CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide part 54. Learn to create outstanding fine art and eye-catching commercial graphics with one powerful tool! CorelDRAW X5: The Official Guide is your comprehensive reference and workbook to get you started designing visually captivating CorelDRAW artwork. Learn, step by step, how to create the illustrations you've imagined, quickly assemble layouts for print and package designs, import and edit photos, master the art of typography and the science of color theory, make 3D scenes from 2D objects, and apply special effects to ordinary pictures. Packed with expert techniques and advice for creating professional-quality art, this. | This page intentionally left blank CHAPTER 1 7 Digital Color Theory Put to Practice 495 496 CorelDRAW X5 The Official Guide Put away those crayons and fling that color wheel out on the front lawn. Digital color obeys none of the rules we were taught in school. Digital color models are what you use to fill objects that CorelDRAW displays on your monitor and defining colors is an art that even professionals occasionally struggle with. The good news is that CorelDRAW makes it as simple as can be to apply exactly the color you have in mind to an object through an extensive collection of industry-standard swatches color models that are intuitive to use and color mixers that make color definition more like play than work. This chapter covers color theory and how it s put to practice in your CorelDRAW work. If you ve ever faced picking out a tie to match your shirt at 8 30 in a dimly lit closet you have an appreciation for the importance of choosing harmonious and intriguing color schemes. Similarly your color work is out there for the public to evaluate this chapter guides you through the digital process of choosing colors and making certain what you print is what you see onscreen. ITU I Download and extract all the files from the archive to follow the tutorials in this chapter. Digital Color Terms and Definitions Let s say you ve created a rectangle on your page by default it has no fill and you have two quick fixes to fill it. You can left-click a color on the Color Palette which offers a nice selection of preset colors but let s say you want a specific color. Double-click the Fill icon on the status bar shown in the following illustration and you can work in the Uniform Fill dialog a combination of interface palettes that has tabs for Models Mixers and .
