By Steve Bain Applying good-looking bevel effects in CorelDRAW® used to be a slow, tedious task. Since the introduction of new bevel effects in version X3, all that has changed. In this tutorial, we'll take put this new feature to the test for impressive results.
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on Fri, Aug 14 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, design, illustration, Special Effects, Basic, Feature, Bevels
By Steve Bain Has anyone ever known you well enough to finish your sentences? Well, that's sort of how one of the most intuitive drawing tools in CorelDRAW works. In this tutorial I'll demonstrate the Smart Drawing tool. This clever drawing tool automatically recognizes your onscreen squiggles...
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on Sat, Jun 20 2009
Filed under: coreldraw, illustration, Tips, Basic, Feature, New feature, Glyph nodes, Smart Drawing Tool
By Steve Bain If you've ever fumbled around trying to align your cursor to something, you can bid this frustrating task farewell. Object snapping was improved in version 12 to include new modes to give you maximum snapping control. In this close look at CorelDRAW's snapping features you'll...
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on Mon, Jun 1 2009
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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
Whether you use the majority of your digital photos for personal scrapbooking or albums or whether you're a professional layout artist, you can add interest and creative flair to your digital images by applying frames. You can do this quickly and easily in Corel PHOTO-PAINT by using a simple filter...
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on Thu, Apr 16 2009
Filed under: photo-paint, illustration, Special Effects, Tips, Basic, Beginner