note: make it a habit to duplicate the layer you are going to edit so that you can go back if in case you ever made a mistake. To duplicate the layers, first open the objects docker. To do this, in the menu go to window>dockers>objects or just simply press Crtl+F7. The Object Docker in the right sidebar should open. Now, Right-Click the “Background” layer then select “Duplicate Selected”. A new layer should appear and this is the layer we will be working on.


There are several ways to do this, I will point out several methods in future tutorials which can be applied to a variety of situations limited only to your imagination. If after one method the results are already satisfactory, there is no need to proceed to do the other methods.

First Method – The Clone Stamp Tool Select the Clone Stamp Tool by clicking the icon in the Toolbox or by pressing the C key.

Right-click the mouse to set the origin, a cross hair will appear in the area where you right-clicked. Select an area of the face which is clear or unblemished (in this case, right next to one of the blemishes). Now wherever you left-click and drag around, it will replace with the ones with the area of the cross hair. You can resize the clone area by pressing shift + left-click drag down to decrease and shift + left-click drag up to increase.

note: press F2 to zoom in on the picture and F3 to zoom out.

here is the nose partially cleaned.

Second method – The Touch-up brush tool (available in Corel Photopaint 12 and X3) To further smoothen the skin we can use the Touch-up brush by clicking the icon in the Toolbox or by pressing the 7 key. This tool automatically smooths the area where you will left-click and drag. you can adjust the strength from very low to very high. I suggest try medium first. You can also resize area by pressing shift + left-click drag down to decrease and shift + left-click drag up to increase.

smoother looking skin via the touch-up brush tool

Finished result:

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Getting Started
The first thing you’ll want to do is open a new graphic in Corel DRAW. Click File in the Menu bar, then New.

Importing a Photograph
Now let’s add a bitmap image. You can choose any picture that you want on your computer.

You can add the bitmap image to the newly opened graphic by choosing File, then, Import. Doing so will open the Import dialog box.

After you have selected the image you want to import, the cursor will change and you can then click and drag the cursor to where the imported picture should be placed. Don’t worry about getting it perfect because you can easily move and resize the imported image afterward.
Once you’ve defined where your bitmap image should go, release the mouse button and your image will appear.

Adding Text
Next we are going to insert the picture inside some text. You might think that placing the photograph inside some text would be more difficult than placing it inside a simple shape. But it really involves the same process and it’s extremely easy to do.

With the imported picture added to the graphic, you can now add some text. This text will be used as the “container” for the picture. To add the text, select the Text Tool, and click somewhere away from the imported photograph. I’m going to type the word “ART”.

Aligning Everything
This time we’ll align the imported picture and the “ART” text. To do so, simply choose the Pick Tool and move the text until it covers the imported photograph. You may need to resize the photograph and/or the text. You can do so using the Pick Tool. To do so, select the Pick Tool and click the object you want to edit and then click and drag one of the eight handles (the four corners and four midpoints) to get the text to mostly cover the imported image.

Adding the PowerClip With the text placed properly ove
r the imported picture, select the picture using the Pick Tool. With the picture selected, choose Effects> PowerClip> Place Inside Container. You’ll see a large black arrow icon. Use the large arrow to click on the text.

Clicking on the text will turn it into a container that will contain the imported picture.

Note: In order for the image to powerclipped to stay exactly the same place you must check if the Auto-center new Powerclip contents is unchecked. You can see this by clicking Tools> Options>Edit.

Adding an Outline Now we are going to add an Outline to the text. Right click one of the colors from the Color Palette on the right side of the screen to set the outline color. I’ll use black for the example. With a color set, double-click the small pen icon in the lower right corner of the window. Doing so will bring up the Outline Pen dialog box.

Here is the final result:

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*This tutorial uses corel draw and corel photopaint.
click on the images to zoom in

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