Corel Graphics Suite
Introductory Course

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Next course: Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st February 2012

Venue: Guildford, Surrey

Price:  £399+vat (£478.80 including vat)  inclusive of course reference notes, lunch and unlimited e-mail support.

Duration: Two days

Contact us to tailor this course and run it on your own premises.

Related training courses:

CorelDraw Introductory training course
CorelDraw Special Effects training course
Adobe Acrobat Introductory training course

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Discover the power of two applications for the price of one on this Corel Graphics Suite Introductory course. CorelDraw and Corel Photo-Paint are both shipped as part of the Corel Graphics Suite, so you can double the impact of your creative graphics. Learn how to apply stunning effects to photos and other bitmaps in Paint, and then combine them with the amazing visual effects available in Draw.

During this two-day course you will be introduced to the basics of both these powerful applications. Designed for people who need to create documents for output in multiple formats – such as for print as well as the web – this course will explain the difference between the two applications in language you can understand, and help you to identify when to use each for maximum impact.

During the course you will use the software to work through a series of exercises that are designed to progressively build skills. No previous knowledge of either programme is assumed.

At the end of the course, delegates should feel confident about using CorelDraw and Photo-Paint to produce a range of documents and graphics, such as newsletters, flyers, brochures, banners and posters containing a combination of simple graphics & effects created using the CorelDraw & Photo-Paint tools, and imported clipart and photographic images.

Day 1 will concentrate on CorelDraw. Topics Covered will include:

Differences between CorelDraw and PhotoPaint

• Vector versus Bitmap Graphics – understanding the difference and knowing which format to choose

Understanding the User Interface

• Toolbars/Property Bar
• The Toolbox
• Scroll Bars
• Setting User Preferences

Page Setup

• Page layout
• Using the Rulers and Grids

Drawing Basic Shapes

• Use of Rectangle, Ellipse, Polygon and Basic Shapes tools

Transforming Objects

• Position
• Size
• Scale
• Rotate
• Skew

Manipulating Objects

• Duplicating, cloning and copying objects
• Creating complex shapes by Grouping and Welding

Using the Outline Pen & Fill Tools

• Setting Line Colours, Styles and Thickness
• Applying Uniform Colour, Gradient, Pattern and Textured Fills

Working with Text

• Entering and editing Artistic and Paragraph text
• Importing text from other applications
• Formatting text
• Wrapping text around graphics
• Fitting text in irregular shaped areas
• Fitting text to a path

Applying Simple Effects

• Interactive Drop-Shadow
• Interactive Extrude
• Interactive Transparency
• Power Clip

Importing & Exporting

• Understanding Import & Export Filters
• Searching for and Adding Clipart & Photos
• Exporting artwork for use in other applications such as Word-Processors, Publishing software, Web Sites, the print media and on-screen presentations

Printing

• Printing to a local or network desktop printer
• Sending artwork to an external print provider
• PC - Macintosh conversion issues

Day 2 will concentrate on Corel Photo-Paint. Topics Covered will include:

Understanding Bitmap Images

• Device Dependency & Resolution Explained
• Size Matters! The Relationship between Size & Resolution
  – Re-sizing versus Resampling
• Colour Models – RGB, CMYK, Greyscale, Duotone

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Modifying & Repairing Images

• Applying Creative Effects to Images
• Repairing Damaged Photos
  – "Red-Eye" Removal
  – Dust & Scratch Removal
• Creating a Photo-Montage
• Removing Unwanted Backgrounds from Images
• Cloning Areas of One Image to Another

Isolating Parts of an Image for Special Effects

• Creating & Manipulating Masks
• Creating & Manipulating Objects
• Selecting Areas of Similar Colour within an Image
• Replacing Colours in an Image
• Applying Creative Effects to Objects & Masks

Transferring Artwork between Draw & Paint

• Importing Photo-Paint Images to CorelDraw
• Importing CorelDraw Artwork to Photo-Paint
• Converting Vectors to Bitmaps – Why?
• Converting Bitmaps to Vectors with Corel Trace
• Exporting from Photo-Paint

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