[Tex/LaTex] Specific image layout

graphicspositioning

I can combine graphics with the following:

\begin{figure*}[ht]
\begin{center}$
\begin{array}{ccc}
\includegraphics{Figures/fig1.pdf}\\
\includegraphics{Figures/fig2.pdf}\\
\includegraphics{Figures/fig3.pdf}
\end{array}$
\end{center}
\end{figure*}

This combines the graphics specified into one figure where one graphic is placed under the other (which extend over both columns in the document). However, what I am trying to do is to have the first graphic to cover most of the page, and then have the second and third graphic on the same row but in different columns beneath it.

So, say if I had a matrix with 2 rows and 2 columns then the first graphic would be in the first row but extending over both columns and the second and third graphic would be in the second row, second and third column respectively. How can this be achieved?

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you do not need an array for the images.

\begin{figure*}[ht]
\centering
\includegraphics{Figures/fig1.pdf}

\includegraphics{Figures/fig2.pdf} \includegraphics{Figures/fig3.pdf}
\end{figure*}

Otherwise use \multicolumn{2}[c}{\includegraphics{...}}

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Likely CorelDraw also allows to change the media/paper size.

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What about this?

It uses two minipages (with respectively a width of 60% and 30% of \textwidth (so that it remains a 10% margin)) that are embedded in a figure environment in order to make it "float". (You could also use another minipage, or nothing at all.)

The two minipages are vertically centered the one relatively to the other (cf. their [c] argument).

The array (I used tabularx in order to show you its width) use the relative length \linewidth in order to define its width: indeed, it must use all the line width of the minipage it is embedded in. Like this, you only have to care about minipages widths.).
Idem to the picture.

Both minipages are separated with the gutter \hfill that insert an horizontal "spring" between them.

MWE:

\documentclass{scrartcl}
    \usepackage{array,multicol,booktabs,tabularx}
    \usepackage{graphicx}
    \usepackage{showframe}

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}[h]
    \begin{minipage}[c]{.6\textwidth}% or {.6\linewidth}, it's the same here
        \begin{tabularx}{\linewidth}{lX}% caution: here you cannot replace \linewidth by \textwidth, since within this minipage, \linewidth=.6\textwidth
            \toprule
                Text & Text 
            \\\midrule
                Text & Text 
            \\
                \dots & \dots 
            \\\bottomrule
        \end{tabularx}
    \end{minipage}
    \hfill
    \begin{minipage}[c]{.3\textwidth}
        \includegraphics[width=\linewidth]{example-image}% caution: here you cannot replace \linewidth by \textwidth, since within this minipage, \linewidth=.3\textwidth
    \end{minipage}
\end{figure}      
\end{document}

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