Corel and Graphic

Business Card Design in CorelDraw

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Step 1 : Basic Steps

First of all you have to use CorelDraw with version. In this tutorial I use CorelDraw X6.

Okay lets get started.

This also will be our steps to create the design.

Step 2 : Creating Worksheet

Now that you know the steps is started.

First of all open your CorelDraw program. Now create a new file and set the paper size to A4

Step 3 : Creat Front Card

Now we will begin to create the Front Card.

Go to the "Rectangle Tool ", you can find it on the left toolbar. Make a box shape and then make the box shape resized into 4,5 x 9 cm, which is standard size for Business Card.

Draw a box shape on the bottom of the first box using the "Bezier Tool ", by point and left click to create a box shape like in the picture below.

Make sure that the last click is connected with the first click or else you cannot put color on the shape.

Shape the second box shape by using the "Shape Tool", It’s the second upper left toolbar.

Right click in the lines inside the box shape using " Shape Tool " and find "convert to curves tool" at the top corner toolbar and click it.

After that you will see two dotted arrows, click and drag in order to shape it, apply this to all the lines until you make a shape like in the picture.

Apply it same on opposite line.

Step 4 : Coloring your Front Card

Now we put color in the Front Card.

Select the Big Box shape. Go to the " Fountain Fill Tool ", who in the left bottom toolbar.

Choose Custom fill on the color blend and make the type Radial.

Now you will see a color box. You can change the color by left-clicking it, fill the color with Darkest Blue on the left, Dark Blue the middle and White on the right.

You can make a custom fill by double-clicking on the color box.

Fill the color with Light Blue on the middle Right. and Canter offset Vertical to 35%.

Select the Small Box shape. Go to the " Fountain Fill Tool ", who is the left bottom toolbar.

Choose Custom fill on the color blend and make the type Linear.

Now you will see a color box. You can change the color by left-clicking it, fill the color with Yellow on the left, Deep Yellow at the middle and Orange on the right.

Make the angle into 90.

Step 5 : Working with Power Clip

Okay now lets put the small Box Shape inside the big Box Shape using " Power Clip "

Left-click the small Box Shape, and then go to the top toolbar and find Effect > Power clip > Place Inside Container.

Then you will see a black arrow, Left-click it to the big Box Shape, and now you will see that the small Box Shape is inside the big Box Shape.

You can go "inside" or "outside" the container by holding Ctrl while double-clicking it.

Step 6 : Creating glass Background

We are going to create the glass or swirl Background using " Rectangle Tool "

Go to the " Rectangle Tool " its in the left toolbar, make a box shape and then make the box shape resized into 2 x 9,25 cm.

Arrange it into left side of the Front Card.

Press "Ctrl+Q" to break.

We are going to shape it by using " Shape Tool "

Go to the shape tool, then right click at the middle right lines box shape, and find "convert to curves " in the top toolbar.

Now left click at the start and end of the lines and there will be two dotted arrow, left click and drag them in order to shape the box.

Now draw a Rectangle

Go to the " Rectangle Tool " its in the left toolbar, make a box shape and then make the box shape resized into 4 x 9,3 cm.

Arrange it into left side of the Front Card.

Using "shape Tool" same as steps above, shape it like picture below.

Step 7 : Using Transparency

We are going to make the glass effect using " Transparency Tool "

Select the smaller Swirl, put White Color in it and go to the " Transparency Tool " in the left toolbar.

Left click, hold and drag from the middle to the left side. This will give transparency effect to the small swirl

Apply the same steps as above.

Step 8 : Copy and Duplicate

Now are going to copy or duplicate the Swirl.

Select both of the big Swirl and small Swirl, and drag it to the opposite side while holding

" Ctrl + Left + Right " mouse, in order to copy it

Now select all the Swirls and place it inside the Front Card using " Power Clip " same as step 5

Step 9 : Importing Floral Accent

If you have read the previous tutorial which is, Creating a Floral logo in Corel Deaw COMING SOON import or copy the logo into the worksheet. Creating a Floral logo in Corel Deaw COMING SOON

This will be our Floral Accent.

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Select the Floral Logo, and remove the text because we are going to use the Floral elements only

Rotate and arrange it into the bottom of the Front Card.

Place it inside the Front Card using "Power Clip" same as step 5.

Now put a name text into the front card, in this tutorial I use "Japan" font. You can use a font of your choice.

Go to the " Text Tool " its in the left toolbar, and left click to the Front Card to create a text.