Re: Newbie question about drawing
The Artistic Media tool does not offer the finesse of say, italic lines when done in Xara. But it is pressure sensitive and you can draw quite nice lines that way with a Wacom Tablet. Better stick to Wacom as that is supported. Even with that, the ending of the line does not taper out completely. If you go to wireframe view you can see that the heart of the line is an invisible line. If you are just drawing, this is not an issue especially, but if it is for a logo and it will be vinyl cut, you'll want to Break Artistic Media apart. The line is still there but you can remove it now. This part is best done in Wireframe view.
A word further on Xara and drawing with italic lines, as the presets in CorelDRAW are italic but not pressure sensitive, the same goes for Xara but have generally fewer nodes added. Of course you can adjust this in DRAW, you can also take and change the nodes to "smooth" which means the curve with be equal on each side of the node. The thicker the line, the more it will look like there is something wrong with the line.
I work in both programs and use each for what each are best suited for. I would just love it if DRAW's lines were that exquisite.
Every day's a new day, "draw" on what you've learned.
Sally M. Bode
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