Welcome to the Designers Gallery.

This is a design I did as an entry for the April Design Challenge on my On-Line Corel Users Group called the CorelZONE. All the members of the group will post their designs on our Yahoo Group Forum Aspiring Corel Enthusiasts and we will go over the designs during the CorelZONE on-line-user-group meeting on April 23rd.

The challenge was to design a software box for DRAW X5. I know that X4 just came out but as all of us know DRAW X5 won't be far behind.

CLICK HERE to see a much larger detailed version
of this design.

I saw a photo of the government issue Series 70 Colt 45 on the Internet and I wondered if I could recreate a realistic version of it in CorelDRAW X4. Well it took about eight hours but I did it. I am really pleased with the final design and I hope it motivates you to try a project of this magnitude yourself.

CLICK HERE to see a much larger detailed version
of the Colt 45.

This project had me working with tons and tons of Layers, the Bezier Tool, the Shape Tool, the Transparency, the Snap to Object function and much more.

CLICK HERE to see a much larger detailed version
of this awesome project.

After doing the Victorian House above I decided to try creating something on the Technical side so I took a digital photo of my Cell phone and went to work.

I had the opportunity to work with Layers, the Bezier Tool, the Shape Tool, the Interactive Transparency, Snap to Object, Shading and much more.

CLICK HERE to see a much larger detailed version
of my Cell Phone project.

I saw this Tutorial by Alex Galvez on youtube.com and was really impressed with the overall effect so I decided to give it a try. This was an exercise in Perspective and Transparency. I first created my own design for the front and end panel for the software box then applied Alex"s techniques for Perspective and Transparency.
CLICK HERE to see a Larger Version of my design.

If you would like to watch Alex's Tutorial on You Tube CLICK HERE.

There are lots of CorelDRAW Tutorials on youtube.com check them out while your there.
Do a SEARCH on CorelDRAW.

This was my entry in the City Phone Book Cover design challenge that I help in my On-Line Users Group the CorelZONE. We do a challenge a month in the group to keep our skill sharp. To see a larger version of this design CLICK HERE.

I finally came up with a logo I think I like. To see a larger more detailed image of the New Square One please CLICK HERE ..I welcome your feedback on this new design.

In the image above I was working with creating the look of Shattered Glass using the extrude and transparency lens in DRAW. CLICK HERE to see a large version of this piece so you can appreciate more of the detail.

The above image is one I created as an entry for a Design Challenge on my Voice-Over-Internet CorelDRAW Group I host every Wednesday evening from 6-7 PM PST. It is a challenge to create a Personalized License Plate from your State using all the appropriate tags for that state. Some leway was given as to the number of Numbers & Letters used. In my state of California the standard is 7 characters so I stuck with that. This one was a lot of fun to create. To see a larger more detailed image of the License Plate please CLICK HERE

The image above is an exercise in the power of Transparency in Photo-PAINT. To see a larger more detailed image of the image please CLICK HERE .

This image of the Califormia Highway Patrol badge was Created from a B&W bitmap that was brought into CorelDRAW and a Vector version of the badge was created node by node. The medal coloring was then added to the vector image. Then the image was brought into Photo-PAINT where I applied the Plastic Effect to give depth the the badge.

CLICK HERE to see a larger version of the finished Badge as well as the Shoulder Patch both which I recreated by hand piece-by-piece.

The image above is an exercise working with Gradient Fills and Transparent Shadows in CorelDRAW.

The image above is one that I designed to practice working between CorelDRAW & Photo-PAINT.

The image above is a Magazine Cover I designed to practice working between CorelDRAW & Photo-PAINT.

This poster above was one I designed to Present
to Rick Altman on behalf of my Corel Users Group
back in 1999. It was at one of Ricks Confereces
held in Sacramento, CA.

The poster above was one I designed. It was 24"x30" and I always had it at the door to
welcome members to my User Group meetings that were held at Computer Utilization in Rancho Cordova, CA.

The poster above was one I designed. It was 24"x30" and I presented to Foster Coburn and Peter McCormick at their Unleashed Productions CorelDRAW 8 Boot Camp I attended at their state-of-the-art training center in Cave Creek, AZ.

Above is a flyer I designed to hand out to Corel users that were interested in attending my CorelDRAW 8 course at the Training Source in Sacramento, CA.

The poster above was one I designed. It was 24"x30" and it was all my logo design I submitted to Auburn Community Television Channel 20 in
Auburn, CA.

The poster above was one I designed. It was 24"x30" and was one I created as part of a Halloween design challenge for my On-Line CorelDRAW Users Group a few years back.

The poster above was one I designed. It was 24"x30" and it was designed to commemorate an annual Hot Air Ballon event in 1997. This one was a real FUN design to do.

The Logo was one I re-created in CorelDRAW from a lapel pin in order to use the Logo on a Poster.

The image above was created using CorelDRAW,
Corel Photo-PAINT and Bryce 3D. I love to
experiment working across software applications.

The image above is another image I created using CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-PAINT and Bryce 3D.

The image above is another design I created using CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-PAINT and Bryce 3D. The lightning was generated using Alien Skin.
Xenofex 2

The image above was created using CorelDRAW
and Corel Photo-PAINT. It was part of a bookcover
Called "Shadows of the past" that I designed as part of challenge held on my On-Line CorelDRAW
Users Group a few years back.

An exercise from CorelDRAW Studio Techniques book...

An exercise from CorelDRAW Studio Techniques book...

The two exercises above were done with the help of CorelDRAW Studio Techniques by Gary Priester and David Huss. This book is still available through Amazon. Check it out HERE...

The image above was created from a Tutorial
that I found in a book intitled CorelDRAW
Special Effects. It is still available at
AMAZOM.COM

The image above was created using CorelDRAW,
Corel Photo-PAINT. It was part of a bookcover
design challenge help on my On-Line CorelDRAW
Users Group a few years back.

The image above is an old photo that I
repaired using Corel Photo-PAINT.

It was a challenge but the end results were
well worth the time I spent on it.

The image above is an old photo that I repaired
and then colorized using the Replace Corel function
within Corel Photo-PAINT.

I hope that the images I have posted here help to inspire
Corel Users from all skill levels. If you have something
you have designed that you would like to see displayed
here send it to me as an E-MAIL attachment and
I will post it here. Also if you have any questions or
comments about the work I have posted here drop me
an E-MAIL.

E-MAIL ME your design along with a brief discription of how you
created it and I will post it here on the Gallery...