Newbie Corel questions 1

[JKimbro]

Hi all,,,, (sorry ahead of time for the rambling message!)
I picked up a copy of Corel Draw Graphics Suite 12,,,and I've clearly got a hugely powerful program that is overkill for the simple minded stuff I want to do with it. (at this point anyway),,but it's what I have now.
What I'm trying to do is just edit,,,or manipulate some existing TIFFs or JPGs,,but I can't seem to figure Draw out on my own and training seems non-existent for this.
So,,, my question,,(finally).
Do you know of any good resources for the newbie Corel Draw type person?

OR
Any of you Corel Pros in the mood to earn a little cash for a lesson or two?
Thanks for any shoves in the right direction.

 

[Brushman]

Not sure about books/videos but a good place to start would be

http://www.unleash.com

- as far as tifs/jpg editing, these are bitmaps therefor first stop would be Corel PhotoPaint rather than Draw as this is a vector programme. General rule of thumb for me is - edit bitmaps in PhotoPaint, put them into Draw for adition of text, page layout and output. If you let us know what you intend to do ultimately we may be able to help further. Just out of interest where are you on the globe, I'm Alan and from Essex, UK

 

[gbaughma]

Brushman is correct... you would use Corel PhotoPaint to edit bitmapped images (.GIF, .JPG, etc.) If you wish to INCORPORATE a bitmapped image into a CorelDraw document, you can import it into CorelDraw.

Once a bitmap is in CorelDraw, you can do several things with it, including cropping, some limited distortions, lenses, and so forth, but getting right in there and changing someone's red-eye flash is a task much better suited to Corel PhotoPaint.

You've got all the tools... just don't try to drive a nail with a crescent wrench.


Just my $.02

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify it's owner." --Me
--Greg

 

[ynnhoj26]

I've found some excellent tutorials from

http://www.lynda.com.

They have sample quicktime movies for different corel versions. Good luck, JG

 

[javabearSTL]

there's also tutorial videos from lynda on a CD in the CD12 suite

 

[JKimbro]

Hey all,,,,thanks for the reply(s).
I've got existing artwork,,in TIFF and I want to manipulate it a bit. Add another file to it.... Well to be exact,,,I've got a cartoon bee,,(the TIFF),,I want to take the picture of this bee and move his hand around and then add another JPG to it to make it look like he's holding a company name,,,(I'm a beekeeper).

I did look at the Lynda tutorial that came w/ CD12 Suite,,,didn't get me very far. I looked for some others on their site but didn't run across the one for CD12 yet.
And,,,hahahaha,,using a crescent wrench to drive a nail,,,,gave me images of all the times I've used a wrench to beat something like a hammer,,(just not a good sign is it)hahaha
So anyway,,, that in a nutshell is what I want to do w/Corel. I would like to be proficient with it,,but first I need my project finished,,,then I'll give it a go.

Oh,,Brushman,,I'm From Northern California,,USA

 

[gbaughma]

It's certainly doable.

If you want to superimpose the bee onto the other, take your bee graphic (in PhotoPaint), and save it as a GIF file, with the background set to transparency. There's a dialogue when you save as a GIF to pick a color to be "transparent".

Then you can open your TIFF, import the GIF, and drop it wherever you want.

Of course, this is one of a dozen ways to skin THAT cat, and I'm sure a graphics artist would have a better way, but I'm not a graphic artist... I just tinker. That's how *I* would do it anyhoo.



Just my $.02

"In order to start solving a problem, one must first identify it's owner." --Me
--Greg

 

[rh14k]

Hi JKimbro,


Here's some info that I've posted in the past. If you follow the instructions you will be able to duplicate exact pieces that you want from any image and you don't have to leave Corel Draw. You can duplicate portions of your "bee image" and place them where you want them.

You will see that the info was used to help someone duplicate the image of a person so that the background could be omitted and they could then place the person on any background they wanted. Sure this could be done in Photo Paint but why bother with another program when you already have enough on your plate with CD.

The following steps will help you accomplish what you want to do,within corel draw itself.

1) on the toolbar to the left select the free-hand tool, it's the one located on the fourth icon down, it looks like a pencil (forgive me if my instructions appear to be created for a novice but I don't know the experience one has when I give instructions for proceedures)

2) use this tool to make an outline around the person

3) once you have an outline and it's closed then click "Effects" on the top menu bar

4) then click on lens....you should see a window pop open to the right side of your work area

5) in the window below the circle on a rectangle, there's a box that has a pull down menu...be sure the selection "Brighten" is chosen

6) then in the box for "Rate" enter "0"

7) place a check mark in the box beside "Frozen"

8) now click on "Apply"

9) to remove the outline around the person, right click on the "X" at the top of the color pallette bar located at the right side of your work area.


You have just created a duplicate of the person you outlined in the photo. You can now place this duplicate over any photo or other piece of art, you wish.

rh14k



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