- Paperback: 249 pages
- Publisher: Peachpit Press; Pap/Cdr edition (May 1999)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0201886324
- ISBN-13: 978-0201886320
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 19 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 726 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #115,406 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The CorelDraw Wow Book, a four-color guide to CorelDraw, helps users of every level of expertise learn how to create superb, unique artwork. The book is divided into basic categories--drawing, coloring, transforming, adding dimension, working with type, and preparing artwork for the Web. Each category contains discrete tasks (broken down into individual steps) that help you with features, design techniques, and shortcuts.
For example, the chapter on color has a number of sections that help you use tools like texture, pattern, and fountain fills, as well as creating shimmering color, building a shine, and using blends. You'll find that this book is more than just a substitute for the CorelDraw manual. Within every individual task explained in the book, the authors use the work of a real artist as an example and show you what this artist did to produce the effect in question, including the combinations of features and techniques that helped produce such unique artwork.
Each chapter ends with a gallery of professional-quality artwork and an explanation of everything the artist did, from beginning scan to final color tweaking. There are dozens of contributing artists, and the appendix contains their contact information should you want to learn more.
The book covers versions 3 through 8 of the CorelDraw software, a smart move since even some of the older versions still have their share of devotees. The companion CD-ROM has demos of multiple versions of CorelDraw, sample artwork, fonts, and stock photos, as well as other third-party graphics software. --Kathleen Caster
From Library Journal
Unlike Photoshop, which "paints" large flat areas, CorelDRAW is a vector design tool that creates individual objectsAusually lines and areas that are separate from each other and that can be manipulated in a drawing for different effects. CorelDRAW shares the vector market with Macromedia's FreeHand and Adobe's Illustrator. These two titles are excellent introductions for new users.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Clear, well written, and an inspiration..,
By A Customer
This review is from: The CorelDRAW Wow! Book with CDROM (Paperback)
I first bought coreldraw7 a couple of years ago, at student price.. and it didnt come with a manual. So I figured out a lot of techniques thru trial and error. But I missed out on a lot of the Coreldraw features, although I thought it was great software all the same, and did a lot of drawing with it.Just last week I bought the Coreldraw Wow book, and ..at last! ..the tools and features of this software are revealed to me in an amazing compendium of techniques, tips and excellent information. Shane Hunt's 'The Coreldraw Wow! Book' is clear, well written, and an inspiration. Full of useful techniques, it's an excellent book to really show the power and versatility of Coreldraw.
5.0 out of 5 stars
An amazing how to book for beginners and advanced users.,
By A Customer
This review is from: The CorelDRAW Wow! Book with CDROM (Paperback)
Shane Hunt has a gift for clarity and precision as he describes how to get the most out of Corel Draw. This book is for both beginners and advanced users and lets users in on the secrets of the amazing special effects supported in the program, in all its versions.
5.0 out of 5 stars
All I can say is WOW!,
By A Customer
This review is from: The CorelDRAW Wow! Book with CDROM (Paperback)
I have waited for what seemed like forever for this WOW book to hit the shelves and I must say it was well worth the wait. I have other books written by both Shane Hunt and Linnea Dayton and I'm glad to say they have maintained their rep of putting out good references for the rest of us. Every time I open it I see something else I want to try or gives me ideas for new things. This book is well designed and written - not too techie for novices and chock full of great illustrations. If you dislike working your way through the effects menus, you'll love the pages that show all the fountain presets, bitmap filters, etc. I appreciate the authors remembering all of us who do not upgrade every year or who use more than one version (or Macs). Every CorelDRAW user, using any version, should get this book. You'll be glad you did.
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