Blend Acceleration
Software : Corel DRAW X4
Level : Beginner

Concept: The lesson is designed using CorelDRAW, the world fame vector program used by artists, illustrators and designers. CorelDRAW is a very user friendly software and you can learn fast for the basic level. Try to explore more commands using these lessons as guideline. CorelDRAW has best of the drawing and editing facilities with the astonishing range of effects. Please try to go further than these tips and tricks by drawing your own shapes and applying effects with different options.

1. Open Corel DRAW.

2. Draw square using rectangle tool. Fill it with red color.

3. Draw another square using rectangle tool. Fill it with green color.

4. Select both the shapes.

5. Go to menu.

6. Effects > Blend

7. Keep the rest of the settings as they are.

8. Press “Apply”

9. You will get the blend effect.

10. Select Blend Acceleration tab in the blend docker (marked with green circle).

11. Drag “Accelerate Objects” slider towards extreme right.

12. Other slider also getting dragged automatically along with the first one as they are linked.

13. Press Apply.

14. You will observe that the intermediate blend steps are gathered towards the green square.

15. Now drag the slider towards extreme left.

16. The intermediate steps are now gathered towards red square.