Operation Manual

180 | CorelDRAW X8 User Guide
Adding a twirl effect
To add a twirl effect to an object
1
Select an object by using the Pick tool .
2
In the toolbox, click the Twirl tool .
3 Click the edge of the object, and hold down the mouse button until the twirl is the size you want.
To position and reshape the twirl, you can drag while holding down the mouse button.
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Set the radius of the twirl effect Type a value in the Nib size box on the property bar.
Set the rate at which the twirl effect is applied Type a value between 1 and 100
in the Rate box on the property bar.
Set the direction of the twirl effect
Click the Counterclockwise twirl button or the Clockwise
twirl button .
Use the pressure of a digital pen to control the intensity of the twirl
effect
Click the Pen pressurebutton on the property bar.
Shaping objects by using envelopes
CorelDRAW lets you shape objects, including lines, artistic text, and paragraph text frames by applying envelopes to them. Envelopes are
made of multiple nodes that you can move to shape the envelope and, as a result, change the shape of the object. You can apply a basic
envelope that conforms to the shape of an object, or you can also apply a preset envelope. After you apply an envelope, you can edit it or
add a new envelope to continue changing the object’s shape. CorelDRAW also lets you copy and remove envelopes.
You can edit an envelope by adding and positioning its nodes. Adding nodes gives you more control over the shape of the object contained
in the envelope. CorelDRAW also lets you delete nodes, move multiple nodes simultaneously, change nodes from one type to another, and
change a segment of an envelope to a line or curve. For more information about the different types of nodes, see “Using curve objects” on
page 159.