CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide (Paperback or Softback)

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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

Gary David Bouton is an award-winning illustrator who has used CorelDRAW professionally for almost 25 years. He is the author or co-author of 30 books, including CorelDRAW: The Official Guide for versions X3 through X8, Xara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide, and Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps.