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OverviewPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 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 Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gary David BoutonPublisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe Imprint: Osborne/McGraw-Hill Dimensions: Width: 18.80cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.406kg ISBN: 9780071790079ISBN 10: 0071790071 Pages: 864 Publication Date: 16 June 2012 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Replaced By: 0071833145 Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPart 1 CorelDRAW X Essentials (3 Videos) Chapter 1: What's New in CorelDRAW X Chapter 2: Exploring Your Workspace Chapter 3: Examining the Palettes, Cruising the Menus Chapter 4: Navigation and Page Setup Chapter 5: The X Test Drive Part 2 Getting Started with CorelDRAW X5 (3 videos) Chapter 6: Working with Single- and Multi-Page Documents Chapter 7: Measuring and Drawing Helpers Chapter 8: Creating Basic Shapes, Applying Transformations Chapter 9: Arranging and Organizing Objects Part 3: Working with Object Tools (6 videos) Chapter 10: Using the Pen Tools Chapter 11: Editing Objects (including PowerClipping objects) Part 4: Working with Text (2 videos) Chapter 12: Typography Rules and Conventions Chapter 13: Working with Text Chapter 14: Getting your Words Perfect Part 5: Attributes for Objects and Lines (5 videos) Chapter 15: Filling Objects Chapter 16: Outline Attributes Chapter 17: Digital Color Theory Put to Practice Part 6: Creating the Illusion of 3D Objects (3 videos) Chapter 18: Working with Perspective Chapter 19: Extruding Objects Part 7: Creating Special Effects (4 videos) Chapter 20: Envelope and Distortion Effects Chapter 21: Blends and Contours Chapter 22: Lens Effects, Transparency, Shadows, Glows and Bevels Part 8: The Bitmap Side of Corel Graphics Suite (5 videos) Chapter 23: Bitmap Boot Camp: Working with Photographs Chapter 24: Advanced Photographic techniques Chapter 25: An Introduction to Photo-Paint Chapter 26: special Effects with Photo-Paint Part 9: Thinking Outside of the ToolBox (1 video) Chapter 27: Printing: Professional Output Chapter 28: Basic HTML Page Layout and Publishing Bonus PDF Chapter 29: Automating Tasks and Visual Basic for ApplicationsReviewsAuthor InformationGary 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |