Learn CorelDRAW Step-by-Step Techniques

This series of tutorials will introduce you to CorelDRAW. CorelDRAW is a powerful graphic design tool that can be used for a wide range of creative projects. Whether you are a professional designer or a hobbyist looking to explore your creative side, this course will lay the foundations you need to get the most out of CorelDRAW. Ideally suited to new owners of the software, these videos cover topics like setting up your workspace and getting familiar with some of the basic tools that you will use in every project.

CorelDRAW New Document Setup

How to Customize the CorelDRAW Workspace

How to Use Print Merge

10 Tips for Better CorelDRAW Productivity

Working with Transparencies

How to Create a Brochure Template

Corel PHOTO-PAINT Tip: Create Sun and Light effects

CorelDRAW Video Tip: Open and Import .CDR Files

Corel PHOTO-PAINT Tip: Using Defringe to Remove White Edges

CorelDRAW Video Tip: Basic Transformations

CorelDRAW Video Tip: Drawing Basic Shapes

CorelDRAW Video Tip: Seamless Patterns

How to Weld, Trim and Combine Objects

Working with Layers in the Object Manager

How to Use the Transparency Tool

Advanced Transparency Effects

Introduction to Color Theory

Clipping Objects into Other Objects with PowerClip

How to Design Curves

How to Split Objects with the Knife Tool

Introduction to CorelDRAW for Screen Printing

How to Make Clipart from a Photo

How to Use Clipart

How to Use Color Harmonies and many more.

CorelDraw Quickstart - Up and Running Quickly in Corel Draw

Learn CorelDraw so you can unleash your creativity. Have fun learning Corel Draw with this totally hands on app.

What you'll learn

How to create your own logos and graphics using CorelDraw.

The main tools and effects in CorelDraw and how to use them.

Requirements

No prior knowledge of CorelDraw is required.

Welcome to CorelDraw Quick Start where you will learn to use Corel Draw by creating actual projects. No long periods of going through tools and menus item by item. In this course, we’ll jump right in and start creating and learning. By the end of this course you will be comfortable using CorelDraw. You will have created different styles of logos, used a logo to create a business card and created a mock-up of a logo in use.

I designed this course for people like me who don’t learn well when they are overloaded with information but find it easy to learn when they are doing and having fun.

The ideal student for this course is anyone who wants to get started with CorelDraw.

I use CorelDraw X8 in this course but most everything can be accomplished with previous versions too.

So many ways to learn! See how you can get the most out of your CorelDRAW products with extensive insight into specific tools and features along with helpful tips and tricks.

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