Adobe Illustrator CS2 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team

• ISBN13: 9780321321831
• ISBN10: 0321321839
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-06-17
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

How often have you wished you had access to the team behind your favorite software--in this case, Adobe Illustrator--so that you could really pick their brains about all of its coolest features? With this book, you do. In these pages, the Adobe Creative Team gives you a guided tour of the graphics powerhouse, Adobe Illustrator CS2. Best of all, it does so at your pace. Whether your beautifully designed graphics end up in print, the Web, broadcast video, or even cell phone displays, this book shows you how to get them there--easily, elegantly, and efficiently. You'll find step-by-step, project-based lessons in all of Illustrator's key features, including those that are new to CS2: Live Trace, Illustratorrs"s powerful bitmap-to-vector tracing tool; Live Paint, a revolutionary paint tool that lets you apply color to vector graphics intuitively and easily; the new Control Palette, which makes tools easier to locate and select, the Adobe Bridge file browser, tighter integration with Photoshop CS2, and more. Each chapter contains a project that builds on your growing knowledge of the program, while the companion CD includes all the files you need to complete the book's lessons.

Author Biography

The Adobe Creative Team is made up of designers, writers, and editors who have extensive, real-world knowledge of and expertise in using Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and more experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Table of Contents

Getting started	1	(1)
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)
To save your current Illustrator preferences	3	(1)
To restore your saved settings after completing the lessons	4	(1)
Additional resources	4	(1)
Adobe Certification	5	(1)
What's New in Adobe Illustrator C52
Control palette	6	(1)
Workspaces	7	(1)
Live Trace	7	(1)
Live Paint	8	(1)
Photoshop import enhancements	9	(1)
Spot-color rasters	10	(1)
SVG 1.1 support	10	(1)
Offset paths	10	(1)
Underline text and strikethrough	11	(2)
A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CS2
Getting started	13	(5)
Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator CS2	18	(3)
Using the Live Trace tool	21	(2)
Using the Control palette for typesetting	23	(2)
Creating outlines of text	25	(1)
Using the Appearance palette	26	(1)
Applying Effects	26	(1)
Saving the Appearance as a Graphic Style	27	(2)
Using the Live Paint feature	29	(1)
Applying a blending method	30	(1)
Creating a clipping mask	31	(2)
Lesson 1 Getting to Know the Work Area
Getting started	33	(4)
Viewing artwork	37	(2)
Using the Illustrator tools	39	(2)
Changing the view of artwork	41	(1)
Using the view commands	41	(1)
Using the Zoom tool	42	(2)
Scrolling through a document	44	(1)
Using the Navigator palette	44	(2)
Working with palettes	46	(2)
About the Control palette	48	(1)
Using and saving Workspaces	48	(1)
Using context menus	49	(1)
Using Illustrator Help	50	(1)
Displaying the Help contents	50	(1)
Using keywords, links, and the index	51	(1)
Locating a topic using the index	52	(1)
Using Adobe online services	53	(1)
Visiting the Adobe web site	53	(1)
Exploring on your own	53	(2)
Review questions	55	(1)
Review answers	55	(2)
Lesson 2 Selections and Shapes
Getting started	57	(1)
Using the Selection tool	58	(1)
Using the Direct Selection tool	59	(1)
Creating selections with a marquee	60	(1)
Grouping items	61	(1)
Applying the selection techniques	62	(3)
Advanced selection techniques	65	(2)
Creating basic shapes	67	(1)
Using basic shape tools	68	(7)
Tips for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars	75	(1)
Exploring on your own	75	(1)
Review questions	76	(1)
Review answers	76	(3)
Lesson 3 Transforming Objects
Getting started	79	(2)
Scaling objects	81	(4)
Rotating objects	85	(2)
Reflecting objects	87	(2)
Distorting objects	89	(3)
Shearing objects	92	(2)
Positioning objects precisely	94	(2)
Changing the perspective	96	(3)
Using the Free Transform tool	99	(2)
Making multiple transformations	101	(3)
Exploring on your own	104	(1)
Making text dynamic	104	(4)
Importing data and batch processing	108	(4)
Review questions	112	(1)
Review answers	112	(3)
Lesson 4 Drawing with the Pen tool
Getting started	115	(3)
Creating straight lines	118	(1)
Creating curved paths	119	(2)
Building a curve	121	(4)
Curves and corner anchor points	125	(5)
Splitting a path	130	(1)
Adding arrowheads	131	(1)
Drawing curves	132	(1)
Selecting a curve	132	(2)
Drawing different kinds of curves	134	(1)
Changing a smooth curve to a corner and vice versa	135	(4)
Editing curves	139	(3)
Painting the artwork	142	(1)
Exploring on your own	142	(1)
Review questions	143	(1)
Review answers	143	(2)
Lesson 5 Color and Painting
Getting started	145	(1)
Using Live Trace	146	(3)
Applying Live Paint	149	(2)
Editing Live Paint regions	151	(2)
Understanding the color controls	153	(2)
Color fundamentals	155	(2)
Copying attributes	157	(1)
Adding a spot color	158	(1)
Using the Appearance palette for fills and strokes	159	(1)
Building your own custom color	160	(2)
Painting with patterns and gradients	162	(2)
Using patterns	164	(2)
Creating your own pattern	166	(2)
Applying the pattern	168	(2)
Editing the pattern	170	(1)
Using Brushes	171	(1)
Saving a Graphic Style	172	(1)
Exploring on your own	173	(1)
Experimenting with Lens Flare	173	(1)
Review questions	174	(1)
Review answers	174	(3)
Lesson 6 Working with type
Getting started	177	(2)
Importing a text file	179	(1)
Creating columns of text	180	(2)
Understanding text flow	182	(2)
Working with overflow text and text reflow	184	(1)
Threading text	184	(2)
Resizing the text area	186	(1)
Changing text attributes	187	(2)
Changing font size	189	(1)
Changing font color	190	(1)
Changing additional text attributes	191	(1)
Saving and using styles	192	(1)
Creating and using a Paragraph style	193	(1)
Creating and using Character Styles	193	(2)
Sampling text	195	(1)
Wrapping text around a graphic	196	(2)
Reshaping text with a warp	198	(2)
Creating text on paths and shapes	200	(2)
Creating text outlines	202	(3)
Exploring on your own	205	(2)
Review questions	207	(1)
Review answers	207	(2)
Lesson 7 Working with Layers
Getting started	209	(2)
Creating layers	211	(2)
Moving objects and layers	213	(2)
Locking layers	215	(1)
Viewing layers	216	(3)
Pasting layers	219	(3)
Creating clipping masks	222	(2)
Merging layers	224	(1)
Applying appearance attributes to layers	225	(4)
Exploring on your own	229	(1)
Review questions	230	(1)
Review answers	230	(3)
Lesson 8 Blending Shapes and Colors
Getting started	233	(2)
Creating a gradient fill	235	(4)
Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend	239	(1)
Adding colors to a gradient	240	(4)
Creating smooth-color blends	244	(2)
Blending intermediate steps	246	(1)
Modifying the blend	247	(2)
Combining blends with gradients	249	(2)
Exploring on your own	251	(1)
Review questions	252	(1)
Review answers	252	(3)
Lesson 9 Working with Symbols
Getting started	255	(1)
Creating a symbol	256	(2)
Applying a symbol instance	258	(1)
Using the symbolism tools	259	(2)
Editing symbols	261	(1)
Updating a symbol	262	(2)
Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols palette	264	(2)
Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork	266	(5)
Exploring on your own	271	(1)
Review questions	272	(1)
Review answers	272	(3)
Lesson 10 Working with Brushes and Scribbles
Getting started	275	(2)
Using Art brushes	277	(1)
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool	277	(2)
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool	279	(4)
Using Scatter brushes	283	(1)
Changing brush options	283	(2)
Applying a Scatter brush to paths	285	(1)
Changing the color attributes of brushes	286	(1)
Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization	287	(2)
Changing the brush color using Tints colorization	289	(2)
Using a fill color with brushes	291	(3)
Using Calligraphic brushes	294	(2)
Using Pattern brushes	296	(3)
Creating brushes	299	(1)
Creating swatches for a Pattern brush	299	(2)
Creating a Pattern brush from swatches	301	(2)
Painting with the Pattern brush	303	(2)
Applying the Scribble effect	305	(5)
Exploring on your own	310	(1)
Creating brushes	311	(1)
Using a brush library	311	(1)
Review questions	312	(1)
Review answers	312	(3)
Lesson 11 Applying Appearance Attributes, Graphic Styles, and Effects
Getting started	315	(1)
Using appearance attributes	316	(2)
Adding appearance attributes	318	(1)
Reordering appearance attributes	319	(2)
Using live effects	321	(1)
Editing an effect	322	(1)
Using Graphic Styles	323	(1)
Creating and saving a Graphic Style	324	(1)
Applying a Graphic Style to a layer	325	(2)
Applying existing Graphic Styles	327	(2)
Applying an appearance to a layer	329	(1)
Copying, applying, and removing Graphic Styles	330	(2)
Saving and printing files with transparency effects	332	(2)
Specifying the resolution of filters and live effects	334	(1)
Using Document Raster Effects Settings	335	(1)
Using the Flattener Preview palette	336	(4)
Assigning the Flattening preset	340	(1)
Saving a file with transparency	340	(1)
Saving in the EPS format	341	(1)
Printing transparent artwork	342	(1)
Exporting and importing flattening settings	342	(1)
Exploring on your own	342	(2)
Review questions	344	(1)
Review answers	344	(3)
Lesson 12 Using the 3D Effect
Getting started	347	(1)
Creating a banner logo with the Warp effect	348	(1)
Creating the logotype	348	(1)
Stylizing the banner and logotype	349	(2)
Using Brushes for decoration	351	(2)
Turning the artwork into symbols	353	(7)
Creating a revolved object	360	(2)
Changing the lighting	362	(1)
Mapping a Photoshop image	363	(2)
Adjusting the lighting	365	(1)
Creating your own revolved artwork	366	(3)
Using the 3D Rotate effect	369	(2)
Exploring on your own	371	(1)
Review questions	372	(1)
Review answers	372	(3)
Lesson 13 Combining Illustrator CS2 Graphics with the Creative Suite
Combining artwork	375	(1)
Vector versus bitmap graphics	376	(1)
Getting started	377	(2)
Placing an Adobe Photoshop file	379	(1)
About layer comps	379	(2)
Duplicating a placed image	381	(2)
Adjusting color in a placed image	383	(2)
Creating compound paths and opacity masks	385	(3)
Editing an imported mask	388	(1)
Sampling colors in placed images	389	(1)
Replacing a placed image	390	(2)
Exporting a layered file to Photoshop	392	(1)
Exploring on your own	393	(1)
Review questions	394	(1)
Review answers	394	(3)
Lesson 14 Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations
Printing: An overview	397	(2)
About printing devices	399	(1)
Halftone screens	399	(1)
Screen frequency	399	(1)
Output device resolution	400	(1)
About color	401	(1)
The RGB color model	401	(1)
The CMYK color model	401	(1)
Spot colors	401	(1)
Getting started	402	(1)
What is color management?	402	(1)
Setting up color management in Adobe applications	403	(1)
Synchronizing color using Adobe Bridge	403	(2)
Application color settings	405	(2)
Printing black-and-white proofs	407	(1)
Soft-proofing colors	407	(2)
Using the Document Info command	409	(1)
Creating color separations	410	(1)
Selecting a printer description file	410	(3)
Specifying the bleed area	413	(2)
Separating colors	415	(3)
Specifying the screen frequency	418	(1)
Working with two-color illustrations	419	(1)
Editing a spot color	419	(3)
Separating spot colors	422	(1)
Creating a trap	423	(2)
Overprinting objects	425	(4)
Review questions	429	(1)
Review answers	429	(4)
Lesson 15 Working with Adobe Bridge and Version Cue
Getting started	433	(1)
Using Adobe Bridge	434	(1)
Navigating and viewing files	434	(2)
Working with Version Cue	436	(1)
Creating a new project and adding files	437	(2)
Working with file versions	439	(3)
Organizing and locating files	442	(2)
Exploring on your own	444	(1)
Review questions	445	(1)
Review answers	445