How to Make a Sparkle in CorelDRAW

CorelDRAW is a graphic design program that allows you to create vector images on your computer. You can add a little flair to your text and images by creating a light reflection with a sparkle effect. CorelDRAW provides tools that create and edit shapes and allow you to transform a regular star into a sparkle. You can customize the size and look of your sparkle to meet the need of your image’s design and add highlights to any digital picture.

Instructions

1. • 1
     Launch CorelDRAW on your computer and open the image you want to edit.
   • 2
     Select the “Star Tool” from the left toolbar.
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     Hold the “Ctrl” key as you left-click on the image and drag the mouse cursor across the screen to create a polygon shape.
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     Change the number in the “Points or Sides” text box to somewhere between 12 and 15. This adds more sides to your star shape to make it look like a sparkle.
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     Click the “Shape Tool” from the left toolbar, hold the “Shift” key and click on each of the nodes in the center area of the star.
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     Hold the mouse button down and drag towards the center to sharpen your star and create a sparkle shape.
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     Click the white color from the color picker to change the inside color to white.
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     Select “None” from the “Outline Width” drop-down menu to remove the black outline around your sparkle.
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     Click on the sparkle shape and move it anywhere on the image you would like to highlight, and then save the changes to your image.