curving fill?

[jason-23]

Inside text that is. It seems when you have a multipul color fill in text and then curve the text, the fill stays straight...is there a way to make it curve correctly or am i just screwed? I tried to look it up in past threads but the search bar doesnt work for itsh!

[Frog]

How about a pic to show us just what the fill looks like, and what program are you using?

[Denis Kolar]

I think that you have to expand the fill (In illy, do not know about corel)

[jason-23]

in corel x4 andy...and again the search box is inop for me.
in the image the top one is straight, unlike homer , in the bottom two when you apply interactive envelope the fill stays straight and doesnt bend with the curve of the text.

[Screened Gear]

I work in illustrator and I didn't think that is possible. Well until I messed with it a little. You can do it if you expand the fill (making the gradient fill an object. Then you apply the curve. You will not be able to change the color or gradient after the curve is applied.

[Frog]

Well, following the advice in what I did find when searching (can't find now, lol!) In CorelDRAW, I broke the text apart, and filled each individually, adjusting the angle.
It's a lot more work, but is this what you need?

[inkman996]

One way is to first fill the text when horizontal then export it as a .emf or some other similar export and then reimport and apply envelope effects, the reimported graphic has the fountain fill broken into vectors many thin lines of it but it does work.

Or you can go the really hard way and try to use Corels Radial fill, but good luck with that.

[Screened Gear]

Frog your gradient is still straight. Its just applied to each letter giving the effect of a curve. Below is the results if you expand the gradient then apply the Curve.

[Frog]

But, is that an option in CorelDRAW?

[inkman996]

Not an option in Corel which is why you have to reimport as a emf or some such file, that converts the raster created in Corel to object based, albeit a ton of objects but it does work.

[Screened Gear]

send me the file and I will flatten it for you in AI. Then you can do the curve. When you flatten the gradient in AI it breaks the gradient into bars of color. It looks funny on the screen but still prints fine.

[Gabe]

yo@screengear how do you go in order to flatten the gradient
I am only a corel guy,
thanks

[Screened Gear]

there is a couple ways...in AI

1)  select object then, from the top menu - Object / expand/ then check the fill box, then click OK.


2) Then the one that not many know about and that may work for you in Corel.

Save the file back to an  old version. I don't know off the top of my head but Illustrator didn't have gradients in the older versions so it just flattens the gradients into objects. (they are not editable but will work for what you are trying to do.) After savign the file close the file your in and open the file again. (make sure to keep a version so you can edit it if you have to.)

Hope that helps. 

[Gabe]

nice tips it works like a charm
Thanks
Gabe

[Screened Gear]

nice tips it works like a charm
Thanks
Gabe

The second option worked in Corel?