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The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW -- Updated for CorelDRAW X8This 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 .
About the Author
Since 1991, Gary David Bouton has authored 30 books covering different topics, but they all revolve around a central theme: how does today's individual express themselves artistically? The author has been illustrating professionally for over 40 years, and Mr. Bouton makes a point to share with readers what a graphics application's tools do, but more importantly how they can be used to produce whatever is on the reader's mind.Gary has written the Inside Adobe Photoshop series, several CorelDraw manuals including The Official Guide since 2008, books on video editing, 3D modeling, and creating Web content. Most recently, Gary has added video tutorials to his delivery system of art education; his work can be seen on YouTube under the XaraXone playlist. In the spare time he doesn't have, Gary enjoys composing music and is an active practitioner of what he teaches through his books. Currently, the author works with video producers creating CGI and other post effects for music videos. The author fell in love with animation in the late 1990s and the fascination has stuck. His animations are featured on YouTube.The author and his wife Barbara work on website design and development, and are active Moderators and Administrators on graphics forums, including TalkGraphics.com.
