Corel Draw Beginner Tutorial: How to Make a New Product Flyer

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This tutorial gives the illustrated step by step instructions to create a NEW PRODUCT FLYER using the PROFESSIONAL GRAPHIC DESIGN APPLICATION - Corel Draw X6.

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Steps 01: Document Setup

02: Create Rectangle

03: Convert to Curves

04: Shape Tool - Delete Nodes

05: Adjust Control Handles

06: Duplicate Shape

07: Mirror Image

08: Add Fill & Outline Color

09: Arrange Order

10: Shaping

11: Break Curve Apart

12: Adjust Triangular Handle

13: CMYK to RGB Color

14: Set RGB Color Values

15: Create Rounded Rectangle

16: Convert to Bitmap

17: Set Gaussian Blur

18: Royalty Free Images

19: Insert Images

20: Crop Images

21: Basic Shapes Tool - Heart

22: Free Fonts

23: Insert Text On A Path

24: Mirror Text

25: Format Text

26: Set Gradient With Fountain Fill

27: Set Outline Width

28: Add Remaining Text

29: Adjust Leading/Line Spacing

30: Save File

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Step 01: Document Setup

To create a new document, go up to the MENU BAR and select FILE

> NEW.

This opens the CREATE A NEW DOCUMENT WINDOW.

Corel Draw X6 Create New Document Window

Make sure that SIZE is set to LETTER, and I've changed the PRIMARY COLOR MODE to RGB instead of CMYK. Click OK.

Step 02: Create Rectangle

Select the RECTANGLE TOOL from the TOOLBOX to the left of the screen.

Corel Draw X6 File Menu New

Corel Draw X6 Rectangle Tool


Draw a RECTANGLE on the page.

On the RECTANGLE TOOL CONTROL BAR, set the RECTANGLE HEIGHT to 6.1" and WIDTH to 7.1" by typing in the OBJECT SIZE BOXES.

Step 03: Convert to Curves

With the RECTANGLE still selected, right click over it to reveal a menu. Select CONVERT TO CURVES.

Step 04: Shape Tool - Delete Nodes

Select the SHAPE TOOL from the TOOLBOX.

Corel Draw X6 Rectangle

Corel Draw X6 Convert To Curves

Corel Draw X6 Shape Tool


The RECTANGLE will now have 4 TINY NODES at each corner.

While holding down your mouse button, drag your cursor over the 2

RIGHT NODES, top and bottom. They will turn to BLUE SQUARES once selected.

On the TOOL CONTROL BAR, select the DELETE NODES ICON. Once the Nodes are deleted, the shape changes.

Corel Draw X6 Rectangle with 4 Nodes

Corel Draw X6 Rectangle with 2 Selected Nodes

Corel Draw X6

Delete Nodes Icon

Corel Draw X6 Oval Shape


Step 05: Adjust Control Handles

To change the curve of the shape, select either of the remaining 2 Nodes.

You will see 2 CONTROL HANDLES (SOLID BLUE

ARROWHEADS).

Decrease the distance between the CONTROL

HANDLES by dragging each Handle closer to the other. Select the TOP LEFT NODE and drag to the TOP

LEFT CORNER of the page. Select the PICK TOOL then click on the shape.

Corel Draw X6 Shape with Adjusted Control Handles

Corel Draw X6 Control Handle

Corel Draw X6 Shape Control Handles

Corel Draw X6

Pick Tool


Step 06: Duplicate Shape

Next we will create a DUPLICATE of this shape. Go to the MENU BAR and select EDIT > DUPLICATE, or you can hold down your CTRL and D keys together. An exact copy of your shape will appear.

Step 07: Mirror Image

On the TOOL CONTROL BAR select the MIRROR HORIZONTALLY ICON to flip the shape.

Corel Draw X6 Edit Menu Duplicate

Corel Draw X6 Duplicate Shape

Corel Draw X6 Mirror

Horizontally Icon


Move the Duplicate Shape so that it lines up with the bottom of the page. Then alternate between the PICK TOOL and SHAPE TOOL to make adjustments to the size of the 2 shapes. The Duplicate Shape should be slightly smaller than the original.

Step 8: Add Fill & Outline Color

Now, to make the shapes a little easier to work with, let's add some Color to them.

You can select both shapes by dragging the cursor over them while holding down the mouse button.

On the right side of the screen will be the COLOR PALETTE.

Select any color you choose.

Simply click on your desired color in order to FILL the

shape and right click over the same color to set the

STROKE/OUTLINE of the shape.

Corel Draw X6 Flipped Shape

Corel Draw X6

Color Palette

Segment

Corel Draw X6 Fill and Stroke Color Applied


Step 09: Arrange Order

Using the RECTANGLE TOOL again, draw a RECTANGLE that completely covers the page, including the 2 shapes. Set its FILL COLOR to something different so that you are able to distinguish between the 2 layers. Now we will send this layer behind the first by changing the Order. On the MENU

BAR select ARRANGE > ORDER

> TO BACK OF PAGE.

Step 10: Shaping

Select both blue shapes. Do this by selecting 1 then hold down the SHIFT

KEY and select the other. We will merge these 2 shapes together so that they become 1 shape.

Corel Draw X6 Gray Rectangle

Corel Draw X6 Ordered Layers

Corel Draw X6 Arrange Order Back Of Page


On the MENU BAR select ARRANGE >

SHAPING > WELD. Drag the cursor over the entire page to again select both layers. Go back to the SHAPING MENU and this time select BACK MINUS FRONT.

Your new shape should look something like this one. Select this new layer and repeat Step 06 to create a DUPLICATE.

Corel Draw X6 Arrange Shaping Weld

Corel Draw X6 Shaping Back Minus Front

Corel Draw X6 Shaping

Back Minus Front Cutout

Corel Draw X6

Duplicated Layers



Step 11: Break Curve Apart

We will break this shape apart by going to the MENU

BAR and selecting ARRANGE > BREAK CURVE APART.

Now you'll be able to

freely move each piece

around.

Remember to change the color so that it will be easier for you

to spot which layer you are working with.

Move the top shape directly above the back layer.

Do the same for the bottom shape.

Corel Draw X6 Arrange Break Curve Apart

Corel Draw X6 Broken Curve

Corel Draw X6 2 Shapes


Select both shapes, and repeat Step 09 to Set Order,

sending them to BACK OF LAYER.

Then using the Arrow keys on your keyboard, move the shape

downward until it is in the desired location on the flyer.

Click any white area to deselect both shapes, then reselect

the bottom shape and move upward to desired location.

Step 12: Adjust Triangular Handle

Notice there is still some white space separating the 2 layers at

the corner.

To remedy this, select the SHAPE TOOL, then click on the 2ND LAYER

and drag the BLUE TRIANGULAR HANDLE upward to meet the top

layer.

Repeat this for the shape at the

bottom of the page but select

the BLUE SQUARE HANDLE instead

and drag downward toward the

1st layer.

Corel Draw X6 Order Back of Layer

Corel Draw X6 Adjust Second Layer

Corel Draw X6 New Product Flyer Background



Step 13: CMYK to RGB Color

Next we will set the color for

each layer.

To open the COLOR DOCKER go

up to the MENU BAR and

select WINDOW > DOCKERS >

COLOR.

Corel Draw X6 Color Window Docker


The COLOR DOCKER will appear on the right side of the

screen.

Click on the down arrow to the right of CMYK and change

to RGB.

Step 14: Set RGB Color Values

Change R to 128, G to 0 and B to 0. Then click on the NEW COLOR on the

top left of the COLOR DOCKER to apply to shape.

You can also select the FILL and OUTLINE buttons at the bottom of the

Docker.

Set the top layer to our GREEN COLOR -

R to 153, G to 204 and B to 153.

Then select FILL and OUTLINE.

Corel Draw X6 Color Docker CMYK

Corel Draw X6 Color Docker RGB

Corel Draw X6 Layer with Color

Corel Draw X6 Layers with Color


Step 15: Create Rounded Rectangle

Draw a Rectangle, setting its dimensions to WIDTH 1.6" and HEIGHT 1.75".

To round the corners of this rectangle, select the ROUND CORNER ICON on the TOOLS CONTROLS BAR.

Make sure that the EDIT CORNERS TOGETHER ICON is also

selected, then set the CORNER RADIUS to 0.5".

Now you can set the FILL and OUTLINE COLOR of the Rectangle by selecting

the RED COLOR that was already used.

If you look at the bottom of the screen you will see a COLOR PALETTE called the DOCUMENT PALETTE.

It shows all the previously used colors

within the document, this way you don’t have

the trouble of re-entering all those color values again.

Corel Draw X6

Round Corner Icon

Corel Draw X6 Edit Corners Together Icon

Corel Draw X6

Rounded Rectangle

Corel Draw X6 Red

Rounded Rectangle

Corel Draw X6 Document Palette


Step 16: Convert To Bitmap

Now we're going to have to add a GAUSSIAN BLUR to this shape.

With the Rectangle selected, go up to the MENU BAR and

select BITMAPS > CONVERT TO BITMAP.

A CONVERT TO

BITMAP WINDOW

appears.

Click OK.

Corel Draw X6 Bitmaps Convert to Bitmap

Corel Draw X6 Convert to Bitmap Window


Step 17: Set Gaussian Blur

Go back to the BITMAP MENU and

select BLUR > GAUSSIAN BLUR.

This opens the GAUSSIAN BLUR WINDOW.

Set the RADIUS to 20 then click OK.

DUPLICATE this shape.

Recreate a smaller WHITE RECTANGLE and place inside each of the RED

RECTANGLES.

Set WIDTH to 1.55" and HEIGHT to 1.7".

Then set CORNER ROUNDNESS to 0.258".

Create a DUPLICATE of this shape and place on top of the other RED RECTANGLE.

Corel Draw X6 Bitmaps Gaussian Blur

Corel Draw X6 Gaussian Blur Window


with Gaussian Blur

Corel Draw X6 White

Rectangle with Red

Background


Draw another Rectangle with the following Dimensions: WIDTH

3.55" and HEIGHT 3.8".

Set its CORNER ROUNDNESS to 0.6".

Set its FILL and OUTLINE COLOR to our already used GREEN.

Repeat the process to set

the GAUSSIAN BLUR.

Draw another WHITE RECTANGLE to place above the GREEN

RECTANGLE setting WIDTH to 3.25" and HEIGHT to 3.5".

Set CORNER ROUNDNESS to 0.55".


Before Gaussian Blur


After Gaussian Blur

Corel Draw X6 New Product

Flyer Colored Background


Step 18: Royalty Free Images

Now you are ready to add images.

The images for this Corel Draw New Products Flyer were downloaded from Public Domain Pictures.

This site hosts Royalty Free Public Doman Images. You are free to download and use images for

both Commercial and Personal Use. Visit the FlyerTutor Blog posts on Royalty Free Stock

Photography and Royalty Free Vector Clip Art to find out more.

The top image is called WHITE TEDDY BEAR and can be found here.

The bottom image is called TEDDY BEAR and can be found here.

The image of the 2 bears is called TEDDY BEARS and can be found here.

All 3 images were taken by Petr Kratochvil.

Step 19: Insert Images

Once you have downloaded the images, you will need to place

them into the flyer.

Starting with the WHITE TEDDY BEAR, go to the MENU BAR and

select FILE > IMPORT.

This opens the IMPORT WINDOW.

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Corel Draw X6 Import Window

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Select it and then click IMPORT on the bottom right of the window.

You will see the IMAGE NAME along with some more details about the image next to your cursor.

Click anywhere on the screen to place the image.

Step 20: Crop Images

With the image selected, click the SHAPE TOOL ICON on the TOOLBOX.

The 8 BLACK SQUARE HANDLES around your image will change to 4 NODES.

Select a NODE and drag INWARDS toward the image without cutting off

any part of it and then release.

Continue to move each NODE where necessary.

Corel Draw X6 Image Name

Corel Draw X6 White Bear

with 8 Handles


with 4 Nodes


Move 1st Node


Move 2nd Node


Move 3rd Node


Move 4th Node


Select the WHITE BEAR and change the SCALE FACTOR of the Image

setting both the WIDTH and HEIGHT to 60%.

You may be wondering what's the

difference if the Background of

the Image is White anyway?

Let's just say it will be slightly

easier to work with one over the

other.

Place the newly cropped image in the WHITE BOX.

Repeat the steps to add the other 2 Images, crop them and place them

where they need to be.

Set the SCALE FACTOR for the GRAY BEAR to 65% and the image

of the 2 BEARS to120%.


Scale Factor

Corel Draw X6 Smaller White

Bear Image With 4 Handles


Image With 4 Handles

Corel Draw X6 Placed Image

Corel Draw X6 New Product

Flyer with Images


Step 21: Basic Shapes Tool - Heart

Next we will add some Hearts to the Flyer.

On the TOOLBOX, select the BASIC SHAPES TOOL.

On the TOOL CONTROLS BAR you'll see what looks like a PARALLELOGRAM. Click on

the down arrow on the right and select the HEART ICON from the menu that

appears.

While holding down your CTRL key, draw a HEART on the screen, this gives you

a proportional image.

On the TOOL CONTROLS BAR set its WIDTH and HEIGHT to 0.6".

Create a DUPLICATE and move into place on the flyer.

Adjust the dimensions of the 2ND

DUPLICATE to WIDTH and HEIGHT 0.4".

Create 3 DUPLICATES and move them into place on the flyer.

Adjust the dimensions of the 3RD

DUPLICATE to WIDTH and HEIGHT 0.2" and place on the flyer.

Place 4 HEARTS on the RED LAYER.

Set their WIDTH and HEIGHT to 0.3".

Corel Draw X6

Basic Shapes Tool

Corel Draw X6 Perfect

Shapes Window

Corel Draw X6 New Product Flyer with Hearts


Repeat the steps to apply color, set the HEARTS on the WHITE

BACKGROUND to SOLID RED and the HEARTS on the RED

BACKGROUND to SOLID WHITE.

You can set each Heart's color 1 by 1, or hold down the SHIFT

Key and select each Heart that you need to apply the change

to.

You can also drag your cursor over all the Hearts you wish to

select at once, just be careful not to select any other

shapes.

Then set the WHITE HEARTS.

Next we will apply text to the Flyer, starting with

the GRADIENT FILLED TITLE.

Step 22: Free Fonts

For the NEW PRODUCT FLYER TITLE, ADDRESS and PRODUCT NAME, the

FONT used is NOT MARY KATE by Nick's Fonts, which was downloaded

from FontSpace.com.

If you want to view more of Nick's Fonts check out his website

at www.nicksfonts.com.

For the remaining text I used a Font called GABRIELLE. It can be

downloaded from FontFreak.com and is designed by Dieter Steffmann.

(Note for a newly downloaded Font to be usable on your machine, you must first install it.

Any FONT installed while COREL DRAW is open, will not be visible in the FONT LIST. To correct this,

you will have to restart the COREL DRAW program after Font(s) installation.)

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Step 23: Insert Text on a Path

Select the TEXT TOOL from the TOOLBOX.

Notice that the cursor changes to an X with an A. Move the cursor over the edge of the TOP RED

LAYER. The cursor changes to an uppercase I and the word 'EDGE'.

When you see this, it means that you are on the edge of the layer. Click there and start typing 'NEW

PRODUCTS'.

OK, so the TEXT appears upside down.

This can be easily remedied.

Step 24: Mirror Text

Go up to the TOOLS CONTROL BAR and select the MIRROR TEXT VERTICALLY ICON.

The TEXT is now right side up, however it is facing the wrong direction.

Click on the MIRROR TEXT HORIZONTALLY ICON.

The TEXT will now be right side up.

Corel Draw X6

Text Tool

Corel Draw X6

Upside Down Text

Corel Draw X6

Mirror Text

Vertically Icon

Corel Draw X6 Text

Mirrored Vertically

Corel Draw X6

Mirror Text Icon

Corel Draw X6 Text

Right Side Up


Step 25: Format Text

Triple click to select all TEXT.

On the TOOLS CONTROL BAR select the down

arrow on the FONT LIST and choose

the NOTMARYKATE FONT.

The box on the right side of the FONT LIST box, click on the

down arrow and set the FONT SIZE to 48PT.

Select the Text by triple clicking over it and set

the OUTLINE/STROKE COLOR to WHITE.

Step 26: Set Gradient with Fountain Fill

Go over to the TOOLBOX and select the FILL TOOL ICON.

Scroll over to the pop up Menu and select FOUNTAIN FILL.

Corel Draw X6 Font List

Corel Draw X6 New Product Flyer Title Text

Corel Draw X6 Title Text with White Stroke

Corel Draw X6 Fill Tool Icon Fountain Fill


This opens the FOUNTAIN FILL

WINDOW.

In the COLOR BLEND SECTION, TWO

COLOR should be checked.

To the right side of the FROM option, select the down arrow and

choose MORE at the bottom of the COLOR PALETTE.

This opens the SELECT COLOR WINDOW.

Corel Draw X6 Fountain Fill Window

Corel Draw X6 From Color Palette

Corel Draw X6 Select Color Window


To the right side of the PALETTE OPTION, click on the down

arrow next to RGB PALETTE to reveal a popup menu.

Select DOCUMENT PALETTE.

Select the RED color that has been

used on the flyer and click OK.

Repeat this process in

the FOUNTAIN FILL WINDOW to set

the color for the TO option to our

already used GREEN.

Corel Draw X6 Document Palette Option

Corel Draw X6 Select Color Window Document Palette


In the FOUNTAIN FILL WINDOW, under the

FROM and TO options, you will see MIDPOINT.

Set it to 25 by either typing the number in

the box or move the slider to that position.

Then click OK.

The TITLE TEXT will now have a GRADIENT FILL.

Step 27: Set Outline Width

Now we can change the size of the OUTLINE, so that the Text

stands out.

Select the TEXT again and on the MENU BAR, select TEXT > TEXT

PROPERTIES.

Corel Draw X6 Fountain Fill Gradient Settings


Gradient Filled Title Text

Corel Draw X6 Text Properties


This opens a TEXT PROPERTIES DOCKER on the right side of

the Window.

You will see settings for CHARACTER and PARAGRAPH.

Set the OUTLINE WIDTH, represented by this

ICON to 2.5PT.

Then click on any white area on the canvas to see the change applied to

the Text.

Corel Draw X6 Text Properties Docker

Corel Draw

X6 Outline

Width Icon

Corel Draw X6 Gradient

Filled Text With Outline


Step 28: Add Remaining Text

Next type the ADDRESS and HUGGABLE LOVE TEXT, setting

the FONT to NOTMARYKATE. The FONT SIZE should be set

to 18PT and 24PT respectively.

Change the alignment of the Text by selecting the HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT

ICON and choosing RIGHT from the Menu.

You also could go over to the PARAGRAPH section of the TEXT

PROPERTIES DOCKER and select the ALIGN RIGHT ICON.

Choose the method that is easiest for

you.

Set the 'PERSONALIZE' text to GABRIELLE, SIZE 40PT, and

the 'HUGGABLE LOVE' text at the bottom of the flyer to

NOTMARYKATE, SIZE 24PT.

Repeat the step to change the color of the HUGGABLE LOVE text

at the top and bottom to our RED from the DOCUMENT PALETTE.

Step 29: Adjust Leading/Line Spacing

You'll notice that the text at the bottom seems to overlap the RED LAYER.

To fix this, simply click anywhere in the paragraph and adjust the LINE SPACING in

the PARAGRAPH section of the TEXT PROPERTIES DOCKER.

If you have trouble finding it, just look out for this ICON.

Corel Draw X6 Horizontal

Alignment Icon

Corel Draw X6 Text Properties

Paragraph Align Right

Corel Draw X6

Right Aligned Text

Corel Draw X6

Line Spacing Icon


Set the LINE SPACING to 80%. So the almost complete flyer should

look something like this:

The remaining text uses the GABRIELLE FONT, at SIZE 36PT, ALIGN

CENTER and has LINE SPACING set to 80%.

Step 30: Save File

Now all that's left to do is SAVE your file. Go to the MENU BAR and

select FILE > SAVE.

This opens the SAVE DRAWING WINDOW.

Corel Draw X6 New Product Flyer With Text

Corel Draw X6 File Menu Save

Corel Draw X6 Save Drawing Window


Browse to where you wish to

save, create your file name, and

click SAVE.

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on some of the many functions of

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