Step 1: Start with basic shapes

• Select the Ellipse tool; click and drag to draw an ellipse.
• On the property bar, change the Object Size fields to 1” width by 1.75″ height.

 

Step 2: Transform a basic shape

• Select the ellipse with the Pick tool and click the Convert to Curves icon on property bar (Ctrl + Q shortcut)
• Select the ellipse with the Shape tool, then click on the top node.
• On the property bar, change node type to Cusp node.
• Use the handles to shape the ellipse into a petal.

 

Step 3: Duplicate the petal to make a flower

• With nothing selected, change the Duplicate Distance on the property bar to 0.
• Select the Pick tool and click on the petal once, then click again to bring up the rotation handles.
• Drag the rotation center down to the bottom center of the petal.

 

• Press Ctrl/Cmd + D to duplicate the petal. Note: since you set the Duplicate Distance to 0, the duplicate petal will be right on top of the original.
• On the property bar, enter 360/5 in the Angle of rotation field. CorelDRAW will do the math to divide 360 degrees by 5 (petals), which is 72. The duplicate petal will be rotated.

 

• Press Ctrl/Cmd + D three more times to make the rest of the petals.
• The Smart duplicate feature remembers the 72-degree rotation angle and applies it to each subsequent petal, so what you end up with is 4 duplicates of the original petal, evenly spaced and rotated around the center of the flower.

Step 4: Weld and fill

• Use the Pick tool to marquee select all 5 petals then click the Weld icon on the property bar.
• Switch to the Shape tool, marquee select the middle nodes and delete.

 

• Click a swatch on the Color palette to fill with a color of your choice.

Step 5: Create the flower center

• Use the Ellipse tool to draw a circle. Hold down CTRL as you’re drawing to keep it a perfect circle.
• On the property bar, change the Object Size fields to 1” x 1”.
• Draw a second, smaller circle, about 0.2”x0.2”.
• Fill the smaller circle with black.

 

• Open the Fit Objects to Path docker/inspector (Window > Dockers/Inspectors > Fit Objects to Path).
• In Duplicates field, enter 20.
• Hold down Shift and select larger circle. Click the Apply button at the bottom of the docker.

 

• Weld the 20 small circles to create a single object (curve). Keep the large circle as a separate object.
• With the Pick tool, select the large circle and click on a color swatch to fill with a color of your choice.
• With the large circle still selected, hold down the Shift key and select the curve (small welded circles) also. Use Ctrl/Cmd + G to group them together.
• Select the petals and on the property bar, change the Outline width to 40px (or width of your choice).
• If necessary, use the Pick tool to resize and reposition the flower center to your liking.

 

Now your flower icon is complete. You can save it as a CDR file to preserve the objects and layers for future editing, and export it in a variety of formats including JPG, PNG, PDF etc.