Let's begin. Our task is to draw a vector. In simple terms, you need to draw a vector image on top of a raster image.
Now we need to get this result. I sat there for about 30 minutes. I used a graphics tablet.
1) Select the size of the work area A3. Place the image in the center of the work area. Select the car and click on the button A. Now lock the object.
2) Unblocking an object occurs in the same way as blocking. Select a tool Bezier. We will use it to draw raster objects. Watch the video carefully.
3) Click on the button and place points around the perimeter of the object. If you hold down the key Alt then you can move the node around the working field. You can create new points by holding down the left mouse button. You will get smooth roundings.
4) Start at the edge of the image and work around the perimeter of the shape. You won't get the correct contour right away. Then you have to work with each node. When you close the path, you can see an arrow. It works like a binding. Place a straight line in the middle of the car. The straight line must be level!
5) When you have created all the curves, use Smart Fill. Select this tool from the toolbar by clicking on the button.
6) Now click on each part of the image. By default the area will be filled gray. You can change the color immediately or later, as you work. Remember that if the area is closed, then only this tool will work. The area of future filling should be limited by lines.
7) Now paint half of the car. You can use gradients. Watch the video.
8) When you have painted half the car, move the colored pieces to the right in 500mm increments.
9) Group the part. Flip the part using docker.
10) The detail is reflected, but it is clear that our car consists of 2 halves.
Have you drawn a character on paper and now you need to draw it in vector? Then this lesson is just for you.
So let's get started.
1. First of all, you need to scan (take a photo) of the drawing. Then you need to import it into CorelDraw. Select menu item file -> Import… and specify the path to the scanned (photographed) file.
2. Place the imported file in the document workspace and right-click on the object, select Lock Object. This action will lock the object, which will make the work more convenient.
Now using the tools Ellipse and Bezier, we outline parts of our character’s body.
If you are new to CorelDraw or the tool Bezier, and the contours are not quite even - that’s okay. Use the tool ShapeTool and edit point by point. You can change the type of anchor point either by right-clicking on it and selecting the desired type, or by selecting the point and changing its type in the panel Property Bar.
3. Our hero has already been drawn. Now we remove the scanned drawing in the contours so that it does not interfere with perception. Right-click on it and select Unlock Object, then move the drawing to the side.
The next step is filling with color. Select parts of the body and fill them with the desired color, left-clicking on the color swatch to change the fill and right-clicking to change the outline.
4. Now the character is colored, but looks flat and uninteresting. To add volume, draw your own shadows and highlights. Typically, lighting is taken from the left-top, which means that the shadows will be on the right-bottom, and the highlights on the left-top. Shadows and highlights are created with a tool already familiar to us Bezier. Or you can use another technique. For example, to make a shadow on a hand, we duplicate the hand itself twice and move the top duplicate to the left, so that part of the bottom duplicate becomes the same size as the shadow. Next, select both duplicates and in the panel Property Bar choose manipulation Back minus front.
Set the resulting shadow to a color slightly darker than the main one. Highlights are made using the same principle, only the color must be set lighter than the main one.
Remember! When creating shadows on objects complex shape, the shape of the shadow should follow the shape of the object. For example, on the head a shadow in some places will run like meridians on globes.
When the shadows and highlights are arranged, a small stroke remains - a falling shadow. To do this, draw an oval with the tool Ellipse and using the tool Drop Shadow create a falling shadow. Adjusting the shadow parameters in the panel Property Bar.
From the oval+shadow group we only need the shadow. To remove the oval, open the palette Windows->Dockers->Object Manager, right-click on the oval+shadow group and select Break Drop Shadow. Delete the oval and place a shadow under the character.
The character is ready!
5. All that remains is to save the image in raster format for easier viewing. Select menu item File->Export..., give the file a name, indicate the file type, for example jpg. In the next dialog box we indicate RGB color diagram and click Ok.
To consolidate the lesson materials, we will repeat the drawing steps
1. Scanning the drawing. Import to CorelDraw
2. Drawing contours
3. Fill with color
4. Adding volume
5. Export to raster file type
Guided by these simple rules You can create very high quality work. Remember that Corel products are not just for fun or to reveal your personality. creative potential, it is also a convenient professional tool with which you can earn money. Character this lesson was created in CorelDraw for a competition announced by a very large automaker. Our hero managed to reach the finals. So get ready and go for it!
Good luck everyone.
My task is to familiarize myself with the CorelDraw tools, and based on the information received, it is necessary to create some kind of complex figure, landscape and describe in detail the sequence of actions. I chose a butterfly as a complex figure, and the landscape is characterized by a marine motif. So, let's look at each drawing in detail.
2.1 Drawing a Butterfly
1. Using the Ellips Tool (F7), draw an oval, then, holding Ctrl, copy it vertically and stretch it a little, copy the already elongated version again in the same way.
2. Convert the lowest oval into a curve (Ctrl+Q) or the Arrange-Convert To Curves menu and use the Shape Tool (F10) to give it the shape we need. Select the middle, then the bottom oval and press Trim.
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3. Using the same Ellips Tool, draw the eyes of the butterfly. You can immediately draw one more oval in them; they will be useful to us when filling. We draw the proboscis with an ellipse - transform it into a curve and give it the desired shape.
4. Using the Freehand Tool (F5) draw the antennas. They end in a teardrop shape, which is drawn using the same method as the proboscis.
5. There is a drawing on the abdomen of the butterfly, it turns out as follows: using the Bezier Tool, draw a triangle, and then, using the Shape Tool (F10), give it a curved shape. Select all the points, right-click on them and select to Curve. We copy the resulting shape in height, then adjust it to the shape of the tummy, stretching or narrowing where required.
6. The wing, like the previous objects, is obtained by deforming an ellipse. Then we copy it again, making it smaller, add dots and start giving it a curved shape.
To do this, select the Make Node A Cusp point setting (that is, the point will be configured as a corner point), pull the point’s antennae and get the desired result.
7. Using the Bezier Tool, draw the veins on the wing, then using the Shape Tool (F10) you can edit them.
8. So, half of the butterfly has been drawn, now let’s mirror it.
9. Let's fill the picture. Select the Fill Tool-Fountain Fill Dialog(F11) and fill the upper wing.
Then fill the remaining part with white, just left-click in the palette on white color. Then apply linear transparency to it with the Interactive Transparency Tool.
10. All parts of the butterfly’s body can be made in the following way: by copying each detail - make it smaller, fill it with the desired color. Then select and apply the Interactive Blend Tool, using this method we draw the head, chest, abdomen and eyes of the butterfly.
11. We make a drawing on the abdomen using Fountain Fill Dialog (F11), with the custom setting.
So, our butterfly is ready. It can be used as a decorative element or simply filled with texture.
2.2 Creating a landscape
1. Draw a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool and fill it with a black-red-yellow linear gradient.
2. Arrange > Transformations > Scale (Alt+F9), in the dialog box select mirror image and accept it as a duplicate by combining the two images as shown below.
3. Using Bazier Tool we create mountains.
4. Arrange > Transformations > Scale (Alt+F9), we get a mirror image of the mountains.
Move this layer back.
5. Select the layer with the lake. With the help Interactive Transparency Tool create transparency.
6. We get a reflection of the mountains.
INTRODUCTION
Working with computer graphics- one of the most popular destinations using a personal computer. Not a single modern multimedia program can do without it. The need for widespread use of graphical software has become especially noticeable in connection with the development of the Internet. The need to develop attractive Web pages is many times greater than the capabilities of the artists and designers who could be entrusted with this work. In this regard, modern graphic tools are developed in such a way as to not only provide convenient tools for professional artists and designers, but also provide an opportunity for productive work for those who do not have the necessary professional skills and innate abilities for artistic creativity.
Until now, the market for professional graphics programs has traditionally been dominated by three companies - Adobe, Corel and MetaCreations. The latter left the scene in 2000, while the other two powerful competitors only strengthened their position by releasing new versions of their popular programs.
Corel Corporation, a Canadian corporation, the world's leading developer of software, office and graphics applications for the personal computer, was founded in 1985 by Michael Cowland. CorelDraw is a professional package for creating vector illustrations with text editing, layout and preparation of Internet publications (with multilingual support).
Vector or, in other words, contour graphics programs work with objects that can be created based on curves and geometric shapes and stored in computer memory in the form of contour descriptions. These are various diagrams, logos, pictograms, drawings, text objects. They are used by both artists and designers, as well as people of other professions when preparing technical documentation files, describing diagrams, plans, drawings, preparing coursework and theses, abstracts, etc.
Purpose of the work: study of technological possibilities graphic editor CorelDraw vector graphics, familiarization with the tools of this program, and based on the information received, it is necessary to create some complex figure, landscape in a graphics editor and describe in detail the sequence of actions.
Learn the basics of computer graphics;
Identify the main technological operations of the CorelDraw graphic editor;
Familiarize yourself with the tools of the graphic editor;
Assess the technological capabilities of the program in the process of practical activities.
Object of study: graphic editor for vector graphics CorelDraw.
Subject of research: creating images using CorelDraw.
Research methods:
Analysis of scientific and methodological literature and documentation;
Analysis of the CorelDraw graphic editor.
1. CREATING DRAWINGS IN THE GRAPHICS EDITOR CorelDraw
You can create drawings on the CorelDraw canvas simply with the mouse. However, drawing anything serious with a mouse will be difficult even for a skilled artist.
This is where powerful tools come to the rescue. With their help, you can draw various, no matter how complex, contours, even text.
1.1 Toolbox
Represents a vertical panel, in each cell of which there is one or more tools; if there are several tools, then a triangle is displayed next to it; when you click on it, an additional panel with tools related to this cell of the block opens.
| hot key | function | |
| absent | Pick Selecting one or more objects, moving the selected object, transforming the object (transformation, tilting). The object is moved while the mouse button is pressed, and its transformation is performed using highlight markers. | |
| F10 | Shape Used for processing Bezier contours (for processing the contour of a standard geometric figure You must first convert its path to a Bezier path using the command Arange > Convert To Curves). The second function of the tool is to select arbitrary text characters in a block of text for the purpose of formatting them simultaneously. | |
| absent | Knife (knife) Performs 3 functions in relation to vector objects: breaks the contour of an object at the point of influence on it, splits an object with a closed contour into parts along an arbitrary line formed by the user, changes the shape of an object with an arbitrary contour (closed or open). | |
| X | eraser Makes the area of the selected vector or raster object that it affects completely transparent. If this area completely separates parts of an object from each other, then to transform these parts into separate objects, you must run the command Arange > Break Apart. | |
| absent | Free Transform Performs transformation operations of the selected object in interactive mode: rotation, mirror rotation, scaling, tilting. The transformation type is set in the properties panel. | |
| absent | Zoom Adjusts the image scale in the working window. Left-clicking zooms in by 2 times, right-clicking zooms out by 2 times. Selecting a rectangular area of a document while holding down the mouse button produces an image whose dimensions are determined by the dimensions of the selected area. | |
| H | Hand Moves the document in the working window while the mouse button is pressed. | |
| absent | Freehand Draws a free-form line that represents a Bezier path. It is also used to trace a raster image in automatic mode. | |
| absent | Bezier Creates a Bezier path, the shape of which is determined by clicking at the locations of its nodes and then adjusting the control points related to the current node with the mouse (with the mouse button pressed). It is also used for tracing a raster image in automatic mode. | |
| I | Artistic Media
 It is a set of 5 tools, which can be selected in the properties panel. 1. Preset (curly brush) - formation of a curly line of a given profile 2. Brush (art brush) - overlaying a vector image on a selected contour object. 3. Sprayer - spraying a given set of images along a contour line. 4. Calligrafic (calligraphic pen) - drawing a line, the thickness of which depends on the angle of its inclination to the horizontal axis. 5. Pressure (pen with pressure) - imitation (using the arrow keys) of drawing a line with a pen that is sensitive to its pressure and regulates its thickness. |
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| absent | Dimension Designed for drawing dimension lines of various types with automatic calculation and display of the corresponding dimensions on the scale of a given unit of measurement. Also used for drawing footnote lines. | |
| absent | Interactive Connector Tool for forming connecting lines. Useful for drawing various flowcharts. | |
| F6 | Rectangle Used to draw rectangles that allow rounded corners. When you hold down the Shift key, the shape will be drawn from the center. When the Ctrl key is pressed, a square will be drawn. | |
| F7 | Ellipse Draws figures of sectors, circles, sectors and arcs. Works similar to the previous tool. | |
| Y | Polygon Draws figures in the form of convex and star-shaped polygons, works similarly to the previous ones. | |
| A | Spiral Draws shapes in the form of spirals. | |
| D | Graph Paper Draws shapes representing sets of rectangular cells. | |
| absent | Basic Shapes Draws autoshapes, the shape of which is selected in the properties panel, and the geometric parameters are adjusted interactively using control handles. | |
| absent | Arrow Shapes Draws autoshapes in the form of arrows. | |
| absent | Flowchart Shapes Draws autoshapes in the form of flowcharts. | |
| absent | Star Shapes Draws autoshapes in the shape of stars. | |
| absent | Callout Shapes Draws autoshapes in the form of callouts. | |
| F8 | Text Used to enter and process text information presented in the form of ordinary or literary text. | |
| absent | Interactive Blend Creates a transition effect between 2 vector objects. | |
| absent | Interactive Contour Creates an outline effect in a vector object. | |
| absent | Interactive Distortion Creates a distortion effect in a vector object. | |
| absent | Interactive Envelope Creates a shell effect in a vector object. | |
| absent | Interactive Extrude Creates an extrusion effect in a vector object. | |
| absent | Interactive Drop Shadow Creates a shadow effect from the object in a vector object. | |
| absent | Interactive Transparency Designed to adjust the level of transparency according to one of the following laws: uniform, gradient, using a pattern or texture. | |
| absent | Eyedropper Allows you to select and fix in the program status bar the color of any point in the document workspace for the purpose of its subsequent use using the Painbucket tool to color another object. | |
| absent | Painbucket Used to color the inside area or outline of the selected vector object (no selection required) with the color that was previously fixed in the status bar by the Eyedropper tool. | |
| absent | Outline Designed to outline a selected vector object. | |
| absent | Fill
 Used to perform any type of fill (uniform, gradient, pattern, texture or PostScript pattern) to the interior area of a vector object. The fill type is selected using the control buttons located on the additional panel. |
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| G | Interactive Fill Used to perform any type of fill (uniform, gradient, pattern, texture, or PostScript pattern) to the interior area of a vector object. | |
| M | Interactive Mesh Fill Interactively performs a gradient fill of the interior area of a vector object, the parameters of which are set using an adjustable Bezier-type mesh structure applied to the object and a working color palette. |
2. PRACTICAL PART
Have you drawn a character on paper and now you need to draw it in vector? Then this lesson is just for you.
So let's get started.
1. First of all, you need to scan (take a photo) of the drawing. Then you need to import it into CorelDraw. Select menu item file -> Import… and specify the path to the scanned (photographed) file.
2. Place the imported file in the document workspace and right-click on the object, select Lock Object. This action will lock the object, which will make the work more convenient.
Now using the tools Ellipse and Bezier, we outline parts of our character’s body.
If you are new to CorelDraw or the tool Bezier, and the contours are not quite even - that’s okay. Use the tool ShapeTool and edit point by point. You can change the type of anchor point either by right-clicking on it and selecting the desired type, or by selecting the point and changing its type in the panel Property Bar.
3. Our hero has already been drawn. Now we remove the scanned drawing in the contours so that it does not interfere with perception. Right-click on it and select Unlock Object, then move the drawing to the side.
The next step is filling with color. Select parts of the body and fill them with the desired color, left-clicking on the color swatch to change the fill and right-clicking to change the outline.
4. Now the character is colored, but looks flat and uninteresting. To add volume, draw your own shadows and highlights. Typically, lighting is taken from the left-top, which means that the shadows will be on the right-bottom, and the highlights on the left-top. Shadows and highlights are created with a tool already familiar to us Bezier. Or you can use another technique. For example, to make a shadow on a hand, we duplicate the hand itself twice and move the top duplicate to the left, so that part of the bottom duplicate becomes the same size as the shadow. Next, select both duplicates and in the panel Property Bar choose manipulation Back minus front.
Set the resulting shadow to a color slightly darker than the main one. Highlights are made using the same principle, only the color must be set lighter than the main one.
Remember! When creating shadows on objects of complex shape, the shape of the shadow should follow the shape of the object. For example, on the head a shadow in some places will run like meridians on globes.
When the shadows and highlights are arranged, a small stroke remains - a falling shadow. To do this, draw an oval with the tool Ellipse and using the tool Drop Shadow create a falling shadow. Adjusting the shadow parameters in the panel Property Bar.
From the oval+shadow group we only need the shadow. To remove the oval, open the palette Windows->Dockers->Object Manager, right-click on the oval+shadow group and select Break Drop Shadow. Delete the oval and place a shadow under the character.
The character is ready!
5. All that remains is to save the image in raster format for easier viewing. Select menu item File->Export..., give the file a name, indicate the file type, for example jpg. In the next dialog box, specify the RGB color scheme and click Ok.
To consolidate the lesson materials, we will repeat the drawing steps
1. Scanning the drawing. Import to CorelDraw
2. Drawing contours
3. Fill with color
4. Adding volume
5. Export to raster file type
Guided by these simple rules, you can create very high-quality work. Remember that Corel products are created not only for entertainment or to unleash your creative potential, it is also a convenient professional tool with which you can earn money. The character in this lesson was created in CorelDraw for a competition announced by one very large automaker. Our hero managed to reach the finals. So get ready and go for it!
Good luck everyone.