COREL DRAW 8.0 Quick Reference Guide

Author: Chen Xianjie
Publisher:
Publish Date: 2000-03-01
Features: With the continuous development of computer graphics, computer-aided art design software has evolved to meet the needs of art and design, providing artists and designers with tools and methods for thinking and directly participating in the creation process. There are numerous computer-aided art design software options, especially for PCs, with over a hundred available. Among the various types of computer-aided art design software, major forms include vector graphics, vector images, prepress layout, and 3D modeling, which cater to the creative and production needs of artists and designers. The Computer-Aided Art Design Software Series is suitable for users of different skill levels in computer-aided art design software. For those with lower proficiency, it can be used for step-by-step learning of software operations, gradually mastering the basic functions. For more experienced users, it serves as a reference tool, as even experts may forget certain obscure features and their usage. The quick reference guide helps readers recall and grasp these functions. The Computer-Aided Art Design Software Series is not only a helpful companion for design operations but also an excellent textbook for teaching computer-aided art design. By mastering the functions of individual tools and menus on the interface, users can skillfully and confidently operate computer-aided art design software. Another significant feature of this series is that the author uses numerous illustrations to explain the content of each entry. Some sections even dissect the operation process, providing readers with great advantages in learning, especially for aspects that are difficult to describe in words. In fact, computer-aided art design itself is a tool for creating visual images, and sometimes illustrations are more effective than text in explaining specific operations. Even a thousand words of text may not be as clear as a single illustration in conveying the point.