C.A.D.-2 Notes
Subject Overview
C.A.D.-2 introduces CorelDRAW as a vector-based design tool for creating professional artwork, advertisements, brochures and logos — complementing Photoshop's bitmap-based approach from C.A.D.-1. You'll learn the CorelDRAW interface and drawing/
Subject at a glance
4
Units
35
Topics
2
Credits
4
Infographics
Unit-wise Syllabus
4 units — click WhatsApp below to get the full notes for each
Unit 1: Interface & drawing tools
- Exploring the CorelDRAW screen
- page and workspace management
- the Freehand tool
- drawing lines and polylines
- special effects — envelope shaping
- extruding
- blending
- lens effects
- perspectives
- power clips
Made of
Paths and curves
Pixels
Scaling
No quality loss
Blurs or pixelates
Best for
Logos, flat prints, technical flats
Photos, textured prints
File types
CDR, AI, SVG
JPG, PNG, TIFF
Study guide
This unit introduces CorelDRAW: the screen, page and workspace management, the Freehand tool, lines and polylines and effects such as envelope, extrude, blend, lens, perspective and power clips. Practise drawing simple shapes first.
Unit 2: Fill, outline & object arrangement
- Fill tool
- fountain and pattern fill
- interactive mesh fill
- copying attributes
- grouping/ungrouping
- guidelines
- aligning objects
- combining
- breaking and welding objects
Weld
Join shapes into one outline
Trim
Cut one shape with another
Combine
Join into one object with holes
Group
Keep objects together
Align and distribute
Neat layouts
Study guide
You learn fill and outline tools: fountain and pattern fills, interactive mesh fill, copying attributes, grouping, guidelines, alignment and combining, breaking and welding objects. Mesh fill creates smooth colour blends.
Unit 3: Text & colour tools
- Importing and sizing paragraph text
- formatting paragraph frames
- wrapping text around objects
- drop caps
- fitting text to a path
- colour palettes
- fills and outlines
- Eyedropper and Smart Fill tools
Artistic text
Headings, short text
Paragraph text
Body copy in frames
Fit text to path
Curved text
Wrap text
Around objects
Convert to curves
For printing and logos
Study guide
You learn text and colour tools: paragraph text, frames, wrapping, drop caps, fitting text to a path, palettes, Eyedropper and Smart Fill. Keep text legible against backgrounds.
Unit 4: Object transformation & bitmaps
- Sizing
- transforming
- mirroring
- rotating and skewing objects
- converting text to curves
- creating blended text shadows
- symbols and clipart
- working with bitmaps
Size and scale
Rotate
Mirror
Flip horizontally or vertically
Skew
Slant the object
Blend
Steps between two objects
Study guide
You study transformations (size, mirror, rotate, skew), converting text to curves, blended shadows, symbols, clipart and bitmaps. Convert text to curves before sending files to print.
Why C.A.D.-2 Matters
Vector design tools such as CorelDRAW are widely used in print and graphic design for textiles, and vector skills give you flexibility in your design work.
How to Prepare for C.A.D.-2
- Redraw simple objects and motifs as vector shapes.
- Learn keyboard shortcuts and object organisation.
- Build a set of vector motifs for your portfolio.
C.A.D.-2: Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between vector and bitmap images?
Vector images are made of mathematical shapes and scale without losing quality, while bitmap images are made of pixels and lose quality when enlarged.