Easy Draw Cartoon Using Corel Draw X5

Here's a very easy tutorial about how to draw cartoon the Bart Simpson by using Corel Draw X5. Enjoy the tutorial.

Creating Old Stamp on Coreldraw

Corel Draw tutorial, we will discuss how to give effect to the vector, we take the example of a stamp, we can make the vector look old, like the effect in photoshop, but this time we will make it in CorelDraw, watch the video below, this video is the first video I've made. Especially for you our loyal visitors corelfordummy.blogspot.com. Lets watch this corel draw tutorial video

CorelDraw Tutorial - Font Creativity 1

let's learn about making creative with fonts, many fonts available are so beautiful with different characteristics. Sometimes we wonder if we see a design with a title that really stand out using font with character .... in fact it's the font or shape? But, who give a damn about that, all we need is some creativity with a little imagination

Fonts can be very meaningful for some designers, it could be remi

niscent of something, such as when they fall in love, a time and can be a very strong message, we notice a trend of fonts when the year 1966 or a few years ago when the late melanium.

In this CorelDraw Tutorial for dummies this time i want to try to make some creativity with font

Not bad, right ? that one of the creativity with simple way, but look like pro ;)

Here's the step to make that creativity




1. Write FlashForward with font type "Countour Generator"  at 72 pt,  if you dont have the fonts you can download from Free Font Website, click here to download please click the download in new tab ;)

2. Then go to Effect > Contour

Choose the outside, Offset 0.3 Cm and Step 2, click Apply, and it will be like this :

3. After the countour, we must break it into separate between the result with the original form, then go to Arrange > Break Contour Group Appart, You know that the results of the contour if more than one step always results in a cohesive group. Then click on the results of the contour that has been separated (the two forms were in a state of one group), Ungroup them.
Click the first shape the content of the Fountain Fill> Radial

Choose Two color in "Color Blend", pick the black for " From " and pick orange for " To", and the rest make them on default set, click ok. Still on that the first shape, press F12

And it will be look like this :

What ??? that's it,.......slow down, there more few step to make it like sample ;)

4. Drag out the text, and create two line between the text, like this :

Click that two line without the text, then go to Effects > Blend

Put value 10 at the step, click apply...and it will be like this , (oh i forgot to drag out the line before blend from the text  ;))

then give the line white color, after that go to Effects > Power clip > Place inside container, then a little black arrow shown up, pointed that arrow to the text, and it will be like this  :

Then drag in back the text to the middle of the shape or DONT ASK !!, just do it ! click the text > hold the shift > click the orange shape > release the shift > press on keyboard letter "e"  > then press " c"....hahahaaha that the shortcut for align and distribute. THAT'S IT !!

Wait, wait.....;) let's give text the final touch by giving the text a shadow on the tool box, and this the value

That's all  CorelDraw Tutorial for dummy on text creativity, if you need more help, feel free to make a comment bye now....

Fill the full page with accurate measurement, another dummies way

Do u know how to fill the whole page ? or create rectangle same as the page with accurate measurement ?

something like this

1. you can make rectangle and go to " size " dialog box on transform (accurate ???)

2. or.................YOU CAN CLICK RECTANGLE IN TOOL BOX...TWICE !!

I promise you the second step is the best & simple way..................and accurate ;)

Mixing Colour in Stupid Way ;)

Sometime when you fill object with default color (RGB/CMYK) you aint feel right about the color, you can do the stupid way to make them feel right.

Case : you draw a circle with Red Color, but you need to fill that circle little more white

Circle with default red color

But you need a little more white like this

Here the stupid steps :)

1. Select the object with default color

2. Point your crusor to white box color in color palette (let the circle in select position)

3. Hold "Ctrl" on keyboard

4. Click white box color

5. Yiiiiiihaaaaaa....you can see the change ???

Now you can mix color with the simple way, and you can do that with other color...Try it !! ;)

CorelDraw tutorial - Pick Hide Object

in CorelDraw when you have to pick object in back one big colour object, you have to move that big object, but with this trick you dont have to move that big object.

1. Draw 2 little object, oval and triangle, fill those with different colour
2. Draw 1 big object , a rectangle, fill this object with black
3. You wont see the little object, right ? :)

This tips and trick will let you know with 2 simple way :

1. Go to "view" menu than pick wireframe( view>mainframe), you will see all object look nudes ....he.he..he, but dont forget to get the display back (view>enchanched).


2. or.....you can just simply press " Alt "on keyboard, hold.... than pick the hide object with your mouse (note: you have to remember the position) and you will see like this :
you see, that you can pick object behind the big object in front, try it out for practice and save your time.....see you on next stupid tips, ok, guys...

Colouring Outline

Sometime if you want to fill colour for object outline, you have to go "outline pen" dialog by pressing F12, you will find theres so many option in that dialog

Or you can doing that with a simple and quick step
1. Select the object
2. Pointed your mouse to colour picker

3. " right click" your mouse to colour that you want
4. You will see the outline change
5. or you just press F12, ha..ha..ha, dummy can do anything, right ? :)
6. Try both way for practice