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CorelDRAW Tutorial: Blend, Shrink, Rebound and More

Blending two objects has long been a staple tool in CorelDraw. Recently, quite by accident, I happened upon a little quirk in the blending of two objects involving the Center of Rotation handle. . . . keep reading

CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: Merge to New Document

One of the most exciting features to come out of CorelDraw X4 was the addition of Merge to New Document in the Print Merge options. Print Merge has allowed CorelDraw users to leverage the power of the database and other structured forms of data with design to create an automated generation of varied but similar documents. . . . keep reading

CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: Jumping Text Across Broken Paths

This CorelDRAW tutorial came out of an online challenge upon which I stumbled upon in a Usenet Forum two years ago. A user was asking if CorelDRAW could duplicate an effect seen in Adobe Illustrator. I looked at it and thought, "Yes, this is possible." . I've recreated my steps of discovery in CorelDRAW to obtain this effect. . . . keep reading

CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: A Text Cursor Primer

One of the strengths of CorelDRAW is its ability to manipulate text artistically. One favorite application is to fit text along or around an unusual shape. For many versions of CorelDRAW, the preferred way of accomplishing this was to use the Text: Fit Text to Path command. In CorelDRAW version 14, the command is more intuitive. . . . keep reading

CorelDRAW TUTORIAL: How to Create a Custom Corporate Palette

A customer supplies you with their logo, which is done in Pantone colors, and asks you to build a piece of marketing collateral around the color scheme presented that logo's colors. If you will be doing this repeatedly for this customer it makes sense to create a custom color palette that uses colors based upon the customer's logos. . . . keep reading

CorelDRAW and PHOTO-PAINT VIDEO: How to Create the Lord of the Rings Logo.

In this video tutorial, my colleague Scott Georgeson takes you through the process of creating the Lord of the Rings logo using CorelDRAW, then moving the logo into PHOTO-PAINT for masking, texturing and lighting effects. The logo was then taken back into CorelDRAW and completed there. The entire tutorial is roughly 17 minutes long. Prepare to be both amazed and entertained as Scott shows off his stuff. . . . keep reading