Table of Contents

0 Navigating the Interface
1 Blah Blah
2 Options and Customizing Xara Xtreme
3 Working with Paths
4 Transforming Shapes
5 Working with Fills
6 Basic Magic: Blends, Contours, and Moulds
7 Creating Photorealistic Effects
8 Logos and Typography
9 Desktop Publishing with Xara Xtreme
10 Creating Web Animations
11 Building Interactive Web sites
12 Tracing for Commerce and Fine Art
13 Changing and Creating Photographic Elements
14 Photographic Retouching
15 Gallery of Contest Winners

About the Author

Gary David Bouton is the author of over 20 books on computer graphics and video, included five on CorelDRAW. A native of Central New York, Mr. Bouton has won numerous international awards from Corel Corp., IBM, and other software companies for his illustration and desktop publishing designs. A regular contributor to design.com (a bald-faced lie) and other forums, Gary is also a regular communist with Studio Monthly and somehow finds the time to post tips and tutorials on major sites and TheBoutons.com, a terrific resource for anyone who has the need to express themselves using a visual medium.