Corel Draw offers us infinite possibilities to carry out a project. In the next tutorial that we will present today we will teach you how to use the mesh fill and apply it to text or objects with Corel Draw in a very easy and effective way.
We have taught you to use different and new effects with the use of this application, such as how to make and apply a bevel and emboss effect in Corel Draw. But in this tutorial we will focus on the not very widespread or known use, such as using mesh fill and applying it to text or objects with Corel Draw.
How to use mesh fill and apply it to text or objects with Corel Draw
When using the smart fill tools to fill objects or texts we can make use of different options for this. In this article we will show you how to use mesh fill and apply it to text or objects with Corel Draw . And to use this tool we will tell you that it is located in the side panel of the tools menu.
To use it we must select the object or text, then select the Interactive Fill tool. Then we left click, hold, and then clip Mesh Fill. By doing this, vertical and horizontal lines that resemble a mesh will be displayed on the object or text.
And this mesh presents a circle at its intersection points that if you select it will allow you to modify it by means of two or four handles. These points of intersection are called nodes and you can if you wish to change the color of said node or an area between four nodes.
In order to apply the Mesh fill, we will use the different options that are presented to us on the properties bar. Here we can remove or add grids to the mesh that is displayed on the object or text. But you can also add lines, if you double click on any of the horizontal or vertical lines, but they will not have the same distances between them.
We can also select the nodes manually through the Freehand selection option or through the rectangular selection option. We can also choose the options to convert a curved line to a straight line or vice versa. We can also modify the type of node, if it is going to be smooth, symmetric or asymmetric and using the handles.
In the color selector, we can choose the color of our preference and thus add color to any area of our object or text. With this function, we can add colors in different areas of our object and in this way obtain a very attractive effect. There is another Drop Counter option, which will allow you to choose a color for the particular node or area.
Using the different mesh fill tool options
We will also be able to choose the Transparency option for the node that is selected, we will also find the Smooth mesh color button. Enabling this option will allow the transition between two colors to be smoother. You also have two more buttons, which are Copy Mesh Fill and Delete Mesh Fill.
With the different options that you can choose in this tool, it will allow you to make a very particular and detailed design of the selected object. When we want to apply mesh fill to a text we must first give a mesh fill effect to a square or rectangle and then we combine it with the text using the power clip option.
Then we form the square or rectangle of the size that can contain the text, then we add the mesh fill . When we finish, we select the object and make a right clip and choose the option Inside Power clip. And finally we click on the text, the text must be thick so that the colors can be noticed.
And so in this simple way, we have applied this fabulous way of applying fill to an object or text. And without further ado, we’ve finished this tutorial that showed you how to use mesh fill and apply it to text or objects with Corel Draw.
