To use color management styles
1 Click Tools Color management. 2 Choose one of the following from the Style list box Optimized for desktop printing Optimized for professional output Some color management settings, such as Default, Optimized for desktop printing, and Optimized for professional output, can result in on-screen colors appearing dull. This is due to an on-screen printer simulation of the output. You can add or delete a color management style by clicking the Add preset J or Remove preset buttons.
Getting Started with the Image Hose
Corel Painter Essentials lets you select nozzles containing various images to use with the Image Hose. You can adjust the opacity, size, color, position, and spacing of the images you paint. The Image Hose is easy to use and offers a number of options for the behavior of nozzle spray. As with other Corel Painter Essentials brushes, the Image Hose has several variants. These built-in variants combine nozzle control factors indexing rules with brush settings to create different hose effects. In...
Selecting objects
Before you can change an object, you must select it. You can select visible objects, hidden objects, and a single object in a group or a nested group. You can select objects in the order in which they were created. You can also select all objects at once and deselect objects. You can select a single object from a group. Click an object using the Pick tool Cj . Hold down Shift, and click each object you An object, starting with the first object Press Shift Tab until a selection box created and...
Resizing images
After you adjust your image, you can resize it in Corel Paint Shop Pro. It's important to understand how resizing affects image pixels. Pixels have no set physical size. Each pixel represents one area of a single color. When an image is resized, the number of pixels in the image may be reduced or increased, which causes the image to be resampled. Resampling changes the file size. Print resolution is the number of pixels per inch. More pixels per inch ppi create smaller printed pixels and a...
Tweening objects
Tweening lets you animate objects in a movie. You change their position and appearance at specific frames in their life spans, and Corel R.A.VE. creates the frames in between. Before you can tween an object, you must increase its life span so that it exists for more than one frame. For more information, see Increasing the life span of objects on page 330. To tween a static object, you can turn the end frame of the object's timeline into a keyframe. The start frame of the object's timeline...
ReRendering Mosaic Tiles
Y gt u can use this command to change the resolution of the tiles, after you change the resolution of your document. This command re-creates the mosaic from the grout color and the tile object information. Re-rendering first fills the image with the grout color and then re-renders the mosaic tiles at the resolution of the document. However, after you choose Re-render Mosaic, Corel Painter erases any image that is not a tile or grout. 1 Open an image that is the size you want. 2 Create a mosaic,...
Shaping objects using envelopes
CorelDRAW lets you shape objects, including lines, artistic text, and paragraph text frames by applying envelopes to them. Envelopes are made of multiple nodes that you can move to shape the envelope and, as a result, change the shape of the object. You can apply a basic envelope that conforms to the shape of an object, or you can also apply a preset envelope. After you apply an envelope, you can edit it or add a new envelope to continue changing the object's shape. CorelDRAW also lets you copy...
Coloring syntax automatically
When you develop code in the Code window, the editor colorizes each word according to its classification VBA keywords and programming statements are usually displayed in blue. Comments are displayed in green. All other text is displayed in black. This colorization makes the code much easier to read. The Code window also uses the following colorization techniques Lines of code containing errors are displayed in red. Selected text is white on blue. The line where execution paused for debugging is...
Working With Text
CorelDRAW lets you apply word-processing features to text. Using the Text tool, you can create Artistic text and Paragraph text. Artistic text is best when you're working with short lines of text because you can apply a large range of effects. For larger bodies of text that have greater formatting requirements, you should create Paragraph text. After adding text to documents, you can change the text type e.g., from Paragraph text to Artistic text or convert Artistic text to curves. Before you...
Adjusting Dimensions and Randomness
Tile shapes have two categories of control Dimensions and Randomness. These categories can be controlled by using the Settings pop-up menu. The Dimensions sliders let you control the basic size of the tiles and grout spacing. The Randomness sliders allow you to control the uniformity of the tile shapes. Increasing randomness makes the shapes more erratic, each different from the last. For example, if the Length dimension is 10 pixels, a Length randomness of 25 creates tiles that are randomly...
Adding standard guidelines
You can set up precise Horizontal, Vertical, and Slanted guidelines. You set up Horizontal and Vertical guidelines based on the horizontal or vertical distance from the 0 point on the appropriate ruler. Conversely, you set up Slanted guidelines based on two specific ruler coordinates or one coordinate and an angle. You can align objects along a guideline visually or have them snap to the guideline for exact positioning. You can create horizontal and vertical guidelines by dragging from a ruler...
Paint Shop Pro X
Copyright 2005 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel Paint Shop Pro X User Guide The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel Paint Shop Pro software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information about Corel Paint Shop Pro, please refer to the About Corel Paint Shop Pro section in the Help menu of the software. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel Support Services, CorelDRAW, Natural-Media,...
To round object corners by filleting
Select an object using the Pick tool Cj . Select individual nodes using the Shape tool amp . 2 Click Window gt Fillet Scallop Chamfer. 3 In the Fillet Scallop Chamfer docker, enable the Fillet option. 4 Type a value in the Radius box. The radius is used to create a circular arc whose center is equidistant from either side of a corner. Higher values produce more rounded corners. If the object isn't a curve object, a dialog box appears to inform you that the object will be converted to curves....
Applying Preset Lighting Effects
The Lighting library contains several preset lighting environments. You can use these directly or as a starting point for customized lighting. 1 Select a layer or area of the canvas. If you want to apply the effect to the entire image, do not make a selection. 2 Choose Effects menu gt Surface Control gt Apply Lighting. 3 In the Apply Lighting dialog box, click a preset thumbnail. The lighting effect is displayed in the Preview window.
To smudge an object
1 Select an object using the Pick tool Cj . 2 Open the Shape edit flyout i lt lt , and click the Smudge brush tool lt 3 . 3 Drag around the outline to distort it. Type a value in the Size of the nib box Change the size of the brush nib when using the graphics stylus Click the Use stylus pressure button A on the property bar and apply pressure to the stylus. Type a value between -10 and 10 in the Add dry out to the effect box o C on the Type a value between 1 and 90 in the Enter Change the shape...
Adding and removing envelope nodes
You can add nodes to and remove nodes from envelopes to help shape the envelope. 1 Open the Interactive Tools flyout, and click the Interactive Envelope tool. 2 Select the object that has the envelope you want to edit. 3 Click the Unconstrained button on the Property Bar. 4 Double-click the envelope at the point where you want to add a node. You can also click the envelope where you want to add a node and click the Plus button on the Property Bar. 1 Follow steps 1 to 3 from the previous...
Para configurar una presentacin de diapositivas
1 Seleccione una presentaci n en la vista Todas las presentaciones de diapositivas, haga clic en el bot n Presentaci n de diapositivas y seleccione Configuraci n de presentaci n de diapositivas. 2 Realice una o m s de las siguientes acciones y haga clic en Aceptar. A adir pista de sonido Haga clic en el bot n Nueva pista de sonido IjCi, seleccione un archivo de audio .wav, .mp3 , y haga clic en Abrir. Repita estos mismos pasos parra a adir pistas de sonido. Para reproducir y detener una pista...
Creating vector extrusions
You can make objects appear three-dimensional by creating vector extrusions. You can create vector extrusions by projecting points from an object and joining them to create an illusion of three dimensions. CorelDRAW also lets you apply a vector extrusion to an object in a group. After you create an extrusion, you can copy or clone its attributes to a selected object. Cloning and copying transfer the extrusion attributes of an extruded object to another. However, the cloned extrusion settings...
Registering Corel products
Registering Corel products is important. Registration provides you with timely access to the latest product updates, valuable information about product releases, and access to free downloads, articles, tips and tricks, and special offers. You can register when you install the application or at a later date. You can register using the following methods online You can launch online registration if you are connected to the Internet when you install the Corel graphics application. If no Internet...
Cloning with an Artistic style
Using the Artists brush category and the Clone Color button, you can clone an image in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, Georges Seurat, or an Impressionist. You can turn almost any brush into a cloner with the Clone Color button. The Clone Color button causes a brush to pick up color from the source image while staying true to its own stroke nature. Artist brush variants help you paint in the styles of master artists. For example, you can paint in the style of Vincent Van Gogh, where brush...
Preserving Layer Transparency
Areas of a layer that don't contain images are transparent, iou can preserve the transparent areas of a layer with the Preserve Transparency check box on the Layers palette. This option affects which areas of a layer you can create images on. It also affects the results of erasing or deleting images on a layer. By default, the Preserve Transparency check box is disabled, which lets you paint anywhere on the layer. When Preserve Transparency is enabled, the transparent areas are preserved, and...
Adding sound to rollovers
When you add sound to a rollover, you associate a sound file with a rollover state that is activated by pointing or clicking. When that state becomes inactive, the sound stops. For example, pointing to a rollover may start a melody that stops when you click the rollover or point elsewhere. When you add sound to a rollover, you are adding a sound behavior. For more information about behaviors, see Using behaviors on page 421. 1 In the Timeline Docker window palette, click a rollover. 2 On the...
To open an existing document
Corel Painter Essentials remembers the location of the last file you opened. 2 In the Open Mac OS or Select Image Windows dialog box, use the controls to locate the file you want to open. Corel Painter Essentials lists every image's dimensions in pixels , file size, and file format. In addition, files saved in Corel Painter Essentials include thumbnails for browsing purposes. The File menu also offers you a shortcut to previously opened documents. Before choosing Open in the File menu, see if...
Troubleshooting
Why doesn't your brush stroke appear What to check Main color On the Colors palette, what color is the Main Color front square Is it a color that will show up when applied to your image If not, click the Main Color square to be sure it's selected, and then set a different color. Opacity Check the Opacity setting on the property bar and, if necessary, adjust the pop-up slider to increase opacity. Drawing mode If you have made a selection, the drawing mode determines what part of the selection is...
Capturing mouse drags
To get from the user the position of a mouse drag, or an area or rectangle, use the GetUserArea member function of the Document object. This function pauses the macro for a specified period of time or until the user clicks, drags, and releases somewhere in the document, or until the user presses Escape. Here is an example that uses the GetUserArea function Dim doc As Document, retval As Long, shift As Long Dim x1 As Double, y1 As Double, x2 As Double, y2 As Double retval doc.GetUserArea x1, y1,...
Using Liquid Inks
Liquid inks have several qualities you just won't find in other brushes. Some of these include adhesion where little droplets of ink blend with one another , surface depth with which the ink can appear three-dimensional , and softening blending the inks . Just like water colors, you must apply liquid inks on their own special layer. 1, Click on the Brush Category button. A list of categories will appear. 1, Click on the Brush Category button. A list of categories will appear. 2 Click an the...
Property bar
The property bar displays the most commonly used functions that are relevant to the active tool or to the task you're performing. Although it looks like a toolbar, the property bar content changes depending on the tool or task. For example, when you click the Text tool in the Toolbox, the property bar displays only text-related commands. In the example below, the property bar displays text, formatting, alignment, and editing tools. A QDeiadt Paragraph Text v Tfc AvartGardeBkBT v 12 v B f U if S...
To change the spacing of text
4 In the Spacing area, type values in any of the boxes. Character and word spacing can only be applied to entire paragraphs, or to an entire paragraph text frame or artistic text object. Values represent a percentage of the space character. The Character values range from -100 to 2000 percent. All other values range from 0 to 2000 percent. You can also change the spacing between words and characters proportionately by selecting the text object using the Shape tool i and dragging the Interactive...
Changing bitmaps to blackandwhite images
You can change any image to a black-and-white image. In addition to conversion settings such as threshold, screen type, and intensity, there are seven conversion options that affect how the converted images will look. Line art Produces a high-contrast, black-and-white image. Colors with a grayscale value lower than the threshold value that you set change to black, while colors with a grayscale value higher than the threshold value change to white. Organizes the gray levels into repeating...
Defining editable areas
There are a number of ways to define an editable area in an image without using color information from the image. Defining an editable area using an obj'ect, text, or the Clipboard contents You can define an editable area using objects. When you create an editable area that has the shape of one or more objects, you have to move the objects away from the editable area before editing it. You can define an editable area using text. The editable area created when you type has the font and style...
Parsing selected shapes
Parsing through the selected shapes is done in the same way for both selections and selection ranges. Here is a code sample for selections Dim shs As Shapes, sh As Shape Set shs ActiveSelection.Shapes For Each sh In shs And here is a code sample for selection ranges Dim sRange As ShapeRange, sh As Shape Set sRange ActiveSelectionRange For Each sh In sRange ' Do something with the shape, sh Next sh However, selection ranges have the advantage that even if the selection subsequently changes, the...
Erasing image areas
You can edit images and objects by erasing areas. For example, you can erase part of an object to change its shape or reveal more of the layer below. You can also erase areas of the image to reveal the background color, or erase part of the last action applied to the image. The tools used to erase have many of the same settings as brushes, which means you can control the size, shape and transparency to create unique effects. For example, you can apply a bitmap fill to the entire image, increase...
To spray a line
1 Open the Curve flyout, and click the Artistic media tool. 2 Click the Sprayer button on the property bar. 3 Choose a spraylist from the Spraylist file -f - list box on the property bar. If the spraylist you want is not listed, click the Browse button on the property bar to select the folder in which the file is located. 4 Drag to draw the line. You can also Adjust the number of objects sprayed at Type a number in the top box of the each spacing point Dabs spacing of objects to be sprayed...
Exploring the toolbox
The Corel DESIGNER toolbox shows the active tool and the available categories of tools in the upper area. The options symbol indicates that there are additional tools or options. When you choose a tool, any additional tools or options appear in the options area at the bottom of the toolbox. When you choose a tool in the options area, it becomes the active tool. For example, if you click the Curve tools button in the upper area, you see its associated tools in the options area. If you click the...
Replacing passive sentences with active sentences
You can enable the passive voice grammar rule and replace passive sentences with active sentences. When a passive sentence doesn't contain a subject, you can add the subject for Grammatik to use in the replacement sentence. 1 Click Text, Writing Tools, Grammatik. 2 Click the Options button, and click Checking Styles. 4 Enable the Passive Voice check box in the Rule classes list. Save edits the grammar checking style Save As creates a grammar checking style To replace a passive sentence with an...
Using a pressuresensitive pen
Corel PHOTO-PAINT provides settings to control brush strokes applied using a pressure-sensitive pen, or stylus. The pressure applied with the pen on a pen tablet determines the size, opacity, and other attributes of the brush stroke. Corel PHOTO-PAINT automatically configures pen tablets. In Windows, you can manually configure older pen tablets. You can assign a different tool to each pressure-sensitive pen and eraser available with the pen tablet. You can also set the pen attributes. Some...
To apply the Crystallize effect
K I Select the bitmap with the Pick tool. 2 Click Bitmaps, Creative, Crystallize. 3 Move the Size slider to set the size of the crystal fragments. The Crystallize effect supports all color modes except 48-bit RGB, 16-bit Grayscale, and Black-and-White. You can also set the size value by typing it in the Size box. The Fabric effect transforms an image by using different textiles such as needle-point designs, rug-hooks, and quilts.
Whats new in Corel Ventura
Corel Ventura has new and enhanced features that let you create professional-looking publications. The following table shows the new features and what they do. Lets you make interface items transparent, including the menu bar, toolbars, and dockers Lets you select from more than 50 new bitmap effects Lets you match colors between various devices, such as scanners, digital cameras, printers, and monitors. You can access this feature by clicking Tools Color management. Lets you specify one-to-one...
Applying cosmetic corrections
You can quickly apply the following cosmetic corrections to the subjects in your photos blemish removal by using the Blemish Fixer mode of the Makeover tool teeth whitening by using the Toothbrush mode of the Makeover tool suntanning by using the Suntan mode of the Makeover tool wrinkle removal by using the Scratch Remover tool You can quickly remove blemishes, whiten teeth, apply suntanning, and remove wrinkles. You can quickly remove blemishes, whiten teeth, apply suntanning, and remove...
Text effects
Text uses Reverse-Out, shadow is green and blurred. Text in Difference method, shadow using Colorize. Text in Difference method, shadow using Colorize. The Text Palette, shown in Figure 10.6, gives you most of the Property Bar choices and more. Here's where you'll adjust tracking letter spacing and leading line spacing and assign a curve style. There doesn't seem to be a way to kern fine-tune spacing between two letters . If you're familiar with Photoshop's nifty Warp Text feature, prepare to...
Documentation conventions
The following table describes important conventions used in the user guide and Help. Click the menu item followed by the menu command. A list of options that drops down when a user clicks the down arrow button. Choose a value from the Force field list box on the property bar. A window containing available commands and settings relevant to a specific tool or task. Double-click the name of the group in the Timeline docker. Type a value in the Eraser thickness box on the property bar, and press...
Drawing lines
CorelDRAW lets you draw all kinds of different lines, from curved or straight lines to calligraphic lines. You can create a line that is drawn as you drag the mouse. You can create segments that are straight and curved in the same line. You can draw straight or curved segments and then add one node at a time. You can also draw a curve by specifying width and height. You can draw a curved line by specifying its width left , specifying its height center , and clicking the page right . Some lines...
To copy a fill to another object
1 Open the Eyedropper flyout y , and click the Eyedropper tool y . 2 Choose Sample color from the list box on the property bar. 3 Click the Sample size flyout on the property bar, and enable one of the following options 1X1 lets you choose the average color in a 1X1 pixel area of the object 3X3 lets you choose the average color in a 3X3 pixel area of the object 5X5 lets you choose the average color in a 5X5 pixel area of the object 4 Click the object whose fill you want to copy. 5 Open the...
Applying outline colors
You can change the color of an outline to create a contrast to the object's fill color. Applying an outline using the Outline Color dialog box lets you exercise more control over the outline color. Applying an outline using the Outline Pen dialog box lets you set the outline thickness, style and corner shape. To color an outline quickly you can use the on-screen Color Palette. To select a color from a specific color model, see Working with color on page 303. To apply an outline color using the...
Photopaint
The contents of this user guide and the associated Corel PHOTO-PAINT software are the property of Corel Corporation and its respective licensors, and are protected by copyright. For more complete copyright information, please refer to the About Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 section in the Help menu Windows or Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 menu Mac OS of the software. 2002 Corel Corporation. All rights reserved. Corel, the Corel logo, Corel PHOTO-PAINT, CorelDRAW, CorelTUTOR, procreate, deepwhite, Docker, and...
Other resources
Corel has training partnerships with other firms and provides professional services for its software products. The Corel Designer Web site contains a wealth of graphics resources. Maximize your skills and attend a Corel Training Camp special intensive Training Events held throughout North America on various Corel products. All Training Camps are delivered by a Corel Training Specialist, with hands-on instruction, exercises and practical real-world projects. To look at the training schedule or...
To create a series of child colors
1 Follow steps 1 and 2 from the previous procedure. 2 Click the Create Shades button. 3 Type a number from 1 to 20 in the Create box. Lighter Shades creates child colors that are lighter than the parent Darker Shades creates child colors that are darker than the parent Light and Darker Shades creates an equal number of light and dark child colors 5 Move the Shade Similarity slider to determine the similarity of the child colors to the parent color. Move the slider to the left to create very...
Working with curve objects
CorelDRAW lets you shape objects by manipulating their nodes and segments. An object's nodes are the tiny squares that display along the object's outline. The line between two nodes is called a segment. Moving an object's segments lets you make coarse adjustments to the object's shape, while changing the position of its nodes lets you fine tune the shape of the object. Most objects that are added to a drawing are not curve objects, with the exception of spirals and freehand and Bezier lines....
Selecting and Applying Weaves
Selecting a weave is simply a matter of opening the weave library and choosing one. After it is loaded, you can use the Paintbucket to apply the weave to different objects. 1 Click on the Weav Selector, A list of weaves will appear. 4 Click on the Paint bucket tool, The Property bar will change tq display the corceiponcfirig options, A list of different options will appear, JB 1 Previous Ne gt it
Rotating vector extrusions
You can rotate a vector extrusion using precise values. 1 Select the extrusion with the Pick tool. 2 Click the Extrude Rotation button on the Property Bar. 3 Type a value in the X-Axis Percentage box to rotate the extrusion along the x-axis. 4 Type a value in the Y-Axis Percentage box to rotate the extrusion along the y-axis. 5 Type a value in the Z-Axis Percentage box to rotate the extrusion along the z-axis. The Rotation feature does not apply to Front Parallel and Back Parallel extrusions...