Illustrator CS4 for Windows and Macintosh Visual QuickStart Guide

by Weinmann, Elaine; Lourekas, Peter

• ISBN13: 9780321563453
• ISBN10: 032156345X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-21
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

Now revised and updated, this guide uses simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of timesaving tips and tricks, serving both as the quickest route to Illustrator CS4 mastery for new users, and a handy reference for more experienced designers.

Author Biography

In addition to this book, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Photoshop and QuarkXPress. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 2.1 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, the Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and the Parsons School of Design.

Table of Contents

Create & Save Files

Manage Color

Workspaces

Panels

Bridge

Geometric Objects

Select

Move, Copy & Align

Fill & Stroke

Transform

Reshape

Trace

Live Paint

Live Color

Pen Tool

Layers

Create Type

Appearances & Styles

Style & Edit Type

Acquire

Effects & Filters

Brushes

Blends

Gradients

Combine Paths

Clipping Masks

Transparency

Symbols

Preferences

Print

Export

Index

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