It is a graphics editor, a powerful tool for working with vector graphics. Corel is a tool for professionals in the field of web design, iconography and illustration, as the program is completely created for creating and editing page layouts, various web graphics elements, and also has a large number of various tools that allow you to create vector illustrations, icons and more. In this article, we will consider in detail how to work in CorelDRAW x7, x8 and other versions, as well as on what principles the interaction with this program is based. Let's figure it out. Go!

Corel has a fairly simple and intuitive interface (as for professional software), as well as an extensive set of training tools that allow you to quickly master the graphics editor, which is a definite plus for novice designers. Conveniently, CorelDRAW includes the Adobe Illustrator workspace, which helps those who have previously worked with an Adobe product to quickly get used to the new program.

The working environment of CorelDRAW is not very different from other graphic editors. The work area is in the center. You can draw objects both inside it and outside it, however, when saving a picture, only those elements that are inside the workspace will be displayed. Using measuring rulers, you can accurately position the elements of the picture, as well as measure them. On the right there is a color palette to work with color. The status bar shows various information that is very useful when working with the utility. The main working tools are on the toolbar.

1. Set of tools
2. Document tab
3. Title bar
4. Menu bar
5. Properties panel
6. Drawing window
7. Settings window
8. Document Palette
9. Document Navigator
10. Status bar
11. Navigator
12. Color palette

Using the buttons on the toolbar, you can easily and quickly perform a variety of actions. The Property Bar (or PropertyBar) deserves special attention. These buttons appear and disappear depending on what you are working with at the moment. On the properties panel, you can always find the tools that are most useful at a particular moment. If you need to position the toolbar in a different place, more comfortable for you, just drag it with the mouse. Panels can be placed arbitrarily, anywhere on the screen. The menu can also be placed in a convenient place for yourself. You can make any of the panels visible or invisible. To do this, you just need to right-click on an empty space and an auxiliary menu will open next to it, where visible panels are marked with checkmarks.

In the future, you will use a variety of tools located on a panel called "Graphics" (Toolbox). Select all the tools one by one by clicking on them with the mouse. Note that the contents of the Property Bar change for each selected tool. The content of the status bar changes in the same way. After making some minor adjustments to CorelDRAW for yourself, you can start creating various vector objects and create layouts or illustrations.

Any vector image consists of a huge number of components, each of which can be edited independently of each other. Such parts are called objects. By combining objects, you can create a new one, so objects can be in a variety of ways, be simple and extremely complex. The dimensions, curvature and position of each object are a set of numerical coefficients, which makes it possible to scale the image using simple mathematical algorithms. At the same time, the image quality remains unchanged. Using vector graphics, you can not think about what size the element will be in the future, because the image can always be converted to any size without losing quality.

The big advantage of vector graphics is that the resulting files take up much less space than files containing raster graphics. Of course, it is also not without drawbacks. Since all vector images are composed of curves that are described by mathematical formulas, it is quite difficult to achieve a realistic image, because this would require too many objects, so vector drawings cannot be used to encode photographs. When you try to describe a picture, the size of the resulting file will be much larger than the corresponding bitmap file.

Now you know how to use the CorelDRAW program and the basic principles of its operation. Tell other users in the comments about your success in mastering Corel, share your tips, and ask about everything that interests you on the topic discussed.

1 - shadow angle

2 - darkness of the falling shadow

3 - plumage falling shadow

4 - manual shadow direction

5 - weakening the shadow

6 - shadow stretch

7 - shadow color

8 - copy shadow properties

9 - remove shadow

It is absolutely optional to memorize all this, because you can always find out what this button is by moving the cursor over it.

And for this lesson, you only need to set these shadow settings. Reduce darkness, shadow feathering and change color to dark blue.

Next, we duplicate this object. pointer select the cloud and press Ctrl+D in English keyboard mode. If you do this in the Russian version, then the shadow properties will not be transferred to the object. Now in our picture there is a sky, a clearing and two clouds.

Let's move on to the creation of the sun. Select the Ellipse Tool (F7). Draw a circle (hold Ctrl). Fill the circle with a radial gradient fill. You already know how to do this. We remove the contour from the sun.

We continue our step by step lesson

Before we start creating smaller details, let's group everything already created. Or we will block it so that this composition does not interfere with our further work. We select our arrow pointer, and select all objects. Just hold down the left mouse button on the white field and drag it down diagonally so that all our drawn objects fall into the selected place. (in the same way, you can combine any objects, the main thing is that these objects fall into the field of reference). By the way, if you want to select two or three objects, you can click on them one by one while holding Shift.

Working with CorelDraw: lessons for beginners

On this site about working from home, a lot has been written about making money on the Internet in pictures. But what if you do not know how to draw, but have a desire? Of course, you can use Paint, Photoshop and other programs, but they are not quite suitable for our purposes: either there is a lot of unnecessary functionality or not enough of it, and it's hard to figure it out... We'll give you a lesson for beginners with the CorelDraw program (tutorial)!

CorelDraw tutorials for beginners. What's this?

A few words about CorelDraw vector editor for dummies: we will talk about the version of CorelDRAW X5. The program is initially paid and quite expensive, so I don’t need to know where you can get it (buy or download a free (cracked) version). How this version is fundamentally different from the previous ones, I do not know. But for the basics, which I will try to write about, most likely, this does not play a big role. Another catch: I have a Russian version, but I will try to indicate the names in English as accurately as possible, and through the slash - hot keys.

I know for myself that even at the first acquaintance with something, I really want to get a visual result. Therefore, in this first lesson for beginners with CorelDraw, we will start drawing a simple picture. Let me remind you that you can also make money on pictures, so studying this manual will be useful for you, and if you don’t want to do this, you can find out what work on the Internet is for teenagers or see more. The picture does not aim to impress you with the program's capabilities, but only to show how a couple of tools work in practice. We will draw a simple landscape - houses, clouds and the sun.

Briefly about the CorelDraw interface: you still need to tell, suddenly you see him for the first time. Panels #1 and #2 are not needed yet. On the left are the CorelDraw tools - we will use it constantly. Panel #3 is where you can set up your instruments, so you need to remember that too. The white area in the center is the workspace, this is where we will draw. The outlined sheet should not worry you yet, I will talk about it later. In the meantime, we will use the space so that the borders of the sheet do not interfere with us.

Abbreviations:
LMB - left mouse button
RMB - right mouse button

Everything is written in as much detail as possible, in fact - everything is not so scary. Shall we start?

The first thing we will draw will be the background of our image. On the left side of the toolbar, left-click on the tool Rectangle (Rectangle Tool / F6). With this click, we told the program that now we want to use this particular CorelDraw tool. Next, click LMB anywhere in the workspace and, without releasing the button, drag to the right and down (you can left and up). When you release the button, you will have a drawn rectangle. Pretty simple, right? Since the forum correctly displays pictures of a certain size and we draw a picture with a specific size, now we will learn how to set the size of our objects.

In order to set the size of our rectangle, it must be selected. If it is selected, there are black squares around its perimeter - markers, and in the center - a cross. If not, you just need to click on the rectangle once with LMB. Remember I said that in Panel #3 we would be setting up our instruments? We need to find on this panel . Here you can change the size of the object in several ways ( scaling CorelDraw #1): set a specific size or increase/reduce it as a percentage of the original size. When the lock is open (as in the picture) you set the required height and width yourself. When it is closed, you just need to set only one value, the program will change the second one so that the size of the object changes proportionally and its appearance is not lost. By default, the units of measure are millimeters, and so far we are satisfied with this.

With the rectangle selected and the padlock open, write the number 40 in the width box in millimeters and press Enter. Then we write the number 27 in the height box in millimeters. Now we have a rectangle measuring 40x27 mm, which is about 480x320 pixels. We will have a picture of this size.

I want to tell you about another great opportunity if you draw in a specific area, as it is now. Find the box on Panel #2. It displays the scale of your workspace ( scaling CorelDraw #2). Since we will draw in the area of ​​​​the rectangle, then by clicking on the arrow you can select fit all or According to the selected(required if the object is selected). I don't remember the names in English, but fit all- the first option in the list dedicated- the second option, provided that you have something selected. Fit Everything is still a very useful feature if you are drawing large objects at life size, because when zooming space with the mouse wheel, the minimum scale will be 3%. Thus, your rectangle now occupies the entire workspace, which is very convenient. Now let's color it.

There are many ways to color an object, but since the CorelDraw tutorial is aimed at beginners, we will use the simplest one.

Important! If you are going to edit the object in any way, make sure it is selected.

Make sure your rectangle is selected. Now click LMB on the color palette to the right of the workspace. Voila! The rectangle is filled with the selected color. If you right-click, you will change the color of the object's outline. In order to remove the fill in CorelDraw or the outline, you need to click on the cross at the top of the color palette, respectively, with the left or right mouse button. I left the outline unchanged and filled the rectangle with blue. And now it looks like this:
CorelDraw fill:

We do not need the background yet, and in order for it not to interfere with us, I propose to block it. To do this, right-click on the rectangle and in the menu that appears, select Block object(a closed padlock is drawn next to this item). While the object is locked, you cannot change it in any way. In order to unlock it, you need to right-click on it again and select Unlock object(an open padlock is drawn nearby).

We continue to study CorelDraw lessons for beginners - draw a picture: First of all, let's draw our houses. You already know how to draw rectangles, get started. You can also resize your rectangles by dragging handles around the selected object. This method is convenient if you do not need the exact size, just an approximation. To move an object, select and highlight the object. When you hover over an object, a cursor will appear in the form of a plus sign with arrows at the ends. Press LMB and, without releasing, drag where you need. Ready! Do not forget to color the houses, you can do that too.

Let's draw the clouds now. Select from the toolbar Ellipse (Ellipse Tool / F7). An ellipse is drawn in the same way as a rectangle. You can set its size yourself or change the size using markers, as you did with the rectangle. Move in the same way. Now you need to build some ellipses to get something like this:

This is the basis for our future clouds. Next, you need to select all these ellipses at the same time. You can do this in several ways. Firstly, you can hold down the Shift key and click on each object in turn. If you click a second time on the same object, the selection will be deselected. This is convenient if there are not many objects and they do not overlap each other. Second way, take Pick Tool and select the area in which the necessary objects are located.

Attention!Only those objects that completely fall into the area will be selected (CorelDraw tutorial rule).

The selection area is indicated by a dotted line and is drawn in the same way as a rectangle. When selected as in the picture below, all ellipses will be selected, and the background rectangle will remain unselected. Because we blocked it earlier, but even if it hadn't been done, the background rectangle only partially falls into the selected area.

When finished with the selection, we need to merge all the ellipses into one shape. To do this, look for the following icons on Panel No. 3: . We need the CorelDraw tool, which is in the red box - An association. If you selected with Shift, you must first select Pick Tool and then look for the icon An association. Let's click on it with LMB and notice that now it is one shape with a contour, now we color it like rectangles. You can combine various shapes in this way, including a rectangle with an ellipse. Our cloud is ready.

We continue our tutorial CorelDraw...

We fill our sky with clouds. Or by Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. At the same time, the copied object is located directly on what we are copying - we are not afraid, but simply move it to the right place. You can copy by clicking on the control panel and selecting from the menu Copy, and then right-click again and Paste (Paste), but be sure to right-click on an empty workspace, and then move to the desired location. And the most the best option- draw each cloud separately - and practice, and two identical clouds do not exist in nature.

Now let's draw the sun. If you notice, there are black triangles next to some CorelDraw tools on the panel. If you click on the icon of this tool LMB and hold it a little, an additional menu with tools will appear. We need to click on the tool Polygon (Polygon Tool) and linger there a little bit, and then select the tool from the drop-down menu Star.

Draw the star where you want the sun to be, just as you drew the rectangles and ellipses. In order for it to be even, while drawing, hold down the Ctrl key. By the way, holding this key while drawing a rectangle will give you a square. And holding Ctrl while drawing an ellipse will give you a circle. You can adjust the size of the star in the same way as with rectangles with ellipses. Now we need to adjust the star so that it looks like the sun's rays. On Panel #3 look for the following . In the box with the number 5, we can set the number of vertices for the star, and where the number is 22, you can adjust how long the rays will be relative to the entire size of the figure. For my sun, I used 20 vertices. Don't forget to color.

Our tutorial for CorelDraw beginners comes to an end... Now let's finish the windows to our houses. You already know enough to draw windows that are not just square. And of course, they also need to be painted. Of course, you can copy the windows and just move them, but you can also draw them manually. So even more interesting.

Ready? Save the file by clicking on the diskette on Panel #2. When you open it later, you will be able to make changes, because the program will save your work in a special file with *.cdr extension. But what if you want to show off your work ( CorelDraw: how to save to jpg)? Just. Click on the menu File on Panel 1. choose there Export (Export / Ctrl+E) and then choose where and with what name you want to save your picture. Then choose the file type, I usually choose PNG (you can jpg or any other format). Then you agree with the settings in the window and ... Done.

My result.

You can select all the elements of the picture as we selected the ellipses for the clouds, or just press Ctrl+A and drag the handles on the corners. The picture will be larger, but the quality will not deteriorate at all. Chip vector editor CorelDraw (any vector drawings).

We present to your attention a set of quality lessons on the program CorelDRAW. This collection included 2 courses for different levels of training. If you are just getting started with vector graphics, start by learning the basics in the basic course. More experienced artists will find many useful information course for advanced users of CorelDRAW. Enjoy watching informative video tutorials and develop your graphics skills.

Beginner course

If you are serious about mastering CorelDRAW, then this collection of lessons will be your best teacher and will remain on your computer for a long time in the form of a "desktop" virtual textbook. The course consists of 100 short lessons that will help you fully master the functionality of the editor in 10 hours. Perhaps the most efficient and fast way learn to draw beautiful vector images.

A brief overview of the vector graphics editor CorelDRAW.

Detailed inspection of the main elements of the program.

An overview of the tabs and functions of the welcome window that appears when you start the editor.

Brief description of the toolbox.

Overview of the properties (settings) panel. Its purpose and functionality.

6 different types viewing documents. How and why to use them.

Chapter 1 Program Overview
1.Overview of the program. Vector Graphics 00:03:20
2.Program interface 00:04:41
3.Welcome screen 00:06:40
4. Toolbox 00:05:11
5.Properties panel 00:02:56
6.View Modes 00:03:16

Chapter 2. Working with documents
7. Document creation 00:03:13
8. Opening the document 00:01:51
9. Saving the document 00:04:44
10. Working with templates 00:02:36
11. Document Properties 00:02:17
12. Backup and restore files 00:02:07
13. Working with windows 00:03:06
14. Working with document pages 00:05:27
15. Defining the page layout 00:03:35
16. Page background selection 00:04:18
17. Zoom 00:03:02
18. Undo, redo and redo 00:03:42
19. Using rulers 00:02:19
20. Grid setup 00:02:18
21. Adjusting guides 00:04:28

Chapter 3 Object Overview
22. Drawing lines 00:03:04
23. Drawing curves 00:03:23
24. Drawing curves with the Bezier and Pen tools 00:04:46
25. Drawing with an artistic brush 00:04:17
26. Rectangles 00:03:19
27. Ellipses 00:03:05
28. Polygons 00:02:34
29. Stars 00:02:35
30. Grids 00:03:18
31. Spirals 00:02:57
32. Standard figures 00:03:13
33. Drawing with shape recognition 00:03:27
34. Dimension and extension lines 00:05:28
35. Connecting lines 00:03:21

Chapter 4 Working with Objects
36. Selecting objects 00:03:13
37. Moving objects 00:02:47
38. Location of objects 00:03:58
39. Copying objects 00:02:53
40. Duplicate objects 00:02:03
41. Resizing objects 00:03:40
42. Rotate and mirror objects 00:04:29
43. Creating objects based on the selected area 00:02:20
44. Alignment and distribution of objects 00:03:38
45. Applying uniform and fountain fills 00:05:13
46. ​​Pattern fill 00:02:34
47. Texture fill 00:03:31
48. Smart Fill 00:03:03
49. Combining and grouping objects 00:04:08
50. Cloning objects 00:02:54

Chapter 5. Working with text
51. Creating Plain Text 00:02:53
52. Creating artistic text 00:01:56
53. Text frame 00:04:46
54. Import and paste 00:03:34
55. Text Formatting 00:03:39
56. Linked text frames 00:02:42
57. Text alignment 00:02:35
58. Wrap Text 00:02:43
59. Positioning text along a path 00:03:17
60. Spelling, grammar 00:04:38
61. Initial letter 00:02:55

Chapter 6 Working with Layers
62. Layers 00:02:42
63. Layer creation 00:03:28
64. Layer Properties 00:03:53
65. Working with layers. Part one 00:3:03
66. Working with layers. Part two 00:02:35

Chapter 7 Effects Basics
67. Transparency 00:03:20
68. Applying lenses 00:02:23
69. Lens editing 00:02:44
70. Object Outline 00:02:48
71. Object perspective 00:03:20
72. Pulling an object 00:02:58
73. Creating a bevel 00:02:55
74. Overlay shadows 00:03:51
75. Object flow effect 00:03:17

Chapter 8 Pixel Art Basics
76. How to convert vector image to bitmap 00:03:40
77. Import 00:04:23
78. Resizing Bitmaps 00:04:33
79. Straightening a bitmap 00:03:36
80. Removing dust and scratches from an image 00:02:15
81. Applying special effects 00:04:48
82. Color and tone adjustment. Part 1 00:03:04
83. Color and tone adjustment. part 2 00:03:40
84. Color and tone transformation 00:02:00
85. Bitmap tracing part 1 00:04:03
86. Bitmap tracing part 2 00:02:43
87. Bitmap tracing part 3 00:04:22
88. Working with RAW files Part 1 00:03:32
89. Working with RAW files Part 2 00:04:39
90. Working with RAW files Part 3 00:03:05

Chapter 9. Finishing
91. Preview 00:02:42
92. Print setup 00:03:31
93. Additional printing setup 00:05:22
94. Print Styles 00:03:49
95. Export 00:03:29
96. Convert to PDF 00:05:35
97. Creating and editing a PDF blank 00:03:22
98. Export file to Microsoft Office 00:03:09
99. Reducing image size using JPEG format 00:04:38
100. Image optimization 00:02:48

advanced course

Consists of 28 lessons, with a total duration of 54 minutes. Unlike the basic course, where the functionality is reviewed, the advanced course pays more attention to the drawing process. The material is designed for confident users who have experience in CorelDRAW. For beginners, it will be problematic to perceive information due to the variety of terms and names of tools.

Creating and adjusting shadows in vector images.

Learning how to use the perspective feature to create the effect of a receding image.

What tools to use to quickly create the famous cube. Watch and repeat.

We draw wonderful vector flowers using the standard functionality of CorelDRAW.

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Lesson 4
Lesson 5
Lesson 6
Lesson 7
Lesson 8
Lesson 9
Lesson 10
Lesson 11
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Lesson 28

We present to your attention a wonderful, informative course of video lessons on working with the program CorelDRAW X5 in Russian! For those who want to master most interesting program for working with vector graphics, this is an indispensable find! All video tutorials CorelDRAW X5 presented in native Russian, which will not be difficult to understand. Even if you have not yet encountered this graphic editor, then nothing should scare you away, because. the professional voice of your tutor will guide you from the very basics to unforgettable effects that you can later perform yourself!

The content of the training course:

Chapter 1 Program Overview

1.Overview of the program. Vector Graphics 00:03:20
2.Program interface 00:04:41
3.Welcome screen 00:06:40
4. Toolbox 00:05:11
5.Properties panel 00:02:56
6.View Modes 00:03:16

Chapter 2. Working with documents

7. Document creation 00:03:13
8. Opening the document 00:01:51
9. Saving the document 00:04:44
10. Working with templates 00:02:36
11. Document Properties 00:02:17
12. Backup and restore files 00:02:07
13. Working with windows 00:03:06
14. Working with document pages 00:05:27
15. Defining the page layout 00:03:35
16. Page background selection 00:04:18
17. Zoom 00:03:02
18. Undo, redo and redo 00:03:42
19. Using rulers 00:02:19
20. Grid setup 00:02:18
21. Adjusting guides 00:04:28

Chapter 3 Object Overview

22. Drawing lines 00:03:04
23. Drawing curves 00:03:23
24. Drawing curves with the Bezier and Pen tools 00:04:46
25. Drawing with an artistic brush 00:04:17
26. Rectangles 00:03:19
27. Ellipses 00:03:05
28. Polygons 00:02:34
29. Stars 00:02:35
30. Grids 00:03:18
31. Spirals 00:02:57
32. Standard figures 00:03:13
33. Drawing with shape recognition 00:03:27
34. Dimension and extension lines 00:05:28
35. Connecting lines 00:03:21

Chapter 4 Working with Objects

36. Selecting objects 00:03:13
37. Moving objects 00:02:47
38. Location of objects 00:03:58
39. Copying objects 00:02:53
40. Duplicate objects 00:02:03
41. Resizing objects 00:03:40
42. Rotate and mirror objects 00:04:29
43. Creating objects based on the selected area 00:02:20
44. Alignment and distribution of objects 00:03:38
45. Applying uniform and fountain fills 00:05:13
46. ​​Pattern fill 00:02:34
47. Texture fill 00:03:31
48. Smart Fill 00:03:03
49. Combining and grouping objects 00:04:08
50. Cloning objects 00:02:54

Chapter 5. Working with text

51. Creating Plain Text 00:02:53
52. Creating artistic text 00:01:56
53. Text frame 00:04:46
54. Import and paste 00:03:34
55. Text Formatting 00:03:39
56. Linked text frames 00:02:42
57. Text alignment 00:02:35
58. Wrap Text 00:02:43
59. Positioning text along a path 00:03:17
60. Spelling, grammar 00:04:38
61. Initial letter 00:02:55

Chapter 6 Working with Layers

62. Layers 00:02:42
63. Layer creation 00:03:28
64. Layer Properties 00:03:53
65. Working with layers. Part one 00:3:03
66. Working with layers. Part two 00:02:35

Chapter 7 Effects Basics

67. Transparency 00:03:20
68. Applying lenses 00:02:23
69. Lens editing 00:02:44
70. Object Outline 00:02:48
71. Object perspective 00:03:20
72. Pulling an object 00:02:58
73. Creating a bevel 00:02:55
74. Overlay shadows 00:03:51
75. Object flow effect 00:03:17

Chapter 8 Pixel Art Basics

76. How to convert vector image to bitmap 00:03:40
77. Import 00:04:23
78. Resizing Bitmaps 00:04:33
79. Straightening a bitmap 00:03:36
80. Removing dust and scratches from an image 00:02:15
81. Applying special effects 00:04:48
82. Color and tone adjustment. Part 1 00:03:04
83. Color and tone adjustment. part 2 00:03:40
84. Color and tone transformation 00:02:00
85. Bitmap tracing part 1 00:04:03
86. Bitmap tracing part 2 00:02:43
87. Bitmap tracing part 3 00:04:22
88. Working with RAW files Part 1 00:03:32
89. Working with RAW files Part 2 00:04:39
90. Working with RAW files Part 3 00:03:05

Chapter 9. Finishing

91. Preview 00:02:42
92. Print setup 00:03:31
93. Additional printing setup 00:05:22
94. Print Styles 00:03:49
95. Export 00:03:29
96. Convert to PDF 00:05:35
97. Creating and editing a PDF blank 00:03:22
98. Export file to Microsoft Office 00:03:09
99. Reducing image size using JPEG format 00:04:38
100. Image optimization 00:02:48

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