This tip is very short and sweet. It may also save some of your hair if you pressed the keys accidentally. Go into CorelDRAW and type a word of Artistic Text. Just so you can see it well, choose a bold font and make the text fairly large. What...
Everywhere I look, I see designs with some flavor of flames. Another popular design element is the eagle. The Eagle Flames clip art collection combines the two together in some really cool artwork. In total, there are 175 images supplied in both...
Three weeks ago I asked loyal readers to list some of their favorite utilities. One of the utilities mentioned was IrfanView and I was thrilled to see that I wasn't the only person who loves it. I wrote about it in September 2008 and in August...
When you create a new CorelDRAW file, do you put keywords in it? I know some users are very diligent about this though most have probably never done it. Select File | Document Properties and you'll find where you can add a number of pieces of...
Loyal readers will remember that I participated in an event last year where I climbed 53 flights of stairs (1272 total) in two buildings to raise money for the American Lung Association. The last few flights of stairs were a bit painful, but I...
I often see users asking how to create a double outline (or triple or quadruple). It really is pretty simple. Use the Contour feature in CorelDRAW to add however many steps (outlines) you want. Sometimes the outline you want is white. Break...
How many times have you been asked to design something for free? There can be numerous reasons. Maybe you are doing it for a charitable organization so it could be considered a donation. Yet there are other times that it is a so-called friend or...
Just the other day, someone was asking where to find flourishes for a wedding cake. And a week ago I had dinner with a group of engravers that wanted to add flair to their creations. The Ultimate Ornaments Mega Pack is loaded with designs that...
Those of you who have joined us at CorelDRAW Unleashed Training Boot Camp know that Cave Creek is a very western town. In fact, one of the local watering holes features live bull riding every Wednesday and Friday night. Don't worry, only...
I've told you about the problems I had with buying a new laptop and what I did to resolve the problem. As part of my job of preparing a computer for use, I always format the hard drive and start with my own copy of Windows. That isn't an option...
Now this is one hot collection of vector graphics. OK, I could resist since all of the artwork in this package has a flames theme. The Ultimate Flames Mega Pack contains 5555 unique flame graphics in 14 different categories. Each of the files is...
It is very common these days that graphic artists are working with PDF files. Artists assume because the file looks perfect in a reader application that it can be imported flawlessly for editing in CorelDRAW (or Adobe Illustrator). That just...
