CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide (CONSUMER APPL & HARDWARE - OMG) - Softcover

BOUTON

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1259860205 ISBN 13: 9781259860201

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 2017

Synopsis

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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

 

About this title

About the Author

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1259860205
• ISBN 13: 9781259860201
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 648