Here’s an idea that I don’t believe I’ve shared before. I came up with this technique for my own needs 15+ years ago:
- Convert your text to a bitmap (add some padding around text – make a rectangle with no fill or outline)
- Apply bitmap effects of your choice (I like Displace)
- Trace that bitmap using Corel’s built-in tool. (delete bitmap after successful trace)
- Now you have vector shapes which can be manipulated in various ways. Easy to fill and scale for your needs.
these tutorials would be ok if slowed down and explained what was done
I thought the same thing at first, but the basic explanation is in the 4 steps above. Just right click the graphic and save the GIF file, but instead of playing it outright, open it in a program like CorelPaint and you can view the animated steps at your leisure