Real World Adobe Illustrator 9 : Industrial Strength Production Techniques

by McClelland, Deke; Cohen, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780201704051
• ISBN10: 0201704056
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Graphics and Web professionals everywhere know that Adobe Illustrator is the industry's leading illustration tool. They rely on its flexibility and power to create professional-quality images and logos. For those who demand a detailed, under-the-hood guide to the software, Real World Illustrator 9 provides users with loads of valuable information. The revised edition of this book teaches essential techniques--not just how, but why and when to use special tools and functions. Authors Deke McClelland and Sandee Cohen team up to show readers how to create everything from simple line drawings to advanced, sophisticated images using Illustrator's rulers, guides, brushes, blends and masks, with attention paid to creating the best output image possible. New features in Illustrator 9 are thoroughly covered, including Illustrator's new Transparency Palette, Effects Menu, and added masking features. In addition, a new chapter focuses on using Illustrator to create Web graphics and animations. Previous Edition ISBN: 0-201-35387-3

Author Biography

Deke McClelland is a contributing editor for Macworld and Publish magazines.

Table of Contents

Introduction	xxiii
PART ONE STARTING	1	(102)
Illustrator 9: What It Is	3	(14)
Witness the Splendor That Is Illustrator	17	(48)
Objects, Images, and the File Formats That Love Them	65	(38)
PART TWO CREATING	103	(238)
Drawing the Simple Stuff	10	(129)
Exact Points and Precision Curves	139	(52)
How to Handle Typical Type	191	(44)
Some of Your Wackier Text Effects	235	(52)
This Is Your Brain on Graphs	287	(54)
PART THREE CHANGING	341	(182)
Modifying and Combining Paths	343	(34)
Developing a Flair for the Schematic	377	(46)
The Magical World of Transformations	423	(38)
Hog-Wild Special Effects	461	(30)
Becoming Master of the Raster	491	(32)
PART FOUR COLORING	523	(284)
The Slippery Science of Color	525	(36)
Fills, Multi-Fills, and Fab Fills	561	(36)
Strokes and Brushes	597	(46)
Transparency	643	(28)
Blends, Masks, and Ink Pen Fills	671	(46)
Web Graphics and Animations	717	(30)
Working Smarter and Faster	747	(24)
Printing Your Illustrations	771	(36)
Index	807