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The art strokes special effects give images a hand-painted look. You can use these effects to make images look like pastel drawings, sponge paintings, and watercolors, or to create textured backgrounds.
The Charcoal effect (Bitmaps 
Art strokes Charcoal) makes an image look like a black-and-white charcoal drawing.
The Conte crayon effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Conte crayon) simulates textures produced with a conté crayon. You can select multiple crayon colors and set the crayon pressure and the granularity of the texture.
The Crayon effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Crayon) makes an image look like a wax crayon drawing. You can specify the crayon pressure and create dark outlines around elements in the image.
The Cubist effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Cubist) groups similarly colored pixels into squares to produce an image that resembles a cubist painting. You can specify the square size, the amount of light, and the paper color.
The Dabble effect (Effects Art strokes Dabble) makes image pixels look like dabs of paint. You can choose from a variety of brushstrokes and specify the brushstroke size.
To apply the Dabble effect, you need to edit the bitmap in Corel PHOTO-PAINT. To send a bitmap to Corel PHOTO-PAINT, you can click the Edit bitmap button on the property bar, or you can use the Edit bitmap command from the Bitmaps menu. You can also enable an option that lets you access Corel PHOTO-PAINT by double-clicking a bitmap. For more information, see Editing bitmaps with Corel PHOTO-PAINT.
The Impressionist effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Impressionist) makes an image look like an impressionist painting. You can customize the dabs of color or the brushstrokes and specify the amount of light in the image.
The Palette knife effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Palette knife) creates the impression that an image was created by spreading paint on a canvas with a palette knife. You can specify the amount of smudging and the size and direction of the brushstrokes.
The Pastels effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Pastels) makes an image look like a pastel drawing. You can specify the size and color variation of the brushstrokes.
The Pen and ink effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Pen & ink) makes an image look like a pen-and-ink drawing created with a cross-hatching or stipple technique.
The Pointillist effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Pointillist) analyzes the main colors of an image and converts them to small dots. You can specify the size of the dots and the amount of light in the image.
The Scraperboard effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Scraperboard) scrapes away a black surface to reveal white or another color, making an image look like a sketchy drawing. You can specify the density of the paint and the brushstroke size.
The Sketch pad effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Sketch pad) makes an image look like a pencil sketch.
The Watercolor effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Watercolor) makes an image look like a watercolor painting. You can specify the brush size, granulation level, and image brightness. You can also specify the intensity of the colors and determine the degree to which the colors blend.
The Water marker effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Water marker) makes an image look like an abstract sketch created with color markers. You can change the brushstrokes by selecting different modes. You can also specify the size and color variation of the brushstrokes.
The Wave paper effect (Bitmaps Art strokes Wave paper) makes an image look like a painting created on textured wave paper. You can create a black-and-white painting, or you can preserve the original color of the image.
Some features described in the Help are not included in this version of the product, and are available only in CorelDRAW Graphics Suite 2018.
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