Pen and Ink Tool

CorelDraw's ‘Pen & Ink’ tool provides a good ‘black and white’ effect for photographs. I  like the ‘charcoal’ effect . Here's a simple  tutorial for designers and art enthusiasts.

1. Select a picture from your file.
2. Paste the image on the clipboard.
3. Convert the image to bitmap by clicking ‘Bitmaps’ located at the top menu bar. 

Then select the ‘Convert to Bitmap’ option.

4. Click ‘Bitmaps’ again. Look for ‘Art Strokes’. Choose ‘Pen and Ink’ from the selections.
5. Adjust the lever to your desired effect.
6. Then click OK.

Sample works:

A Dose of Inspiration

For a change, I've gathered few inspirational posts 

from Life N Canvas and turned it into slide via Scribd.

“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into 

instant flame by an encounter with another human being.”  ~Albert Schweitzer

LNC Inspiring Messages