If you work as a designer many time you need some special fonts or you want modify only one or two letter. As topic says itself you can make your own font in Corel Draw, means you can customize your own font.
Well you can export it also in .TTF (True Type Font) in Corel and install it in windows default FONT directory, but it is very complicated process. To save your objects in .TTF, you have to define every modified character with alphabets. So why to go with this method if you don’t need it.
In my previously posted tutorials Convert to curves an object and Break a part artistic text, you already learn some modification of objects using SHAPE TOOL. So now I am going to tell you how to modify font with this TOOL.
(See here for more details: Break a part artistic text)
Now your all letter is an object. Select all objects that you want to modify. Convert to curves your selected object.
(See here for more details: Convert to curves an object)
Your all selected objects are now free to manipulation.
Now SHAPE TOOL BAR is enabled as shown in below screenshot. SHAPE TOOL BAR allow you to ADD NODS, DELETE NODS, JOIN TWO NODS, BREAK CURVE, CONVERT TO LINE, CONVER TO CURVE, CUPS NOD, SMOOTH NOD, SEMETRICAL NOD, and many more….
Zoom in to your object till you feel comfort to modify it (Roll-over and Roll-Down your mouse Roller for zoom-in and zoom-out).
To know more about SHAPE TOOL visit my previously posted article “Use of SHAPE TOOL in Corel Draw”.
Select all and group it.
Finally you can add some cool Shadow effects to make it more attractive.
Well you can export it also in .TTF (True Type Font) in Corel and install it in windows default FONT directory, but it is very complicated process. To save your objects in .TTF, you have to define every modified character with alphabets. So why to go with this method if you don’t need it.
In my previously posted tutorials Convert to curves an object and Break a part artistic text, you already learn some modification of objects using SHAPE TOOL. So now I am going to tell you how to modify font with this TOOL.
Modified Text Final Image:
STEP 1: TEXT TOOL
Chose a TEXT TOOL. Click anywhere you like and type some text whatever you like.
STEP 2: TEXT FORMATING
Select Font and Font-size whatever like shown in below picture.
Step 3: Break apart and Converting to curves
Select your whole text and Break artistic text apart.(See here for more details: Break a part artistic text)
Now your all letter is an object. Select all objects that you want to modify. Convert to curves your selected object.
(See here for more details: Convert to curves an object)
Your all selected objects are now free to manipulation.
STEP 4: Using SHAPE TOOL
Select any letter that you want to modify and chose SHAPE TOOL.
Now SHAPE TOOL BAR is enabled as shown in below screenshot. SHAPE TOOL BAR allow you to ADD NODS, DELETE NODS, JOIN TWO NODS, BREAK CURVE, CONVERT TO LINE, CONVER TO CURVE, CUPS NOD, SMOOTH NOD, SEMETRICAL NOD, and many more….
Zoom in to your object till you feel comfort to modify it (Roll-over and Roll-Down your mouse Roller for zoom-in and zoom-out).
To know more about SHAPE TOOL visit my previously posted article “Use of SHAPE TOOL in Corel Draw”.
Select all and group it.
Finally you can add some cool Shadow effects to make it more attractive.
Modification:
Few Examples:
