Cutting class

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The process of creating glowing cut-out shapes with a die-cut appearance for graphics that stand out is described. The first step is to design the glowing cut-out shape. You begin buy adjusting type size, spacing and style. The text is then converted to outlines, paths or curves, and the fill is changed to forty percent cyan. Next the type is softened or blurred, then a copy is pasted and the fill changed to white. To get the die-cut look, begin by drawing a 1/2-inch square with the rectangle tool. The font and size is adjusted, the pen symbol is selected and rotated and converted to outlines. The symbol and square are then selected and combined, allowing them to become a cutout or window. A duplicate is made and the modified shape is sent to the back. A darker panel is then created to continue the illusion and sent to the back.

Software Publishers, Graphics Software Pkgs (Micro), Computer programming, Graphics/imaging utility, Graphics utilities, Programming tutorial

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Creating gold and chrome gradient fills

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Step-by-step instructions for creating chrome and gold gradient fills in several popular graphics packages are presented. A simple logo can be made in any draw package using the same five-step process. Step one is to draw a circle and make a duplicate, adding text or other vector images as needed. Step two uses the vector, such as a letter 'J', as a 'cookie cutter' to remove part of a filled shape. The user applies a gold gradient fill in the duplicate circle and then copies it to the circle with the vector shape removed. Step five is to center-align the two images. Matching gradient fills, which enhance the design, are more difficult to build, and the procedures differ slightly in Adobe Illustrator, CorelDraw and Macromedia Freehand. Special sets of CMYK settings are used to construct either a gold gradient or a chrome one.

United States, Software, Column, Desktop publishing, Technology application, Image processing, Draw software, Drawing software, Image processing software, Tutorial, Color in design, Design color

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Express publisher

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Power Up! Software Corp's $129.95 Express Publisher 2.0 is an easy-to-learn but relatively powerful page layout program, as is shown in the preparation of a sample document. The software features pull-down menus and keystroke commands similar to Aldus Pagemaker 4.0 for Microsoft Windows 3.0, predefined templates, over 100 TIFF-format clip art images, eight Agfa Compugraphic Intellifont type families, default or custom styles, good typographic control and support for a variety of file formats. The software runs in a minimum of 512Kbytes conventional memory. Express Publisher does not accept gray-scale images, and printing on a Linotype with the standard PostScript driver will cause a loss of some type formatting.

Evaluation, Product information, Desktop publishing software, Word processing software, Software Packages, DTP Software, Power Up Software Corp., Express Publisher 2.0 (Desktop publishing software)

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