Here’s an update to this innovative macro, which allows you to create various patterns using CorelDRAW. Note: for CorelDRAW X4 or X5
Jeff Harrison
Jeff Harrison is a media "Jack-of-all-trades", familiar with most of the major media applications on the Windows platform. Whether it's 2D/print, 3D, audio, video, or web-related - he's working on mastering everything that comes his way. He's a past Alpha and Beta tester for Corel, and has instructed students from all over the world. He runs the popular MacroMonster.com site, the #1 place for CorelDRAW macros. Also check out his youtube page, and his gallery at coreldraw.com.
Sometimes it’s very handy to get images out of Word files at the original quality an proportions. Seena wrote in the CNEWS Group: Here’s a way to extract any embedded images from any MS Word .DOC file. You’ll need to have Open Office installed to do...
If you’re nervous about starting a new project (or feel “designer’s block”), one of the ways to kill the fear is to at least get the information and images inside CorelDRAW. Such as: When that’s done, you can then make a background, scale...
A user in the public forums had an interesting question about how to create a satin/silk look. Look for a video I had made early in the thread. Brian had an interesting idea that I also explored (the gold example).
For those that prefer the old-style export dialogs in both CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT X5, here are the steps: Close all Corel programs Navigate to the folder shown below Add an x to these file names Then you can have fast and familiar access to parameters you need for...
Here’s a tileable texture I built from scratch in Photo-PAINT X4. Maybe you can use it somewhere… The bump map effect in Photo-PAINT X5 is still broken after SP2…Hopefully Corel fixes this once and for all, it was broken in X3 for a period too....
When creating a brand or a logo, you should imagine the wide variety of output methods that are available with modern equipment. Quite often I see new desingers of all ages create artwork that is very complex and doesn’t translate well to simpler versions of the...
Main details of upgrade: Optimized code. Works faster! Now works in CorelDRAW 12/X3 and X4/X5! Fixed remove interior holes function. Now works better in all versions, no matter what you contour. Inline function optimized. Light forecolor of text on button when dark...
One of the Forums at CorelDRAW.com is intended for the creative folks who want to either throw down the gauntlet, or pick it up. Basically, an artist uploads an image and then others try to create something in that same theme. Since Halloween is near, I put a sketch...
Metallic surfaces generally attempt to reflect an environment. A mesh fill can help simulate it. the resolution of the abstract interior details are up to you, based on mesh lines and colors you add. Another separate idea: PowerClip a fish-eyed environment such as...
Photo-PAINT X5 has some new spraylists available: Here’s one way to access them: Watch how I use the buildings Spraylist and further modify it in only a few moments. Notice that I’d increased the size of the nib as I moved downwards on the page to simulate...
After pruning a Potentilla Goldfinger plant, I noticed some of the stems, leaves and flowers looked very healthy. They became good candidates for a Photo-PAINT Image List. To use it, download it here. (I tweaked it: latest file version is...
