CorelDraw provides various drawing tools that let you
draw curved and straight lines, and lines containing both curved and straight
segments. After this stage you will know how to:
- Draw basic shapes
- Draw striate and curved lines, and create a close shape
- Manipulate nodes, change line segment and node types, and convert a shape to curves.
You can create complex illustrations by using simple
combinations of shapes such as rectangles, squares, or circles. You can draw
basic shapes using the shape tools in the toolbox.
You can press and hold different keys or key
combinations as you draw shapes to control certain aspects of a shape. E.g. if
you press and hold ctrl while you draw a shape, you can draw a proportional
shape such as a square or circle. The following table lists some basic keys or
key combinations that work with most of the shape tools.
Key(s) Result
Ctrl Draw a proportional shape, such as a
circle or squre.
Shift Draw a shape from the
center outward.
Ctrl+Shift Draw
a proportional shapes from the outward.
To draw a rectangle: lick on the rectangle tools from the tools box and
drag it
To draw a Circle: lick on the ellipse tools
from the tools box then press and hold ctrl and drag it
Freehand and Polyline tools
The Bezier
and Pen
tools let you draw lines one segment at a time by placing each node with
precision and controlling the shape of each curved segment. When usingthe Pen
tool, you can preview the line segments you are drawing.
3-Point curve
tool lets you draw simple curved lines by
specifying their width and height. Use this tool to create arc shapes quickly
without manipulating nodes.
Polygons and Stars
You can create polygons and stars using the Polygon
and Star tools. Similar to other basic shapes, you can control attributes for
each shape by using options in the property bar. The tool you select determines
the available options.
Glyphs: Polygon and star shapes are unique in that
they contain glyphs you can use to modify their shapes. A glyph is a small red
square that’s visible on the outline of a shape when you select it using the
shape tool. You can drag the glyph to alter the shape. For example, in a star
shape, you can drag the glyph to adjust its inner radius, as shown below
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