Resources For Your Success

Introduction to Corel Tools, Toolbar, Menus, Property bar, Pages, Tabs, Object, Import, Save, Versions, & View, as an entry 100 level beginner or novice.

Start here if you are a beginner, but kinda get Corel. Introduction to art, drawing tools, menus and Corel uses & systems.

The second part of the introduction, beginning Corel learning. Tools, functions, drawing, and menus. Creating text etc.

Entry-level introduction to importing and exporting, Bringing artwork in and out of Corel in different formats & options.

Introduction to Corel PowerTRACE. First, beginner class on how to get a decent vector result from a digital image, jpeg png etc.

Entry-level and quickly demonstrated proper methods for producing a workable vector graphic from a digital jpeg etc.

Second part class to teach you how to use, tailor, and manage digital images. Impress your clients with high-end options.

What's next in Corel? This is what's next in Corel. Take your knowledge up a notch, learning intermediate design & editing techniques, digital etc..

Second part to raising the bar in your learning curve. Don't stay a beginner forever, learn what's next in Corel.

We can always get better at producing vector results from a digital image.

Second part of expanding your knowledge from taking a digital pixelated image and turning it, or parts of it, into a viable vector graphic.

What's next to learn? This is what's next to learn, with a little review for good measure. Corel is fun!

Recorded Live Class from Kansas City. This is a simple walkthrough of general Corel functionality for beginners.

Recorded Live Class from Atlantic City. This is a quicker passed class assuming your mid-level abilities in Corel while covering some next-level concepts.

Recorded Live Class from Minnesota, the Treasure Island Decorated Apparel Expo. This is mostly a simple walkthrough of general Corel functionality for beginners. Being a Live class, there are questions & answers here, that may not be anywhere else. Classes are tailored to those in the room/who attend.

Recorded Live Class from Chicago, the Decorated Apparel Expo. This is mostly a simple walkthrough of general Corel functionality for beginners. Being a Live class, there are questions & answers here, that may not be anywhere else. Classes are tailored to those in the room/who attend.

Recorded Live Class from Houston Texas, the Imprint Sportwear Show (Impressions). This class assumes intermediate and above level knowledge and dives right into advanced topics. Being a Live class, there are questions & answers here, that may not be anywhere else. Classes are tailored to those in the room/who attend.

Class for complete novices, beginners focused on vector art and screen printing applications. Class tailored for new members/prospects searching for help.

Learn to use the pick tool to select objects and grouped objects, including special selection techniques such as marquee selecting.

Learn to use the shape tool to edit objects and text using their nodes, including straight and curved nodes, and understand the arrow indicators between nodes.

Learn to use the knife tool with single or grouped objects to create a variety of cut effects, and see how to cut along precise angles or use freehand mode.

Learn to use the crop tool to keep portions of an image or object, how it affects different types of objects, and how to know when and when not to use the crop tool.

Learn to use the eraser tool to remove portions of images or objects, and how it may change the type of object or affect its nodes.

Learn to use the zoom tool to get closer or further in on your work, keyboard shortcuts for it, and tips on using the it to see your entire project.

   

   

   

   

   

   

A - Your Goals. Establish for yourself, and your learning curve, what you want to achieve while learning Corel systems.

B - Understand Corel. The wider picture and concept of Corel can help you see what it, and you, are capable of.

C - Menus. At the top of your Corel program are a list of names starting with File. What's that about?

D - Tools. Down the left side of your Corel program, there's a list of funny icons. What do they do?

E - Property Bar. Above the ruler at the top of your Corel workspace area, and below the menu words at the top there's all this funny stuff that changes depending on what you click on. Why? How?

F - Colors Groups Layers. When parts of designs look different, or the same, they have areas that are grouped, welded, combined, or on top of each other. Let's see and learn.