CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide by Gary David Bouton

CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide by Gary David Bouton

The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X5 Learn to create outstanding fine art and eye-catching commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X5: The Official Guide is your comprehensive reference and workbook to get you started designing visually captivating CorelDRAW artwork. Learn, step by step, how to create the illustrations you've imagined, quickly assemble layouts for print and package designs, import and edit photos, master the art of typography and the science of color theory, make 3D scenes from 2D objects, and apply special effects to ordinary pictures. Packed with expert techniques and advice for creating professional-quality art, this is your one-stop CorelDRAW X5 reference and hands-on guide. Create drawings that look like paintings using the Artistic media and Free Transform tools, Mesh Fill, and the Smudge and Roughen brushesMaster the Curves tools, including the new B-Spline toolDesign logos, brochures, and other business items in a flash with the layers and page options featuresUse CorelDRAW as a desktop publishing programCreate 3D objects with the Extrude toolMake your drawings look photorealistic with transparency, shadows, glows, and lens effectsImport, edit, and retouch photos, including camera RAW filesGo from novice to retouching pro with PHOTO-PAINT--the Suite's advanced image-editing applicationMaster more than the tools--learn how to create impressive artwork with the guidance of an expert Gary David Bouton has used CorelDRAW professionally for more than 15 years and is the author of six books covering previous versions. He was a 1992 finalist in the CorelDRAW World Design Contest. A former advertising art director, Gary has received four international awards in design and desktop publishing and has written several other guides on digital graphics, including Xara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide.

Gary David Bouton is the author of over 20 books on computer graphics and video, included five on CorelDRAW. A native of Central New York, Mr. Bouton has won numerous international awards from Corel Corp., IBM, and other software companies for his illustration and desktop publishing designs. A regular contributor to design.com (a bald-faced lie) and other forums, Gary is also a regular communist with Studio Monthly and somehow finds the time to post tips and tutorials on major sites and TheBoutons.com, a terrific resource for anyone who has the need to express themselves using a visual medium.

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ISBN 13	9780071745178
ISBN 10	0071745173
Title	CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide
Author	Gary David Bouton
Series	The Official Guide
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Year published	2010-11-16
Number of pages	1008
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