Vector Era CorelDRAW 10 & Photoshop 6 Dynamic Image Design and Production Guide

Author: Liang Yan
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronic Press
Publish Date: 2001-02-01
Features: This book is rich in content, well-structured, illustrated, and features highly practical, typical, and instructive examples. It serves as a self-study guide for a wide range of professionals in graphic design, multimedia design, film and television advertising, and interior design. It can also be used as a teaching, self-study, and reference book for students and teachers in higher education institutions, as well as a textbook for training programs in related fields. This disc includes example files and exquisite design results for each chapter in the book. This edition is part of the "21st Century Digital Video Technology Series." CorelDRAW is an excellent vector graphics software with a large user base. Through numerous typical examples, this book guides you step by step from basic to advanced levels in using CorelDRAW Version 10.0 to create beautiful graphics and images, from simple logos and cover designs to drawing computers and monitors, to creating complex human figures. Finally, it teaches you how to combine CorelDRAW and Photoshop for more exquisite creations. The book consists of 11 chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 systematically introduce the interface features, main functions, and basic techniques of CorelDRAW, laying a foundation for readers to learn example creation. Chapters 3 and 4 teach you to design attractive logos and CD covers, helping you master Bezier curves, grids, and scripting methods. Chapters 5 to 7 guide you in designing game consoles, Apple computers, and stylish LCD monitors. Chapters 8 to 10 progressively teach you to draw the most complex human figures, from faces, eyes, and hair to bodies and adding details, where you can learn advanced CorelDRAW functions and drawing techniques. Finally, Chapter 11 teaches you how to comprehensively use CorelDRAW and Photoshop to create dinosaurs, human hands, and dolphins, adding bitmap effects to vector images to achieve a new level. After completing the exercises in this book, readers will be capable of tackling more challenging creative projects.