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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite - Tutorials

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Createatransparent3DBoxwithmesh/fountainfill

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Inthistutorial,wewillguideyouthroughthestepsonhowtocreateatransparent3Dboxwithamesh/fountainfillinCorelDRAWX7.
Afterfollowingthestepbystepguideinthistutorial,youshouldbeabletoachieveafinalresultasshowninthepicturebelow.

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Thetools&Commandsusedinthistutorial:RectangleTool,EllipseTool,DropShadowTool,MeshFillTool,Mirror,Duplicate,
Skew,Scale,Rotate.
LaunchCorelDRAWX7.ClickonNewDocumentintheWelcome
ScreenorgotoFile>New.Setupthedocumentasshownin
CreateaNewDocumentdialog.MakesureSnaptoObjectsis
enabledunderView>SnapTo>Objects.

Creatingthefacesofthecube
Selectthe

RectangleTool(F6)fromtheToolboxandcreate

arectangle.Changethewidthofrectangleto50mmandtheheight
to60mm.SeePic.2below.LetscallthisobjectObject1.Open
theTransformationsdockerandswitchtoSkew(Ornavigateto
Object>Transformations>SkewfromtheMenubar).Now,
enter25intheY:inputboxandclickApply.Theresultingobject
shouldlookasinPic.3.
Now,holdingdowntheCtrlkey,clickanddragtheobjectbythe
middlelefthandle,overtotheright,tocreateamirrorobjectand
thenclicktherightmousebuttononcetocreateaduplicate.We
willcallthisObject2.SeePic.4.

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Coloringthefaces
Object1
SelectObject1andfilltheobjectwithaRedcolor(C0M100Y100K0).Removetheoutlinebyrightclickingonthenocolorswatch
.Now,pressF11toopentheFountainFilldialogbox.Clickontheendcolornode(Position100%)andchangeittoadeeper
Redcolor(C0M100Y100K80),byclickingonthesmallblacktriangle(nexttotheNodeColorswatch),andenteringthecolor
values.ClickOK.
NowselecttheMeshfilltoolfromtheToolboxandmarqueeselectthecenternode.ClickontheOrangecolor(C0M60Y100K0),
fromthecolorpalette.Next,withMeshfilltoolstillactive,marqueeselectallnodesandchangethetransparencyto30%onthe
Propertybar.SeePic.5below.
Object2
SelectObject2andfilltheobjectwithaYellowcolor(C0M20Y100K0),removetheoutlinebyrightclickingonthenocolorswatch
.Now,pressF11toopentheFountainFilldialogbox.Clickontheendcolornode(Position100%),andchangeittodeeper
yellowcolor(C0M20Y60K80),andclickOK.
NowselecttheMeshfilltoolfromtheToolboxandmarqueeselectthecenternode.ClickontheYellowcolor(C0M0Y100K0),
fromthecolorpalette.Next,withMeshfilltoolstillactive,marqueeselectallnodesandchangethetransparencyto30%onthe
Propertybar.SeePic.6below.

Creatingtheremainingtwofaces
Next,startbydraggingObject2frombottomleftcornerandsnappingittothebottomleftcornerofObject1thatwecreated.Right
clickoncebeforereleasingtheleftmousebuttontomakeduplicateobject.
PressShift+PgDntomovetheobjecttotheback.IntheTransformationsdocker,switchtoRotateandenter180intheRotate
inputbox.ClickApply.ThiswillbeObject3.YoushouldgetaresultasshowninPic.7.Next,StartdraggingObject1fromtop
leftcornerandsnapittotoprightcornerofObject3thatwecreated.Rightclickoncebeforereleasingtheleftmousebuttonto
makeduplicateobject.
PressShift+PgDntomovetheobjecttotheback.InTransformationsdocker,clickApplywithoutchanginganysettings.Thiswill
beObject4.TheresultshouldbeasshowninPic.8.

Creatingasphere
Select

theEllipseTool(F7)andcreateaperfectcirclebyholdingdowntheCtrlkey.Changethewidthandheightofthecircle

to50mm.FilltheellipsewithMagentacolorfromthecolorpalette(C0M100Y0K0),andremovetheoutlinebyrightclickingonthe
nocolorswatch
.
PressF11toopentheFountainFilldialogbox.ChangetheblendtransitiontypetoElliptical.Selecttheendnodecolor(Position
100%)andchangethecolortoPink(C0M40Y20K0).SmooththefountainfillbyclickingontheSmoothiconunderFlow:.Under
Transformations:enteranX:valueof22%intheHorizontaloffsetinputbox.AndenteraVerticaloffsetof30%intheY:input
box.SeeimagebelowforthecorrectFountainFillsettings.

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TheellipseshouldnowlookasshowninPic.9.
Next,selecttheDropshadowtoolfromtheToolboxandholdingdowntheCtrlkey,startdraggingslightlyupwardsfrombottom
centeroftheellipse.IntheDropshadowsettingsonthePropertybar,changetheOpacity&Featheringto25asshowninPic.
10.

Finally,placetheellipsewithdropshadowasshowninPic.11below.SelectObject1andObject2andpressShift+PgUpto
achievefinalresultasshowninPic.12.

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