Wednesday, July 9, 2008—Crash Courses

10:00am

CorelDRAW Basics
(Foster Coburn)

Project Sublimation
(John Barker)

Embroidery Basics
(Craig Mertens)

1:30pm

Corel PHOTO-PAINT Basics
(Foster Coburn)

Project Sublimation Continues
(John Barker)

CorelDRAW and the Laser
(Robert Hensley)

1:1 Expert Bar Open

Thursday,
July 10, 2008

CorelDRAW

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Apparel Shop

8am

Breakfast for all patrons

8:30am

Keynote Address: Tony Severenuk, CorelDRAW User Experience Designer
Tony's Top Ten New Features in CorelDRAW X4

9:45am

Logo Rebuilding/How to Draw
(Jeff Harrison)
Jeff shows you the drawing techniques you need for all your projects and puts them to use in recreating logos.

Non-Destructive Image Editing
(Rikk Flohr)
Learn how to edit images non-destructively and see how PHOTO-PAINT stacks up against Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop in this area.

T-Shirts Outside the Box
(John Barker)
John will show you ways to decorate a shirt that may seem a little bit out of the ordinary but will definitely makes your shirts stand out from the crowd.

10:45am

Mid-morning break | 1:1 Expert Bar Open

11:15am

Working with EPS and AI Files
(Foster Coburn)
Foster shows you how to work with EPS and AI files to get the best results.

The Art of Masking
(Hunter Elliott)
Hunter gives you the techniques you need to accurately mask your images.

Textile Screen Printing Separations
(Richard Reilly)
Richard walks you through the separation process by covering document set up, the use of PMS colors for in program separations, and the use of angles and dot patterns. You'll also learn manual separations and key things to remember when separating for t-shirts.

12:15pm

Lunch for all patrons

2:00pm

Unleash the Power
(Doug Downey)
Your creative mind is all that you need for this seminar on how to take your design work to the next level using the basic tools. We don't want you thinking outside the box we want you to design the box!

Color Correction by Numbers
(Michael Cervantes)
Michael shows you how to correct the color in your images by the numbers.

Multidecoration Made Easy
(Craig Mertens)
Craig will show you how easy it is "multi-decorate" apparel using CorelDRAW with Wilcom DecoStudio.

3:00pm

Afternoon Break

3:30pm

Customizing and Automating CorelDRAW
(Jeff Harrison)
Jeff shows you how he customizes his CorelDRAW workspace and the macros he uses to make the work fly out of his computer.

Photorealistic Compositing
(Nathan Segal)
Nathan gives you the techniques for taking photos and turning them into a photorealistic composite.

Hot Effects for Apparel Design
(Richard Reilly)
Learn to create effects such as a custom brushed metal texure, distress for a weathered look, simple duotones, beveling and embossing of text for a 3D look, a gel chrome look, highlights that sparkle and much more!

4:30pm

Corelian Idol

6:30pm

Group dinner outings

Friday,
July 11

CorelDRAW

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Awards Shop

Photography Field Trip

8am

Breakfast for all patrons

Photography Field Trip
(Rikk Flohr)

8:30am

Keynote Address: Scott Georgeson
A Day in the Life of a Designer

9:45am

CorelDRAW Powertips
(Jeff Harrison)
Jeff shows you the tips that allow him to wow his clients!

Web Graphics
(Hunter Elliott)
Hunter works through the process of creating high-quality, well-optimized graphics for the Web.

All About the Text Tool
(Robert Hensley)
Using Artistic and Paragraph text, we'll discuss intermediate to advance techniques for creating layouts for the awards industry. Topics include: setting your text defaults; inserting special characters, using styles, using Fit Text to path, Envelope Tool, importing text and more.

10:45am

Mid-morning break

11:15am

Graphic Makeover
(Doug Downey)
Win a graphic makeover! One lucky attendee will receive a free graphics makeover. Doug will show you the way his mind works when attacking a new design and then put it all together using Coreldraw and many of its great features.

Metal Madness
(Jeff Harrison)
Amazing techniques for creating realistic metallic effects with only CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

Getting Photos Ready for Laser Engraving
(Robert Hensley)
Experienced laser engraver Robert Hensley will offer tips and techniques to laser engrave photographs and other digital images on a variety of substrates. Learn to identify the best photos for laser engraving as well as prepping photos with CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

12:15pm

Lunch for all patrons

2:00pm

Tony's Top Tweaks
(Tony Severenuk)
Tony Severenuk will unearth some of his favorite little-known tweaks that will help you work even faster in CorelDRAW.

Advanced Masking
(Michael Cervantes)
Michael shows you how to mask seemingly complex images without anything other than PHOTO-PAINT.

But I'm Not An Artist
(Scott Georgeson)
The logo re-creation from hell. Scott will demonstrate how he recreated an artist's full color drawing for a 20 foot sign from a tiny business card scan using CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

3:00pm

Afternoon Break

3:30pm

Professional Print Pitfalls
(Scott Georgeson)
Learn the best techniques to ensure your printer will want to print your project, and how to be sure he gets it right.

Cooking with RAW
(Rikk Flohr)
Learn how to incorporate RAW photos into your workflow.

Converting Scanned Logos
(Foster Coburn)You'll learn a number of techniques for converting scanned logos into high-quality vector logos.

4:30pm

CorelDRAW Unleashed Expo

6:30pm

Evening Activities

Saturday,
July 12

CorelDRAW

Corel PHOTO-PAINT

Sign Shop

8am

Breakfast for all patrons

8:30am

Keynote Address: John Falsetto, Corel Corporation
The World of CorelDRAW

9:45am

Tony's Got More Tweaks
(Tony Severenuk)
Tony Severenuk will unearth some of his favorite little-known tweaks that will help you work even faster in CorelDRAW.

Building and Using Textures
(Nathan Segal)
Learn the techniques to build and use your own textures in Corel PHOTO-PAINT.

The Sign of Things to Come
(Doug Downey)
Doug will explain his use of type and color for signs and poster designs. This seminar will help you create a focal point and get head start on clean simple eye appealing design work.

10:45am

Mid-morning break

11:15am

Shortcuts to Multi-Page Documents and Magazine Layouts
(Scott Georgeson)
Scott will show you how to create facing page, multi-page docs. Have you ever wondered how to create a multi-page document that prints on both sides of the page with columns that align in the center for notes. Learn how to use the Object Manager to create master page setups for multi-page docs and see some great design work along the way.

Automating Corel PHOTO-PAINT
(Foster Coburn)
Learn how you can automate Corel PHOTO-PAINT to save you hours a day.

Vehicle Wrap Design
(Doug Downey)
Doug will show you a step-by-step process of designing a wrap for vehicle marketing and identification. This design work is becoming the rage of advertising and a new era in business identification.

12:15pm

Lunch for all patrons

2:00pm

Encore session

Encore session

Encore session

3:00pm

Final Prize Giveaway and Farewells

3:30pm

Conference Ends

Sessions are subject to change.