Corel Draw: Draw the Windows XP icon

Step 1 : Draw the left part of the window icon

- Select the rectangle drawing tool ( Rectangle Tool - F6

) Draw a vertical rectangle with a width equal to 2/3 of the length

- Double-click on the rectangle, around the rectangle appear arrows, click on the arrow on the edge of the width and then drag to the right a moderate distance.

- Select the rectangle -> right click and choose Convert to Curves

- Select the node adjustment tool ( Shape Tool - F10

)

- Click next to the width, on the Shape Tool properties bar select the Convert Line to Curve box

then create an arc for the edges

- Copy the created image and multiply it to make 4 copies

- Fill two images with gray, one red, one blue, and the other in step 2

Step 2 : Draw the right part of the window icon

- Double-click on an unpainted image in step 1, at the four corners of the image appear a rotating arrow, click and rotate figure 1800, we get a new image against the above figures.

- Copy the created image and multiply it to make 3 copies

- Fill 2 images with gray, 1 green, 1 yellow

Step 3 : Create a light shadow for the image

- Select the red image and select the Interactive Transparency Tool

- Click and drag a line up on the image, a new icon appears with a black square head (called the root), an arrow head has a white square (called the top), in the middle there is 1 horizontal bar to adjust brightness level

- In the properties bar in the Transparency Type box select Radial

- Click and drag the black base to the lower right corner of the image, the white top part of the upper left corner of the image, drag the horizontal bar to get the right brightness.

- Do the same for the 3 green shapes (the root in the lower left corner, the top right corner), the blue (the top right corner, the top left corner), and the yellow ( root in upper left corner, top right corner)

Step 4 : Jigsaw

- Move images to the appropriate position to create a picture like a window

- In the process of arranging overlapping images, you can select gray shapes, right click, select Order and choose To Back to display the image below the other colored pictures.

- Select all shapes, right click and select Group to group into 1 image

Step 5 : Write the word

- Select Text Tool - F8

Then write the words Windows , Microsoft , xp , TM , R in turn

- Adjust the size of the small letter R and draw a circle around it, then copy and multiply by 1 copy

- Fill the xp with red, the other letters are in black

- Select the appropriate Font and size for the letters

Step 6 : Complete

- Move icons, letters to appropriate locations

- Select all images, letters, right-click and select Group to group it into a single image

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Thanh Son
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