CorelDraw

CorelDRAW is a vector graphics editor developed and marketed by Alludo (formerly Corel Corporation). It is also the name of the Corel graphics suite, which includes the bitmap-image editor Corel Photo-Paint as well as other graphics-related programs.

It can serve as a digital painting platform, desktop publishing suite, and is commonly used for production art in sign-making, vinyl and laser cutting and engraving, print-on-demand and other industry processes. Reduced-feature Standard and Essentials versions are also offered.

Like any graphics software, the primary use of CorelDraw is implied – graphics. That can cover freehand vector drawing and graphic design, or as CorelDraw is more commonly used, packaging and industrial design.

The software is also more popular among less experienced graphic designers due to its relatively simple learning curve and less complicated user interface. However, that comes with the drawback of having fewer features for professional illustrators or designers.

Different Tools In CorelDRAW:

• 1. Pick Tool
• The Pick Tool allows the user to select and transform objects. It also helps users to reposition, resize, rotate, and skew objects.
• 2. Shape Tool
• The Shape Tool comes in handy to edit and manipulate the angles and outlines of selected objects. The two most popular brushes in the shape tool are as follows:
• Smudge Brush: The Smudge Brush creates artistic effects by dragging the brush along the image to smudge. It also distorts the picture and creates engaging and dynamic textures along shorelines.
• Roughen Brush: The Roughen Brush adds organic and hand-drawn elements to the drawing. It changes and distorts the outline shape of the sketch, giving it an overall roughened appearance. The brush strokes can create engaging textures, particularly along shorelines.
• 3. Free Transform Tools
• The Free Transform Tools manipulate image objects by rotating them freely or up to a specific angle, resizing them according to a particular dimension, or even bending the structure as per requirement.
• 4. Crop Tool
• The Crop Tool allows the user to clip out unwanted regions of an image precisely. This tool is useful for focusing on important details or composition of the drawing by selecting the necessary area and discarding the rest.
• The Crop Tool further classifies itself into the following tools useful to modify any object.
• Virtual Segment Delete: The Virtual Segment Delete Tool comes in use to selectively remove unnecessary parts of intersecting objects in a drawing.
• Erase: The Erase Tool removes specific areas or objects from an image. By creating an outline around the unwanted portions, the user can easily eliminate unwanted elements and refine the designs with accuracy.
• 5. Zoom Tool
• The Zoom Tool adjusts the level of magnification with the help of the hand tool in the illustration window to analyze objects more closely.
• Hand: The Hand Tool allows users to move around the canvas, especially with zoomed-in views. This tool provides smooth navigation to maintain a balanced composition without affecting the original design of the images.
• 6. Curve Tools
• Curve Tools allow the user to create and manipulate the angles and dimensions of an image. The most common Curve Tools in CorelDRAW are explained as follows:
• Freehand Tool: The Freehand Tool creates sketch curves and lines using a mouse or a similar input device. This tool creates hand-drawn or organic shapes through freehand sketching.
• Bezier: The Bezier Tool allows the user to draw curves that consist of a single line segment per point. This tool creates smooth and accurate curves for intricate shapes and paths. This process is possible by placing the points and adjusting their control handles accordingly.
• Pen: The Pen Tool is useful for sketching complex curves by placing nodes and changing their positions accordingly.
• Three-Point Curve: The Three-Point Curve includes the start, end, and center points. This tool manipulates these three points to draw a curve with precise measurements.
• Poly-line: The Poly-line Tool sketches connected lines and curves in a preview mode to quickly create a series of interconnected segments. This tool allows adjusting and modifying the shape as and when necessary.
• Dimension: The Dimension Tool helps draw horizontal, vertical, oblique, and angular lines accurately. This tool can create technical graphics, architectural plans, or any layout that needs exact measurements and annotations.
• Interactive Connector: The Interactive Connector Tool connects two objects with a line to create flowcharts and diagrams with clear visual connections between elements.
   
• 7. Artistic Media Tool
• The Artistic Media Tool provides various creative tools like the sprayer, brush, calligraphic, preset, and pressure tools. These tools apply creative effects and add intense brush strokes to the designs for a unique look.
• 8. Rectangle Tool
• The Rectangle Tool creates squares, rectangles, and precise geometric shapes for boxes, frames, or any design element needing straight sides and angles. To draw a more accurate rectangle, the following tool can be useful:
• Three-Point Rectangle: The Three-Point Rectangle Tool creates rectangles by setting three points, i.e., the starting point, width, and height. This tool arranges boxes and creates terms from one point to another.
• 9. Ellipse Tool
• The Ellipse Tool creates perfect circles and ellipses. It drags the tool on the canvas and adjusts the width and height to create symmetrical and proportional shapes. The user must hold down SHIFT to maintain the aspect ratio.
• 10. Polygon Tool
• The Polygon Tool sketches symmetric polygons, including triangles, squares, pentagons, hexagons, stars, and more. The user must specify the number of sides and adjust the radius to create precise and symmetrical polygons.
• The Polygon Tool can create two types of stars, as explained below:
• Star: The Star Tool specifically draws various stars, including traditional five-pointed stars and customized stars with different points. Adjusting the inner and outer radius allows the user to control the size and proportions of the stars.
• Complex Star: The Complex Star Tool develops according to the powers of the Star Tool. This tool creates stars with intersecting angles and difficult shapes by adjusting the inner and outer radius, the number of points, and the depth of the indentations.