I'm taking an online course thru Lynda.com and the instructor is using Adobe Illustrator.
So far, I've been able to duplicate everything he is doing using my copy of Corel 17, until now. I want to know if anyone can figure this out:
He wanted to create a guitar string with the appearance of shading and highlight. He created a simple curved line using the Bezier curve pen tool. Then in the "Appearance" tab, he assigned a color and width. So far, so good.
THEN, with this line still selected, he assigned a second stroke with a lighter color and narrower width and a third stroke with an even lighter color and narrower stroke. He said in case he had to go back and edit it, this method was easier than duplicating the curve two more times, adjusting their attributes, and then grouping them.
I agree, but can CorelDRAW assign three different appearances in just one object, in this case a single line?
I've boasted for over 20 years that Corel can do anything Adobe can do. Please, help me prove it!
Thanx!
Cap10
That is simply not possible in CorelDraw. The Appearance Palette in Illustrator is a known unique killer feature for Illustrator and it goes a lot deeper than what you're describing here. You've made that boast for 20 years but you must have known that it wasn't really true. There's no reason for these two programs to do all the same things. This is a good example.
Welllll, I've used both programs and actually prefer CorelDRAW for Technical Illustration. Whatever Illustrator feature I couldn't find in Corel, I made a work-around. Did the same when I was using Illustrator and couldn't find the tool or feature I knew existed in Corel.
Oh well, thought I'd ask.
Anyone else want to weigh in?
Apply multiple strokes to the same curve in CorelDRAW? No.
Come up with a workaround to achieve a similar effect? Perhaps yes, depending on exactly what you want to accomplish.
For a case such as the one you describe, one approach might be to draw a Curve, make two clones of it, then apply different outline widths/colors to the clones. Put the curves exactly on top of each other, get the stacking order right, then group them.
Edit the geometry of the original curve later, and the clones will follow, but will retain their own outline characteristics.
VIDEO: cloned_curves
I manufacture and install graphic products anything from general printing to $50,000 architectural art projects and I stopped buying and supporting native Adobe products and never looked back, in fact since doing so my profit margins have increased. In my experience this is because of getting rid of Adobe people more than it is getting rid of Adobe products.
I could write this for 30 pages but it's the same old story as has been since the beginning of computer graphics.
That's the right idea. Use the right tool for the job. CorelDraw has it's own unique features that aren't in Illustrator, and vice versa. Even Serif's programs have some powerful, and more modern tools for things like interface design that you won't find in either CorelDraw or Illustrator, and it only costs $50.00.