Ray Effect Text with Corel

1. Open Corel DRAW. Select text tool and type the text.Use thick font to get proper line effect. We have used Impact font. Fill it with desired color.

Note: It is expected that you have finished with the beginners projects when you start with intermediate, as we do not repeat the small instructions.

2. Drag the guide line and using it draw vertical straight line with Bazier Tool.

3. Make it thicker using Outline Tool.

4. Double click on the line and drag the center of rotation to the bottom.

5. Change the line color to white by selecting the line and right clicking on the white color in the palette. Keep the line selected.

6. Arrange > Transformation > Rotation

7. Keep angle 12 deg and start pressing "Apply to Duplicate" till you get the complete ray effect.

Pendant in Corel

The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

1. Open Corel DRAW.

2. Draw the out line of the basic shape using Bazier Tool.

3. Edit the basic shape using Shape Tool with Node Edit Options.

4. Create the offset shape inside the original shape using Interactive Contour Tool.

5. Fill it with Golden shade using Fountain Fill > Preset

6. Make different shapes according to requirement.

7. Use Shift + Pick Tool and Right click to get the smaller copies. You can try Interactive Contour Tool.

8. Try the combination of the shapes.

9. After filling the golden shade, change the direction of the fill by shifting the arrow using Interactive Fill Tool.

10. Place the shapes in a proper symmetry