CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide, 11th Edition

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Working with Bitmap Images in CorelDRAW

Because people seldom photograph an object or a scene with exactly the elements they want in a composition, the field of retouching has thrived since the day a professional had something to sell using a photograph! This is why professionals trim photographs, and so can you, using the CorelDRAW features covered in this chapter. As objects, photographic areas that have been carefully cut out can be composited with other photos and vector shapes to add a whole new dimension to your posters, flyers, and fine art. Additionally this chapter demonstrates Corel PowerTRACE, part of CorelDRAW; you’ll learn how to create a vector version of a bitmap so you can scale and rotate it, edit it, and never lose details ...