Adobe Illustrator CS4

ISBN-10: 0321573781
ISBN-13: 9780321573780
Category: Computers
Pages: 465
Language: English
Published: 2009
Publisher: Adobe Press
Author: Adobe Creative Team

Description

World's best-selling book on Adobe Illustrator - now fully revised for CS4 Stock available in Australia November 2008- $54.95 Aust RRP • • Practical lessons show readers how to use Illustrator to create artwork for logos, posters, illustrations, stationery, page layouts, and more. • Readers will also learn key concepts in productivity, efficient workflow, and good print design. • Official training series from Adobe Systems inc, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. This thorough, guide to Adobe Illustrator CS4 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of Adobe's powerful vector drawing software.Using clear, step-by-step lessons, each chapter contains a project that builds upon the reader's growing knowledge of the software, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and skills. Adobe Illustrator CS4 contains powerful additions and enhancements, including multiple artboards that let you define working areas of varying sizes within one document; the Blob Brush tool that generates a clean, filled, vector shape while you sketch; on-object interactivity with gradients, and new transparent and elliptical gradient options; new integration and extensive format support to help you collaborate with your team, work across products, and deliver anywhere; Adobe Flex 3 integration; in-panel appearance editing of multiple objects; refined graphic style functionality that allows for global changes and previewing; enhanced clipping masks; a new separations preview panel; more intuitive Smart Guides; an enhanced Isolation Mode that supports more object types; new tabbed document view and spring-loaded panels; and much more. Whether you're brand-new to Adobe Illustrator or are looking for a projectbased tutorial to familiarize yourself with Illustrator CS4's new features, this book provides you with the key techniques and tips you need to get the most out of this software. Table of Contents Getting Started What's New in Adobe Illustrator CS4 A Quick tour of Adobe Illustrator CS4 1 Getting to Know the Work Area 2 Selecting and Aligning 3 Creating and Editing Shapes 4 Transforming Objects 5 Drawing with the Pen and Pencil Tools 6 Color and Painting 7 Working with Type 8 Working with Layers 9 Blending Shapes and Colors 10 Working with Brushes 11 Applying Effects 12 Applying Appearance Attributes and Graphic Styles 13 Working with Symbols 14 Combining Illustrator CS4 Graphics with other Adobe Applications 15 Output 16 Index

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