Illustrator 9 Wow! Book : Step-by-Step! Tips, Tricks and Techniques from 100 Leading Illustrator Artists

by Steuer, Sharon; Gordon, Steven; Alves, Sandra; Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780201704532
• ISBN10: 0201704536
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

The Illustrator 9 Wow! Book is a beautiful, inspiring showcase of the best techniques using Illustrator 9's latest features, including details on the new Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format, Illustrator's added Flash output capability, and an entire chapter devoted to Illustrator's new Transparency palette. It's packed with lush, four-color images and tips on how the book's featured artists used Illustrator to create them. Clear, helpful instructions and numerous sidebars guide the reader through Illustrator's highlights, from basic to sophisticated techniques. With its layered work environment and its seamless integration with Web and graphics tools such as GoLive, InDesign, Photoshop and LiveMotion, Illustrator is a vital tool for anyone working in the graphics industry.

Table of Contents

Important: Read me first!	xii
How to use this book...	xiii
How this book is organized	xiv
What's New in Illustrator 9?	xvi
Illustrator Basics
Introduction	2	(1)
Computer & System Requirements	2	(1)
Setting Up Your Page	2	(2)
Making Your Moves Easier	4	(2)
Working with PostScript Objects	6	(1)
Watch Your Cursor!	7	(1)
Bezier-Editing Tools	8	(2)
Geometric Objects	10	(1)
Selecting & Grouping Objects	11	(1)
Joining & Averaging	12	(1)
Working with Palettes	13	(3)
Graphing & Charting	16	(2)
Transformations	18	(3)
Working Smart	21	(1)
Changing Your Views	22	(1)
Zooming In & Out	23	(1)
Show/Hide Choices	24	(2)
Actions	26	(1)
Color in Illustrator	27	(3)
Image Formats	30	(1)
PostScript Printing & Exporting	31	(5)
The Zen of Illustrator
Introduction	36	(2)
Building Houses	38	(6)
Sequential Object Construction Exercises
A Classic Icon	44	(2)
Five Ways to Re-create Simple Shapes
Zen Scaling	46	(2)
Zen Rotation	48	(1)
Creating a Simple Object Using the Basic Tools	49	(1)
A Finger Dance (For Mac and Windows)	50	(10)
Turbo-charge with Illustrator's Power-keys
Lines, Fills & Colors
Introduction	60	(1)
Creating with Lines, Fills and Colors	60	(3)
Simplify Filter	63	(1)
Pathfinder Palette	63	(1)
Distortion Filters	64	(1)
Gallery: Gary Ferster	65	(1)
Simply Realistic	66	(2)
Realism from Geometry and Observation
Combining Circles	68	(1)
Cutting and Joining Overlapping Objects
Gallery: Mark Fox	69	(1)
Isometric Systems	70	(2)
Cursor Keys, Constrain-angles & Formulas
Gallery: Rick Henkel, Kurt Hess, Jared Schneidman	72	(2)
Objective Colors	74	(2)
Custom Labels for Making Quick Changes
Organizing Color	76	(2)
Arranging an Artist's Palette of Colors
Gallery: Christopher Burke, Dorothy Remington, Clarke Tate, Sharon Steuer	78	(4)
Advanced Technique: Intricate Patterns	82	(2)
Designing Complex Repeating Patterns
Distort Dynamics	84	(2)
Adding Character Dynamics with Distort
Pathfinder Palette Charts	86	(2)
Practical Path-cuts	88	(1)
Preparing for Blends with Pathfinder Filters
Gallery: Michael Kline	89	(1)
Cubist Constructs	90	(4)
Creative Experimentation with Pathfinders
Brushes
Introduction	94	(2)
Brush Strokes	96	(2)
Making Naturalistic Pen and Ink Drawings
Gallery: Sharon Steuer, Lisa Jackmore, Jen Alspach, Ellen Papciak-Rose	98	(4)
Preparing Art	102	(2)
Adding Brushes to Existing Artwork
Pattern Brushes	104	(2)
Creating Details with the Pattern Brush
Gallery: Bert Monroy, Shayne Davidson, Steve Spindler, Jacqueline Mahannah	106	(4)
Building Brushes	110	(2)
Building Brushes for Lettering
Advanced Technique: Map Techniques	112	(3)
Simplifying the Creation of Complex Images
Gallery: Joe Lertola	115	(1)
Advanced Technique: Organic Creation	116	(2)
Painting with Brushes, Hatches and Mesh
Special Brushes Supplement	118	(6)
Sandee Cohen
Layers
Introduction	124	(4)
Controlling the Stacking Order of Objects	128	(2)
Making Selections Using the Layers Palette	130	(1)
Gallery: David Nelson	131	(1)
Digitizing a Logo	132	(2)
Controlling Your Illustrator Template
Tracing Details	134	(2)
Tracing Intricate Details with the Pencil
Layering Colors	136	(2)
Coloring Black-and-White Images with Layers
Organizing Layers	138	(3)
Managing Custom Layers and Sublayers
Gallery: Nancy Stahl	141	(1)
Nested Layers	142	(2)
Organizing with Layers and Sublayers
Viewing Details	144	(2)
Using Layers and Views for Organization
Layer Registration	146	(2)
Paste Remembers Layers' Magic Alignment
Gallery: Jeffrey Barney, Dorothea Taylor-Palmer, Charly Palmer	148	(2)
Advanced Technique: Varied Perspective	150	(4)
Analyzing Different Views of Perspective
Type
Introduction	154	(2)
Additional Type Functions (Type Menu)	156	(2)
Converting Type to Outlines	158	(2)
Custom Text Paths	160	(2)
Trickling Type with Variations of Type Style
Gallery: Laurie Szujewska, Ari Weinstein, John Burns, Hornall Anderson Design Works	162	(4)
Masking Letters	166	(1)
Masking Images with Letter Forms
Gallery: Gary Newman	167	(1)
Bookcover Design	168	(2)
Illustrator as a Stand-alone Layout Tool
Gallery: Javier Romero Design Group, Caryl Gorska	170	(2)
Brushed Type	172	(2)
Applying Brushes to Letterforms
Gallery: Tim Girvin, Jennifer Bartlett, Joachim Muller-Lance, Bjorn Akselsen, Pattie Belle Hastings, Karen Roehr, Louis Fishauf, Ellen Papciak-Rose	174	(8)
Blends & Gradients
Introduction	182	(1)
Blends	182	(2)
Gradients	184	(1)
Gradient Mesh	185	(1)
Examining Blends	186	(2)
Learning When to Use Gradients or Blends
Shades of Blends	188	(1)
Creating Architectural Linear Shading
Gallery: Janet Good, Gary Ferster, Linda Eckstein, Joe Shoulak, Nancy Stahl	189	(5)
Unlocking Realism	194	(2)
Creating Metallic Reflections with Blends
Blending Realism	196	(2)
Keeping Blends Clean and Accessible
Gallery: Jared Schneidman, Andrea Kelley	198	(2)
Unified Gradients	200	(1)
Redirecting Fills with the Gradient Tool
Gallery: Filip Yip, Hugh Whyte, Caryl Gorska, Rick Barry, Ellen Papciak-Rose	201	(5)
Rolling Mesh	206	(2)
Converting Gradients to Mesh Then Editing
Advanced Technique: Mastering Mesh	208	(3)
Painting with Areas of Color Using Mesh
Gallery: Ivan Torres	211	(3)
Transparency, Styles & Effects
Introduction	214	(1)
Basic Transparency	214	(4)
Appearances	218	(1)
Finessing the Finer Points of Appearances	219	(2)
Effects vs Filters	221	(1)
Styles in Illustrator	222	(1)
Gallery: Sandra Alves	223	(1)
Basic Transparency	224	(1)
Blending Modes, Opacity & Isolate Blending
Gallery: Gary Ferster, Alan James Weimer, Hornall Anderson Design Works, Jared Schneidman	225	(5)
Basic Highlights	230	(1)
Making Highlights with Transparent Blends
Gallery: Nancy Stahl	231	(1)
Basic Appearances	232	(2)
Making and Applying Appearances
Scratchboard Art	234	(2)
Using Multiple Strokes, Effects and Styles
Embossing Effects	236	(2)
Building 3D Appearances
Dramatic Effects	238	(2)
Applying Glows and Using Opacity Masks
Advanced Technique: Tinting a Scan	240	(2)
Using Transparency Effects & Simplify Path
Advanced Technique: It's a Knockout!	242	(2)
See Through Objects with a Knockout Group
Advanced Technique: Masking Opacity	244	(2)
Making Transparency Irregular
Gallery: Scott Crouse, Tom Patterson	246	(4)
Advanced Techniques
Introduction	250	(1)
Clipping Masks	250	(2)
Mask Problem-Solving Strategies	252	(2)
Advanced Opacity Masks	254	(1)
Vector Based Filters	254	(2)
Advanced Technique: Colorful Masking	256	(2)
Fitting Blends into Custom Shapes
Gallery: Kenneth Batelman, John Kanzler	258	(2)
Contouring Masks	260	(2)
Using Masks to Control Realistic Tonality
Advanced Technique: Reflective Masks	262	(2)
Super-Realistic Reflection
Gallery: Gary Ferster, Greg Maxson	264	(2)
Advanced Technique: Glowing Starshine	266	(1)
Blending Custom Colors to Form a Glow
Gallery: Christopher Morris, Scott Crouse, K. Daniel Clark	267	(3)
Advanced Technique: Painterly Effects	270	(4)
From Gradient Lighting to Painterly Trees
Gallery: Joe Shoulak, Andrea Kelley, Alan James Weimer, Diane Hinze Kanzler & Sandee Cohen, Kevin Barrack, Adam Z Lein	274	(8)
Illustrator & Other Programs
Introduction	282	(1)
Illustrator, Photoshop & Rasterization	282	(1)
Illustrator, Dimensions & Streamline	282	(1)
Illustrator Paths & Other Programs	283	(1)
Drag & Drop or Copy & Paste	283	(1)
Raster Images in Illustrator	284	(1)
Exporting Illustrator to Other Programs	285	(2)
Gallery: Bert Monroy	287	(1)
Sketching Tools	288	(2)
Illustrator as a Primary Drawing Tool
Gallery: Lance Hidy, Ron Chan, Chris Morris, Louis Fishauf, Timothy Donaldson, Filip Yip, Joe Jones, Rick Johnson, Christopher Spollen, Wendy Grossman, David Stillman, Ivan Torres, Dan Cosgrove, & David Fridberg, Lance Jackson, Steven Gordon, Eliot Bergman, Joe Jones, Tom Willcockson	290	(20)
Web, Multimedia & Animation
Introduction	310	(1)
Working in RGB in Illustrator	310	(1)
A Few Thoughts on RGB and CMYK Color	310	(2)
The Attributes Palette & URLs	312	(1)
Release to Layers	312	(1)
Export File Formats	313	(5)
Advanced Technique: Making Waves	318	(2)
Transforming and Blending for Animation
Gallery: d'JAXN, Daniel Giordan	320	(2)
Tabs for the Web	322	(2)
Preparing Navigational Web Maps
Gallery: Pamela Drury Wattenmaker, Dave Joly	324	(2)
Web-safe Color	326	(2)
Special Supplement by Weinman/Heavin
Who's Who in 9 Wow!	328	(2)
Technical Notes	330	(1)
Acknowledgments	331	(1)
Artists	332	(4)
Resources	336	(1)
Publications	337	(1)
General Index	338