Hi,
I just wanted you to know you could do the same or even more in coreldraw instead of learning a new program. Why I say that is illustrator and coreldraw use the same functions to create designs, but coreldraw has a trace(under bitmap) to create a quick and easy way of going about tracing the designs. It all depends on what you know and what programs are easiest to you. Also using the g radiant tool will help you get shades and highlights in both of the programs.
hear is a design i created under photo shop and i am going to transfer it to coreldraw for the text.
http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h2...s-sepscopy.jpg