By Steve Bain
Before desktop publishing became just another job responsibility, designing and producing appealing information graphic was an art involving a number of skills and several production stages. In this tutorial, we’ll explore some of the basics involved in representing data in creative ways...
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on Sat, Oct 3 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, design, illustration, Advanced, Layout Strategies, Beginner, Workflow, Infographics
By Steve Bain
Recent versions of CorelDRAW include powerful new onboard tracing tools you can use to quickly trace your digital images into vector artwork. In this tutorial, I’ll highlight the value of using CorelDRAW’s revamped bitmap-tracing tools and demonstrate the results of using various...
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on Fri, May 15 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, design, illustration, Advanced, Tips, Basic, Feature, Workflow, Vector tools, Quick Trace, Tracing digital images, Logo tracing, PowerTRACE
Looking to add a little magic to your digital images? For some time now, PHOTO-PAINT has provided many different ways to apply creative effects to digital photos. If you haven't yet explored what this powerful pixel-altering tool can do, keep reading - you're in for a treat.
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on Thu, Mar 12 2009
Filed under: photo-paint, illustration, Advanced, Special Effects, Tips, Basic, Image Retouching, Natural media effects, Alchemy filter
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
Filed under: coreldraw, fonts, design, illustration, symbols, Advanced, CorelDraw tutorials, Typography, Vector tools, Export TTF, Font Design, Font template
by Steve Bain
If you’re a legacy CorelDRAW user peforming advanced design or illustration tasks or even basic vector drawing work, this may pique your interest. Since the release of version 12, there have been a couple of key changes to CorelDRAW’s Pick Tool default behavior. You can no longer...
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on Sun, Feb 22 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, illustration, Advanced, Tips, Feature, Vector tools, Workaround, Drawing Accessories