Drawing Basics

Drawing with CorelDRAW is best achieved by breaking the items you are creating down into a

series of discrete components that are then sized using the Transformation Docker and shaped with

the shape tool and the Weld and Trim tools in the Shaping Docker.

There are 4 basic tools used to create shapes

1. Freehand Tool
2. Rectangle Tool
3. Ellipse Tool
4. Polygon Tool

Select any one of these tools and click and drag your mouse to draw.


Note : When using the Freehand Tool to draw a straight line you
           need to click, then move the mouse without dragging
           then click again. Holding down the Ctrl Key as you do this will
           constrain the line you draw to be horizontal, vertical or at
          degree snaps between.