I got a question on how to make a glowing effect in a vector illustration with outlines, using CorelDRAW X4. Here is my lilttle tip on how I did. This image took about 5-10 minutes to make.
- Make a Rectangle black Background
- Go to The Mesh Fill in the Toolbar (See Interactive Fill Tool)
- Make a simple Mesh grid, add more grids in the grid by clicking inside the Mesh grid
- Add colour by selecting the grid sqaure you like to get coloured, and add colour from the colour palette
- Make a new layer in the object manager, (not necessary, but I always do this way to have layers and certain objects/curves separate)
- Choose Freehand tool to draw the outlines with. Among the Bezier and Pen tools in Tool Bar
- Go to the Pen tool dialog to set an outline width. For this example
10 points width, and for thinner outlines I choosed 8 point - Draw your outlines
- Choose Transparancy Tool ( Wine icon in the Tool Bar)
- Drag and add the transprancy you like ot the outlines
- Add circles, and do the same procedure
- Finished
Have fun!
Stefan Lindblad
Illustrator & artist
