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, …
