How to give Shadow?

Step1 … Open CorelDraw 12

Step 2 … Go to file … and press Import

Step 3 … Select the image …

Step 4 … In the tool box Click on the small black arrow at the bottom right of the 4th last tool named “Interactive Blend Tool” …

Step 5 … More tools will popup … Now Click on the “Interactive Drop Shadow Tool”

Step 6 … Click on the image and drag your mouse to left/right

Step 7 … Shadow will appear on the side you have dragged the mouse

Result:

How to fill solid color

Step1 … Open CorelDraw 12

Step 2 … Open the Pen Outline/traced image file …

Step 3 … Select the image …

Step 4 … Then select a color from the color pallet at your right side …

Step 5 … Press the Selected Color

Result:

How to use Bezier Tool

Step1 … Open CorelDraw 12

Step 2 … Go to file … and press Import

Step 3 … Select the image you want to trace …

Step 4 … In the tool box Click on the small black arrow at the bottom right of the 4th tool from the top named “Freehand Tool” …

Step 5 … More tools will popup … Now Click on the “Bezier Tool”

Step 6 … Now zoom the part you have to trace first …

Step 7 … Click on the outline of the image which you want to trace … a node will be made …

Step 8 … ... Keeping the left click of the mouse pressed drag your mouse slowly to Left/Right … Two subnodes/control points will come out from the node …

Step 9 … Click on the other point of the outline similarly …

Step 10 … Make the outline of that image similarly … Remember the last node should be placed on the first node … (otherwise your image can’t be filled with color)

Step 11 … Now select the “Shape Tool” from tool box …

Step 12 … When you will click on the nodes … Control points will appear … you can adjust the cu rves of line by moving it left, right, up and down.

Step 13 … Similarly trace the whole image …

Result:

How to fill color with shades

Step1 … Open Corel Draw 12

Step 2 … Open the Pen Outline/traced image file …

Step 3 … Select the image …

Step 4 … Then select a color from the color pallet at your right side …

Step 5 … Press the Selected Color

Step 7 … In the tool box Click on the small black arrow at the bottom right of the last tool named “Interactive Fill Tool” …

Step 8 … More tools will popup … Now Click on the “Interactive Mesh Fill Tool” …

Step 9 … Adjust the grid size from the “Property Bar”

Step 10 … Now select the grid in which u want to fill the color …

Step 11 … Then select a color from the color pallet at your right side …

Step 12 … Press the Selected Color

Step 13 … By pressing “ctrl” you can control the amount of color … and give shades to your image …

Step 14 … Drag the image behind its outline …

Result:

How to color the Outline?

Step1 … Open Corel Draw 12
Step 2 … Open the traced image file …
Step 3 … Select an outline …
Step 4 … In the bottom right of the window there is an “Outline Color Box” … Double click it …

Step 5 … A window will appear … Click on the pop-up menu of color …

Step 6 … Select the color …

Step 7 … Click Okay …

Step 8 … Now select the same line …

Step 9 … And then select a color from the color pallet at your right side …

Result:

To Adjust The Width of Outline

Step1 … Open Corel Draw 12.

Step 2 … Open the traced image file …

Step 3 … Select an outline …

Step 4 … In the bottom right of the window there is an “Outline Color Box” … Double click it …

Step 5 … A window will appear … Click on the pop-up menu of Width …

Step 6 … Select the Width …

Step 7 … Click Okay …

Result: