Stylus options provide control over your smudging operations in various ways. Specifically, while the Smudge Brush is selected, you can use Property Bar options (see below) to activate the Pressure, Tilt, and Bearing settings on your stylus (if your stylus supports these options). But you can also reap the benefits of stylus-enabled tools, like the Smudge Brush and Roughen Brush, when you use a pen tablet to apply line effects in CorelDRAW. If you already own a pen tablet, you can enjoy the extended options it makes available to you.
The unique features of a pen tablet can improve your use of typical line-drawing tools in CorelDRAW, including the Artistic Media, Smart Drawing, Freehand, Polyline, Eraser, and Pen tools. Harness the Pen Tablet Power of CorelDRAW In this instance, the Freehand Tool is used to trace the land contours into a CorelDRAW drawing from a scanned hard copy. The example below shows a map-tracing project in progress. By placing an original hard copy directly on the tablet surface, you can quickly and accurately “trace” its points directly onto your CorelDRAW page and create vector shapes. Tasks requiring precision drawing, such as mapping or diagramming, are also more efficient. The pen tablet’s usefulness isn’t restricted to just illustration or design sleight-of-hand actions, though. Certain models of pen tablets are also compatible with advanced accessories, such as ergonomically enhanced grip pens or special-function pens (see below).įor dedicated professionals, fancier, more expensive tablet lines even use touch-sensitive monitors that enable you to track stylus movement by pointing directly on-screen (see below).
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Higher-end pen tablets even feature customizable function buttons and are supported by software options to control a gamut of custom tablet setups and pen behaviors. Most pens feature specialized tips, enabling you to activate the options of pressure-sensitive tools like those found in CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT. Typically, models are cordless and battery-free, and the pen, or “stylus,” often includes clickable function buttons and other nifty drawing novelties. Like most computer-related products, pen tablet technology has become more sophisticated and less costly. Creative operations such as sketching, cartooning, airbrushing, painting, erasing, or even just applying interactive line effects are much more productive, and the results are more rewarding. It enables you to easily mimic the physical hand-drawing actions of a pencil, pen, or brush. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to experiment with one, you already know what a huge difference it makes. The pen-shaped pointing devices are infinitely easier to handle than a mouse and have much better ergonomics. I test drove their pen tablet for a few weeks to see if I could be convinced to set the mouse free. I’ve been a die-hard mouse user since the early days, and so I thought I would be a tough sell. Wacom was gracious enough to loan me one of their mid-range tablets for evaluation. If you’re looking for a better way to draw, you owe it to yourself to test-drive a pen and pen tablet.
Let’s take a look at a not-so-new drawing option that will enable you to extend your drawing abilities and perhaps even produce better results. After all, your typical mouse has all the drawing grace of a brick. But if you’re still trying to produce artistic strokes with a standard mouse, you’ve probably had your share of frustrating drawing sessions, and the sore wrist to go with it.
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If you’re one of the millions of professional illustrators, designers, or layout artists who use CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, you’re already familiar with how nimble the tools are in CorelDRAW® and Corel PHOTO-PAINT®.