Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 400 pages
- Published by: Coriolis Group Books July 16, 1999
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 1576105148
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-1576105146
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Book Dimensions:
10 x 8.1 x 1.2 inches
- Weighs: 2.9 pounds
Product Review
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).
Book Description
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?"
Reader ReviewsOut 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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