The Corel Draw Wow! Book

by Dayton, Linnea

• ISBN13: 9780201886320
• ISBN10: 0201886324
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

Provides basic information about CorelDRAW's tools and commands, including blends, transparency, type, layers, and bitmap effects, tips for making designs and production work quicker and easier, and step by step techniques for achieving pro- fessional results in 2D and 3D drawing, applying color, and preparing art for the Web. Softcover. CD-ROM included.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(4)
Please Read This First	4	(20)
Kudos for CorelDRAW
Working Smart
Changing Your View
Organization and Precision
File Formats
Cautions for CorelDRAW
Gallery	17	(7)
Drawing	24	(46)
Drawing Basics
Guides and Grids
Transforming
Node-Editing
Starting with a Shape
Using Symbols
Modifying Clip Art
Tracing
Creating a Hand-Drawn Look	34	(1)
Converting a Logo	35	(3)
Working Large	38	(3)
Masking To Make a Logo	41	(3)
Taking Advantage of Symmetry	44	(5)
Designing a Folding Mask	49	(5)
Blending an Escape	54	(3)
Building Medallions	57	(2)
Updating a Logo	59	(3)
Repeating Yourself	62	(1)
Gallery	63	(7)
Coloring	70	(61)
Color Basics
Assigning Colors
Outlines
Fills
Coloring with Blends
Other ``Fill'' Methods
Transparency
Fountain Fill Presets	84	(2)
Texture Fills	86	(8)
PostScript Pattern Fills	94	(2)
Patterning	96	(3)
Painting with Objects	99	(1)
Lighting a Planet	100	(2)
Corralling Fountain Fills	102	(2)
Shimmering Color	104	(5)
Building a Shine	109	(4)
Modelling with Blends	113	(5)
Repeating Yourself	118	(2)
Gallery	120	(11)
Transforming	131	(35)
Basic Transformations
Copying and Cloning
Changing Shapes
Using Envelopes
The Interactive Distortion Tool
Perspective
Lenses
PowerLines
Object Interaction
Generating New Shapes---Contour, Extrude, and Blend
Bitmap Effects
Lens Demo	140	(2)
Bitmap Effects	142	(4)
Using a Shape as an Envelope	146	(2)
PowerLines for Posters	148	(4)
Cutting Holes	152	(3)
Blasting Holes	155	(3)
Showing Motion	158	(4)
Gallery	162	(4)
Adding Dimension	166	(32)
Making Things Look Solid
Creating Distance: Perspective
A Brief Introduction to CorelDREAM 3D
Putting Things into Perspective	171	(4)
Modelling Space	175	(6)
Beveling a Logo	181	(4)
From Plan to 3D	185	(3)
Animating with Blends	188	(3)
Gallery	191	(7)
Working With Type	198	(28)
Pointers for Choosing and Setting Type
Artistic Text
Special Effects for Type
Paragraph Text
Designing a Label	203	(1)
Puffed-Up, Popped-Out Type	204	(2)
14-Carat Type	206	(3)
Adding Character to Your Characters	209	(2)
Contouring for Colorful Type	211	(2)
Shaping and Framing Type	213	(2)
Electrified Type	215	(3)
Chiseled Type	218	(2)
Transparent Type	220	(2)
Gallery	222	(4)
CorelDraw and the Web	226	(14)
Preparing Artwork for the Web
Choosing Good Alternatives
Animation
Hiding the Repeat	229	(2)
Creating Image Maps	231	(2)
Animating for the Web	233	(4)
Gallery	237	(3)
Appendix A: Workarounds	240	(1)
Appendix B: CorelDRAW-Friendly Service Bureaus	241	(1)
Appendix C: Production Notes	242	(1)
Appendix D: Contributing Artists	243	(2)
Appendix E: Resources	245	(1)
Index	246