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DesigningAwesomeSocialNetworking
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Program:CorelDraw11X5
Difficulty:All
EstimatedCompletionTime:30Minutes

Step1:BasicElements
FirstofallyouhavetouseCorelDrawwithversion11+.InthistutorialIuseCorelDraw
X5,Okayletsgetstarted.Letstakealookatthebasicelementsusedtocreateour
design:

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Thisalsowillbeourstepstocreatethedesign.

Step2:CreatingWorksheet
Okay,nowthatyouknowthestepsandelements,wewillbegin,firstofallopenyour
CorelDrawprogram,nowcreateanewfileandsetthepapersizetoA4.

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Step3:CreatingtheIconBody
Nowthatwehaveourworksheetset,wewillbegintocreatetheIconBody,firstgoto
the"EllipseTool",youcanfinditonthelefttoolbar,makeaCircleshape.

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AfterthatcreateanotherCircleshapeandmakeitsmallerthantheoriginal.

CreateanothercopyofCircleshapeandmakeitsmallerthantheoriginal.

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LetsputcolorontheBiggestcircle,bygoingtothe"FountainFilltool"intheleft
toolbarandapplythevaluebelow.

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NowselectthesecondCircleshapeandputcolorinitbygoingtothe"FountainFill
tool"inthelefttoolbarandapplythevaluebelow.

AfterthatselectthelastCircleandputcolorinitbygoingtothe"FountainFilltool"in
thelefttoolbarandapplythevaluebelow.

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Step4:WorkingWithTransparency
WearegoingtomakeaglasseffectintotheIconBody,gotothe"EllipseTool"and
createanellipseshape.

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AfterthatputwhitecolorinitandarrangetheellipseshapeontopoftheIconBody.

Nowgotothe"InteractiveTransparencyTool"inthelefttoolbar,nowyouseethat

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thecursorareturningintoablackglassholdanddragfromrighttopcornertothe
middletocreateatransparencyeffect.

Step5:WorkingWithBezierandShapeTool
Inthistutorialwearegoingtouse"Bezier&ShapeTool"alotbecauseweneedto
draweachelementswithit,gotothe"BezierTool"inthelefttoolbaranddrawa
customshapelikebelow,makesurethatthelastclickisconnectedwiththefirstclick
orelseyoucantputcolorinit.

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Nowgotothe"ShapeTool"inthelefttoolbar,doubleleftclickontheleftmiddleline
tocreatecustomcorner,afterthatdragittothemiddlesimilarlikebelow.

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Nowusingthesamestepsasabove,shapeitsimilarlikebelow.

Afterthatrightclickononeofthemiddlelines,andfind"ConverttoCurves"inthetop
toolbar.

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Nowyouwillseethatthereisanarrowinthecorner,holdanddragitinorderto
shape.

Usingsamestepsasaboveshapeitsimilarlikebelow.

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Doubleclickanddragtocreatecustomcorner.

Shapeitsimilarlikebelow.

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Nowputcolorinitbygoingtothe"FountainFilltool"inthelefttoolbarandapplythe
valuebelow.

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Using"BezierTool"createacustomtriangleshapefromthetoptothemiddleofthe
shape.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool"useyourfeelingandmakethecurvesameasthe
customshape.

Putpaleyellowcolorinit.

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Makeittransparentusingthesamewaysasstep4.

Nowcopythetransparentshapeandarrangeitonthebottomcurver.

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Selectalloftheobjectandgroupitbypressing"Ctrl+G",afterthatarrangeitonthe
bottomoftheIconBody.

Step6:CreatingTheDragon
Nowyoualreadyknowhowtoworkwith"BezierandShapeTool",createacustom
shapelikeinpicturebelow.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool",makesureyouchangeallthelinesintocurves.

Useyourfeelingandshapeitsimilarlikebelow.

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Doubleclickanddragthebottomcornertocreatecustomcorner.

Shapeitsimilarlikebelow.

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NowwearegoingtoaddaclawintheDragonshape,gotothe"BezierTool"and
createacustomshape.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool",makesuretoconverallthelinestocurves.

ArrangetheClawshapeontherightmiddleoftheDragon,andselectbothofthe
object,afterthatgototheuppertoolbarandfind"WeldTool",pressitinorderto
combinebothobjects.

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AfterrthatwearegoingtomakeatribaltextureintotheDragon,gotothe"Bezier
Tool"andcreatecustomshapesimilarlikebelow.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

ArrangethecustomshapethatyoupreviouslycreateontopoftheDragonhead.

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SelecttheDragonshapeandputcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapply
thevaluebelow.

Selectthetribaltextureandputdarkgoldcolorinit.

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WearegoingtoaddmoretextureontheDragonbody,gotothe"BezierTool"and
createcustomshapesimilarlikebelow.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

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ArrangeitontopoftheDragonbody.

Selectalloftheobjectsandgroupitbypressing"Ctrl+G",afterthatarrangeitontop
oftheIconbody.

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Step7:CreatingtheWolf
Nowyoualreadyknowhowtoworkwith"BezierandShapeTool",createacustom
shapelikeinpicturebelow.

Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

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Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"inthelefttoolbarandapplythevalue
below.

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Wearegoingtoaddaneartexturetothewolfshape,gotothe"BezierTool"and
createaearslikeshapeontheWolfhead.

Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

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Putdarkgoldcolorintheearshape.

Wearegoingtoaddtextureonthewolfbody,gotothe"BezierTool"andcreate

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customshapelikebelow,useyourfeelingandfollowtheflowofthewolfbody.

Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

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Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

UsingsamestepsasaboveaddaneyetotheWolfhead,afterthatgroupallofthe
objectsbyselectingallofthemandpress"Ctrl+G",arrangeitontopoftheIcon
Body.

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Step8:CreatingtheHorse
Nowyoualreadyknowhowtoworkwith"BezierandShapeTool",createacustom
shapelikeinpicturebelow.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

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Copythehorseshapeandputitontopoftheoriginal,makesureitsmallerthanthe
original.

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Selectthecopiedhorseshapeandputcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"and
applythevaluebelow.

Wearegoingtoaddsomehairintothehorseshape,gotothe"BezierTool"and
createcustomshapesimilarlikebelow.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool"

Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

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ArrangeitontheLeftsideoftheHorseshape.

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Selectalloftheobjectandgroupitbypressing"Ctrl+G",afterthatarrangeitontop
oftheIconBody.

Step9:CreatingtheTiger
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Nowyoualreadyknowhowtoworkwith"BezierandShapeTool",createacustom
shapelikeinpicturebelow.

Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

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Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

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NowwearegoingtoaddatribaltextureontheTiger,createacustomshapeusing"
BezierTool"similarlikebelow,iknowitsalittlebitconfusing,butuseyourfeelingand
youwillgetusedtoit.

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Shapeitusing"ShapeTool".

Putcolorinitbygotothe"FountainFillTool"andapplythevaluebelow.

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ArrangeitontopoftheTigershape.

Selectalloftheobjectandgroupitbypressing"Ctrl+G",afterthatarrangeitontop
oftheIconBody.

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