By Steve Bain These days, there's no excuse for churning out plain-looking text layouts. Using recent versions of CorelDRAW, there are so many ways you can make text more interesting to read, it's a shame not to take advantage of them. Let's explore a few tricks that you can use with paragraph...
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on Thu, Apr 9 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, design, envelope, Special Effects, Tips, Layout Strategies, Basic, Feature, Typography, Text containers, Drop caps, Paragraph Text, Point-Form lists, Inline graphics, Bullets
By Steve Bain
CorelDRAW provides powerful resources for creating custom logotype, symbol, or character designs. Discover how easily you can turn your design into a digital font you can use in any text-capable application in this continuation of my 2-part tutorial on creating custom fonts.
As I mentioned...
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on Wed, Mar 18 2009
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By Steve Bain The challenge of tackling your own font design can be daunting without the right tools. Fortunately, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite has everything you need to design your own custom logotype font or typeface design.
It’s no small wonder that typing a few words gives you the ability to communicate...
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on Sat, Mar 7 2009
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By Steve Bain
In part 1 of this 2-part tutorial, we learned how to create the illusion of chiseled effects in CorelDRAW using very basic shapes. Now we’ll explore how to work with more complex shapes. We’ll also reveal how to add realistic color schemes to simulate various lighting levels...
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on Sun, Dec 28 2008
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Chiseled graphics emulate the look of 3D shapes. In this tutorial, you learn a technique to create graphics that appear either raised or recessed. Your success will depend on your object's shape, your skill at node editing and path commands, and your imagination.
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on Sat, Dec 20 2008
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