2: With the text object selected, look in the Mask menu and select create from object.
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2: With the text object selected, look in the Mask menu and select create from object.
3: Now, you should have a mask of the text object, you can clear the color (edit menu/clear) and fill the mask with a texture or another color using the fill tool.
4: Next you must click invert in the mask menu to switch the mask to the background or the effect won't work.
4: Open the effects menu Boss effect.
5: Set the width to 8, set smooth to 100, set height to 100.
Leave everything else as is.
6: Click ok.
Note: in the mask menu you can select marquee visible to toggle the mask marquee on and off so you can better see the results. The mask is still on, if your not happy with the results, (undo) Ctrl + Z, make some adjustments to the width and height settings and try it again.
8: When your finished, turn the marquee back on and invert the mask again so its back onto the text, open the objects menu, select create from mask to convert the text back into a movable object.
That should do it.
Here is a sample of the effect I made when writing this.
1, I used an alpha channel to save the mask.
2, I used a textured fill.
3, After I converted the text back into a movable object, I used the alpha channel mask to create the shadow by filling it with grey and apply gaussian blur.
Mike, I got as far as the alpha channel part. Also I tried the marquee on/off and saw no difference. But I did get a rather nice looking output. Not as nice as yours, yet....
Marie
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I tried the marquee on/off and saw no difference. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
It makes no difference, just gets rid of the dancing ants so you can see what it looks like without them.
Are you familiar with the alpha channels?
Here's what I wound up with. It seems a little jagged in CorelDraw. I save it in ver 7
I know nothing about alpha channels. I'm so sorry.
Should I call you? Do you have access to my email?
I can't open it. Make it into a jpg and post it.
ok hang on