INTRODUCTION TO COREL DRAW

BY: IMPRAIM - SWANZY-ENOCK

Graphic Design Tutor @ Ahantaman Girls’ Senior High Sch.

Email: eimpraimswanzy@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVESBy the end of the lesson, student

will be able to:Define Corel DrawExplain a softwareDifferentiate between a vector

image & a bitmap imageDefine resolution

MEANING OF COREL DRAWCorel Draw is a vector-based

drawing program(software) that makes it easy to create professional artwork from simple logos to intricate technical illustrations.

It provides tools and effects that make it possible to work efficiently to produce high-quality graphics.

Drawings in Corel Draw are vector based because objects drawn are defined mathematically as a series of points(dots) joined by lines. Graphical elements in a vector file called objects. Each object is a self contained entity, with properties such as colour, shape, outline, size and position on the screen included in its definition.

Because each object is a self-contained entity, it is also possible to move and change its properties freely while maintaining its original clarity and crispness without affecting other objects in the drawing.

These characteristics make vector-based applications ideal for illustrations and they are resolution independent. As a result, the image quality of a drawing is a high quality resolution

RESOLUTIONThe degree of sharpness of a

computer generated image as measured by the number of dots per linear inch in a hard copy printout or the number of pixels across and down on a display screen.

BITMAP IMAGEIn computer graphics, a bitmap or

pixmap is a file format used to store digital images. The term bitmap comes from the computer programming terminology, meaning just a map of bits, a spatially mapped array of bits(pixels)

PIXELSIn digital imaging, a pixel or pel is

the smallest addressable element in a display device(screen)

LCD pixels are manufactured in a two dimensional grid and are often represented using dots or squares

A megapixel = one million pixelsA camera with 2.0 megapixels =

two million pixels

An example showing an image with a portion greatly enlarged, in which the individual pixels are rendered as little squares and can easily be seen

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COREL DRAW APPLICATION WINDOW

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MENUMenus contains pull-down options

STANDARD TOOLBARContains shortcut to menus and other

commands.

PROPERTY BARA context sensitive toolbar that shows

commands relating the active tool or object.

TOOLBOXContains tools for creating, filling and

modifying objects in a drawing

DRAWING PAGEThe printable area of the workspace

DOCUMENT NAVIGATORContains controls for moving between and

adding pages.

RULERSHorizontal and vertical borders that are

used to determine the size and position of objects in a drawing.

DRAWING WINDOWThe area outside the drawing window

bordered by the scroll bar.

NAVIGATOR BUTTONOpen a smaller display to help pan around

a drawing page

STATUS BARContains information about object

properties such as type, size, colour, fill and resolution. It also shows the current mouse position.

COLOUR PALETTEContains colour swatches.

DOCKERContains available commands and settings

relating to a specific tool, effect or task.