CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide
The Official Guide
11th Edition
Published on 16. November 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
2112 pages
978-0-07-183314-1 (ISBN)
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The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X7CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide shows you how to create photorealistic illustrations, lay out text and graphics, import and edit photos, add special effects to vector art and photos, and transform 2D objects into 3D artwork. You'll also get expert tips for printing work that matches what you've designed on your monitor. Step-by-step tutorials based on downloadable sample files let you learn by doing.
Explore and master CorelDRAW's menus, palettes, and dockers
Add Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and custom-shaped text to your designs
Explore the new Content Exchange for access to new, exciting patterns and other fills
Create the illusion of 3D objects with the Perspective and Extrude tools
Dramatically edit objects with the Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools
Add elements of photorealism to your drawings with lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels
Combine photos with vector graphics in CorelDRAW, and perform advanced editing in PHOTO-PAINT
The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X7CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide shows you how to create photorealistic illustrations, lay out text and graphics, import and edit photos, add special effects to vector art and photos, and transform 2D objects into 3D artwork. You'll also get expert tips for printing work that matches what you've designed on your monitor. Step-by-step tutorials based on downloadable sample files let you learn by doing.
Explore and master CorelDRAW's menus, palettes, and dockers
Add Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and custom-shaped text to your designs
Explore the new Content Exchange for access to new, exciting patterns and other fills
Create the illusion of 3D objects with the Perspective and Extrude tools
Dramatically edit objects with the Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools
Add elements of photorealism to your drawings with lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels
Combine photos with vector graphics in CorelDRAW, and perform advanced editing in PHOTO-PAINT
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11th edition
Language
English
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United States
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
500 Illustrations
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Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 38 mm
Weight
1295 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-183314-1 (9780071833141)
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Gary David Bouton is the author of over 20 books on computer graphics and video, included five on CorelDRAW. A native of Central New York, Mr. Bouton has won numerous international awards from Corel Corp., IBM, and other software companies for his illustration and desktop publishing designs. A regular contributor to design.com (a bald-faced lie) and other forums, Gary is also a regular communist with Studio Monthly and somehow finds the time to post tips and tutorials on major sites and TheBoutons.com, a terrific resource for anyone who has the need to express themselves using a visual medium.
Content
Introduction
Part I: Student Orientation Weekend
Chapter 1: Welcome! What's in Store, and What's New
Chapter 2: The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in DRAW
Chapter 3: Diving into DRAW! Your First (Guided) Complex Composition
Part II: Getting Basic Skills Mastered
Chapter 4: Working with Single and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5: Creating Basic Shapes and Applying Transformations
Chapter 6: Arranging and Organizing Objects
Part III: Working with Object Tools for Art and for Business
Chapter 7: Choosing the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8: Exploring the Banner Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9: Editing Objects, Rearranging Paths, and Using Boolean Ops
Part IV: Working with Text in a Composition
Chapter 10: Paragraph Text and Artistic Text, and When to Use Them
Chapter 11: CorelDRAW's Invaluable Proofing Tools
Part V: Attributes for Objects and Lines
Chapter 12: Options for Filling Objects
Chapter 13: Applying Strokes to Paths
Chapter 14: Using Blends and Contours
Chapter 15: Different Sets of Color You Use for Different Output
Part VI: Creating the Illusion of a 3D Composition
Chapter 16: The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17: The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 18: Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels
Part VII: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18: Shadows and Transparencies
Chapter 19: Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Part VIII: Bitmaps and Photos, and How to Use the CGS to Work with Them
Chapter 20: Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21: Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 22: Professional Output: A Primer on Prepping Your Professional Work
Part IX: Getting Your Work Out in the Public's Eye!
Chapter 23: Common Image Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT
Chapter 24: Basic HTML, Page Layout, and Export
Part I: Student Orientation Weekend
Chapter 1: Welcome! What's in Store, and What's New
Chapter 2: The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in DRAW
Chapter 3: Diving into DRAW! Your First (Guided) Complex Composition
Part II: Getting Basic Skills Mastered
Chapter 4: Working with Single and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5: Creating Basic Shapes and Applying Transformations
Chapter 6: Arranging and Organizing Objects
Part III: Working with Object Tools for Art and for Business
Chapter 7: Choosing the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8: Exploring the Banner Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9: Editing Objects, Rearranging Paths, and Using Boolean Ops
Part IV: Working with Text in a Composition
Chapter 10: Paragraph Text and Artistic Text, and When to Use Them
Chapter 11: CorelDRAW's Invaluable Proofing Tools
Part V: Attributes for Objects and Lines
Chapter 12: Options for Filling Objects
Chapter 13: Applying Strokes to Paths
Chapter 14: Using Blends and Contours
Chapter 15: Different Sets of Color You Use for Different Output
Part VI: Creating the Illusion of a 3D Composition
Chapter 16: The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17: The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 18: Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels
Part VII: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18: Shadows and Transparencies
Chapter 19: Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Part VIII: Bitmaps and Photos, and How to Use the CGS to Work with Them
Chapter 20: Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21: Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 22: Professional Output: A Primer on Prepping Your Professional Work
Part IX: Getting Your Work Out in the Public's Eye!
Chapter 23: Common Image Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT
Chapter 24: Basic HTML, Page Layout, and Export