CorelDRAW X8 The Official Guide

The Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW®―Updated for CorelDRAW X8
This thoroughly revised guide offers complete coverage of CorelDraw X8, including the revamped interface and brand-new features. CorelDRAW X8: The Official Guide shows anyone―from a beginner to an experienced illustrator―how to create top-drawer commercial graphics and exquisite artwork. You will learn to draw photorealistic illustrations, use shortcuts to create complex art, lay out text like a pro, add special effects, and transform 2D objects into 3D graphics. The book features tips for printing high-quality work that matches what you've designed on your monitor.
*Work in the customizable interface redesigned to reflect Windows® Metro style
*Explore and understand the software's menus, palettes, and dockers
*Lay out brochures, flyers, and other multi-page documents
*Add paragraph, artistic, and custom-shaped text to your designs
*Search the Content Exchange for fonts, vector patterns, background designs, and the Get More docker
*Use the Perspective, Extrude, Smear, Twirl, Attract, Repel, and Distortion tools
*Incorporate lens effects, transparency, shadows, glows, and bevels
*Put all the elements together in a professional, visually compelling way with layout and design tips from the author