How To Create Double Exposure Effects With PHOTO-PAINT X8 - CorelDraw

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In this article, you will take in the strategies of making twofold presentation impacts with PHOTO-PAINT X8 

One thing is sure with regards to working with Double Exposure and Collage systems. They can be extremely rousing. 

Furthermore, what's more, they have the capacity of establishing an extremely solid visual connection. 

In actuality, gathering different pictures into one is considered as a real part of the essential reasons why working with Collage is by all accounts exceptionally fascinating. 

Furthermore, essentially, it is the same with the Double Exposure Effect system; in light of the fact that the reasoning behind them is comparable. 

Nonetheless, in this instructional exercise, we should be making utilization of photographs that are incorporated into Corel Connect X8 Content Exchange, some portion of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8, and a remotely made bitmap surface, to give it a ragged out postcard-ish feel.

Step one

Start with creating a New Image Document in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X8 (File > New). Then import two photos via Corel CONNECT > Content Exchange > Photos > Animals.

And, for this tutorials, we shall be making use of an eagle and a gorilla.

Step two

Now, proceed by removing any irrelevant backgrounds. And, in this case, the blue sky behind the Eagle, and areas around the Gorilla.

Step three

Once you’re done, select the photos in the Object Manager Docker, and click the Combine Icon in the bottom of the Docker to combine both images into one object. Extend the object below, by using the Paint Tool (P), and paint black underneath the area of the Eagle and Gorilla.

Step four

Use the Lightness Merge Mode in the Object Manager Docker to blend the effect.

Actually, it is easy to remove backgrounds in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, and you can do that by making use of different methods. But for the quick and easy method, you should make use of the Colour Transparency Tool (2), in the Toolbox.

If you decide to make use of this method, then you must remind yourself to look at the Property Bar when you pick the Colour Transparency Tool.

Because the Property Bar values are set to Tolerance 10 and Smoothing 20 by default. And this works great for the Bald Eagle photo. You can always adjust the settings if need be.

However, for the more elaborate method, you should use a combo of Channels and Contrast Enhancement effects to create a good contrast. The purpose is to isolate the area that will be kept and remove the rest. You can also choose other adjustment tools. For example, the Greyscale Lens Object (Object > Create > New Lens > Grayscale), which would have been an option for us, if the Colour Transparency tool didn’t produce a much quality result.

So, it is advisable to make use of the Greyscale Lens Object when using a photo with a more complex background.

Step five

Now, import a new photo (we shall be making use of people on bicycles) and place it below the Eagle and Gorilla object, slightly above the Background Object in the Object Manager Docker.

Note: The Merge Mode effect is on Normal.

Step six

Create a mask by selecting the Eagle and Gorilla object by clicking Ctrl+M on the keyboard.

Step seven

Select the Bicycle photo. Right-click and choose Copy. Right-click again, and choose Paste > Into Selection. This place a new object on top in the Object Manager Docker. Drag this object down, and place it just above the Background Object. It is now underneath the Eagle-Gorilla object.

If you would want to brighten up the image in the photo, simply create a new Object in the Object Manager Docker and place this underneath the bicycle photo object. Pick the Paint Tool and paint white with a round, soft nib on the new object.

Basically, we’re finished with the creation of the Double Exposure effect image.

But, to finish it off, you can pick a yellow colour from the bicycle photo with the Eyedropper tool (E), and the Fill Tool (F), and fill on a new object just above the Background Object.