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I know that I'm mising something simple here, but I knda need some help.
I don't use Corel Draw/Photo Paint too often, so I'm at the bottom part of the learning curve.
I have been trying to add Eye Candy effects to some of my layouts so I can up-sell jobs.
Here's the question(s):
I have designed vector artwork in SignLab, exported as an AI, and imported into Corel 9.
Then, I convert to bitmap (24 bit RGB)and try to add a chrome effect.
Here's the result:
I have tried copying and pasting into Photo Paint, but I can't seem to 'magic wand' the lettering only.
Who knows what about this?
Thanks all.
------------------ Pat Neve, Jr. Sign Man, Inc. 4580 N. US 1 Melbourne, FL 32935 321-259-1703 signman@signmaninc.com Capt. Sign Letterville Constituent constituent: "One of the individual entities contributing to a whole"
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Don't convert it to a bitmap in CorelDraw. Select the area that you want to add EyeCandy to while in vector format and copy to the clipboard. Then open photopaint and make a new page sized appropriately for the image and paste. Make the document "fit to page". Then you can use the eye candy filters from within photopaint and save them piece by piece as needed.
Glenn Taylor's step-by-step explains this very well and it doesn't take very long to go through.
My hardest part was trying to figure out how to install the filters into paint and draw. You can call or email if you have any questions. I am definately not an expert but I did figure this out from the step-by-step! 386-228-2436. Hope that helps!
------------------ Amy Brown AMBO Design Lake Helen, FL jabrown@cfl.rr.com
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You did just fine with one minor detail... When you convert to a bitmap in Corel make sure you have the box checked "transparent background" then go ahead and right click or however you like to do get it to photo paint or photoshop and carry on with the fun. You can do the cut and paste but I think you are going to lose some quality in the image because of the limitations of the clipboard (I may be wrong there) Have fun.
------------------ 425-898-9817 Brian Stoddard Expressions Signs Sammamish WA
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Why don't you just start designing in PHOTO PAINT and put text on the screen....instead of designing in Corel Draw, then moving it to Photo Paint.
You do know you can do that, right? They have this little icon in Photo paint to place text on the screen....looks like a letter A, and is the exact same icon in Corel Draw. So why start designing in Corel Draw? Its seems like an extra step to me if you are going to use plug-in effects on lettering.
------------------ Draper The Signmaker Bloomington Illinois USA
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I like to start in Corel with the design, then I make a copy over the existing design to make all the effects I desire. This has a couple of advantages - It allows me to make all sorts of changes easily with the original art still there AND the biggest reason is for me that it allows me to easily create a contour path to set registration marks on the Durachrome to print and then contour cut.
------------------ 425-898-9817 Brian Stoddard Expressions Signs Sammamish WA
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Well, I don't use corel, I use freehand, but I export the design as eps to open up in photoshop. If its just the lettering I am adding effects to, I will export the background image by itself, and then the lettering. In photoshop I open up a new page, sized the way I want it like the original art, then add the parts one by one. Whatever part I want to add effects to, I just highlight that layer, and then go to eye candy and fire it up. I know this didnt answer your question, but you can probably do this in corel too, along with photoshop.
------------------ John Deaton III Deaton Design 109 N. Cumberland Ave.,Harlan, Ky. 40831 606-573-9101
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I'm not a Corel user, but for what it's worth. Designing in a vector program is the way to go. Use the bitmap editors like photopaint and photoshop, with all the cool plug ins and bells and whistles available for them...but to embellish, not as the focus of the layout.
You can't fix a burned to a crisp steak by adding more steak sauce on top!
(I know you knew that, Pat...just in a mood to vent! hahahaha)
------------------ Don Coplen aka "SaintPete" Coplen Designs St.Petersburg, FL dcoplen@mindspring.com
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If any Letterville Adobe Illustrator users need any help, feel free to email any of the three of us and we will help out as best we can.
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