Hi,
I am very new to CorelDraw 12 and am trying to make a logo. I have used the logo tutorial successfully. I have a bitmap of a treble cleff sign that I am trying to change the color of. The original bit map is green and I need 6 of them and each one a different color. I have tried to trace the bit map and can change the color but it distorts the image. The entire outline of the image changes color but there is no definition in the center of the treble cleff sign. Any suggestions?
If you don't have to match the style of the symbol exactly you can save yourself a lot of work. On your Draw CD3 are a bunch of fonts. In there, there is a font with musical symbols. Install the True-type font Musical Symbols. I would recommend grabbing the Treble Cleff from the font by typing it into your document, converting it to curves and duplicating it six times.
The font is called Musical Symbols. The Treble Clef is Shift 7 or the Ampersand Key. Windows Character Map is a great way to determine the characters available and how to extract the one you want.
Rikk
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the reply. I have searched all the files on CD3 and it was not there. I found a Musical font on the clip art CD2. When I click the font it opens a window that shows various symbols and font sizes. How do I install this to my fonts from the CD. There is no prompt on the cd or the file to download.
thanks for you help
I forgot you had version 12. Yes. They are on CD2. If you have room, you can move the entire TrueType folder onto your hard drive. I usually use BitStream Font Navigator that comes with CD to install and uninstall fonts. It makes it easy to drag an drop fonts in or out of activity. Just be cautious not to dump any system fonts! If you don't have room, copy the individual .ttf file to your hard drive and install it from the Windows Control Panel.
Thanks Rick! It worked like a charm. The logo is finished. I selcted all objects, grouped them together, and converted the image to a bit map. The logo looks great on the computer monitor. When I print it out my colors are not ture to what the monitor shows. How do I correct that? I have changed the color types from CMYK to RGB and it was better but not totally right.
Steve
You will need to set up your color management to see the same colors on the monitor as on your printer. There are some tutorials around on that. Check out Foster's site at www.unleash.com