{"product_id":"xara-xtreme-5-the-official-guide-9780071625593","title":"Xara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide","description":"Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Master the world's fastest drawing program!\u003cp\u003eLearn the principles of vector drawing as you learn technique, composition, and other art essentials--then apply your skills to creating websites, animations, logos, photographic retouches, and more. \u003ci\u003eXara Xtreme 5: The Official Guide\u003c\/i\u003e shows you how to customize the software, use QuickShapes, draw vector paths, use fills for photorealistic effects, and compose professional desktop publishing documents. This hands-on resource brings you from concept to completion with examples that span a range of art styles--using the vector drawing program that thinks it's a bitmap editor. With these tutorials that apply to Xara Xtreme, Xtreme Pro, and Magix Xtreme Photo \u0026amp; Graphic Designer, you'll: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork with vector paths that look like paint strokes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTag colors to dramatically change complex drawings in seconds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuild multi-page, graphically rich websites in a few hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConvert bitmap web graphics to resizable vector shapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesign artwork in minutes that looks like it took days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and export original Flash animations for the web in no time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate 3D text and apply special effects to imported photos and vector shapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInvisibly retouch photographs with feathering, fractal fills, multi-step gradients, and transparencies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside you'll find an inspirational Xara GrandMasters Gallery of award-winning artwork from around the world. Get started today by downloading free trial software from www.xara.com!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDownload lesson files from www.mhprofessional.com\/computingdownload and www.theboutons.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGary David Bouton, \u003c\/b\u003e an international award-winning illustrator, has authored 25 books on graphics software, including \u003ci\u003eCorelDRAW X4: The Official Guide\u003c\/i\u003e. He practices what he teaches: his work can be seen on Graphics.com, TalkGraphics, The CG Society, and YouTube.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McGraw-Hill Companies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780071625593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 7.30w x 0.70d","brand":"Gary David Bouton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52146970034357,"sku":"9780071625593","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a33d78e6-4ae4-47a0-be26-d8ac9bc4b139.jpg?v=1767678251","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/xara-xtreme-5-the-official-guide-9780071625593","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}