CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide

The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW®―Updated for CorelDRAW X8

This thoroughly revised guide offers complete coverage of CorelDraw X8, including the revamped interface and brand-new features. CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide shows anyone―from a beginner to an experienced illustrator―how to create top-drawer commercial graphics and exquisite artwork. You will learn to draw photorealistic illustrations, use shortcuts to create complex art, lay out text like a pro, add special effects, and transform 2D objects into 3D graphics. The book features tips for printing high-quality work that matches what you’ve designed on your monitor.

• Work in the customizable interface redesigned to reflect Windows® Metro style
• Explore and understand the software’s menus, palettes, and dockers
• Lay out brochures, flyers, and other multi-page documents
• Add paragraph, artistic, and custom-shaped text to your designs
• Search the Content Exchange for fonts, vector patterns, background designs, and the Get More docker
• Use the Perspective, Extrude, Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools
• Incorporate lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels
• Put all the elements together in a professional, visually compelling way with layout and design tips from the author

《CorelDRAW®授權指南―CorelDRAW X8更新版》

這本經過全面修訂的指南提供了對CorelDRAW X8的完整覆蓋，包括重新設計的界面和全新功能。《CorelDRAW X8官方指南》向任何人展示了如何創建頂尖的商業圖形和精美藝術品，無論是初學者還是經驗豐富的插畫師。您將學習繪製逼真的插圖，使用快捷方式創建複雜的藝術品，專業地排版文字，添加特殊效果，並將2D物體轉換為3D圖形。本書還提供了有關如何打印與您在顯示器上設計的高質量作品相匹配的技巧。

• 在重新設計以反映Windows® Metro風格的可自定義界面中工作
• 探索並了解軟件的菜單、調色板和停靠窗口
• 編排小冊子、傳單和其他多頁文檔
• 在設計中添加段落、藝術和自定形狀的文字
• 在內容交換中搜索字體、向量圖案、背景設計和“獲取更多”停靠窗口
• 使用透視、挤出、塗抹、扭曲、吸引、排斥和變形工具
• 結合鏡頭效果、透明度、陰影、發光和斜角效果
• 從作者那裡獲得佈局和設計技巧，以專業、引人注目的方式將所有元素結合在一起