CorelDRAW Design Contest 2009

Corel, the program developer of CorelDRAW, Corel Photo-Paint, Corel Paint Shop Pro and Corel Painter, launches an international competition in illustration & graphic design. CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4, which includes CorelDRAW and Corel Photo-Paint are the programs to be used to be able to apply and compete. So either if you already have a license and already working with the programs, or if you like to compete, and download a trial version, which Corel allows to be downloadable on their own page.

1. Read more on how to register and download the trial version if needed: http://www.corel.com/coreldrawdesigncontest
2. And here a little more information about Corel>>
3. And here a direct link on the actual program suite, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4>>


A small tip for those like me who use Corel's software.

Stefan Lindblad
Illustrator & artist

Photo-Paint batch process & recorder - my love affair

I have a love affair with Corel Photo-Paints batch process and script recorder. Seriously.

Many new users of a program dont know, for obvious reasons, about all that is hidden in a Program like Corel Photo-Paint X4. (CorelDRAW Graphics Suite). I remember all the illustration assignments, with multiple images I have made, and which I have had to convert from .cdr or .cpt file formats, to jpeg file format. If I had known back then I would seriously had saved a half of a days work, in just doing the convertion.

In short, learn about the script Recorder in Corel Photo-Paint X4, and how you can use the Batch process to speed up your work. The recorder in Photo-Paint X4 can be found via Window>Dockers>Recorder, or Ctrl+F3.

I came to think about this fact again, and just had to tip you about it, now when I have myself just finished a storyboard for a 20 minutes short movie, with more than 70 illustrations. With all the illustrations that makes the storyboard, which all had to be converted to jpeg. Half a days work took me less than 3 minutes. Increadible but true.

Explore and have fun.


Stefan Lindblad


illustrator & artist