Hi, new to coreldraw. I can intersect two letters, but the top letter crosses the bottom letter twice: the first instance needs to be over, and the second instance needs to be under. Have tried everything but cannot get it the way I need it. Can anyone help?
Thanks.
Hi Phil!
Wheelhouse started the thread in June and got his issue answered right away by Ariel's great tut.
I (Janet) just recently joined the thread and raised the issue of 'moving intersections'.....:-).....
Your strategy sounds super-promising....but, being a total novice with PP, I'm going to need an every-step walk through......I don't even know how to make layers! Looked up 'layers' in the Help index, and it said "See Objects". 'Objects' had a loooong list of sub-topics, but no sign of 'layers'...:-(.....I'm very adept at photoediting in Photoshop Elements ( not so much with graphic type stuff). Being so used to PSE, I always feel quite lost in PhPaint. Have never used masks. If and when you have time, I would greatly appreciate some step-by-step guidance. Or if you can refer me to relevant tuts. Or even just tell me how to add a layer...:-)....
Phil1923 said:1. Created a blue letter.
Phil1923 said:2. Duplicated the blue letter.
Phil1923 said:3. Created a red letter.
Thanks for your input!
Janet
Phil1923 said: you would be much better off with a manual or even better yet a book than a tutorial. Tutorials only cover a narrow topic. Graphics editors and photo editors are not rocket science..... If I learned to use PhotoPaint, then so can you.
I'm not at all intimidated by PhotoPaint--I'm just not at the point where I really want to sit down with it because I find PSE so much more intuitive. For me. Maybe it's just because I know PSE so well. It's too much of an effort to find things in PP because the setup is so different from other programs--things that are so second-nature for me in PSE. So I only would use it for something very narrow and very specific like this. I have the Bouton book for X5, and it does have a two chapterrs on PP. But for a suggestion such as yours, I would probably just do it in PSE now that you gave me the relevant terms...:-)....
Your comparison of terms is a BIGGGGG help!!! It actually explains why I'm not keen on spending time on PP. I think it's sinful to have totally different meanings for Objects and Layers in CD and PP...:-).....! I keep thinking I should start using PP instead of PSE because it's so much easier when working on a CD document and then just clicking Save.....Any way to have the Edit Bitmap link bring up PSE instead of PP.....:-)....?
I'm still going to see if I can find a CorelDraw way to do this. Seems crazy to go raster for such a graphic (as opposed to image) issue. A vector program should be able to handle moving (adjective, not verb) intersections....Wonder if Illustrator can do this....:-)....