The Mac® OS X GEL look is still hot even though it was introduced quite some time ago. Creating GEL buttons has already been covered here and covered very well so I thought it would be fun to see if we could create the GEL look in text...

1. Open Corel DRAW. Type the text. Try to use thick font if possible.
2. Duplicate the text by pressing Ctrl + D
3. Fill the backward text with black color and arrange the shadow with pick tool...

1. Open Corel DRAW. Select Graph Paper Tool from Tool Box. Add the number of rows and column using Property Bar. Input the same values for rows and cols.
2. Press CTRL and draw square shaped graph paper.
3. Select Ellipse Tool and draw perfect circle by pressing CTRL...

1. Create the shape for button.
2. Select Interactive Fill Tool from toolbox and drag the cursor from top left to bottom right corner. Change the colors from the property bar.
3. Select Pick Tool...

1. Open Corel DRAW. Type some text. Try to use thick font.
2. Select Rectangle Tool. Draw Rectangle at the lower half of the text. Select the same rectangle.
3. Arrange > Shaping > Intersect...

1. Open Corel DRAW. Draw a rectangle with Rectangle Tool.
2. Select interactive Extrude Tool and Extrude the rectangle as shown below to make a rectangular plate.
3. Type the text and place it at the edge. Make a copy of the text and keep it aside...

1. Open Corel DRAW. Create some design you want to use for Two Color Pattern. Use black & White colors.
2. Tools > Create > Pattern
Create Pattern Dialog box will be displayed. Select Two Color. Click OK...

1. Open Corel DRAW.
2. Draw the rectangle with Rectangle Tool to create the cloud effect. Remove outline.
3. Select Interactive Fill Tool. Drag from Top to Bottom...

Make those popular 1 pixel shadows on your text! Pixel font included for download!

This tutorial will show you how to create Contoured Text in Corel DRAW! I used Corel DRAW! 7.0 for Windows. Some things may be done differently with other versions...