Whether you're an aspiring or experienced artist, this course provides detailed coverage of CorelDRAW, the flagship vector-based illustration and layout application. Author Scott Georgeson, the official creator of video training for CorelDRAW X4, X5, and X6, helps you get up to speed with the basics of vector drawing. Scott demonstrates how to use objects, layers, and pages to organize documents effectively and he discusses working with color, Artistic Text, drawing tools, and special effects. The course also covers how to align and group objects to lay them out more effectively and how to dictate the layering of objects with the Weld, Trim, and Intersect commands.
Topics include:
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Understanding vector and bitmap images
Working with multipage projects
Using independent per-page layers and guides
Drawing and editing shapes, lines, curves, and tables
Creating and using symbols
Working with text
Designing a business card
Shaping, filling, blending, and extruding objects
Importing and exporting other file types
Customizing the workspace, menus, toolbars, and palettes
Contents of DVD
Introduction
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Welcome
Using the exercise files
1. Getting Started
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The CorelDRAW interface
Working with new documents
Exploring new document advanced options
2. Working with Pages and Dockers
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Moving and adding pages
Understanding page setup
Arranging dockers
3. Importing and Exporting Files
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Importing files
Using Corel CONNECT
Exporting files
4. Viewing Options
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Working with zooming
Understanding page views
5. Working with Objects
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Using the Pick tool
Selecting objects
Moving objects
Sizing objects
Mirroring objects
Rotating objects
Skewing objects
6. Undo, Redo, and Stacking Order
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Working with Undo and Redo
Understanding the stacking order
7. Using the Drawing Tools in a Business Card Project
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Understanding the drawing tools
Working with the Rectangle tool
Adding rectangles to a business card
Working with the Ellipse tool
Adding ellipses, pies, and arcs
Working with the Polygon tool
Adding a multipoint polygon
Working with the Spiral tool
Adding a shadowed spiral
Working with the Graph paper tool
Adding unique graph shapes
Working with Perfect Shapes
Adding a shadowed arrow shape
8. Working with Artistic Text
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Understanding artistic text
Adding artistic text
9. How to and Align Multiple Objects
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Aligning objects
Understanding duplication
Working with distribution
Building an amplifier face
Aligning text and spacing objects
10. Should I Group or Combine Objects?
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Understanding Group and Ungroup
Working with Combine and Break Apart
11. Working with Color
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Coloring objects and using Uniform fill
Using the Fountain fill
Understanding the Color palette and the Document palette
Working with the Interactive fill tool
Using the eyedropper tools
12. Working with Outline Types and Color
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Using Convert To Curves and Outline Properties
Understanding advanced Outline Properties
13. Welding, Trimming, and Intersecting Objects
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Exploring methods of working with Weld, Trim, and Intersect
Exploring examples using Weld, Trim, and Intersect
Conclusion
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Goodbye
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00.Introduction 2.99 MB
01.Getting Started 64.04 MB
02.Working with Pages 19.67 MB
03.Creating Objects 85.65 MB
04.Working with Objects 119.63 MB
05.Working with Text 124.17 MB
06.Working with Color Outlines and Fills 56.82 MB
07.Working with Layers 34.55 MB
08.Viewing Your Work 34.81 MB
09.Working with Bitmap Images 61.33 MB
10.Shaping Objects 33.51 MB
11.Using Interactive Tools 60.00 MB
12.More Object Effects 32.00 MB
13.Importing, Exporting, and Publishing 30.78 MB
14.Customizing the User Interface 26.79 MB
15.Crystal.Graphics.Video.BackGround 26.45 MB
16.Other Applications in the Suite 69.27 MB
17.Conclusion 391.03 KB
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This DVDs are only suitable for a PC/laptop/Mac; it WILL NOT play on a TV
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This DVDs are only suitable for a PC/laptop/Mac; it WILL NOT play on a TV
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