CorelDRAW X3
One Week Special
Total 20 hours
The CorelDRAW 1 Week Special covers the major components of the CorelDRAW Graphics Suite: CorelDRAW, Corel TRACE, Corel R.A.V.E., and Corel Photo-PAINT. The course comprises:
Part 1: CorelDRAW X3 Intro
Part 2: CorelDRAW X3 Advanced
Part 3: Corel Photo-PAINT X3 Intro
Tuition: $995 CA
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Part 1: CorelDRAW X3 Introduction
Basics |
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Overview of CorelDRAW Environment
Setting up a new document
Navigating within a document
Showing and hiding floating palettes
Zooming in and out
CorelDRAW's viewing modes |
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Creating basic objects |
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Using the drawing tools
Drawing rectangles and circles
Drawing polygons
Drawing lines
Setting object fills
Setting object outlines
Copying object attributes |
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Manipulating objects |
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Selecting objects
Moving objects
Resizing objects
Rotating and skewing objects
Altering the pivot point
Duplicating and cloning objects
Grouping and locking
Changing the stacking order |
Working with text |
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Artistic and paragraph text
Adding artistic text
Formatting artistic text
Adding paragraph text
Setting paragraph options
Checking your spelling
Using Find and Replace
Importing text |
Aids to accuracy |
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Customizing the ruler
Creating ruler guides Using snap-to
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Moving the zero point
Moving the ruler
Customizing the grid
Specifying precise object parameters
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Creating complex objects |
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Creating bezier curves
Using the shape tool
Using the freehand tool
Using the knife tool
Using the eraser tool
Reshaping paths
Converting text to paths
Combining objects |
Images and clipart |
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Importing bitmaps
Importing clipart
Inserting symbols
Creating symbols |
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Effects |
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Fit Text To Path
Transforming objects with envelopes
Creating blends
Drop shadows
The artistic media tool
Adding perspective
Extruding objects
Lens effects
Applying PowerClips |
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Output |
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Exporting your artwork
Choosing the right file format
Printing documents
Setting print options
Creating print styles
Using the Print Merge Wizard |
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Part 2: CorelDRAW X3 Advanced
Templates and styles |
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Creating templates
Loading templates
Creating graphic object styles
Creating artistic text styles
Creating paragraph text styles |
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Customisation |
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Creating custom toolbars
Creating and using shortcuts
Using multiple workspaces
Creating custom colour palettes
Saving your defaults |
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Interactive effects |
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Interactive envelopes
Interactive transparencies
Interactive blends
Interactive distortion
Interactive drop shadows
Interactive extrusion
Interactive contours |
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Advanced object manipulation |
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Combining and breaking apart
Welding objects
Intersection and trim |
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Desktop publishing |
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Working with layers
Using master layers
Linking text frames
Wrapping text around an object
Creating drop caps
Flowing text inside a shape |
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Corel TRACE |
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Overview of tracing bitmaps
Compatible formats
Choosing trace options
Setting memory options
Tracing files
Importing the traced files |
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Corel R.A.V.E. |
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Overview of R.A.V.E
Setting up the stage
Using the timeline
Setting object span
Tweening two objects
Tweening groups of objects
Tweening along a path
Creating rollover effects
Exporting in Flash format |
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Part 3: Corel Photo-PAINT X3 Introduction
Introducting Photo-PAINT |
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CorelDraw and PhotoPaint differences
Bitmaps and pixels
Masking techniques |
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Effects |
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Overview of filters
Blurring and sharpening
3D effects filters
Art strokes
Camera
The Noise filter
The Boss filter
The Dust and Scratch filter
Lighting effects
Mesh warp
The Image Sprayer |
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Tonal and colour adjustments |
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Changing brightness and contrast
Using tone curves
PhotoPaint's colour modes
Changing hue and saturation |
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Retouching |
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Using the clone tool
Using the undo brush
Using the artbrush tool
Using the airbrush tool
The replace color brush |
Working with layers |
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Creating layers
Changing opacity
Creating montages
Using adjustment layers
Using layer masks |
Exporting |
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Exporting for print
Print formats
Exporting for the web
Web graphic formats |
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REGISTRATION FORM
REGISTRATION STEPS:
- Fill out our Registration form.
- One of our staff members will contact you at the telephone number you included on
your registration form to confirm your registration.
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4 methods of payment
The payment is made:
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