR, and click Open.
  4. Click the Pick tool.
  5. Click the globe.
  6. On the Property Bar, click the Ungroup button.
  7. Click a blank area of the Drawing Page to deselect all objects.

First, you can add texture to the oceans object.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the yellow continents to select them.
  3. Drag the continents object to another position in the Drawing Window.
  4. Click the blue water object.
  5. Open the Fill Tool flyout, and click Texture Fill Dialog.
  6. From the Texture Library list box, choose Samples 5.
  7. From the Texture list, choose Gray Valley.
  8. Open the Lower Shade color picker, and click the yellow color swatch.
  9. In the Eastern light box, type 41.
  10. In the Northern light box, type 1.
  11. Click OK.

Next, you can apply a customized fill color to the oceans object.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the object texture-filled ocean to select it.
  3. Click Edit menu, Copy.
  4. Click Edit menu, Paste.
  5. Open the Interactive Fill flyout, and click the Interactive Fill tool.
  6. From the Fill Type list box on the Property Bar, choose Uniform Fill.
  7. From the Uniform Fill type list box, choose CMYK.
  8. In the C box, type 100.
  9. In the M box, type 0.
  10. In the Y box, type 0.
  11. In the K box, type 0.
  12. Press ENTER to display the effect.


Now, you can add a uniform transparency to the water using the Interactive Transparency tool. The transparency is applied on top of any other attributes, such as texture, that are applied to the object.

Click here to preview how the globe will look after you follow these steps.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the uniform blue water object.
  3. Click the Interactive Transparency tool.
  4. From the Transparency Type list box on the Property Bar, choose Uniform.
  5. Click the Pick tool.
  6. Drag the continents object over the water object so that the objects overlap completely.
  7. Click Arrange menu, Order, To Front.
  8. Click the Pick tool.
  9. Marquee-select all of the globe objects.
  10. On the Property Bar, click the Group button.

Next, you can create a swirled base for the globe.

  1. Open the Object flyout, and click the Polygon tool.
  2. Click on the Drawing Page, and drag to draw a polygon.
  3. In the Number Of Points On Polygon box on the Property Bar, type 6.
  4. If the polygon looks like a star, click the Polygon/Star button on the Property Bar to enable it.
  5. In the Object(s) Size Width box on the Property Bar, type 2.
  6. In the Object(s) Size Height box, type 4.
  7. Open the Interactive Fill flyout, and click the Interactive Fill tool.
  8. Click at the top point of the polygon and drag straight down, releasing the mouse button at the bottom point of the polygon.
  9. From the on-screen Color Palette, drag a dark blue color onto one of the square fill handles, then drag a light blue color onto the other square fill handle.
  10. Open the Outline tool flyout, and click No Outline.


Now, you can cut the filled polygon into two pieces with the Knife tool.

Click here to preview how the polygon should look.

  1. Open the Shape Edit flyout, and select the Knife tool.
  2. Position the Knife tool over the center node on the left edge of the polygon.
  3. When the cursor changes to an upright position, click and drag the knife across the polygon to the opposite node, making a wavy line.
  4. Click the Pick tool.
  5. Marquee-select both pieces of the polygon.
  6. On the Property Bar, click the Group button.


Next, you can use the Interactive Distortion tool to swirl the polygon.

  1. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Distortion tool.
  2. On the Property Bar, click the Twister Distortion button.
  3. Click the top of the polygon and drag clockwise one full circle.
  4. On the Property Bar, click the Center Distortion button.


You can duplicate the distorted polygon, resize it, and then blend the two polygons together.

  1. Click Edit menu, Copy.
  2. Click Edit menu, Paste.
  3. Hold down SHIFT, and drag a corner sizing handle toward the center of the object. Release the mouse button when the polygon is about half its original size, and release the SHIFT key.
  4. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Blend tool.
  5. Click the middle of the smaller polygon, and drag downward until the handle disappears.


You can change the size of the swirl and place it under the globe.

Click here to preview how the globe with the swirl should look.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the swirl object.
  3. In the Object(s) Size Width box on the Property Bar, type 2.294.
  4. In the Object(s) Size Height box, type 0.684
  5. Press ENTER to display the effect.
  6. Click Arrange menu, Order, To Back.
  7. Drag the swirl under the globe.
  8. Marquee-select the globe and the swirl.
  9. Click Edit Menu, Copy.
  10. Click Window menu, and choose the window that contains the brochure.
  11. Click Edit menu, Paste.
  12. Drag to position the globe in the center of the drawing.


You can import an image into the brochure and shape it with Interactive Envelope tool to fit the image on the cover of the white book.

  1. Click File menu, Import.
  2. From the Files Of Type list box, choose CDR - CorelDRAW.
  3. From the Look In list box, choose the drive on which you installed CorelDRAW, choose COREL \GRAPHICS9 \TUTORS \DRAW \HTMLDOCS \HTMLPICS folder, choose SURFER.CDR, and click the Import button.
  4. Click the Import Placement Start Cursor on the white book cover to place the image.
  5. Click the Pick tool.
  6. Drag the surfer to position it so that if fits inside the white book cover.
  7. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Envelope tool.
  8. Click the surfer.
  9. On the Property Bar, click the Envelope Unconstrained Mode button.
  10. Drag the nodes of the envelope until the surfer fits on the book cover and looks the way you want.
  11. Click the Pick tool.
  12. Hold down SHIFT, and click the surfer and one of the books.
  13. On the Property Bar, click the Group button.


You can use the Interactive Drop Shadow tool to create the illusion of depth in two-dimensional objects.

  1. Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Drop Shadow tool.
  2. Click the books, and drag to position the drop shadow.
  3. Click the Drop Shadow Perspective Type button, and click the Flat button.
  4. Press ENTER to display the effect.
  5. In the Drop Shadow X Offset box on the Property Bar, type 0.171.
  6. In the Drop Shadow Y Offset box, type 0.253.
  7. In the Drop Shadow Opacity box, type 50.
  8. In the Drop Shadow Feathering box, type 15.
  9. Click the Drop Shadow Feathering Direction button, and click the Average button.
  10. Press ENTER to display the effect.


Next, you can apply a drop shadow to the globe.

  1. Click the Pick tool.
  2. Click the globe.
  3. Click Effects menu, Copy Effect, Drop Shadow From.
  4. Using the horizontal pointer that appears, click the drop shadow of the books.


Your brochure is now finished. You can save the file to safeguard your drawing.

  1. Click File menu, Save As.
  2. From the Save In list box, choose the drive where you want to save the file.
  3. Double-click the folder in which you want to save the file.
  4. In the File Name box, type a filename.
  5. Click Save.


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