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Help : Infill tool
Hi all ………
I need to infill a shape on Corel Draw X3, but I need the colour to match
a JPEG image on the same screen. I remember a while back I stumbled
across an icon that when I clicked on it I could hover over anything on the
screen and it would match that colour if I clicked on it but I can’t find it
again.Does anyone know what I mean and whereabouts this function is ??
Cheers. 😀
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11 Replies
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the colour picker tool ‘eyedropper’ should be on the tool bar on the left, otherwise customise the toolbox and add it
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the eyedropper tool 4th from the bottom on the left, make sure the top left drop down list says sample colour
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brilliant !! …. that’s the ticket.
cheers !!
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The eyedropper tool can also be used to sample a colour from another application or even a web page. Holding the shift key and dragging over another object will enable you to fill the shape or outline with that colour. Very useful tool and underated.
Alan D -
When & if you print it. If you don’t convert it to a jpeg ensure that the colour intent for jpeg & vector is set to the same in the rip otherwise you may still ending up printing 2 shades
Kev
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Yes Kevin I’m taking it as read that colour management is taken into consideration.
Alan D -
quote :The eyedropper tool can also be used to sample a colour from another application or even a web page. Holding the shift key and dragging over another object will enable you to fill the shape or outline with that colour. Very useful tool and underated.
Alan DAlan, very useful advice. Thanks but I cant make it work. Within the corel page it is possible but to “copy” colours from out side the Corel page the eyedropper or paint bucket disappear and nothing happens. I am using V12 and have just bought X4. What am I doing wrong???
Earl -
Next time I will learn how to use the quote tool…… 😀
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Hi Earl, from X4 (I think V12 is very similar)
Draw object to be filled on page
Reduce size of Corel Window so you can see the page/object you want to copy the colour from
Select eyedropper tool and you will see on your toolbar ‘Sample colour – Sample size – select from Desktop
Click ‘Select from Desktop’ your eyedropper tool will now remain active if you move over coloured object.
Click on that object and its colour is now registered in Corel
Move the eyedropper over to your object to be filled
Hold the shift key down and the eyedropper turns to a bucket with solid square as you move over this object
Click to fill
If your object has an outline the solid square will also be an outline as you drag over so you can change that as well.
Hope this helps – I must get round to doing some tutorial videos for some of this stuff, Draw is packed with little things like this that can really help.
Alan D -
Top tip!
quote Alan Drury:Hope this helps – I must get round to doing some tutorial videos for some of this stuff, Draw is packed with little things like this that can really help.
Alan DAre you finished them yet? Are you finished them yet, are you finish……..:D 😀
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Hi Alan, A million thanks. So simple and a very useful tool.
Cant wait for your tutorials.
Earl
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