CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide
The Official Guide
12th Edition
Published on 16. February 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
648 pages
978-1-259-86020-1 (ISBN)
Description
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The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW (R)-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 (R) 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 Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW (R)-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 (R) 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
More details
Edition
12th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
OH
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
500 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
1194 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-259-86020-1 (9781259860201)
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Gary David Bouton
CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide
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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
Part 1: Student Orientation Weekend
Chapter 1: Welcome! What's New (and also Exciting) in CorelDraw Graphics Suite x8
Chapter 2: The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in DRAW
Chapter 3: Diving into DRAW!
Part 2: Getting Started CorelDRAW X8
Chapter 4: Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5: Creating Basic Shapes, Applying Transformations
Chapter 6: Arranging and Organizing Objects
Part 3: Working with Object Tools for Art and Business
Chapter 7: Choosing (And Understanding) the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8: Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9: Editing Objects, Rearranging Paths, and Using Boolean Ops
Part 4: Working with Text in Composition
Chapter 10: Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How) to Use them
Chapter 11: Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools
Part 5: 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: Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models
Part 6: Creating the Illusion of 3D Composition
Chapter 16: The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17: Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels
Part 7: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18: The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 19: Transparencies and Shadows
Part 8: Bitmaps and Photos
Chapter 20: Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21: Common Image-Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT
Part 9: The Wind-Up and the Pitch: Animations and Self-Advertising
Chapter 22: Creating Animations in PHOTO-PAINT
Chapter 23: Final Thoughts: Where Do We Go From here?
Chapter 1: Welcome! What's New (and also Exciting) in CorelDraw Graphics Suite x8
Chapter 2: The Roadmap to Features and Productivity in DRAW
Chapter 3: Diving into DRAW!
Part 2: Getting Started CorelDRAW X8
Chapter 4: Working with Single- and Multi-page Documents
Chapter 5: Creating Basic Shapes, Applying Transformations
Chapter 6: Arranging and Organizing Objects
Part 3: Working with Object Tools for Art and Business
Chapter 7: Choosing (And Understanding) the Right Path Tools
Chapter 8: Exploring Special Shapes, Connectors, and Other Office Automation Helpers
Chapter 9: Editing Objects, Rearranging Paths, and Using Boolean Ops
Part 4: Working with Text in Composition
Chapter 10: Paragraph Text, Artistic Text, and When (and How) to Use them
Chapter 11: Intermediate Desktop Publishing and Proofing Tools
Part 5: 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: Mixing and Matching with Digital Color Models
Part 6: Creating the Illusion of 3D Composition
Chapter 16: The Perspective and Extrude Effects
Chapter 17: Using the Envelope Tool, Lens Effects, and Bevels
Part 7: Special Effects in CorelDRAW
Chapter 18: The Shape Editing Tools and Distortions
Chapter 19: Transparencies and Shadows
Part 8: Bitmaps and Photos
Chapter 20: Understanding and Working with Pixel-Based Images in CorelDRAW
Chapter 21: Common Image-Editing Techniques using PHOTO-PAINT
Part 9: The Wind-Up and the Pitch: Animations and Self-Advertising
Chapter 22: Creating Animations in PHOTO-PAINT
Chapter 23: Final Thoughts: Where Do We Go From here?