You can also make your own paper and this is explained later in the chapter. In addition to the default paper library there are many more papers available to load into the Painter program. In this chapter you will explore the library of paper textures that come as the default set, altering the size of the texture and also the contrast and brightness, all of which will change the appearance of the finished picture. He huge range of paper textures is one of the reasons that Painter is so attractive to photographers and choosing the right texture can transform a picture quite dramatically. This is especially true now that X5 has simplified its default mesh, enabled transparency as well as colour handling and added an option to smooth away hard edges automatically.Making a paper texture test print Changing the paper scale Changing the paper contrast Changing the paper brightness Using extra paper libraries Creating your own paper texture CorelDRAW has built up plenty of formatting power over the years, including gradient, pattern and texture fills but, in expert hands, the most naturalistic shading is delivered by gradient meshes. Once you’ve drawn or traced the shapes that make up your drawing you need to control each object’s fill. And for centreline tracings, the new Join Lines docker lets you quickly tidy up paths by automatically extending broken lines to bridge gaps between them. With complete control over corner handling, colour merging and overlap removal, PowerTrace delivers smoother and more easily editable results then before. One of CorelDRAW’s most popular features – PowerTrace, which allows you automatically to convert a bitmap into an outlined or centre-lined drawing – has also been reworked for X5.
For creative work, the Art Media tool now offers dozens of preset brush styles, while for absolute precision when drawing and positioning objects and nodes, you can use the new Object Co-Ordinates docker. The two-point Line tool enables you to force the path perpendicular or tangential to an existing object, while the new B-Spline tool lets you add smooth curves via control points.
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