Corel Draw Projects

 

    1.     How to create LIMCA LOGO Using Corel Draw

    2.     Creations of a cartoon character (Mickey Mouse)

 

STEPS IN TO FOLLOW INORDER TO CREATE LIMCA LOGO

1.     Click on unit and set the unit you want to use e.g. feet, inches, kilometer, meter e.t.c.

2.    








Go to page dimensions and set the measurement of your choice for your drawing page

  

3.     Go to tool box and double click  on rectangle [Note: a rectangle will be drawn on the drawing page]

4.     Go to tool box and click on eclipses

5.     Draw eclipses (circle) on the drawing window

6.      Right click on the eclipses( circle)

7.     An option will be displayed

8.    





Click on power clip inside



    9.     Click on the rectangle( note: this will enable the eclipses to be pinned inside the rectangle)






    10 Click on the rectangle again an option will appear either above it or below it click on edit power clip


11.     Click on the eclipses then click on F12

12      An option will be displayed( outline pen) click on width and set it in 16.0pt

13     Go to color and  click on white

14.     Click on ok

15.     Click on green on the color palette

16.     Go to tool box and click on the black spot underneath the polygon ( basic shapes) in order to display options




1.      Draw shape on top of the eclipses

 




             

·        Click on the shape you were able to create

NOTE if   if the shape you draw do not look like this 




·        Go to property bar you will see a mini drawing of that shape.

·         Click on the black spot underneath it (options of shape will be displayed )

·        Click on the shape above

2.      Click on the shape then click on F12

3.      Option will be displayed click on width and set as 12.0pt

4.     Go to color and  click on white

5.      Click on ok

6.     Go to color palette and click on color  red

7.     Place shape on top on the eclipses(circle) (note if the shape is behind the eclipses then click on ctrl+ page up for the red shape or ctrl + page down for the eclipse

8.     Go to tool box and click on text tool

9.     Input the name LIMCA

10.      Go to the property bar and click on front list

11.       Pick the front of your chose but (I will be making use of elephant text front list)

12.       Put text in the middle of the red shape

13.     Go to color and  click on white

14.     Click on ok

15.     Click on green on the color palette

16.     Go to tool box and click on the black spot underneath the polygon ( basic shapes) in order to display options

17.      Draw shape on top of the eclipses

 
                           

·        Click on the shape you were able to create

 NOTE if the shape you draw do not look like this

·        Go to property bar you will see a mini drawing of that shape.

·         Click on the black spot underneath it (options of shape will be displayed )

·        Click on the shape above

18.      Click on the shape then click on F12

19.      Option will be displayed click on width and set as 12.0pt

20.     Go to color and  click on white

21      Click on ok

22.      Go to color palette and click on color  red

23.      Place shape on top on the eclipses(circle) (note if the shape is behind the eclipses then click on ctrl+ page up for the red shape or ctrl + page down for the eclipse

24.      Go to tool box and click on text tool

25.      Input the name LIMCA

26.      Go to the property bar and click on front list

27.       Pick the front of your chose but (I will be making use of elephant text front list)

28.       Put text in the middle of the red shape

29.      Click on stop editing content

30.      Go to color palette and click on green

31.     Go to file in the menu bar

32     Click on export

33.     An option will be displayed  go to organized and click were you want to save you work

34.     Go to “save as type” and click on JPG ( this is to enable you convert your work to image)

35.     Click on export

36     An option will be displayed

37   Click on ok

38.      You work have  been converted to image  

This will be the out come






CREATION OF CATOON CHARACTER

Step 1-            Click on unit and set the unit you want to use e.g. feet, inches, kilometer,                     meter e.t.c.

Step 2    Go to page dimensions and set the measurement of your choice for your                     drawing page



Step 3-            Go to tool box and double click on rectangle [Note: a rectangle will be drawn             on the drawing page]

Step 4-            Go to tool box and click on eclipses (circle)

Step 5-            Draw eclipses (circle) on the drawing window

Step 6-            Right click on the eclipses (circle), an option will be displayed



Step 7-            Click on power clip inside

Step 8-            Click on the rectangle (note: this will enable the eclipses to be pinned inside                 the rectangle)

Step 9-            Right click on the rectangle again an option will appear either above or below,             click on edit power clip.

Step 10-            Create two smaller eclipses and place on top of the lager eclipses

Step 11-            Color the three eclipses black

Step 12-            Go to tool box

Step 13-            Click on the black spot underneath the polygon in order to display options of             other different shapes

Step 8-            An option will be displayed, click on basic shape

Step 9-            Left click and drag [mouse ] in order to create/ draw a shape

Step 10-           on the shape you were able to create

·        Go to property bar you will see a mini drawing of that shape.

·        Click on the black spot underneath it (options of shape will be displayed )

·        Click on heart

Step 11-            Left click and drag [mouse ] again in order to create/ draw a shape

Step 12-            Go to tool box and click on eclipses

Step 13-            Left click and drag {mouse} in order to create/ draw a shape \

Step 14-            Edit the recently drawn eclipses into an oval shape

Step 15-            Place the oval shape above the heart shape

Step 16-            Highlight the heart and oval shape

Step 17-            Go to the property bar and click on weld

Step 18-            Right click on the new shape which has been created

Step 19-            An option will be displayed

Step 20-            Click on power clip inside the large eclipse

Step 21-            Right click on the larger eclipses an option will be this played

Step 22-            Click on edit power clip

Step 23-            Edit shape to be the same size with the large eclipse and set color to faded                 pink

Step 24-            Click on stop editing content

Step 25-            In order to create the eye of the character ,use the eclipses to draw  two oval             shapes {one large and the other small }

Step 26-            Power clip the small oval shape inside the large oval shape

                [Note: repeat step 31 – 32 in order to create the second eye]

Step 27-            Power clip both eyes in the larger eclipse

Step 28-            Click on edit power clip

Step 29-            Edit the eyes into smaller shapes

Step 30-            Click on stop editing content

Step 31-            Draw a little eclipse

Step 32-            Paint eclipse black

Step 33-            Power clip eclipse inside the large eclipse

                {Note: this is to create nose for the character}

Step 34-            Place the little eclipse underneath the eyes

Step 35-            Draw an eclipse

Step 36-            Go to the property bar and click on arc

Step 37-            Go to change direction and click on it

            [Note: change direction is also located in the property bar]

Step 38-            This will aid you create an arc

Step 39-            Duplicate the arc to create three more copies of it

Step 40-            Click on one of the arc and enlarge it

Step 41-            Go to tool box and click on pen tool

Step 42-            Use your pen tool to draw this shape


Step 43-            Color the above shape black

Step 44-            Go to basic shape and draw a heart

Step 45-            Power clip heart in to the shape above

Step 46-            Set the arcs and the shape above to look like this

Step 47-            Highlight  and click on ctrl + g to group the above

Step 48-             Power clip the above inside the large eclipses

Step 49-            Go to file and click on export

Step 50-            An option will be displayed  go to organized and click were you want to                     save you work

Step 51-            Go to “save as type” and click on JPG ( this is to enable you convert your                 work to image)

Step 52-            Click on export

Step 53-            An option will be displayed

Step 54-            Click on ok

Step 55-            You work have  been converted to image  

                At the end this will be the out come

















 

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