Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Corel Draw 3D Text Tutorial

3D Text Corel Draw
In this tutorial you will learn how to create 3D text with Corel Draw using Interactive Extrude Tool. I’m using coreldraw X3 in this tutorial. But you can use most of newer or older versions of Corel Draw without any problem.
First of all type any text in Corel Draw using Artistic Mode. Bolder font is better.
Here what I type.
3D Text Corel Draw
If you type more than one letter like me. Select the text and Press Ctrl+K to Break Artistic Text. If you just type one letter skip this step.
3D Text Corel Draw
Select “3” using pick tool and choose Interactive Extrude Tool from the tool box.
3D Text Corel Draw
Give 3D effect to the letter using Interactive Extrude Tool like bellow.
 3D Text Corel Draw
To give same effect to other letters follow the steps below.
1. Pick the Interactive Extrude tool.
2. Select the letter you want to give 3D effect.
3. Press “Copy Extrude Properties” button.
4. Click on the Extrude Property of the letter “3”. (Not on the surface of letter “3”)
 3D Text Corel Draw
If you do it right. you will get exactly same extrude property as previous.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Now choose pick tool and select the Extrude area of the letter. If you select if right Break Extrude Group Apart option at Arrange menu will active. If it not active mean you didn’t select Extrude area correctly.
Press Ctrl + K to Break Extrude Group Apart.
 3D Text Corel Draw
To view Extrude area easily give it a different color.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Select the extrude portion and press Ungroup All button at tool bar.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Now select letter “3”. Fill it with following gradient using Fountain Fill Dialog box.
 3D Text Corel Draw
3D Text Corel Draw
While select the “3” you can see a sample of gradient you just fill. Drag and drop the sample the every extrude area like below image.
 3D Text Corel Draw
If you do it right. You will get something like this.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Do the same for other letters.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Make a copy letter “3”. (Press + sign of Num pad to make a copy)
While selected the copy of letter 3 choose Interactive Drop Shadow tool. Choose Small Glow from presets. Set transparency to 22 and father to 14.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Make copy from each of letter and copy the same drop shadow property to them.
1. Pick the Interactive Drop Shadow tool.
2. Select the letter you want to give drop shadow.
3. Press “Copy Drop Shadow Properties” button.
4. Click on the Drop Shadow of the letter “3”. (Not on the surface of letter “3”)
3D Text Corel Draw
Now click on all the letter we give drop shadow. (Click on letters while pressing Shift button)
Send it to back of the all layers. (Press Ctrl + End)
 3D Text Corel Draw
Make a copy of each extrude area. (Press + sign of num pad)
Fill it with black color.
 3D Text Corel Draw
Now choose Interactive Transparency tool and give a linear transparency to it like bellow image.
3D Text Corel Draw
Do the same for copy of each and every extrude area.
 3D Text Corel Draw
You can copy the previous transparency to other extrude area.
1. Pick the Interactive Transparency tool.
2. Select the extrude area you want to give transparency
3. Press “Copy Transparency Properties” button.
4. Click on the extrude area of previous transparency given.
3D Text Corel Draw
Here is the final result.
 3D Text Corel Draw
 3D Text Corel DrawThank you for reading my tutorial.

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