Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book : The Official Training Workbook from Adobe Systems

by Adobe Creative Team, Sandee

• ISBN13: 9780321492005
• ISBN10: 0321492005
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-04-24
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

The most comprehensive way to master Adobe Illustrator CS3.

Author Biography

The Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real world knowledge of 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 experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Table of Contents

Getting Started
About Classroom in a Book	p. 1
Prerequisites	p. 1
Installing the program	p. 2
Installing the Classroom in a Book fonts	p. 2
Copying the Classroom in a Book files	p. 2
Restoring default preferences	p. 3
Additional resources	p. 5
Useful links	p. 5
Adobe certification	p. 5
What's New in Adobe Illustrator CS3
Workspace improvements	p. 6
Control panel enhancements	p. 7
Document startup profiles	p. 7
Drawing enhancements	p. 8
The Eraser tool	p. 8
Live Color	p. 9
Layers panel enhancements	p. 9
The Crop tool	p. 10
Symbol workflow improvements	p. 10
Enhanced support for digital video workflows	p. 11
Dynamic and input text	p. 11
A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator CS3
Getting started	p. 13
Pathfinder effects	p. 16
Working with color groups and Live Color	p. 17
Placing Photoshop images in Illustrator CS3	p. 18
Using Live Trace	p. 19
Using the Live Paint feature	p. 21
Using the Control panel for typesetting	p. 22
Creating outlines of text	p. 23
Using the Appearance panel	p. 24
Applying Effects	p. 24
Saving the appearance as a graphic style	p. 25
Applying Warp to the text	p. 26
Applying a blending method	p. 27
Working with Symbols	p. 29
Creating a clipping mask	p. 31
Getting to Know the Work Area
Getting started	p. 33
Viewing artwork	p. 37
Using the Illustrator tools	p. 39
The Control panel	p. 43
Working with panels	p. 44
Customizing your workspace	p. 47
Using panel menus	p. 47
Changing the view of artwork	p. 48
Using the view commands	p. 48
Using the Zoom tool	p. 49
Scrolling through a document	p. 51
Using the Navigator panel	p. 51
Using Illustrator Help	p. 53
Displaying the Help contents	p. 53
Using keywords, links, and the index	p. 54
Locating a topic using the index	p. 55
Exploring on your own	p. 56
Review questions	p. 57
Review answers	p. 57
Selecting and Aligning
Getting started	p. 59
Using the Selection tool	p. 60
Using the Direct Selection tool	p. 61
Creating selections with the Magic Wand	p. 63
Grouping items	p. 64
Applying the selection techniques	p. 66
Aligning objects	p. 71
Exploring on your own	p. 74
Review questions	p. 75
Review answers	p. 75
Creating Shapes
Getting started	p. 77
Creating basic shapes	p. 78
Using basic shape tools	p. 80
Drawing the pencil shape	p. 80
Using the Pencil tool	p. 86
Drawing the pencil can	p. 88
Using Live Trace to create shapes	p. 89
Tips for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars	p. 93
Exploring on your own	p. 93
Review questions	p. 94
Review answers	p. 94
Transforming Objects
Getting started	p. 97
Scaling objects	p. 99
Reflecting objects	p. 102
Rotating objects	p. 103
Distorting objects	p. 105
Shearing objects	p. 108
Positioning objects precisely	p. 110
Changing the perspective	p. 112
Making multiple transformations	p. 117
Exploring on your own	p. 118
Review questions	p. 120
Review answers	p. 120
Drawing with the Pen tool
Getting started	p. 123
Creating straight lines	p. 126
Creating curved paths	p. 127
Building a curve	p. 129
Curves and corner anchor points	p. 133
Creating the pear illustration	p. 136
Creating the arrow	p. 137
Splitting a path	p. 138
Adding arrowheads	p. 139
Drawing curves	p. 140
Selecting a curve	p. 140
Drawing the leaf	p. 141
Drawing different kinds of curves	p. 142
Convert between smooth points and corner points	p. 143
Drawing the pear shape	p. 145
Editing curves	p. 147
Finishing the pear illustration	p. 148
Exploring on your own	p. 150
Review questions	p. 151
Review answers	p. 151
Color and Painting
Getting started	p. 153
Color Mode	p. 154
Understanding the color controls	p. 154
Color fundamentals	p. 157
Copying attributes	p. 158
Using the Appearance panel for fills and strokes	p. 159
Building and saving your own custom color	p. 160
Using Illustrator swatch libraries	p. 161
Creating a spot color	p. 161
Creating color groups	p. 163
Editing color with Live Color	p. 165
Creating a color group using Live Color	p. 169
Assign colors to your artwork	p. 170
Using patterns	p. 177
Creating your own pattern	p. 180
Applying the pattern	p. 182
Editing the pattern	p. 183
Applying Live Paint	p. 184
Editing Live Paint regions	p. 188
Create a PDF from your artwork	p. 191
Exploring on your own	p. 191
Review questions	p. 192
Review answers	p. 192
Working with type
Getting started	p. 195
Importing a text file	p. 196
Creating columns of text	p. 198
Understanding text flow	p. 200
Working with overflow text and text reflow	p. 202
Threading text	p. 202
Resizing the text area	p. 204
Changing text attributes	p. 205
Changing font size	p. 207
Changing font color	p. 208
Changing additional text attributes	p. 209
Changing paragraph attributes	p. 209
Saving and using styles	p. 210
Creating and using a Paragraph style	p. 210
Creating and using Character styles	p. 211
Sampling text	p. 213
Wrapping text around a graphic	p. 214
Reshaping text with a warp	p. 215
Creating text on paths and shapes	p. 218
Creating text outlines	p. 220
Exploring on your own	p. 223
Review questions	p. 224
Review answers	p. 224
Working with Layers
Getting started	p. 227
Creating layers	p. 230
Moving objects and layers	p. 232
Locking layers	p. 234
Viewing layers	p. 236
Pasting layers	p. 238
Creating clipping masks	p. 241
Merging layers	p. 242
Applying appearance attributes to layers	p. 243
Exploring on your own	p. 248
Review questions	p. 249
Review answers	p. 249
Blending Shapes and Colors
Getting started	p. 253
Creating a gradient fill	p. 255
Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend	p. 259
Adding colors to a gradient	p. 260
Creating smooth-color blends	p. 265
Blending intermediate steps	p. 266
Modifying the blend	p. 267
Combining blends with gradients	p. 269
Exploring on your own	p. 272
Review questions	p. 273
Review answers	p. 273
Working with Brushes
Getting started	p. 277
Using Art brushes	p. 279
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool	p. 279
Editing paths with the Paintbrush tool	p. 281
Using Scatter brushes	p. 285
Changing brush options	p. 285
Applying a Scatter brush to paths	p. 287
Changing the color attributes of brushes	p. 288
Changing brush color using Hue Shift colorization	p. 289
Changing brush color using Tints colorization	p. 291
Using a fill color with brushes	p. 293
Using Calligraphic brushes	p. 295
Using Pattern brushes	p. 297
Creating brushes	p. 300
Creating swatches for a Pattern brush	p. 300
Creating a Pattern brush from swatches	p. 302
Painting with the Pattern brush	p. 304
Applying the Scribble Effect	p. 306
Exploring on your own	p. 308
Applying brushes	p. 308
Creating brushes	p. 308
Review questions	p. 310
Review answers	p. 310
Applying Effects
Getting started	p. 313
Using live effects	p. 314
Creating a banner logo with the Warp effect	p. 318
Creating the logotype	p. 318
Stylizing the banner and logotype	p. 319
Editing an effect	p. 320
Applying the Symbol as mapped artwork	p. 325
Creating a revolved object	p. 328
Changing the lighting	p. 329
Mapping a Photoshop image	p. 331
Adjusting the lighting	p. 333
Exploring on your own	p. 334
Creating your own revolved artwork	p. 334
Review questions	p. 337
Review answers	p. 337
Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles
Getting started	p. 341
Document Startup Profiles	p. 342
Using appearance attributes	p. 343
Adding appearance attributes	p. 344
Reordering appearance attributes	p. 347
Using Graphic Styles	p. 348
Creating and saving a Graphic Style	p. 349
Applying a Graphic Style to a layer	p. 350
Applying existing Graphic Styles	p. 352
Applying an appearance to a layer	p. 354
Copying, applying, and removing Graphic Styles	p. 355
Exploring on your own	p. 357
Review questions	p. 359
Review answers	p. 359
Working with Symbols
Getting started	p. 361
Working with symbols	p. 362
Using Illustrator Symbol Libraries	p. 364
Editing Symbols	p. 365
Creating Symbols	p. 366
Applying a symbol instance	p. 368
Using the symbolism tools	p. 369
Editing symbols using the symbolism tools	p. 369
Editing symbols	p. 371
Updating a symbol	p. 373
Breaking a link to a symbol	p. 374
Storing and retrieving artwork in the Symbols panel	p. 376
Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork	p. 377
Symbols and Flash integration	p. 377
Review questions	p. 379
Review answers	p. 379
Combining Illustrator CS3 Graphics with the Creative Suite
Combining artwork	p. 381
Vector versus bitmap graphics	p. 382
Getting started	p. 383
Creating a crop area	p. 385
Placing an Adobe Photoshop file	p. 386
About layer comps	p. 386
Duplicating a placed image	p. 389
Applying Color Edits to a placed image	p. 390
Applying a Clipping Mask to an image	p. 392
Creating compound paths and opacity masks	p. 394
Editing an imported mask	p. 397
Sampling colors in placed images	p. 398
Replacing a placed image	p. 400
Exporting a layered file to Photoshop	p. 401
Exploring on your own	p. 402
Review questions	p. 403
Review answers	p. 403
Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations
Printing: An overview	p. 405
About printing devices	p. 407
Halftone screens	p. 407
Screen frequency	p. 407
Output device resolution	p. 408
About color	p. 409
The RGB color model	p. 409
The CMYK color model	p. 409
Spot colors	p. 409
Getting started	p. 410
What is color management?	p. 410
Setting up color management in Adobe applications	p. 411
Synchronizing color using Adobe Bridge	p. 411
Application color settings	p. 413
Printing black-and-white proofs	p. 415
Soft-proofing colors	p. 415
Using the Document Info command	p. 417
Creating color separations	p. 418
Selecting a printer description file	p. 418
Specifying the bleed area	p. 421
Separating colors	p. 423
Specifying the screen frequency	p. 426
Working with two-color illustrations	p. 427
Editing a spot color	p. 427
Separating spot colors	p. 430
Creating a trap	p. 431
Overprinting objects	p. 433
Saving and printing files with transparency effects	p. 436
Specifying resolution of filters and live effects	p. 438
Using Document Raster Effects Settings	p. 439
Using the Flattener Preview panel	p. 440
Assigning the Flattening preset	p. 443
Saving a file with transparency	p. 444
Saving in the EPS format	p. 445
Printing transparent artwork	p. 445
Exporting and importing flattening settings	p. 446
Saving as Adobe PDF	p. 446
Review questions	p. 448
Review answers	p. 448
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