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CorelDRAW: Graphic Design For Beginners

Dive into CorelDRAW for beginners and master graphic design to create stunning business cards, logos, and brochures with ease. Read more.

5.0( 2 REVIEWS )
92 STUDENTS
3h 30m
Course Skill Level
Beginner
Time Estimate
3h 30m

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring graphic designers who are just starting to learn CorelDRAW.
  • Beginners who have never opened CorelDRAW and want to learn the basics.
  • Graphic designers with some experience who want to refine their skills and gain clarity in their design process.
  • Entrepreneurs looking to save money by creating their own promotional materials and designs.
  • Marketers frustrated with long wait times for proposals from advertising agencies and eager to create their own flyers and posters.

What you’ll learn: 

  • Create your own business card using CorelDRAW, applying professional design principles.
  • Build custom color palettes to enhance your future projects and create cohesive designs.
  • Apply drop shadows, distortions, and 3D effects to elevate the appearance of your designs.
  • Design clean, modern business cards that communicate your brand effectively.
  • Organize a brochure layout and learn how to manage pages in CorelDRAW.
  • Combine vector shapes to create logos and other graphics, ensuring high-quality, scalable designs.

Requirements: 

  • You should have CorelDRAW 2018 installed on your computer to follow along with the course materials. The course includes practical exercises with downloadable vector files, so you’ll be able to learn by doing.

Software version used in the course: 

  • This course is taught using CorelDRAW 2018, but if you have an earlier version (X7, X6, X5, X4, or X3), you can still follow along and gain valuable skills.

Why CorelDRAW for Beginners?

CorelDRAW is trusted by graphic designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs worldwide for creating high-quality promotional materials like logos, business cards, brochures, posters, and banners. If you are looking for CorelDRAW for beginners, this course will help you get started and build a strong foundation. Whether you want to design for fun or pursue a career in graphic design, CorelDRAW offers a user-friendly interface and powerful features that help you create exactly what you envision.

In this course, you’ll learn to create graphics in real-time using the software. I’ll provide practice files to ensure you can follow along and apply the concepts as you go.

In This Course, You Will Discover:

  • How to set up a document to start your designs with the right specifications.
  • How to create basic and advanced shapes that form the foundation of your layouts.
  • The techniques for combining shapes to produce professional logos and other graphical elements.
  • How to use custom color palettes to create consistent branding across your designs.
  • Text editing skills, including installing fonts and formatting text effectively.
  • How to align, group, and manipulate objects to create organized and polished designs.
  • The basics of importing and cropping images to integrate them into your designs seamlessly.

You’ll have a comprehensive understanding of CorelDRAW, and your confidence in graphic design will significantly increase. Whether you want to design for personal projects or pursue professional opportunities, you’ll have the tools and knowledge to succeed.

Explore More Graphic Design Courses:

Skill Success offers a wide range of expert-led courses in graphic design. Expand your skills further with our comprehensive library of educational resources.

Explore more graphic design courses within Skill Success’ extensive library of educational resources.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to create professional designs using CorelDRAW for beginners, from basic shapes to advanced techniques like text editing, color palettes, and logo creation.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn more about CorelDRAW for graphic design.

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
The Exercise Files 00:00:00
The Exercise Files - Downloadable Materials 00:00:00
Section 2 - The Welcome Screen
Getting Started 00:00:00
Using One Of The Workspaces 00:00:00
Section 3 - The Interface
Touring The Interface 00:00:00
Understanding Dockers 00:00:00
Section 4 - Getting Started
Setting Up The Page 00:00:00
Using Rulers, Grids And Guidelines 00:00:00
Navigating A Multi-Page Document 00:00:00
Master Layer And Page Numbering 00:00:00
Understanding File Formats 00:00:00
Starting With A Template 00:00:00
Section 5 - Workspace
Keyboard Shortcuts 00:00:00
Section 6 - The Toolbox
Using The Pick Tool 00:00:00
Zoom Tool And Hand Tool 00:00:00
Creating A Basic Shape 00:00:00
Using Connector Lines 00:00:00
Outlines And Corner Control - Part 1 00:00:00
Outlines And Corner Control - Part 2 00:00:00
Interactive Drop Shadow 00:00:00
Interactive Contour 00:00:00
The Blend Tool 00:00:00
The Distort Tool 00:00:00
The Envelope Tool 00:00:00
The Extrude Tool 00:00:00
Interactive Transparency 00:00:00
The Eyedropper Tool 00:00:00
Section 7 - Understanding Color
Color Palettes 00:00:00
Section 8 - Working With Objects
Weld, Trim And Intersect 00:00:00
Weld, Trim And Intersect Exercises 00:00:00
Weld, Trim And Intersect Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Grouping And Ungrouping 00:00:00
Aligning Objects 00:00:00
Aligning Objects Exercises 00:00:00
Aligning Objects Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Setting The Order 00:00:00
Setting The Order Exercises 00:00:00
Setting The Order Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Section 9 - Working With Fonts
Understanding Font Types 00:00:00
Installing Fonts 00:00:00
Types Of Text 00:00:00
Business Card Exercise 00:00:00
Business Card Exercise Solution 00:00:00
Section 10 - Working With Bitmaps
Importing Bitmaps 00:00:00
Cropping And Resizing Images 00:00:00
Section 11 - Exploring The Curves
Free Hand 00:00:00
2-Point Line Tool 00:00:00
Bezier Tool 00:00:00
Section 12 - Node Editing Enhancements
Shape Tool 00:00:00
Cusp, Smooth And Symmetrical 00:00:00
Adding And Removing Nodes 00:00:00
Cleaning Up Lines After Welding 00:00:00
Combine And Break apart 00:00:00
Joining Nodes 00:00:00
Convert To Curve 00:00:00
Section 13 - Image To Vector
Why Convert An Image To A Vector? 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - The Easy Way 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - The Hard Way 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Pepsi Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Apple Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Carrefour Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Motorola Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Batman Logo 00:00:00
Section 14 - More Text Editing
Linking Paragraph Text 00:00:00
Editing Individual Characters 00:00:00
Powerclip 00:00:00
Text In Columns 00:00:00
Wrapping Text With An Object 00:00:00
Text Along A Path 00:00:00
Section 15 - Desktop Publishing
Converting Text To Curves 00:00:00
Adding Bleed 00:00:00
Finding And Replacing Colors 00:00:00
Converting An Image To 300DPI 00:00:00
Printing The Flyer 00:00:00
Section 16 - Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts 00:00:00

About This Course

Who this course is for:

  • Aspiring graphic designers who are just starting to learn CorelDRAW.
  • Beginners who have never opened CorelDRAW and want to learn the basics.
  • Graphic designers with some experience who want to refine their skills and gain clarity in their design process.
  • Entrepreneurs looking to save money by creating their own promotional materials and designs.
  • Marketers frustrated with long wait times for proposals from advertising agencies and eager to create their own flyers and posters.

What you’ll learn: 

  • Create your own business card using CorelDRAW, applying professional design principles.
  • Build custom color palettes to enhance your future projects and create cohesive designs.
  • Apply drop shadows, distortions, and 3D effects to elevate the appearance of your designs.
  • Design clean, modern business cards that communicate your brand effectively.
  • Organize a brochure layout and learn how to manage pages in CorelDRAW.
  • Combine vector shapes to create logos and other graphics, ensuring high-quality, scalable designs.

Requirements: 

  • You should have CorelDRAW 2018 installed on your computer to follow along with the course materials. The course includes practical exercises with downloadable vector files, so you’ll be able to learn by doing.

Software version used in the course: 

  • This course is taught using CorelDRAW 2018, but if you have an earlier version (X7, X6, X5, X4, or X3), you can still follow along and gain valuable skills.

Why CorelDRAW for Beginners?

CorelDRAW is trusted by graphic designers, marketers, and entrepreneurs worldwide for creating high-quality promotional materials like logos, business cards, brochures, posters, and banners. If you are looking for CorelDRAW for beginners, this course will help you get started and build a strong foundation. Whether you want to design for fun or pursue a career in graphic design, CorelDRAW offers a user-friendly interface and powerful features that help you create exactly what you envision.

In this course, you’ll learn to create graphics in real-time using the software. I’ll provide practice files to ensure you can follow along and apply the concepts as you go.

In This Course, You Will Discover:

  • How to set up a document to start your designs with the right specifications.
  • How to create basic and advanced shapes that form the foundation of your layouts.
  • The techniques for combining shapes to produce professional logos and other graphical elements.
  • How to use custom color palettes to create consistent branding across your designs.
  • Text editing skills, including installing fonts and formatting text effectively.
  • How to align, group, and manipulate objects to create organized and polished designs.
  • The basics of importing and cropping images to integrate them into your designs seamlessly.

You’ll have a comprehensive understanding of CorelDRAW, and your confidence in graphic design will significantly increase. Whether you want to design for personal projects or pursue professional opportunities, you’ll have the tools and knowledge to succeed.

Explore More Graphic Design Courses:

Skill Success offers a wide range of expert-led courses in graphic design. Expand your skills further with our comprehensive library of educational resources.

Explore more graphic design courses within Skill Success’ extensive library of educational resources.

Our Promise to You

By the end of this course, you will have learned how to create professional designs using CorelDRAW for beginners, from basic shapes to advanced techniques like text editing, color palettes, and logo creation.

10 Day Money Back Guarantee. If you are unsatisfied for any reason, simply contact us and we’ll give you a full refund. No questions asked.

Get started today and learn more about CorelDRAW for graphic design.

Course Curriculum

Section 1 - Introduction
The Exercise Files 00:00:00
The Exercise Files - Downloadable Materials 00:00:00
Section 2 - The Welcome Screen
Getting Started 00:00:00
Using One Of The Workspaces 00:00:00
Section 3 - The Interface
Touring The Interface 00:00:00
Understanding Dockers 00:00:00
Section 4 - Getting Started
Setting Up The Page 00:00:00
Using Rulers, Grids And Guidelines 00:00:00
Navigating A Multi-Page Document 00:00:00
Master Layer And Page Numbering 00:00:00
Understanding File Formats 00:00:00
Starting With A Template 00:00:00
Section 5 - Workspace
Keyboard Shortcuts 00:00:00
Section 6 - The Toolbox
Using The Pick Tool 00:00:00
Zoom Tool And Hand Tool 00:00:00
Creating A Basic Shape 00:00:00
Using Connector Lines 00:00:00
Outlines And Corner Control - Part 1 00:00:00
Outlines And Corner Control - Part 2 00:00:00
Interactive Drop Shadow 00:00:00
Interactive Contour 00:00:00
The Blend Tool 00:00:00
The Distort Tool 00:00:00
The Envelope Tool 00:00:00
The Extrude Tool 00:00:00
Interactive Transparency 00:00:00
The Eyedropper Tool 00:00:00
Section 7 - Understanding Color
Color Palettes 00:00:00
Section 8 - Working With Objects
Weld, Trim And Intersect 00:00:00
Weld, Trim And Intersect Exercises 00:00:00
Weld, Trim And Intersect Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Grouping And Ungrouping 00:00:00
Aligning Objects 00:00:00
Aligning Objects Exercises 00:00:00
Aligning Objects Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Setting The Order 00:00:00
Setting The Order Exercises 00:00:00
Setting The Order Exercises Solution 00:00:00
Section 9 - Working With Fonts
Understanding Font Types 00:00:00
Installing Fonts 00:00:00
Types Of Text 00:00:00
Business Card Exercise 00:00:00
Business Card Exercise Solution 00:00:00
Section 10 - Working With Bitmaps
Importing Bitmaps 00:00:00
Cropping And Resizing Images 00:00:00
Section 11 - Exploring The Curves
Free Hand 00:00:00
2-Point Line Tool 00:00:00
Bezier Tool 00:00:00
Section 12 - Node Editing Enhancements
Shape Tool 00:00:00
Cusp, Smooth And Symmetrical 00:00:00
Adding And Removing Nodes 00:00:00
Cleaning Up Lines After Welding 00:00:00
Combine And Break apart 00:00:00
Joining Nodes 00:00:00
Convert To Curve 00:00:00
Section 13 - Image To Vector
Why Convert An Image To A Vector? 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - The Easy Way 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - The Hard Way 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Pepsi Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Apple Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Carrefour Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Motorola Logo 00:00:00
Convert Image To Vector - Batman Logo 00:00:00
Section 14 - More Text Editing
Linking Paragraph Text 00:00:00
Editing Individual Characters 00:00:00
Powerclip 00:00:00
Text In Columns 00:00:00
Wrapping Text With An Object 00:00:00
Text Along A Path 00:00:00
Section 15 - Desktop Publishing
Converting Text To Curves 00:00:00
Adding Bleed 00:00:00
Finding And Replacing Colors 00:00:00
Converting An Image To 300DPI 00:00:00
Printing The Flyer 00:00:00
Section 16 - Final Thoughts
Final Thoughts 00:00:00

Course Review

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5.0
2 Ratings
  1. Anonymous
    Ifejieme Amarachi May 27, 2022 at 03:29 AM

    The best

    5.0

    God bless you. You are amazing.

  2. Anonymous
    Tetiana Verba May 20, 2022 at 09:58 AM

    5.0

    I liked it. Everything is very clear and accessible. I am completely satisfied.

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