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.

Anti-aliased edges on exports

Every so often, someone asks about how to get rid of fringes on exports, especially on solid boxes. Here’s what I mean: this GIF has an soft edge between the blue and black. One solution for Coreldraw is to go into Pixel Preview mode and refine the edges as...

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Alexander Penkin’s Symmetrical 2 updated

It now works inside CorelDRAW X6 – 64 Bit.  The current version is 2.174. See it here. A great value for under 20 dollars!  Supported Versions: • CorelDRAW X4(with Service Pack 2)• CorelDRAW X5(with Service Pack 3/ Hot Fix 4) •...

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ecut 5.0 special price

E-Cut 5 is a remarkable add-on for CorelDRAW allows many advanced abilities for artists who work with Vinyl, CNC machines, or laser cutters. While eCut has always been a tremendous value, you’ll need to be aware of these important updates: • It now works...

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Alexander Penkin’s NeonTool 7 released

For those working with neon, this item is an awesome CorelDRAW macro (for this specialized purpose). Here’s more information about it. A video is here. (no audio) It’s a free update for those with version 6 – download from your account and...

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Soften Highlights with the Burn Tool

A user in the Corel Photo-PAINT newsgroup was wondering how to soften highlights on a bitmap image. Here’s a quick animation showing how I do it: To invoke the tool, press the V key in Photo-PAINT to enable the tools in general. Look for the Dodge/Burn Tool for...

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rStones 2 Released!

Happy Holidays everyone, rStones 2 is Released! A variety of new features are shown on the product page. Among these improvements are that it now works with CorelDRAW X6 – 64 bit! This is must-have macro for rhinestone artists who work in CorelDRAW. XMAS 2012...

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reformat drive or just clean it up?

A user asked me: “My current main computer is in need of reloading Windows due to old software installations and other issues. Should I re-format the hard drive?” Reformatting is ok, but not for the faint of heart. I’d only do it if that drive has...

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