Real world Adobe Illustrator CS5

✍ Scribed by Golding, Mordy

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Year: 2010;2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 589
• Series: Real world
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS5is the definitive reference to Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics software. With an easy, engaging style, author and past Illustrator product manager Mordy Golding takes readers through all of the features of the program, explaining not only how to use the multitude of features but also why and when to use them. This edition has been thoroughly updated for Illustrator CS5 and includes techniques on using the new perspective tools to draw, move, scale or duplicate objects in perspective. This edition also covers the refinements to Illustrator's drawing tools, such as its Stroke panel and brushes, including the new Bristle Brush for painting, as well as the Shape Builder tool, which makes it easier to merge, break apart, or modify objects. The multiple artboards that were introduced in CS4 are easier to manage in CS5, with a full Artboards panel.

Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also numerous 4-color illustrations and screen shots from contributing artists included to offer readers the most complete coverage on this extraordinary application. Designers from all fields--illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic designers, web designers, and more--will findReal World Adobe Illustrator CS5their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs in Illustrator.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
Chapter 1: Creating and Managing Documents......Page 22
Exploring the Welcome Screen......Page 23
Creating New Documents......Page 24
Using Multiple Artboards......Page 31
Viewing Documents......Page 39
Working with Templates......Page 44
Creating Meaningful Metadata......Page 45
Chapter 2: Selecting and Editing Artwork......Page 48
Selecting Objects......Page 49
Making Transformations......Page 56
The Art of Building Artwork......Page 62
Aligning Objects......Page 68
Distributing Objects......Page 70
Working with Tools of Mass Distortion......Page 72
Creating Transitions with Blends......Page 83
Chapter 3: Technical Drawing......Page 90
Drawing Primitive Vector Shapes......Page 91
Drawing and Editing Free-Form Vectors......Page 95
Creating Compound Paths......Page 108
Performing Advanced Path Editing......Page 111
Drawing in Perspective......Page 115
Chapter 4: Creative Drawing......Page 126
Drawing with Live Paint......Page 127
Drawing with the Pencil Tool......Page 135
Unleashing the Power of Brushes......Page 138
Drawing and Erasing with Ease......Page 156
Using Gradient Mesh......Page 163
Chapter 5: Organizing Your Drawing......Page 166
Understanding Appearances......Page 167
Enhancing Appearances with Live Effects......Page 175
Working with Groups......Page 180
Using Isolation Mode......Page 186
Working with Layers......Page 187
Putting It All Together......Page 196
Chapter 6: Coloring Artwork......Page 198
Creating and Using Color in Illustrator......Page 199
Adding Color with Fills and Strokes......Page 210
Getting Inspired with Color......Page 228
Modifying Color......Page 237
Viewing Color on the Screen......Page 252
Chapter 7: Working with Live Effects......Page 258
Deconstructing the Effect Menu......Page 259
Convert to Shape: Changing for the Better......Page 264
Crop Marks: Cut Here, Please......Page 267
Distort & Transform: Transforming Your Design......Page 268
Paths: Drawing Outside the Lines......Page 271
Pathfinder: Creating Complex Shapes......Page 272
Rasterize: Creating Vectors That Act Like Pixels......Page 274
Stylize: Now You’re Stylin’!......Page 275
SVG Filters: Applying Technical Effects......Page 281
Warp: Choosing Your Distortion......Page 282
Applying Photoshop Effects......Page 283
Chapter 8: Working with Typography......Page 286
Working with Text Objects......Page 287
Getting Global Text Support with Unicode......Page 290
Understanding the Way of the Font......Page 291
Specifying Character and Paragraph Options......Page 298
Defining Text Styles......Page 303
Working with Area Type......Page 304
Putting Type on a Path......Page 308
Wrapping Text Around Objects......Page 312
Editing Text......Page 313
Working with Legacy Text and Backward Compatibility......Page 315
Chapter 9: Drawing with Efficiency......Page 320
Saving Space and Time with Symbols......Page 321
Looking Behind the Mask......Page 335
Using Drawing Modes......Page 345
Using Graphic Styles......Page 347
Using Automation with Illustrator......Page 350
Chapter 10: Working with Images......Page 354
Placing Raster-Based Files......Page 355
Managing Placed Images......Page 362
Converting Rasters to Vectors Using Live Trace......Page 368
Exploring an Alternative to Trace: Object Mosaic......Page 384
Turning Vectors into Rasters......Page 385
Working with Photoshop......Page 388
Chapter 11: Web Design......Page 392
Two Approaches to Web Design......Page 393
Maximizing Image Quality on the Web......Page 395
Creating Perfect Web Graphics......Page 399
Slicing Up the Web......Page 402
Exporting Pixel-Based Images with Save for Web & Devices......Page 406
Adding Interactivity and Creating Animations......Page 415
Designing for Flash Professional......Page 417
Designing for Flash Catalyst......Page 420
Chapter 12: Saving and Exporting Files......Page 422
Saving Files from Illustrator......Page 423
Exporting Files from Illustrator......Page 450
Choosing File Formats Based on Workflow......Page 462
Chapter 13: Prepress and Printing......Page 466
Printing from Illustrator......Page 467
Learning the Truth About Transparency......Page 480
Understanding Overprints......Page 493
The Illustrator Preferences File......Page 500
The General Panel......Page 501
The Selection & Anchor Display Panel......Page 504
The Type Panel......Page 506
The Units Panel......Page 507
The Guides & Grid Panel......Page 508
The Smart Guides Panel......Page 509
The Hyphenation Panel......Page 511
The User Interface Panel......Page 512
The File Handling & Clipboard Panel......Page 513
The Appearance of Black Panel......Page 515
A......Page 516
C......Page 517
D......Page 518
F......Page 519
I......Page 520
L......Page 521
O......Page 522
P......Page 523
R......Page 524
S......Page 525
T......Page 526
U......Page 527
Z......Page 528

✦ Subjects

Design;Science;Technology;Reference