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
I looked at the appearance panel and saw nothing that was unable to be done. I'm sure there's something but I didn't see anything.
What the feature does has been explained. What else do you need to see?
I was looking to see the exact effect the user was trying to achieve. Most Illustrator people are not very good with Draw and someone here may have already worked out how to easily do what they wanted to do.
CorelDRAW doesn't allows to add two or more lines to the same object. But it's not a real problem, since you can duplicate the object with the + key on the numeric keypad, and change the duplicate.
The size of the problem is equal to the complexity of the art which you are creating. Saying that it's not a real problem means that you are making a very simple object. Sometimes in Illustrator I still use 2 objects to do two outlines on a simple object. But if I'm doing something a little more complex, I'll use the Appearance palette because it makes complicated work simple.
Keep in mind, the Appearance palette can do a lot more than add a couple of outlines. You can add outlines, envelopes (multiple envelopes), drop shadows, texture effects, rounded corners, roughen, dashed lines, etc, etc. All on a single object. And when it's all done, you can apply the whole thing to another object. In fact, you can apply the whole thing to a layer, then anything you create or place on that layer will get have that whole set of effects, instantly. The power of this feature shouldn't t be diminished by talking about making an object with two outlines. This feature is truly powerful. You can also turn effects on and off like turning layers on and off.