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I am looking for a way to make layered art boxes. Has anyone tried this is Corel Draw? If not can anyone recommend a substitute program? I want to take a photo, create several layers, and end with a 3D effect.
Corel PHOTO-PAINT (included with CorelDRAW Graphics Suite) is a professional bitmap image editing application. It supports layered bitmaps.
In Corel PHOTO-PAINT, use the Objects docker to manage your bitmap "layers" (called "objects" in Corel PHOTO-PAINT).
You can create new objects (image layers) from a mask, or from imported bitmaps, and work with advanced tools to edit the appearance of individual objects and the stack. See "Working with Objects" in the Corel PHOTO-PAINT (Windows application) Help for more information.
And if you want to work with a combination of photo (bitmap) and illustration (vector) content, use CorelDRAW to compose your design, with the Objects docker in CorelDRAW providing access to the layered structure of the design document.