The only book available that teaches the trend-setting, edgy illustrations that can be created with CorelDRAW -- chisel images on rock, design tattoos, master comic-book-style drawing. Other books are traditional, tools-based tutorials. CorelDRAW 9 f/x and design appeals to the thousands of users who want to take the application to the next level and break out of the box. Features a 64-page Color Studio chock full of cutting-edge industrial, psychedelic, bizarre, and provocative illustrations that are also available on the CD-ROM. Updates the successful CorelDRAW 8 f/x, which received rave reviews such as this one: "In this book Hunt shows you how to use Corel to do some awesome designs. Its reverse approach makes it unique. You can pick a design you like from the color section and then look up how it's done. I love that. Plus: Every piece of artwork is on the included CD. Why can't life always be that easy?"
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Even if you love art, love cool pictures, love computers, and love your graphics job, says designer and author Shane Hunt, you still want to get your work done quickly and painlessly. Hunt provides you with time-saving tools and tips on working smart in CorelDRAW 9 F/X and Design. This graphics- and content-rich book allows beginning or advanced users to take charge and master CorelDRAW 9, the powerful object-oriented graphics suite.
Almost every page includes a "tips" section--these range from bitmap explanations and exporting to duotone hints and tricks for color. Along with the manageable step-by-step projects in the book, Hunt includes a brilliant color studio and visual gallery filled with final images (these can also be found on the CD-ROM) that include corresponding sites in the book. For example, she directs readers to "find something you like, point finger, exclaim 'Cool!' then flip to the chapter that explains the process. Enjoy!" Some of the tutorials take you from past images--in one section, from the '30s and '40s--and show you how to add sci-fi pulp and comic-book style touches to your designs.
The accompanying CD-ROM is packed with tutorial files in native CorelDRAW formats, animation files, button and interface design samples, clip-art pics, plug-ins, graphics goodies, and f/x utilities. This is a great resource for graphics designers ready to plunge into the world of splashy creations and advance their careers with a deeper understanding of CorelDRAW 9. --Brooke Gilbert
Topics covered: CorelDRAW interface and toolset, new features of CorelDRAW 9 (bitmaps, effects filters, Artistic Media tool, outlines to objects conversion, Interactive Mesh Fill tool), and animation (using CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT).
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Real-world projects, unreal effects! Can't wait to break out of the box? Help yourself to dozens of exceptional, often undocumented techniques - from traditional to avant-garde, retro to techno, clean to chaos - all perfect for use in everyday design tasks.
Learn how to master the CorelDRAW interface and toolset to quickly and efficiently realize your most creative artistic visions. Get away from boring tool-by-tool, menu-by-menu product descriptions and dive into results-oriented projects. Pick and choose the effects and techniques you want to emulate, and walk through the simple step-by-step tutorials to get immediate satisfaction and results you can use. Load the files off of the companion CD-ROM to better understand the tutorials, or simply use your own artwork! Guaranteed to amuse, entertain, and educate all levels of CorelDRAW users.
About the Author Shane Hunt is principal of Slimy Dog Grafix, an interface-design/multimedia production company in Southern California. He has written numerous books on computer design. His monthly design tips and tricks column appear on www.corelmag.com, as well as www.designer.com and other CorelDRAW forums. When not basking in the glow of CRT monitors, the author can be found in his art studio, painting, illustrating, and sculpting dangerous looking things out of various and sundry materials.
CorelDRAW 9 f/x and design gives you the information and tools you need to:
Discover secret stunts and unexpected applications for standard features and functions
Learn tweaks and shortcuts for achieving maximum results with the least effort in the shortest amount of time
Tap into new trends by examining how some of the hottest new looks in design are constructed
Create eye-popping 3D effects, using built-in CorelDRAW tools and companion applications such as Photo-PAINT
Take your images to the Web to design one-of-a-kind buttons, banners, backgrounds, and animation effects
Master insider tricks to transform ordinary text into retina-blasting headlines and banners
CD-ROM Contents:
Suite of Auto F/X utilities plus Ulead Software Web programs
All artwork from the tutorials included in native CorelDRAW format, ready to load and learn
Fonts, clip-art, and other goodies
Demos of popular effects plug-ins
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Real practical applications that are usable!,
By Sam White (swhite@qnet.com) (California USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CorelDRAW 9 f/x and design: Create and Perfect Non-Traditional Effects with a Traditional Design ToolThis title is currently on backorder (Paperback)
The reason I gave this book the highest rating I could is because Shane has put together practical step by step projects. Not the usual stuff you get in Draw books about "this tool does this and that does that," but real world projects that teach actual techniques. In the first 4 chapters alone I was able to use 2 examples in projects I had been struggling with. The rest of the book is chuck full of usable examples for the graphically inclined. Is it for beginners? No-I would recommend having a general knowledge of Draw prior to tackling some of the projects, but the CD examples of every project makes it easy to backtrack the steps if need be. Just learning how to effectively use combinations of both bitmap and vector art in one project makes this book worth the price. This book get's a big thumbs up from me.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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CorelDraw 9: FX and Design entertains and informs,
By Brian (Calgary, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CorelDRAW 9 f/x and design: Create and Perfect Non-Traditional Effects with a Traditional Design ToolThis title is currently on backorder (Paperback)
The CorelDraw 9: FX and Design is one of the best books on the market to get the most out of your software package. Author Shane Hunt knows his stuff. He presents facts, tips and creative ideas in a fun and entertaining way. This book is exactly what I needed to teach me the 'how' of CorelDraw 9 and at the same time teach incredible creative tools I can use right away. The Official Guides are fine but this book gives you the tools to think not only 'outside the box' but outside the stratosphere.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Superb Reference and Tutorial,
This review is from: CorelDRAW 9 f/x and design: Create and Perfect Non-Traditional Effects with a Traditional Design ToolThis title is currently on backorder (Paperback)
Out of all of the references and tutorials I have for Corel Draw 9 and Corel Photo Paint, this is the only one that explains how to create each design that is in the book. The others, well, they contain explanations of how to create some of the desgins that they have included in their books, but not all of them. Shane Hunt delivers a very imaginative and creative approach to explaining more about how to apply the tools and effects that are included in Corel Draw 9. From an artistic point of view, I highly recommend this book. As far as this book starting where the others left off...that is true in a sense. Although someone who has no clue about how to use Corel Draw could learn from this book, I recommend learning more about the basics of this program before attempting to learn more from this book. This reference,in my opinion is excellent for the beginner to the advanced user of Corel Draw. If you want to explore and go beyond the basics of Corel Draw 9, and expand your creativity...buy this book!
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