March, 2007
In this tutorial we will show you how create your own fill texture in Corel Draw. Tutorial Includes project files.
Lets create a rectangle with no fill.
Then select the rectangle with the Pick Tool.
Choose the Fill Tool from the Toolbox to open the fly-out and choose the fourth icon to open the Texture Fill Window:
Now, choose the Texture Fill Library.
Then choose a collection of patterns from the Texture Library.
Each of the libraries contains a separate selection of textures
After doing so, choose a texture from the Texture List.
Remember that you can adjust many of the properties of the texture and that you can substitute colors.
This sample is Elephant Skin from the Samples library
As not all textures repeat smoothly, and you can set the size of the tile to exceed your object to prevent tiling. You can also skew or rotate your texture fill, offset the tiling rows or columns and change the position of the pattern.
Click on the Tiling button in the Texture Fill window to access all the above options:
Now lets set the texture fill color:
Click on the Vapor button to change the green color and choose one of the preset colors (for example:Red).
Click on preview to see the results:
Then Click ok.
Now you have your own new texture fill:
Have fun!!
Download the original source files from this tutorial in Zip format Here
Copyright (c) 2007, Beatriz Mariniello, All Rights Reserved
