Envelope (Control F7) – Cool Tricks with Paragraph Text in CorelDRAW These days, there’s no excuse for churning out plain-looking text layouts. With CorelDRAW®, there are so many ways you can make text more interesting to read, it’s a shame not to take advantage of them. Let’s explore a few tricks that you can use […]
Ellipse Tool (F7) | CorelDRAW: Shape Building Basics This CorelDRAW tutorial focuses entirely on creating elements from basic shapes using a small selection of the program’s shape tools. Additionally, we’ll play with some of the tools, toolbars, and dockers dedicated to altering said shapes. Join me in firing up CorelDRAW X7 to create a simple harvest pumpkin […]
Drop Shadow Tool: How to Use the Extrude Tool in CorelDRAW What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, we’ll get to know the Extrude Tool and manipulate shapes in a 3-D format. We’ll learn how to apply gradients to each section, use the tool’s features, and use the Interactive Fill Tool and the Drop Shadow Tool […]
With both CorelDRAW® and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™, a custom color palette is automatically created on the fly for each design project. The palette is saved with the file to help you keep track of the colors that you use by storing them for future use. When you start a new drawing, an empty color palette named […]
In this tutorial we’ll transform circles and polygons into a brightly colored field of flower designs with CorelDRAW’s Distort Tool. Create simple daisies and leaves perfect for a seamless pattern as a sweet reminder of springtime, no matter the time of year. Additionally, you’ll layer custom patterns and shape styles to bring complexity into the […]
Corel® CONNECT™ is a full-screen browser that synchronizes with both CorelDRAW® and Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™. Corel CONNECT provides an easy way of finding content on your computer, local network, and the Corel content DVD. You can browse or search for clipart, photo images, fonts, symbols, objects and file formats that are supported, as well as content […]
Complex Star: Design and Recolor a Flat Precious Gems Seamless Pattern in CorelDRAW Get your 30-day free trial now! You will be downloading a 30-day, fully functional trial version of CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7. This trial is available in both 32-bit and 64-bit versions. The 64-bit version has been optimized for those with 64-bit versions of […]
f you’ve worked with desktop publishing or word processing applications, you may be familiar with the concept of styles. Styles can be indispensable time-savers for formatting documents efficiently and consistently. They allow you to reduce setup and production time while also letting you make broad changes quickly, which can reduce pain when implementing customer-requested changes […]
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial we’ll create a long shadow icon with the Blend Tool in CorelDRAW. We’ll start by creating a book icon, perfect for an app that holds contact information, a diary, or datebook. In doing so we’ll construct the design using basic shapes and linear gradients. The blended shadow completes […]
Blend Tool | Abstract linear shapes in CorelDRAW The powerful interactive tools in CorelDRAW® are the most notable strength of this vector illustration and design program. The Blend Tool is one of these interactive tools that at first glance doesn’t show its impressive versatility. However, once its potential is uncovered, it quickly becomes a favorite tool among […]
The applications and features described in this tutorial require CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 or newer to be installed. Applying bevels to graphics with earlier versions of CorelDRAW® was certainly not simple and easy, and the results were arguably less than impressive. However, all that has changed with the introduction of the new bevel effect in CorelDRAW. You […]
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial you’ll get a full introduction to creating and manipulating Perfect Shapes, the pre-made shape tools that are perfect for creating various infographics and other designs in CorelDRAW. Additionally, I’ll introduce you to the Drop Shadow Tool, which not only adds drop shadows to objects, but also allows you […]
CorelDraw Basic Drawing Tools | B-Spline and Smart Drawing Tools What You’ll Be Creating Whether you’re fresh to vector, or you’re an Adobe Illustrator user expanding your vector horizons, learning the basic tools of CorelDRAW is a worthy task. We’re going to start with drawing tools such as the Pen Tool, Freehand Tool and 3-Point Curve Tool, as well as a review […]
Create Custom Brushes in CorelDRAW With the Artistic Media Tool What You’ll Be Creating Custom brushes are a breeze with CorelDRAW’s Artistic Media Tool. In this tutorial you’ll get a proper introduction to creating two types of media within the program: brushes and object sprayers. You’ll see a cute and sweet way of implementing them, […]
Creating a Valentine’s Day card with CorelDRAW® X6 or later using Artistic Media. Let’s create a Valentine’s Day card. And, of course, in the spirit of the celebration, our design will have hearts — a lot of hearts. Drawing a heart with CorelDRAW® is very easy. Simply click the Basic Shapes tool, and on the property bar, choose […]
Shapes in CorelDRAW In this tutorial you’ll get a full introduction to creating and manipulating Perfect Shapes, the pre-made shape tools that are perfect for creating various infographics and other designs in CorelDRAW. Additionally, I’ll introduce you to the Drop Shadow Tool, which not only adds drop shadows to objects, but also allows you complete […]
This tip has been written for CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5. While similar features might be available in previous releases the tutorial will be fully applicable to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X5 only. here we will lear about Angular Dimension Tool. CorelDRAW has the power and the flexibility to allow you to create even the most detailed of drawings or designs […]
CorelDRAW Graphics Suite’s toolbox and dockers are jam-packed with useful tools, options, and settings that may be new to you or as familiar as the back of your hand. This A to Z list breaks down most of the program’s tools, dockers, and functions with links to relevant tutorials showing you what fantastic things CorelDRAW […]
