Illustrator CS5 BibleA former Group Product Manager for Illustrator takes you on a detailed tour of the new version of Illustrator Adobe Illustrator allows you to create sophisticated artwork for nearly any medium and the newest release boasts enhancements aimed at helping you save time and work more efficiently and intuitively. Written by veteran author Ted Alspach, this authoritative resource dissects Illustrator CS5 so you can harness the power it has to offer. You’ll begin with a review of Illustrator basics and quickly ramp up to more advanced topics, such as working in 3D, using filters, distorting artwork, applying strokes, and more.
Illustrator has amazing potential that can sometimes be daunting, but with Illustrator CS5 Bible by your side, you’ll learn to put the capabilities of Illustrator to work for you. |
Contents
Working with Illustrator Documents | |
Understanding Drawing and Painting | |
Summary | |
Creating Objects Graphs and Symbols | |
Working with the Transform Panel | |
Using Transformations | |
Using Liquify Tools on Objects | |
Distorting with Effects | |
Using Warp Effects | |
Understanding the Difference between Blends | |
Working with Blend Options | |
Making a Color Blend | |
Working with the Swatches Panel | |
Using Transparency | |
Creating Gradients | |
Adding Realism with Mesh | |
Summary | |
Applying Transformations | |
Working with Type | |
Using Creative Strokes and Fills with | |
Adding a Transformation with Tools | |
Using Compound Paths | |
Finding Path Directions | |
Using Clipping Masks | |
Summary | |
Mastering Illustrator | |
Changing the Appearance of ThreeDimensional | |
Adding Keyboard Customization | |
Summary | |
Common terms and phrases
Add Anchor Points Adobe Align Anchor Point tool appears apply Area Type arrowhead artboard artwork Bézier curves blending modes brush Chapter check box choose Object click and drag CMYK Color panel color space compound path Convert Anchor Point create CrossReference cursor default delete deselect dialog box allows Direct Selection tool displays double-click draw edit ellipse endpoints fill and stroke fill color fonts gradient grid Group Selection tool icon Illustrator's Lasso tool Layers panel line segment mouse button Multiple Master fonts opacity mask OpenType Options dialog box Outline mode Pen tool Pencil tool pixels Polygon popup menu Preferences dialog box Rectangle tool Rounded Rectangle selected object selected path shown in Figure shows slider smooth points spot color straight corner points stroke weight Swatch Library Swatches panel Symbol text field Tools panel TrueType Type tool vertical width Zoom