CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 71. 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. | 664 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide 6. With the Pick tool move the ellipse around a little to see how the lens effect changes only those areas of the rectangle that the ellipse covers. 7. With the ellipse partially eclipsing the rectangle select the Frozen box and then click Apply. 8. Move the ellipse around. As you can see its contents colors remain constant even when you move the ellipse totally away from the rectangle. 9. Call your friends over and show them this effect. This is fascinating stuff Exploring the Lens Effects CorelDRAW has 11 lens types and each has different properties you set using the docker controls. Each lens type and its options are covered in detail here so you can better judge your starting point when you want to dress up an illustration with a certain type of lens effect. The figures in this chapter are in black and white but some of the really interesting effects that benefit most from showing them in color are highlighted in this book s color section. Brighten Lens Effect Colors in objects seen through a Brighten lens can appear brighter or darker depending on the Rate you define in the number box. The Rate can be between 100 and -100 positive values brighten underlying colors while negative values cause them to darken as shown in Figure 22-2. This is a handy effect when for example part of an illustration you ve worked on for days looks under- or overexposed when you print it. The solution is to design an object to use as the lens and place it directly on top perfectly aligned with the area that prints poorly. The Brighten lens can also be used for creative effects as shown in the figure to make the hat look more stylish. Color Add Lens Effect The Color add lens fills the lens object with the color you choose by clicking the Color drop-down mini-palette and then combines all underlying colors in an additive fashion see additive color models in Chapter 17 . For example if you created an object with a red to blue fountain fill and then .
