There are times when you create a drawing or painting and want to apply additional transparent effects. For example, you might have text on a drawing and want to use the drawing for a T-shirt design. When you export a PNG of the drawing for the screen printer, you will need to text to be transparent.

To achieve this, create the drawing as an object and create an additional object for the text. Press Ctrl+M to create a mask from the text. The mask selection will now only affect the text object. Next, use the Eraser tool to erase everything inside the mask. This will create the effect of a hole in the drawing in place of the text object.

Tip provided by Stefan Lindblad, CorelDRAW Master, Illustrator, Graphic Designer & Artist.