CorelDRAW: The Official Guide [Paperback]

Gary David Bouton (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071545700 | ISBN-13: 978-0071545709 | Publication Date: July 28, 2008

The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X4

Create fine art and commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X4: The Official Guide shows you how to get a visual message across with impact and style; edit photos; build captivating layouts; and compose scenes in a clean, attention-getting style. Learn how to illustrate like the pros, justify and flow text around shapes, and truly understand digital color. You'll also discover how to create 3D objects, apply special effects, and integrate different media to build outstanding graphics. Packed with expert tips and techniques for creating professional-level art, this is your one-stop CorelDRAW X4 resource.

• Create drawings that mimic traditional oils and acrylics using Artistic Media, Smudge, and Roughen brushes
• Lay out complete page designs with layers, multi-page options, and preset page and label templates
• Import and format text, flow text around illustrations, and add drop caps
• Use CorelDRAW as a desktop publishing program
• Import and edit digital photos, including camera RAW files, and incorporate them into your designs
• Add special effects to your illustrations including dynamic lens effects and transparency
• Create 3D objects with the Extrude tool

Includes an all-new 8-page full-color section

 

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About the Author

Gary David Bouton has used CorelDRAW professionally for more than 15 years and is the author of five books covering previous versions. He was a 1992 finalist in the CorelDRAW World Design Contest. A former advertising agency art director, Gary has received four international awards in design and desktop publishing and has written several guides on digital graphics covering the fields of photography, special effects, video editing, and 3D modeling.

Product Details

• Paperback: 892 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media (July 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071545700
• ISBN-13: 978-0071545709
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #317,882 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Since 1991, Gary David Bouton has authored 25 books covering different topics, but they all revolve around a central theme: how does today's individual express themself artistically? The author has been illustrating professionally for over 30 years, and Mr. Bouton makes a point to share with readers not simply what a graphics application's tools do, but how they can be used to produce whatever is on the reader's mind.

Gary has written the Inside Adobe Photoshop series, several CorelDraw manuals including The Official Guide, books on video editing, 3D modeling, and creating Web content. Most recently, Gary has finished co-authoring Photoshop CS4 QuickSteps, and the Xara Xtreme Official Guide, due out this fall from McGraw-Hill.

In the spare time he doesn't have, Gary enjoys composing music and is an active practitioner of what he teaches through his books. Currently, the author works with video producers creating CGI and other post effects for music videos.

The author and his wife Barbara host TheBoutons.com, home of The Pixel Dust Forum, which supports diverse and lively discussions on everything (but mainly computer graphics). The Boutons also support their books at their website.

Customer Reviews

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great How To Book, March 26, 2009

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Terrance R. Banach "Terry the book addict" (Sherman CT USA) - See all my reviews
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This guide for using CorelDraw is an extremely well written book for a beginner with CorelDraw. It is very comprehensive. It is organized well enough so that even if you are not familiar with any special jargon, you can find the drawing functions that you are looking for quite easily.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CorelDRAW X4 The Official Guide, February 26, 2010

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Evelyn E. Young "love to laser" (Iowa) - See all my reviews
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Even though I haven't read the whole book yet, it has answered a lot of questions about CorelDRAW X4. I have enjoyed it so much that I ordered another one fo my granddaughter for her birthday. It was written in such a way that it is easy to understand, even for a novice to CorelDRAW. An awesome book!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you wanted to know, but did not know how to get to it, September 10, 2009

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Julio E. Berrios "Zee" (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
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Finally! A book with step by step, easy instructions and examples to learn a complex system. The help on the program itself assumes that you know a lot, and therefore not too helpful. For a person that does not know a thing about this program, (me), it is an awesome book. Thank you, thank you, thank you!