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Maximize the power of the number-one vector graphics program
This full-color guide is perfect for designers and artists looking to master the most powerful graphics program available. Whether new to the software or upgrading from an earlier version, you will learn how to use the most important features of the latest version and create print, Web, and motion graphics.
The examples in the book demonstrate how to develop logos, editorial and book illustrations, page layouts, magazine ads, business graphs and charts, and more. The book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating various types of illustrations, and demonstrates professional techniques, shortcuts, and solutions.
Synopsis
Master Adobe Illustrator CS4Filled with full-color examples, this hands-on guide explains how to use the latest release of the premier vector graphics program. How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4 takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a wide variety of illustrations, and demonstrates expert techniques, shortcuts, and solutions. A gallery profiling professional illustrators and their work highlights real-world examples. With this book, you'll learn how to use all the program's tools and settings to draw just about anything you can imagine
- Use the drawing, painting, selection, and arrangement tools
- Add vibrancy to your illustrations using colors, swatches, and Adobe Kuler
- Work with layers, format text, and create custom graphs
- Create patterns, gradients, and blends
- Apply vector and raster special effects
- Use Live Paint, Live Trace, the Appearance panel, and the Graphic Styles panel
- Create logos, page layouts, book jackets, ads, and web graphics
- Print high-quality work
- Integrate Illustrator artwork into Adobe Flash to create motion graphics
- And much more
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Master Adobe Illustrator CS4
Filled with full-color examples, this hands-on guide explains how to use the latest release of the premier vector graphics program. How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4 takes you step-by-step through the process of creating a wide variety of illustrations, and demonstrates expert techniques, shortcuts, and solutions. A gallery profiling professional illustrators and their work highlights real-world examples. With this book, you'll learn how to use all the program's tools and settings to draw just about anything you can imagine
- Use the drawing, painting, selection, and arrangement tools
- Add vibrancy to your illustrations using colors, swatches, and Adobe Kuler
- Work with layers, format text, and create custom graphs
- Create patterns, gradients, and blends
- Apply vector and raster special effects
- Use Live Paint, Live Trace, the Appearance panel, and the Graphic Styles panel
- Create logos, page layouts, book jackets, ads, and web graphics
- Print high-quality work
- Integrate Illustrator artwork into Adobe Flash to create motion graphics
- And much more
About the Author
Sue Jenkins is a Web and graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, photographer, and artist. She is an Adobe Certified Expert, an Adobe Certified Instructor, and the author of several Web design books.