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Applying special effects in bitmaps

You can apply a wide range of special effects to bitmaps, such as three-dimensional (3D) and artistic effects.

 

Lets you use a third-party filter to apply effects to bitmaps in CorelDRAW.An installed plug-in appears at the bottom of the Bitmaps menu.

Adding plug-in filters to CorelDRAW provides additional features and effects that you can use to edit images. You can add plug-in filters, and you can remove them when you no longer need them.

CorelDRAW automatically inflates a bitmap so that a special effect covers the entire image. You can disable automatic inflation and manually specify dimensions for the inflated bitmap.

The Time machine effect recreates photographic styles from the past.

To apply a special effect Back to Top
To add a plug-in filter Back to Top

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To remove a plug-in filter, click a plug-in folder from the Plug-in folders list, and click Remove.

To inflate a bitmap manually Back to Top

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To automatically inflate the bitmap to cover the entire image, click Bitmaps Inflate bitmap Auto inflate bitmap.

Left to right: Add noise effect, Zoom blur effect, Solarize color transform effect, Edge detect contour effect, Sharpen effect

Left to right: Original image, Emboss effect, Cubist artistic effect, Mosaic creative effect, Distort pixelate effect

Smart blur

The Smart blur effect smooths the surfaces while keeping the edges sharp.

Camera effects

 

Original

Colorize

Photo filter

Sepia toning

Time machine

Time machine

Custom effects

Original (top), Alchemy effect (middle), and Bump-map effect (bottom)

Texture effects

 

Original

Cobblestone

Elephant skin

Etching

Plastic

Relief sculpture

Stone


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