Operation Manual

Working with lines, outlines, and brushstrokes | 135
If you have access to a brushstroke that isn’t listed in the Brushstroke list box, you can apply it by clicking the Browse button on the
property bar and locating the brushstroke file.
You can also choose brushstrokes from the Artistic media docker. You can open the Artistic media docker by clicking Effects
Artistic media.
To create a custom brushstroke
1 Select an object or a set of grouped objects.
2
In the toolbox, click the Artistic media tool .
3 Click the Brush button on the property bar.
4 Click the object or grouped objects.
5
Click the Save artistic media stroke button on the property bar.
6 Type a filename for the brushstroke.
7 Click Save.
Custom brushstrokes can be accessed from the property bar by choosing Custom from the Category list box. The custom
brushstrokes display in the Brushstroke list box.
To delete a custom brushstroke, choose Custom from the Category list box on the property bar, choose the brushstroke from the
Brushstroke list box, and click the Delete button .
Spraying objects along a line
CorelDRAW lets you spray a series of objects in a line. Besides graphic and text objects, you can import bitmaps and symbols to spray along a
line.
You can control how a sprayed line appears by adjusting the spacing between objects, so they are closer or farther apart from each other.
You can also vary the order of objects in the line. For example, if you are spraying a series of objects that includes a star, a triangle, and a
square, you can change the spray order so that the square appears first, followed by the triangle and then the star. CorelDRAW also lets
you shift the position of objects in a sprayed line by rotating them along the path or offsetting them in one of four different directions:
alternating, left, random, or right. For example, you can choose a left offset direction to align the objects you spray to the left of the path.
You can also create a new spray pattern with objects of your own.