Coreldraw 12: Sports car painting

Step 1 : Draw the shape and color the car

- Select the Bezier tool to draw the shape of the car (Figure 1)

- Draw the lower parts of the car (Figures 2 and 3)

- Fill image 1 by: selecting Fill Tool - Fountain Fill

+ Type : select Linear

+ Option : choose Angle rotation angle: 90 degrees

+ Color Blend : choose Custom (fill in the gradient)

+ Choose color starting with formula: C: 30; K: 40

Finish color is white (picture 4, 5)

Figure 4

Figure 5

- Fill picture 2: select Fill Tool - Fountain Fill

+ Type : select Linear

+ Option : Angle: 90 degrees; Edge Pad: 25%

+ Color Blend : choose Custom (fill in the gradient)

On the color gradation bar:

+ Starting point: C: 30; K: 40

+ Score two: C: 30; K: 40

+ Three points: white

+ End point: C: 20; K: 30 (pictures 6, 7)

Figure 6

Figure 7

- Fill picture 3: select Fill Tool - Fountain Fill

+ Type : select Linear

+ Option : Angle: 90 degrees

+ Color Blend : choose Custom (fill in the gradient)

On the color gradation bar:

+ Starting point: C: 80; K: 90

+ Score two: C: 80; K: 90

+ Three points: white

+ End point: C: 30; K: 40 (figures 8, 9)

Figure 8

Figure 9

- Attach pictures 1, 2, 3 again

- Draw the hood and glass (Figure 10)

- Draw the previous glass and fill the Fountain Fill

+ Type : select Linear

+ Option : Angle: -180 degrees;

+ Color Blend : select Two color:

+ From : C: 15; K: 20

+ To : white

- Drawing glass doors

+ Type : select Linear

+ Option : Angle: -90 degrees;

+ Color Blend : select Two color:

+ From : C: 20; K: 50

+ To : C: 5; K: 10 (Figure 11)

Figure 10

Figure 11

- On the toolbar, select the Interactive Transparency Tool to make the glass transparent

Figure 12

- On the properties bar of the Interactive Transparency Tool :

+ Transparency Type : Uniform

+ Transparency Operation : Normal

+ Starting Transparency : select 50 (Figure 12)

( continued )

Lam Khe