Tutorial Creating Vector Graphics

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This tutorial will guide you through the creation of your own vector … programmes: Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. There are differences with …

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Tutorial “Creating Vector Graphics”
This tutorial will guide you through the creation of your own vector
graphic and show you how best to meet the specific criteria for our print
process.
We recommend designing your graphic in the following two programs two
programmes: Corel Draw or Adobe Illustrator. There are differences with
both programs, but the basics are always the same.
We’ll take you through the process using Corel Draw 11 and Adobe
Illustrator CS2.
Table of Contents:
Section Page
A1
A1.1
A1.2
A2
A2.1
A2.2
A3
A3.1
A3.2
A4
A4.1
A4.2
A5
Simple Lines
in Corel Draw 11
in Adobe Illustrator CS2
Empty Spaces
in Corel Draw 11
in Adobe Illustrator CS2
Letters
in Corel Draw 11
in Adobe Illustrator CS2
Points and Lines
in CorelDraw11
in Adobe Illustrator CS2
An example with Adobe Illustrator CS2
- Creating a form
- Setting text in an object
- Empty spaces
- Outlines
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Page 1Section 1: Simple Lines
A 1.1: Corel Draw 11
1. Open a new document: ‘File - New’
2. Create a line:
a) select the ‘Freehand Tool’
b) Click and release to make a point in the
workspace, drag the mouse to create a line
in any direction and set the end point by, once
again, clicking and releasing.
3. The length of the line is set by the end points.
You can change the width under object properties
(Window - Dockers - Properties)
4. The line is represented by an ‘outlined curve’ -
however, for printing, it is important to convert
this line into a ‘filled curve’ without an outline.
To do this: click on ‘arrange’ - ‘Convert Outline to
Object’ or just use ctrl+shift+Q .
You will see the difference in another view (View
- Outline) or in the object manager (Window -
Dockers - Object Manager)
Curve: outline, no filling | Curve: filling, no outline
View:Normal
View:Wireframe
To ensure that your design stays intact during
production, all elements must be at least 1.5 mm
thick.
For a design that’s about 30×30 cm, the width of…