Synopses & Reviews
Start using Adobe? Illustrator? today to create original drawings, web graphics, logos, animations, and more! Project: Illustrator features 20 high-interest projects based on Illustrator 10 to lead readers, step-by-step, to a complete understanding of the whys and hows of using one of today's most popular tools for creating vector-based graphics. Ideal for readers who want to learn by doing, every project in this fast-paced and heavily illustrated how-to book is broken down into a set of useful and specific procedures. For additional simplification, each procedure is further divided into a series of small, straightforward steps that are accompanied by extraordinarily clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions. Tips appear at strategic points to reinforce key concepts and help readers avoid pitfalls when steps are neither obvious nor intuitive. "Deeper Understanding" features are also built into the book, allowing readers to explore in greater detail some of the most frequently used and innovative functions of Illustrator. All projects are presented in a logical sequence that affords opportunities to expand upon skills learned in previous projects. Each and every project produces its own tangible and rewarding result to propel beginning through intermediate users to new skills making this book a "must" for every user.
Synopsis
Start using Adobe Illustrator today to create original drawings, web graphics, logos, animations, and more Project: Illustrator features 20 high-interest projects based on Illustrator 10 to lead readers, step-by-step, to a complete understanding of the whys and hows of using one of today's most popular tools for creating vector-based graphics. Ideal for readers who want to learn by doing, every project in this fast-paced and heavily illustrated how-to book is broken down into a set of useful and specific procedures. For additional simplification, each procedure is further divided into a series of small, straightforward steps that are accompanied by extraordinarily clear, concise, and easy-to-follow instructions. Tips appear at strategic points to reinforce key concepts and help readers avoid pitfalls when steps are neither obvious nor intuitive. Deeper Understanding features are also built into the book, allowing readers to explore in greater detail some of the most frequently used and innovative functions of Illustrator. All projects are presented in a logical sequence that affords opportunities to expand upon skills learned in previous projects. Each and every project produces its own tangible and rewarding result to propel beginning through intermediate users to new skills making this book a must for every user.
About the Author
Nat Gertler possesses numerous book credits, including six with The Complete Idiot's Guide series. Also a Web site designer and comic book creator, Gertler excels at converting complicated technologies into simple step-by-step explanations. His talent for putting visual concepts into words brought him a nomination for comicdom's Eisner Award.
Table of Contents
Introduction Project 1: A simple fish Project 2: An aquarium Project 3: Vectorize yourself Project 4: Your own baseball card Project 5: Your personal logo Project 6: Logos for paste-up Project 7: Vector Violin Project 8: A 3-D machine Project 9: Neon Sign Project 10: Animate the Neon Sign Project 11: A grid of you Project 12: A Web-based Interactive Paper Doll Project 13: Advertise yourself Project 14: CD cover and J-card Project 15: Ultra-aquarium Project 16: A series of magazine covers Project 17: Martian drivers license Project 18: Movie poster Project 19: Family album Project 20: Album of your images