It seems that we have only seen the tip of the iceberg regarding everything that can be done with this magnificent program. Corel Draw allows us not only to create designs and effects to our images, we can also create icons.
It is for this reason that we have prepared the following tutorial that will teach you in a very simple way how to create icons and export them in icon format using Corel Draw.
Corel Draw has a large number of export filters, with which we can export files in different formats. These can be in JPG, GIF, PMG, PDF or an Illustrator file etc. So we can create and export our own icon designs and we will do it in a very simple way.
As you may already know, many of the designs we make with this program can also be compatible with its sister Corel Photo Paint. As we were able to demonstrate in the article how to create or run an errand using these applications. But next we are going to teach how to create icons and export it in icon format using Corel Draw.
How to create icons and export them in icon format using Corel Draw
The wonderful thing about carrying out this project is that the icons that we will create and export can be used later to change the icon of folders or programs. If we want to use them on a web page, we must export it in JPG format. So what we must do to create icons and export it in icon format using Corel Draw, will be the following.
First of all, what we are going to do is create the icon, for this we will use the magnifying glass icon as an example. We will now create a 552 x 552 pixel square. Then we will add a solid color of your choice and remove the outline. Now we will create the magnifying glass, for this we use the circle tool, hold down the Ctrl key and drag.
Now this circle I copy and paste, to do this press to copy Ctrl + C and to paste Ctrl + B and we make this copy smaller. Now with the selection tool, we select the two circles and clip on the Back minus Front button. Now the next step is to make the magnifying glass stick, to do this we create a small rectangle and round the corners.
Now we go to the Transformation options, we click on Rotate -45 degrees so that it rotates to the right and finally we click on Apply. Now we place it next to the circles, so that it looks like a magnifying glass and we select. And in the properties bar we click on the weld button.
The next step is to place this magnifying glass inside the box, then we select the entire image and from the Distribute Lines options, we align vertically and horizontally. We now move on to changing the fill color, preferably to white, then we move on to choosing the three-pointed rectangle tool.
Creating the icon using Corel Draw
We now go to the magnifying glass and position ourselves on the lower middle part of it, hold down the right mouse button and drag to the other end of the magnifying glass. The magnifying glass should be divided in two. Now release and go down, now we choose the selection tool, select the rectangle, press the Shift key and click on the magnifying glass.
Now we click on the intersection button, now we select the whole image and select the gray color. You will see that the magnifying glass now has a shadow in the middle. Once we have our icon made, the next step is to export it. To do this, we select the image then go to the file tab and choose the Export option.
Then we must search for the location, we write the Name, search icon and from Type the ICO format. And we must verify that the Only selected option is selected
and click on the Export option. And then click again on the Accept option, now we must select the Adaptive option in the palette and in Dither none, finally we click on Accept.
And in this way ends the tutorial that I explain to you with very didactic and simple steps how to create icons and export it in icon format using Corel Draw.