Adobe Illustrator 9.0 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team

• ISBN13: 9780201710151
• ISBN10: 0201710153
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2000-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

Learn how to create professional-quality artwork for print or the Web using Illustrator 9, the world's most popular illustration application Updated edition of the worldwide bestseller Adobe Illustrator is one of the most popular vector graphics tools in the print and web industry Self-paced lessons are the ideal introduction to Illustrator's complex features Adobe Illustrator 9.0 Classroom in a Bookshows users how to master Adobe Illustrator in short, focused lessons. Created by Adobe's own training experts, it covers all the new features of Illustrator 9, including added compatibility with Macromedia Flash, a new Transparency Palette, and superior vector and raster graphics. Readers start with an introduction to Illustrator's many tools, brushes, and palettes. Lessons include making selections, painting, gradient fills, drawing straight lines, using type and creating type masks, outlining paths with patterns, printing artwork, producing color separations, and preparing finished artwork for print or the Web. Each lesson builds upon the knowledge learned in previous lessons, so readers have a full tour of the software by the time they have finished the book. The cross-platform CD provides all the lessons and images needed for each chapter.Previous Edition ISBN: 1-56830-470-6The Adobe Creative Teamis made up of members of Adobe's User Education Group. They take their expertise in training users to work with Adobe products, combine it with the creative talents of the Adobe Illustrator team, and add the valuable content of the CD-ROM to make a unique learning package from Adobe Systems.

Table of Contents

Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book	1	(1)
Prerequisites	1	(1)
Installing the program	2	(1)
Installing the Classroom in a Book fonts	2	(1)
Copying the Classroom in a Book files	2	(1)
Restoring default preferences	3	(1)
Additional resources	4	(2)
A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator
Getting started	6	(1)
Creating basic shapes	7	(3)
Combining shapes	10	(3)
Creating blends	13	(1)
Editing your drawing	14	(1)
Drawing straight lines	15	(2)
Painting	17	(2)
Scaling and rotating objects	19	(1)
Using layers	20	(2)
Applying bitmap image filters	22	(3)
Adding type	25	(7)
Getting to Know the Work Area
Getting started	32	(1)
Viewing artwork	33	(2)
Using the Illustrator tools	35	(2)
Changing the view of artwork	37	(4)
Working with palettes	41	(1)
Using context menus	42	(1)
Calibrating your monitor	43	(1)
Using online Help	44	(3)
Using Adobe online services	47	(3)
Review questions	50	(1)
Review answers	50	(4)
Creating Basic Shapes
Getting started	54	(1)
Setting up the document	55	(1)
Using basic shape tools	56	(1)
Drawing the pencil shape	56	(5)
Drawing the piece of stationery	61	(2)
Decorating the stationery border	63	(2)
Tips for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars	65	(1)
Painting the logo	66	(2)
Copying and scaling shapes	68	(3)
Review questions	71	(1)
Review answers	71	(5)
Painting
Getting started	76	(1)
Filling with color	77	(3)
Stroking with color	80	(3)
Building a custom palette	83	(5)
Copying paint attributes	88	(1)
Copying appearance attributes	89	(2)
Saturating colors	91	(1)
Painting with patterns and gradients	92	(2)
Painting with a Pattern brush	94	(2)
Review questions	96	(1)
Review answers	96	(6)
Drawing with the Pen Tool
Getting started	102	(1)
Drawing straight lines	103	(3)
Drawing curves	106	(8)
Editing curves	114	(1)
Finishing the pear illustration	115	(3)
Exploring on your own	118	(4)
Review questions	122	(1)
Review answers	122	(4)
Working with Brushes
Applying brushes to paths	126	(1)
Getting started	126	(1)
Using Art brushes	127	(7)
Using Scatter brushes	134	(2)
Changing the color attributes of brushes	136	(5)
Using a fill color with brushes	141	(2)
Using Calligraphic brushes	143	(2)
Using Pattern brushes	145	(3)
Creating brushes	148	(6)
Exploring on your own	154	(2)
Review questions	156	(1)
Review answers	156	(6)
Transforming Objects
Getting started	162	(1)
Scalling objects	163	(3)
Rotating objects	166	(2)
Distorting objects	168	(3)
Shearing objects	171	(2)
Positioning objects precisely	173	(2)
Reflecting objects	175	(1)
Changing the perspective	176	(1)
Using the free transform tool	177	(2)
Making multiple transformations	179	(4)
Review questions	183	(1)
Review answers	183	(27)
Working with Type
Getting started	210	(2)
Adding type to a document	212	(1)
Sampling type	212	(1)
Changing the character size	213	(1)
Creating columns of type	214	(1)
Changing character attributes of placed text	215	(2)
Changing paragraph attributes	217	(1)
Adjusting the text flow	218	(1)
Wrapping type around a graphic	219	(1)
Typing along a path	220	(2)
Creating type outlines	222	(1)
Creating type masks	223	(2)
Saving your file for electronic distribution	225	(2)
Review questions	227	(1)
Review answers	227	(5)
Blending Shapes and Colors
Getting started	232	(1)
Creating a gradient fill	233	(3)
Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend	236	(1)
Adding colors to a gradient	237	(4)
Creating smooth-color blends	241	(2)
Blending intermediate steps	243	(1)
Modifying the blend	244	(2)
Combining blends with gradients	246	(2)
Exploring on your own	248	(1)
Review questions	249	(1)
Review answers	249	(5)
Using Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects
Getting started	254	(1)
Using appearance attributes	254	(5)
Using live effects	259	(2)
Editing an effect	261	(1)
Using styles	261	(6)
Copying, applying, and removing styles and appearances	267	(3)
Printing and saving files with transparency effects	270	(4)
Exploring on your own	274	(2)
Review questions	276	(1)
Review answers	276	(6)
Working with Layers
Getting started	282	(3)
Creating layers	285	(1)
Moving objects and layers	286	(2)
Locking layers	288	(1)
Viewing layers	289	(3)
Pasting layers	292	(3)
Creating clipping masks	295	(2)
Merging layers	297	(1)
Applying appearance attributes to layers	298	(3)
Exploring on your own	301	(2)
Review questions	303	(1)
Review answers	303	(5)
Creating Airbrush Effects
Getting started	308	(1)
Setting Smart Guides preferences	309	(1)
Painting with the gradient mesh tool	310	(1)
Specifying the number of mesh lines	311	(1)
Applying colors to the mesh	312	(2)
Highlighting a mesh object	314	(2)
Editing mesh points	316	(3)
Reflecting mesh objects	319	(1)
Modifying mesh lines	320	(4)
Applying transparency to a mesh	324	(4)
Review questions	328	(1)
Review answers	328	(4)
Drawing Cylinders and Boxes
Getting started	332	(1)
Drawing three-dimensional objects	333	(1)
Drawing cylinders	333	(6)
Drawing boxes	339	(13)
Review questions	352	(1)
Review answers	352	(4)
Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations
Printing: An overview	356	(1)
About printing devices	357	(2)
About color	359	(1)
Getting started	360	(1)
Color managment	361	(2)
Printing black-and-white proofs	363	(1)
Soft-proofing colors	363	(1)
Using the Document Info command	364	(1)
Creating color separations	365	(8)
Working with two-color illustrations	373	(4)
Creating a trap	377	(1)
Overprinting objects	378	(4)
Review questions	382	(1)
Review answers	382	(6)
Combining Illustrator Graphics and Photoshop Images
Combining artwork	388	(1)
Vector versus bitmap graphics	388	(2)
Getting started	390	(1)
Placing an Adobe Photoshop file	391	(2)
Duplicating a placed image	393	(2)
Adjusting color in a placed image	395	(2)
Masking an image	397	(4)
Sampling colors in placed images	401	(2)
Replacing a placed image	403	(1)
Exporting a layered file to Photoshop	404	(2)
Exploring on your own	406	(1)
Review questions	407	(1)
Review answers	407	(5)
Preparing Graphics for Web Publication
Optimizing images for the Web	412	(1)
Getting started	413	(2)
Exporting flat-color artwork	415	(4)
Exporting continuous-tone and gradient artwork	419	(3)
Linking objects in an image map to URLs	422	(2)
Creating a Flash animation	424	(4)
Exploring on your own	428	(4)
Review questions	432	(1)
Review answers	432