Cloth Effect

We are using channels in this lesson for cloth type of selections. Channels are the advanced techniques of Adobe Photoshop. We create something on the channel, apply filters and other adjustment tools and then convert the channel into selections. With the help of channels we get different selections that are impossible with normal selection tools. Try to experiment with different filters or the input values to get realistic effects

Open Photoshop. Open desired image.

2. Go to Channel Palette and Create New Channel. Fill the channel with white color.

3. Filter > Noise > Add Noise (Guassian, Monochromatic, Amount : 25)

4. Filter > Sketch> Water Paper 
(Fiber Length: 41, Brightness: 31, Contrast: 74)

5. Go to Layer Palette. Create New Layer.

6. Select > Load Selection (Alpha 1)

7. Fill the selection with white color using Alt + Del.

8. Select Eraser. Choose Chalk type of brush and erase the part of an image in such way that it should look as if the cloth portion is tear off.

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Fill Color

The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

Let us learn the details about the basics of fill in Corel DRAW.

1. Open Corel DRAW. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.

2. Click on any color from the color palette at right hand side. The object is filled with color. We have increased the thickness of the outline to see the difference in the colors prominently.

3. If you right click on the some color, outline will be colored with same fill color. Now you will see the object with no border as the border is merged with the fill since we have used same color for both.

4. Try different colors for fill and outline.

5. Click on the cross mark at the top of the color palette. The color is removed and you again get the object with outline.

6. Please remember that cross filled icon on the top of the color palette is used to remove fill when clicked normally and it removes outline when clicked with right button.

7. Click on Fill Tool from toolbox (marked with red circle).

8. The first option is "Fill Color Dialog". Click it and you will get "Uniform Fill" dialog box. Click on any color or the shade. Please do not change any settings. Click ok.

9. The object is filled with the color you have selected.

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Outline

Concept: The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options

Let us learn the details about the basic editing of outline which includes changing of color, thickness and removing outline.

1. Open Corel DRAW. Draw rectangle. Keep it selected.

2. Right click on any color in the color palette situated at the right side. The outline color will change to that color.

3. If you right click on white color the out line may seems to be disappeared. But its still there because you won't be able to see white line on white background.

4. Right click on any color other than white. Try to experiment with different colors.

5. Press the cursor on Outline Tool (marked with red circle).

6. It will display the options available. Click on 24 Point Outline (Thick). The outline of the rectangle becomes thick.

7. You can right click on any color in the color palette to change the color of this thick outline. Tryout different thickness available in the outline tool.

8. Observe the color palette carefully. There is a cross with no fill on the top.

9. Right click on the cross mark. The outline of the rectangle will get disappeared.

10. Again color it by right clicking on some color. Go to Outline Tool and click "No outline" option (marked with green circle).

11. Again the outline is disappeared.

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Pick Too

The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

Pick Tool is one of the most important tools used in Corel DRAW for selection and for editing of the graphic.

1. Open Corel DRAW. Select Rectangle Tool from the toolbox (marked with red circle).

2. Draw rectangle. Once you draw it, it is selected by default.

3. Now select Pick Tool (marked with green circle).

4. Click anywhere outside the rectangle. It will get deselected.

5. Click on the like of the rectangle. It will get selected.

6. Keep the pick tool within rectangle it will change the cursor into move icon (marked with green circle).

7. Press and drag the mouse button to move the rectangle

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