Soften edges

[CentralSigns]

I use X3 and can't figure out how to soften the edges around a rectangle. Any ideas. I'm really stumped here.

 

[signage]

transparency tool

 

[Ken]

Not sure what you mean "around the edges".
Are you wanting a solid object to look like it was spray painted?
Try this... have no outline pen (none) then use the fountain fill - Radial -to fade similar colours to the edges.
Or.. Convert the object to bitmap then try the vignette feature.

Ken

 

[Billct2]

Gaussian blur?

 

[signage]

Vignette? Need a better explaination of what you want to do!

 

[J Hill Designs]

interactive drop shadow with preset: small glow

 

[CentralSigns]

I need a rectangle to have blured edges, or transparent edges all around it. I tried gradient fills but was only able to get 2 edges this way and not all 4. I used this idea before on a picture and blured the edges with a transparency tool. I tried this time to create a bitmap out of the square and it didn't work. I am trying to recreate the blurred edges like in the Rockets part of the pdf here. Once I have the edges I will place the rockets logo in place.

 

[signmeup]

I'd like to know how to do that in Corel too. I bet that was done in Xara... it has a slider at the top that turns any vector shape to that instantly. Wish Corel did.

Joe should know this one if anyone does.

 

[GAC05]

If you convert that white rectangle to a bitmap with the transparent background option checked then apply a gaussian blur you will get that exact same effect.
If you want it to keep it vector you could do an outside contour and set the color to go from white to the background color.
Would work with a Blend also.
Copy the white square and scale it up, change the fill of the larger square to match the background & run a Blend with a bunch of steps.

Or copy your artwork to the clipboard - paste it into Xara and go to town......

wayne k
guam usa

 

[signmeup]

If you convert that white rectangle to a bitmap with the transparent background option checked then apply a gaussian blur you will get that exact same effect.
If you want it to keep it vector you could do an outside contour and set the color to go from white to the background color.
Would work with a Blend also.
Copy the white square and scale it up, change the fill of the larger square to match the background & run a Blend with a bunch of steps.

Or copy your artwork to the clipboard - paste it into Xara and go to town......

wayne k
guam usa

It's a very useful tool, isn't it. It's a shame Corel doesn't have it.

 

[Custom_Grafx]

Isn't that just a feather? I'm sure corel has it.

 

[signmeup]

Looks pretty good Pat. Here's what Xara does by moving a slider. It will feather text too... and the text remains fully editable. Also multiple shapes can be feathered at the same time... with text if you like. Colours of the feathered items can be changed with a click.

Corel should add this.

 

[signmeup]

It's stupid simple in Xara. Joe would have a field day with it.

I'm on X4.

 

[signmeup]

Oh okay.

I've only come across one local company that uses Xara, but he had nothing but good things to say about it!

I have the latest version of Xara.

It will also feather gradient fills with transparencies. (I'm trying to fool it now... can't find anything it won't feather)

It's not "the industry standard" so I don't use it much. I just wish "the industry standard" worked as well... and as easily... or at least had some of the same features.

You should download it and give a go.

 

[signmeup]

See if you can make one of these. It's vector and fully editable.

 

[signmeup]

I added a drop shadow... and feathered it.

 

[CentralSigns]

I added a drop shadow... and feathered it.

Thanks to all who helped, but you on the other hand have me mystified, Signmeup. How did you do that and have it vector and all. Was it in Corel X3

 

[signmeup]

Thanks to all who helped, but you on the other hand have me mystified, Signmeup. How did you do that and have it vector and all. Was it in Corel X3

Sorry Central... I got a bit off topic. That was done in Xara Designer 6. I was wishing Corel could do it.

 

[hatmanok]

Can you use a xara file in corel draw? What format is it in? That looks very interesting. Thanks

 

[signmeup]

Can you use a xara file in corel draw? What format is it in? That looks very interesting. Thanks

Kinda. You can import simple Xara files into Corel. Corel can't do the feather effect so it stands to reason that it can't import it either. Illustrator fares about the same.

Both those programs could benefit from some of the features of Xara. You can download a fully functional version and try it out yourself. You can also buy it for about a hundred bucks. It does websites and photo editing too. Xara is well worth it for the content aware photo editing alone.