Create a vector image (symmetrical object) from a raster image using CorelDRAW® X7 tools. Drawing a character in vector How to make a raster image into a vector image in coreldraw
My task is to familiarize myself with the CorelDraw tools, and based on the information received, it is necessary to create some complex figure, landscape in a graphic editor and describe in detail the sequence of actions. I chose a butterfly as a complex figure, and the landscape is characterized by a marine motif. So, let's look at each drawing in detail.
2.1 Drawing a Butterfly
1. Using the Ellips Tool (F7), draw an oval, then, holding Ctrl, copy it vertically and stretch it a little, copy the already elongated version again in the same way.
2. Convert the lowest oval into a curve (Ctrl+Q) or the Arrange-Convert To Curves menu and use the Shape Tool (F10) to give it the shape we need. Select the middle, then the bottom oval and press Trim.
.3. Using the same Ellips Tool, draw the eyes of the butterfly. You can immediately draw one more oval in them; they will be useful to us when filling. We draw the proboscis with an ellipse - transform it into a curve and give it the desired shape.
4. Using the Freehand Tool (F5) draw the antennas. They end in a teardrop shape, which is drawn using the same method as the proboscis.
5. There is a drawing on the abdomen of the butterfly, it turns out as follows: using the Bezier Tool, draw a triangle, and then, using the Shape Tool (F10), give it a curved shape. Select all the points, right-click on them and select to Curve. We copy the resulting shape in height, then adjust it to the shape of the tummy, stretching or narrowing where required.
6. The wing, like the previous objects, is obtained by deforming an ellipse. Then we copy it again, making it smaller, add dots and start giving it a curved shape.
To do this, select the Make Node A Cusp point setting (that is, the point will be configured as a corner point), pull the point’s antennae and get the desired result.
7. Using the Bezier Tool, draw the veins on the wing, then using the Shape Tool (F10) you can edit them.
8. So, half of the butterfly has been drawn, now let’s mirror it.
9. Let's fill the picture. Select the Fill Tool-Fountain Fill Dialog(F11) and fill the upper wing.
Then fill the remaining part with white, just left-click on the white color in the palette. Then apply linear transparency to it with the Interactive Transparency Tool.
10. All parts of the butterfly’s body can be made in the following way: by copying each detail - make it smaller, fill it with the desired color. Then select and apply the Interactive Blend Tool, using this method we draw the head, chest, abdomen and eyes of the butterfly.
11. We make a drawing on the abdomen using Fountain Fill Dialog (F11), with the custom setting.
So, our butterfly is ready. It can be used as a decorative element or simply filled with texture.
2.2 Creating a landscape
1. Draw a rectangle with the Rectangle Tool and fill it with a black-red-yellow linear gradient.
2. Arrange > Transformations > Scale (Alt+F9), in the dialog box, select mirror image and accept it as a duplicate, combining the two images, as shown below.
3. Using Bazier Tool we create mountains.
4. Arrange > Transformations > Scale (Alt+F9), we get a mirror image of the mountains.
Move this layer back.
5. Select the layer with the lake. With help Interactive Transparency Tool create transparency.
6. We get a reflection of the mountains.
Draw a portrait without the skills of an artist or having never had one under your belt art education Does it seem very difficult to you? In this lesson we will look at how you can do without long training with good results. We will draw a portrait from a photograph, simplifying complex details, creating layers to make our work easier.
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Difficulty level: high
Software used: CorelDraw X3
Photo
1.1 Find the photo we need and open it in a new document CorelDraw(File > New > Import > file name)
1.2 Make a bookmark in the right menu (Window > Dockers > Object Manager)
1.3 Create a new layer in this menu (New Layer) and name it, for example, “pic”
1.4 Block our object (in the right menu, click on the small pencil icon)
Let's start with the face
2.1 Create the next layer on which to draw the face.
2.2 Let's call this layer “face”
2.3 Tool Freehand Tool We begin to repeat the features of the face, neck and body.
2.4 It is best to use thin lines, say thick hairline. This can be configured in the panel below the top menu.
Choosing a sample
3.1 Drawing b O most of the facial lines, you need to select the main skin tone from the imported image. Tool - Eyedropper Tool
3.2 Click on the picture until we select a color that we like and which can be used as the main skin tone.
3.3 Fill the drawn outline with the selected color.
Light and dark
4.1 Now you can start creating a palette of skin tones. Choose a shade in the picture that is darker than the main one. These will be darkened areas of the skin. In the same way, you need to choose a color for the illuminated areas.
Drawing facial features
5.1 Using a darker shade, we continue to draw the darkened areas of the face with the tool - Freehand Tool (see section 2.3.). Let's call the layers Shadow dark and Shadow light
5.2 Add darker colors to the palette and work on the darkest areas, after which we move on to the details.
Adding Highlights
6.1 Having finished with the shadows, we move on to the light areas. Perhaps the easiest way here is to hide the layers with shadows on the face so that you can better see the original in the photo. To hide layers, click on the small eye in the left toolbar (where we create layers) next to each of them.
6.2. In order to get realistic, delicate light areas, you can not select colors by searching, but use a white fill and experiment with transparency
Let's get down to details
7.1 Let's get down to the small details: let's start with the nose and eyebrows. At this stage, the face gradually becomes more realistic and closer to what we want to see.
7.2 Create each part of the face (eyebrows or nose) in different layers and, after they are completely finalized, fix them in the right toolbar "little pencil".
Drawing the eyes
8.1 Draw the main elements of the eye, such as eyelashes, eye contour, pupil and iris, and fill them with colors.
8.2 The color of the white of the eye should not be bright white, so that it does not catch the eye, let’s make it pale grayish.
8.3 To give your eyes shine, colors need to be selected very carefully, studying them in the photograph. It is also necessary to determine in advance which details need to be slightly exaggerated compared to the original.
8.4 The brightest detail of the eye will be a small highlight on the pupil.
Checking with the original
9.1 Now copy the photo, having previously unlocked it, and paste the copy on the side of our illustration. This will help you adjust all the shades of colors so that they combine most successfully and harmoniously with each other. This can be done most productively by comparing a separate photograph and a drawing.
Drawing a mouth
10.1 Work on the mouth begins with its main outline drawn with a tool - Freehand Tool and filled with a suitable slightly pinkish color.
10.2 Add an intermediate shade of dark color for the upper lip and about two shades lighter for the lower lip.
10.3 Draw the darkest stripe, the one where the lips meet.
10.4 Create a highlight on the lips in the same way as we painted the eye. Let's add a little transparency to it with the tool - Interactive Transparency Tool in the left toolbar.
Hair. Let's start with color
11.1 Hair should also be painted on a separate layer. We create their main outline with the tool Freehand Tool, without going into too much detail, paint them with a gradient or a regular tone. This will be the main hair color.
11.2 Draw small curls separately from the main mass of hair (also with a tool Freehand Tool.)
All the cool graphic designers were once also beginners in their field. So there's no shame in what you're looking for background information on how to draw simple shapes in CorelDRAW. In today's lesson we will tell you how you can draw in this advanced graphics editor. We will learn how to draw lines, rectangles, polygons, circles, arrows and other objects.
Lines
The CorelDRAW editor provides a wide range of functionality regarding line drawing. You can depict both absolutely straight and curved and curved contours, as well as combine several types of them. To draw a line:
In CorelDRAW you can also draw a polygon of almost any shape and with absolutely any number of angles. To do this:
Since a star is, in fact, a polygon, both drawing this object and setting the parameters largely coincides with it.
Circles
Using this option, you can draw almost any circular or ellipse-like shape, including a circle, oval, or semicircle. For this:
The spiral is another simple shape that can be drawn very easily in CorelDRAW. How to do this correctly?
Standard CorelDRAW shapes
Almost everything else is standard geometric figures, not included in the previous list, can be drawn using the “Basic Shapes” tool. How to draw an arrow or other correct object in Corel?
- From the toolbar, select the Basic Shapes option. By default, a parallelepiped is selected, but in the options bar you can select others, including arrow, cross, triangle, cylinder, heart, and many others.
- Choose the desired object, such as a triangle or a heart, and draw it on an empty space.
- You can choose the same parameters as for other shapes: size, tilt angle, and outline. In addition, a Line Style option has been added, allowing you to select different line styles and appearance to draw an object.
Conclusion
Drawing geometric shapes using the CorelDRAW editor is not at all difficult, as it might seem at first glance. At first you will be able to do simple things, but over time, as you have more practice, you will be able to create increasingly complex projects. In the comments, ask any questions you have.
Enlarging a raster image makes the scattered pixels within it visible. Tracing it, in addition to getting rid of pixels, will make it possible to work separately with each of the objects that will be contained in the resulting vector image. The quality of the drawing will be significantly higher. Let's look at how to make a vector image in Corel.
Ways to convert a raster drawing into a vector one in CorelDraw.
If you have a photograph as the source image, then rendering it in a vector will be problematic. This is usually done with designs, graphics, logos or similar things.
Scan (photo) - Import
Volume
To make the character look more interesting, he is given a play of chiaroscuro. This is usually done using Bezier.
Or you can do this: copy the hand twice, give the top copy a left offset, select both fragments, and activate the Back minus front command in the Property Bar. You will get a shadow, for which you need to choose a darker color than the main color. Creating highlights is similar, but is painted in a lighter color.
After playing with chiaroscuro, all that remains is to depict the falling shadow of the entire object. Using Ellipse, an oval is applied to the drawing. Drop Shadow creates a drop shadow, the characteristics of which are adjusted in the Property Bar.
Now you need to remove the oval. Open the Object Manager tool in Windows/Dockers, activate the oval-shadow group in the picture with the right mouse, select Break Drop Shadow. All that remains is to remove the unnecessary oval and place the shadow in the right place.
Automatic tracing
Although for some reason manual tracing is considered convenient by the majority, in practice the same majority uses automatic tracing. And this is understandable: it’s one thing to talk about work, and another thing to do it. There are several applications for this.
First, the bitmap is selected and the Trace Bitmap command is selected in the properties panel. Then a separately launched CorelTrace application window will provide the opportunity for further processing of the specified drawing.
Tracing is started with the To Trace command from the top menu. If the visible result in the work area (on the right) does not meet expectations, you can try to improve it qualitatively.
Play with the value in the Accuracy cell by moving the slider. This value determines the clarity of the trace. Please note that increasing it will lead to the creation of more vector objects (sometimes up to several thousand). And this will require additional processor power, memory (and/or time).
It is possible to select tracing methods using the buttons in the left section of the worksheet menu:
- For example, clicking Scetch and then activating Outline (above) will create a sketch of an abundance of intersecting lines.
- Selecting Advansed Outline will take you to advanced routing settings. Then additional fields will be displayed at the top to improve the adjustments.
After finishing working with a vector drawing, to return to CorelDraw, you need to exit CorelTrace using the File/Exit command. The work of the tracer will be completed, and the vector result will be transferred to Corel and placed above the raster one. To see it (raster) again, you need to move the newly created picture to the side.
If the CorelTrace utility existed as a separate application, then PowerTrace is already built into CorelDraw X5.
Here the result of auto-routing is of quite decent quality.
It presents the following types (choice in the Type of image set):
- for black and white sketches - Line art;
- emblems, signs with a minimum of details and colors - Logo;
- emblems, signs with deep detail - Detailed logo;
- sketches with variable detail - Clipart;
- for photos with minor details - Low quality image;
- photo with important details - High quality image.
The Preview selection list allows you to select the most convenient version of the working window. The Before and After option will show both pictures at the same time to evaluate the differences. The number of points (nodes) and softening of curved lines is controlled by the Smoothing slider, detailing - Detail. The color scheme for the picture is determined by the Colors tab and the Color Mode set, and their number in the Numbers of colors cell.
Now you know how to draw a vector from an image in CorelDraw. Using this technology, professional compositions are obtained that can be used not only for personal purposes.
Leave your comments, ask questions, share your successes.
Corel Draw is known to many designers, illustrators and graphic artists as a multi-functional, user-friendly drawing tool. In order to use this program rationally and not be afraid of its interface, novice artists should familiarize themselves with the basic principles of its operation.
In this article we will talk about how Corel Draw works and how to use it most effectively.
If you are planning to draw an illustration or create a layout for a business card, banner, poster or other visual product, you can safely use Corel Draw. This program will help you draw anything and prepare a layout for printing.
1. Download the program installation file from the developer’s official website. For starters, this could be a trial version of the application.
2. After waiting for the download to finish, install the program on your computer, following the prompts of the installation wizard.
3. After installation, you will need to create a Corel user account.
Creating a new Corel Draw document
1. In the start window, click “Create” or use the key combination Ctrl + N. Set the document parameters: name, sheet orientation, size in pixels or metric units, number of pages, resolution, color profiles. Click OK.
2. Before us is the working field of the document. We can always change the sheet parameters under the menu bar.
Drawing objects in Corel Draw
Start drawing using the toolbar. It contains tools for drawing arbitrary lines, Bezier curves, polygonal contours, and polygons.
In the same panel you will find cropping and panning tools, as well as the Shape tool, which allows you to edit the anchor points of splines.
Editing objects in Corel Draw
Very often in your work you will use the Object Properties panel to edit drawn elements. The selected object is edited using the properties listed below.
- Outline. On this tab, set the object outline parameters. Its thickness, color, line type, chamfer and features of the fracture angle.
- Filling. This tab defines the fill of a closed area. It can be simple, gradient, patterned and raster. Each fill type has its own settings. Fill color can be selected using palettes in object properties, but the most convenient way to select desired color— click on it in the vertical color panel near the right edge of the program window.
Please note that the colors used during operation are displayed at the bottom of the screen. They can also be applied to an object by simply clicking on them.
— Transparency. Select the transparency type for the object. It can be uniform or gradient. Use the slider to set its degree. Transparency can be quickly activated from the toolbar (see screenshot).
The selected object can be scaled, rotated, mirrored, or changed its proportions. This is done using the Transform panel, which opens in the settings window tab to the right of the workspace. If this tab is missing, click the "+" under the existing tabs and check the box next to one of the conversion methods.
Give the selected object a shadow by clicking on the corresponding icon in the toolbar. You can set the shape and transparency of the shadow.
Export to other formats
Before exporting, your drawing must be inside the sheet.
If you want to export to a raster format such as JPEG, you need to select the grouped image and press Ctrl + E, then select the format and check the "Selected Only" box. Then click “Export”.
A window will open in which you can set the final settings before exporting. We see that only our image is exported without margins or padding.
To save the entire sheet, before exporting, you need to draw a rectangle around it and select all objects on the sheet, including this rectangle. If you don't want it to be visible, just turn off its outline or set White color strokes.
To save to PDF, you do not need to do any manipulations with the sheet; all the contents of the sheet will be automatically saved in this format. Click the icon as in the screenshot, then “Options” and set the settings for the document. Click OK and Save.
We briefly reviewed the basic principles of using Corel Draw and now learning it will become clearer and faster for you. Good luck with your experiments in computer graphics!
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