The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW®—Updated for CorelDRAW X8 This thoroughly revised guide offers complete coverage of CorelDraw X8, including the revamped interface and brand-new features. CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide shows anyone—from a beginner to an experienced illustrator—how to create top-drawer commercial graphics and exquisite artwork. You will learn to draw photorealistic illustrations, use shortcuts to create complex art, lay out text like a pro, add special effects, and transform 2D objects into 3D graphics. The book features tips for printing high-quality work that matches what you’ve designed on your monitor. • Work in the customizable interface redesigned to reflect Windows® Metro style • Explore and understand the software’s menus, palettes, and dockers • Lay out brochures, flyers, and other multi-page documents • Add paragraph, artistic, and custom-shaped text to your designs • Search the Content Exchange for fonts, vector patterns, background designs, and the Get More docker • Use the Perspective, Extrude, Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools • Incorporate lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels • Put all the elements together in a professional, visually compelling way with layout and design tips from the author

The only official guide to CorelDRAW—fully updated throughout to cover all the new features of the latest release CorelDRAW X The Official Guide is the one-stop tutorial/reference for learning how to create gorgeous graphics for a variety of print and web uses. Veteran graphic designer and author Gary Bouton shows you how to use the new product features, and shows off beautiful graphics and techniques in this Corel-authorized guide. Packed with examples and techniques, this book delivers details no CorelDRAW user can afford to be without! Ideal for beginners through experts getting started on the new release, the book explains how to install the software, use the illustration and drawing tools, work with text, apply colors, fills, and outlines, apply special effects, and work in 3D. CorelDRAW X The Official Guide Offers hundreds of tips, tricks, and shortcuts that show how to get the most out of product features, not just what the features do Includes online access to 30+ video tutorials of hands-on instruction from the author, plus CorelDRAW native files, stock images for tutorials in Corel PHOTO-PAINT, custom typefaces designed by the author, and other useful starter pieces for learning CorelDRAW Includes a full-color insert demonstrating results of various filters and effects Provides a comprehensive CorelDRAW X reference as well as drawing tips and illustration techniques Discusses print and web use and potential issues Explains how to use PHOTO-PAINT, Corel’s image-editing tool

"CorelDRAW 7: The Official Guide" sold over 40,000 copies in its first four months. This updated coverage for version 8 is the only officially endorsed guide to Corel Corporation's premiere vector graphics illustration application, CorelDRAW 8, for both PC and Macintosh.

This guide is a step-by-step training manual for learning a very versatile and useful Graphic package namely CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8.The book begins with the basics of CorelDRAW in Chapter 1 and 2. Chapter 3 explains the making of basic drawing, as well as the artistic media tools.Chapter 4 covers advanced drawing to work with basic tools and shapes such as grouping, ungrouping, aligning and distribute objects.Chapter 5 and 6 explain Paragraph text editing, artistic text and its formatting.Chapter 7 deals with Layers and Symbols.Chapter 8 and 9 describe the Outline tool and Fill tool. These tools are useful for giving different artistic impact to the graphic objects.Chapter 10 enables you to deal with Interactive tools and the way CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 manages them.Chapter 11 explains the power of editing and manipulating images with ease. Chapter 12 deals with page layout and last Chapter deals with printing and publishing a document.The notable features of this training guide are:Detailed exposition of basic and advanced tools available in this graphics package.Step-by-step description of various commands and managing long documents.Different types of text styles are described using different methods. Importing and Exporting of graphic documents are explained in detail.

Corel is known as one of the leading producers of software, with a top reputation for creating some the industry’s leading graphics, productivity and digital media products. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8 is a software that provides users with applications that are fully functional and complementary plugins that takes in all aspects from illustrations using vectors, how the page is laid out, editing of photos as well as website design.

The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X4 Create fine art and commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X4: The Official Guide shows you how to get a visual message across with impact and style; edit photos; build captivating layouts; and compose scenes in a clean, attention-getting style. Learn how to illustrate like the pros, justify and flow text around shapes, and truly understand digital color. You'll also discover how to create 3D objects, apply special effects, and integrate different media to build outstanding graphics. Packed with expert tips and techniques for creating professional-level art, this is your one-stop CorelDRAW X4 resource. Create drawings that mimic traditional oils and acrylics using Artistic Media, Smudge, and Roughen brushes Lay out complete page designs with layers, multi-page options, and preset page and label templates Import and format text, flow text around illustrations, and add drop caps Use CorelDRAW as a desktop publishing program Import and edit digital photos, including camera RAW files, and incorporate them into your designs Add special effects to your illustrations including dynamic lens effects and transparency Create 3D objects with the Extrude tool Includes an all-new 8-page full-color section

Simple, step-by-step instructions provide fast-track learning solutions. This guide details the powerful new features included in CorelDRAW's latest version. Handy page tabs offer easy access to specific tasks.