Xara :: Quick And Dirty Metallic Effect
Mar 26, 2011Here's a way to make fairly realistic metal fill for an object, without having to fiddle with dragging colors from the color bar to the fill tool arrow.
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Paint.NET :: Make Hyper-real-slightly-metallic Effect?
Feb 16, 2013I was wondering what tool i can use to make a picture look like this effect. [URL]
View 11 Replies View RelatedPhotoshop :: Quick Way To Reverse A Bevel And Emboss Effect?
Jun 2, 2013It would be cool if Adobe would have provided a Reverse checkbox for Bevel & Emboss effects, like they did for the Gradients. Is there a quick way to reverse a bevel and emboss effect or do I have to adjust each setting manually?
View 3 Replies View RelatedXara :: Burnt Wood Effect?
Jun 9, 2012I need to recreate a burning wood effect similar to attached sample or even more realistic. I thought I saw such tutorial here, but can't find it now.
View 2 Replies View RelatedXara :: Locked Bitmap Effect
Feb 3, 2011How do I get rid of a "Locked Bitmap Effect" in a layer ? I can't seem to delete it.
View 4 Replies View RelatedXara :: How To Do Shading Effect On Front Of The Box
Jun 21, 2011I ran across a thread a while back on doing a 3D box, that I believe Rik did. Shown is the example box. How to do the "shading" effect on the front of the box? Is just a overlapping of different shapes with different transparencies? I played around with the transparency tool, but didn't get the same effect.
I am new to this and get over whelmed by all of the cool effects you guys do. Is there a "central" location that might show samples of looks, and a how to? Also the 3D box thread link, can't seem to find again.
Xara :: Where Is The Posterize Effect In XDPX9
Jul 21, 2013I realized that can not find a live effect which was in before Designer Pro version, where is the posterize actually? Assumingly that should be in the Fx list but for me that is only which is on the picture
View 4 Replies View RelatedXara :: 3D Shadow Effect For Text?
Mar 2, 2012I have something that appears so simple yet I want it to look exactly as example shows and do it with DP7.
I've tried shadow too, and cloning/offsetting. It doesn't give desired look.
3D extruding isn't the answer as then the type gets a skewed perspective and that's not what I need.
Perhaps there's some way this look can be achieved that I don't know about.
Here's the example, then my efforts that don't look right.
There's a remote chance it's the font. If so, how to recognize that font? I do know that original artwork was cut in a 2 pc vinyl stencil as I asked artist but she doesn't recall font or program used as it was a few years ago.
Xara :: Glowing Text Effect
Aug 3, 2012How to create a glowing text effect? I need for a poster design I'm working.
Example : [URL]..........
Xara :: Gaussian Blur Effect
Jul 28, 2013how to get the desired end result. When applying the Gaussian blur effect, I find that doing this always adds additional width or height to my object which makes the graphic larger than the desired size. To be more specific, I have a rectangle that is 640px by 100px and I want to add an element on top of that is 640px by 4px. I add the Gaussian blur effect to the 640px by 4px object so that my rectangle appears to have depth and my overall graphic is not flat. The problem comes when I export the both elements because the Gaussian blur has now increased the width of my graphic to be larger then desired. Is there a why to add the Gaussian blur effect without increasing the width of my graphic? The final result is a graphic width of 656px.
View 9 Replies View RelatedXara :: How To Apply Negative Effect To Image
Dec 21, 2012Likely a pretty simple procedure, but I just can't figure it out. The Word Negative dealing with the effect, did not show up in the index or search of the app's help.
View 3 Replies View RelatedXara :: Creating Glowing Lines Effect
Jun 12, 2013I have looked everywhere at all sorts of photoshop and illustrator tutorials (because I couldn't find a Xara one) to accomplish this effect. I am creating a website for my client Jim and would like to incorporate a similar image to what he's using on his book cover, but with some different colors as the background to his site.
You can see what I'm trying to do in his blog header background here: [URL]......
I've found that this is a stock photo used in a lot of places, but I'm not really interested in getting the original image - I have that, but as a Jpeg on a black background. I'd prefer to learn how to create a similar effect in Xara.
I have tried all sorts of things that are kind of close, but just not there yet. I've tried using a line with pen pressure with a glow shadow. I've tried lines with a stained glass color overlay. I've tried creating a number of different brushes with a few levels of color, some with Gaussian blur applied, etc. but I just can't get this effect down. It always looks pretty good when I'm done, but then I look at the inspirational original and I'm not even in the ballpark for the amount of shine, glow, impact, etc.
In the end, this may not even work for the site since will be putting it on a light colored background, but I still want to know how to create this, as I'm sure I'll be able to use the technique elsewhere.
Xara :: XXP5 Error When Trying To Add Live-effect(s)
Apr 25, 2011I'm trying to add a live effect to my file and I received an error when I tried to add a shatter effect (see attachment). Is this a problem with my copy of the program
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Feb 13, 2011this is from the magix website. how to create this in xara
View 9 Replies View RelatedXara :: How To Create Image With Grunge Effect
Jun 24, 2013how to create an image like the one of the flag in the attachment. I think they call it a "grunge" effect image - but I'm not sure.
I am sure the effect is obtained by using a mask, but I've never used masks
Xara :: Creating Transparent Curtain Effect
May 13, 2011how to produce the kind of effect the Vista OS used in the logon screen. I imagine this has been done often with Xara, given that it has been such a popular effect. But I haven't been able to get a foothold on even the related terminology. What terms should I be searching for in order to find relevant examples and descriptions of methods?
View 8 Replies View RelatedXara :: Apply A Motion Blur Effect?
May 13, 2011I'm trying to blur some text so that it blends in with the background a little. I found the perfect way to do this using the Live Effect, Soften Filter, Motion Blur. However, when I finish getting it to blur to exactly how I need it to look, there is no option to apply this to the text. When I close the box (the only option available) I lose the effect! How do I get it to apply to my text? Do I need to change the text to a shape first?
View 8 Replies View RelatedXara :: Graph Paper Tool Effect?
Jul 25, 2011Is these a way to replicate the graph paper too in CorelDraw - it makes it super-fast to divide a page up into X number of colums etc. I cant find this in Xara.
View 9 Replies View RelatedXara :: Create Sparkle Effect In Designer Pro X?
Oct 29, 2012I'd really like to be able to create the sparkle effect seen in the image below using Designer Pro X, but try as I may, I haven't figured out how to do this. It is a one-click effort in MediaChance's RealDraw.
The top image is the image without the sparkles; the one below it adds the sparkles, and the bottom image is just a black field on which the same sparkles are placed so you can see them without distraction.
Is there a (preferably easy) way to do this in Designer Pro X?
Photoshop :: How To Restore Dirty Building
Oct 30, 2012I have a question about this image;
As you can see the sandstone building is old and dirty. What is the best way to clean up this building? I did several attempts, but all of them gave me a unnatural or blurry building.
Photoshop :: CS2 My White Is Somewhat Dirty Or Looks Yellowish
Apr 30, 2009in my adobe photoshop CS2 my white is somewhat dirty or looks yellowish.
View 4 Replies View RelatedPaint.NET :: Cleaning Up A Dirty Label?
May 29, 2013I have an old Commodore 64 Disk label that I would like to clean up for re-printing.
method of making this black and white (1 bit depth) while retaining the smooth edges?
I suppose it could be gray scale, if need be as long as it looks clean and mostly b/w.
GIMP :: Setting XCF Dirty Bit In A Script
Oct 1, 2013I have a script (modified version of export-selection) which when run makes the XCF look as if it has been saved. It's caught me a couple of times in that I have opened an XCF, made some edits, exported a selection, then clicked on the X to close GIMP, which it has happily done without complaint or prompt, presumably because the script has done the equivalent of saving the file and Gimp doesn't think anything needs saving again.
So, what's the simplest way in the script of:detecting and remembering in a variable that the XCF has been edited.if it has been edited, setting this "dirty" bit again after the rest of the script has run.1 is not essential, in that it would be OK if running the script always marked the file as needing saving, even if I hadn't edited it.
Xara :: How To Make Fill Effect From A Color To Transparent
Mar 19, 2011i want to make a fill effect from a color to transparent and could not find any solution in xara designer; how do you do it??
see attachment made with fireworks
Xara :: Change Text And Font Without Losing Effect
Jan 30, 2013I have put together this mini tutorial for doing a letterpress effect, and what's really nice is that the text stays as editable text and this effect is editable! You can change the text and/or the font without losing the effect as long as you don't overflow the text box.
I have attached a png large enough for viewing on screen (just click the thumbnail then click the pop up) and a .xar file with the instructions and examples you can pull apart.
You should be able to do this in Designer Pro or Photo & Graphic Designer from version 6 and up.
Xara :: Transition Effect For Repeating Objects Not Updating
Oct 22, 2011I can't seem to get the transition effect I apply to the original object to take on all repeating objects.
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Sep 2, 2009How to make a vector shape appear distressed or cracked in a natural-looking way? The best example I can think of is the Chickenfoot logo. It is a simple 2-color logo and looks nicely aged. I've been thinking about this for a while, but can't decide on an effective approach to achieve it.
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Xara :: Change Button Color Without Losing 3D Effect?
Aug 20, 2012I'm using Photo & Graphic Designer 2013. I notice that the buttons are now under the Page Elements menu. I'm trying to figure out how to change the button color without losing the 3D effect. The Help says:
�Change the color by clicking on the appropriate colors on the left end of the Color Line and choosing 'edit'
if I just highlight the button and change the color, it turns the button into a flat color.
Xara :: Create A Shadow Effect On One Side Of Image Only?
Apr 9, 2011I need to produce a PNG image that will be used as a menu bar that has a shadow effect on the top side only. The image will ultimately be just 1 pixel wide and then be repeated as required to create the right width (length) on the web page. How can I slice the image without getting a shadow effect on any of the other 3 sides?
Obviously the edges of the image must be sharp so there is no banding effect when the image is extended.
Xara :: Live Effect Takes Ages To Render
Oct 21, 2013I have added live effects (mainly liquid color, edited many times, don't know if the latter matters) to a bitmap image that additionally is heavily cropped beforehand (inside Designer).
Now every time I change the size or angle of that bitmap, it takes like two minutes to render that change
Is there a way to discard the cropped parts of the image (or something), in order to speed up that re-rendering -- but without losing my many layers (or at least the final stage, but including editability of it) of the liquid color effect?
Xara :: Add Live Effect To Picture Drawn By Hand?
Oct 19, 2013I hand drew some pictures of rats that I have to use for a video pitch assignment. I'd like to add some fur using the live effect found in the Eye Candy 4000 plugin. I have disabilities and drawing in Xara is very difficult. Is it possible to add a live effect to a picture without having to draw over it using the program? I also drew smiling cheese that I'd like to add the gradient glow live effect to.
One of my rats (fur live effect wanted): [URL]
Smiley cheese (glow live effect wanted): [URL]
