Adobe Illustrator CS Classroom in a Book

✍ Scribed by Adobe Creative Team

• Publisher: Adobe Press
• Year: 2004
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 403
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

I liked this book while using the Illustrator software. It is easy to use, well-organized, and user friendly. Any graphic designer will enjoy this how-to even when they are just a beginning designer. My design skills are not advanced, with this book, the definite how-to's will do wonders for any novice designer!

✦ Table of Contents

A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator......Page 1
Contents......Page 24
Getting Started......Page 32
1 Getting to Know the Work Area......Page 36
2 Selection Basics......Page 55
3 Creating Basic Shapes......Page 68
4 Drawing with the Pen tool......Page 92
5 Painting......Page 126
6 Applying Transparency and Blending Modes......Page 148
7 Working with Layers......Page 162
8 Transforming Objects......Page 186
9 Working with Placement and Order of Objects......Page 215
10 Applying Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects......Page 235
11 Working with type......Page 265
12 Blending Shapes and Colors......Page 293
13 Working with Symbols......Page 313
14 Working with Brushes and Scribbles......Page 331
15 Creating Airbrush Effects......Page 369
Index......Page 393
Production Notes......Page 401