CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 65. Learn to create outstanding fine art and eye-catching commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X5: The Official Guide is your comprehensive reference and workbook to get you started designing visually captivating CorelDRAW artwork. Learn, step by step, how to create the illustrations you've imagined, quickly assemble layouts for print and package designs, import and edit photos, master the art of typography and the science of color theory, make 3D scenes from 2D objects, and apply special effects to ordinary pictures. Packed with expert techniques and advice for creating professional-quality art, this. | 604 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide FIGURE 20-8 Create an elegant symbiosis of text as a graphic combined with a simple CorelDRAW drawing. Constraining Single Arc Envelopes Modifier keys offer valuable ways to constrain the shaping of an envelope while using Single Arc mode. By holding key modifiers you can quickly shape two sides concentrically or simultaneously. Hold SHIFT and drag any side or corner node to have the corresponding node on the opposite side move in the opposite direction. Hold CTRL to move the corresponding node on the opposite side of the shape in the same direction and by an equal distance as shown in Figure 20-9. CHAPTER 20 Envelope and Distortion Effects 605 Two sides shaped in equal Original object shape Two sides shaPed to eAual but opposite directions values ln the same direction Hold SHIFT as the modifier Hold CTRL as the modifier key while dragging. while dragging. FIGURE 20-9 By holding key modifiers you can shape two sides either in the same direction concentrically or in opposite directions. Using Envelope Shapes Between Objects You can copy single-path objects and even other envelopes that already exist in your drawing and use them as envelopes. The commands for these operations are available from the Effects menu and by using the shortcut buttons in the property bar when the Envelope tool is selected. i i ft ft Copying Properties from Other Envelopes If you ve taken the time to create an envelope effect but you ll only use it a few times so it s not worth creating a preset you can copy its properties to another object using the Copy Envelope Properties command. To copy an envelope s properties try the following steps. 20 606 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide Envelopes Based on Existing Envelopes 1. Select the object you wish to apply the envelope shape to and choose the Envelope tool. 2. Click the Copy Envelope Properties button in the property bar. Your cursor will change to a targeting cursor. 3. Click to target the object with the .
