What is CorelDraw? a Tutorial for Beginners

An introduction to CorelDraw is going to be covered in this tutorial. It is the pinnacle of modern computer-aided two-dimensional graphic design. Simple! To give it a more academic connotation, CorelDraw is a software for graphic design that Corel Corporation created to create vector graphics.

CorelDraw has been used to create almost all of the pretty visuals that we see around us, including advertisements both online and in print, the designing of products and architectural layouts, online sketches created by artists working in a variety of fields, and almost all of the pretty visuals that we see on our phones or in magazines.

Tools available within CorelDraw

There is a tool drop-down menu in the menu bar, but the ToolBox contains comprehensive information on all essential tools.

When you select a tool, a drop-down menu will appear with additional options for that tool, and the tool's individual properties will also be displayed in the Tool Bar, which is located below the Menu Bar. First things first, let's have a look at all of the tools.

The Pick Tool

The Pick Tool is a selection tool that operates similarly to Photoshop's Move Tool in terms of functionality. In the bottom right corner of the tool, you will find a variety of options for freehand picking as well as free transformation. With these options, you can resize the image, so it becomes wider and narrower or even create a mirror image with your mouse.

The shape Tool

This tool will provide nodes and handles on the image, shape, or text that has been selected. After the nodes have been selected, the portion of the object that was chosen can then be curved into various textures such as a smudge, smear, twirl, and so on.

The Crop Tool

As its name suggests, this tool will assist in cropping the image, shape, or text that has been selected. You will also be able to erase parts of the picture and cut it like a knife (that is, divide the shape into various slices that can be edited separately) (using Eraser).

The Zoom Tool

The Zoom Tool allows zoom-in on any specific part of the shape or text currently being created or edited. This enables the designer to address any inconsistencies and make the necessary adjustments.

Freehand Tool

This tool, the Freehand Tool, is where most of the magic is created. Thanks to its diverse drawing capabilities, this tool enables you to create and sketch any design you can imagine. Therefore, the graphic design process begins with the utilization of this tool, which plays an important part.

Artistic Media Tool

This tool is comparable to a pen, spray can, or freehand paintbrush. If you would like to create calligraphic text or graffiti, this tool will be of assistance to you.

The Rectangle Tool

The Rectangle Tool is used to assist in the formation of a rectangle in your drawing. Additionally, it offers the possibility of a three-point rectangle. After the first two nodes of a rectangle have been drawn, it is possible to generate a quick rectangle by merely dragging the mouse.

The Ellipse Tool

The Ellipse Tool allows you to create an elliptical shape with the appearance of a circle. A three-point ellipse, similar to the one in the rectangle tool, can also be made more quickly with this feature.

The Polygon Tool

Creating shapes with more than four sides is possible with the help of the polygon tool, which can be found in the Shapes panel. Under the same heading, however, CorelDraw enables you to produce several readymade shapes, such as a banner, star, spiral, arrow, and graph paper grid.

Text Tool

The text tool allows for the creation of text characters as well as text boxes. You can modify them by using the various options for formatting and properties displayed in the toolbar. If you need to generate text in a tabular format, you can use this tool to add a table directly to your document.

The Parallel Dimension Tool

Many civil engineers and architects use CorelDraw's Parallel Dimension Tool. So, to display dimensions in various shapes like this here is a readymade tool.

The Straight-line connector Tool

This tool will help you connect different sides in any shape between straight lines or right angles while letting the sides keep their own identities.

The Drop Shadow Tool

The drop shadow tool is the one responsible for giving the effect. Any part of the selected shape or text that is being designed can have a slope, emboss, drop shadow, or extrude effect put on it.

The Eye Dropper Tool 

The Eye Dropper Tool is the most common form of the color picker tool. The Attributes Eyedropper is the most interesting feature of this. Therefore, you can select the shape's thickness, size, and all other effects and attributes and then directly copy them into your shape.

The Interactive Fill Tool 

The Interactive Fill Tool functions similarly to the standard fill tool but also includes additional customization options, such as the ability to apply gradients and everything else. In addition to that, this offers a Mesh tool. This tool will generate grids around the shape, and then each grid can be colored individually if intricate coloring or shading is required for the project, such as when painting a piece of fruit or a landscape.

The Smart Fill Tool 

The Smart Fill Tool is a tool that will assist in filling color in a shape that has a closed path. Highly efficient in its use. Extremely comparable to the paint bucket tool available in Microsoft Paint.

CorelDraw's various features

One of the critical features is that it has a user interface that is easy to use and can be learned quickly. This allows users of all skill levels, from novices to seasoned designers, to produce designs and layouts that are truly breathtaking. It is equipped with flexible live tools such as node shaping and mesh fill, which are helpful in virtually every aspect of the design process. The inability of vector graphics software to pixelate its designs ensures that printed output will be high quality. As a result, many high-definition printers can print files in Corel format because they are programmed to do so.

Other features include the capability to run on any processor, accept various file formats for editing, and so on.

CorelDraw provides its users with an environment that makes it simple and easy to design their projects. It is possible to create any printing medium, live sketching, product designing, and the like in detail with the same level of creativity and precision.

Conclusion

When learning graphic design, CorelDraw is a more user-friendly alternative to other, more complicated software, and it is still more beneficial than the majority. One of the benefits is that they frequently update the features, which means there is always something new and exciting in store for you to discover.