Adobe Illustrator 10

Name: Adobe Illustrator 10
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ISBN: 9780619110130

ISBN-10: 0619110139

ISBN-13: 9780619110130

Edition: 2003

Authors: Chris Botello

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Part of the Design Professional Series, this title offers coverage of basic through more advanced features of Adobe Illustrator 10 including preparing illustrations for print production.

Book details

List price: $86.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Course Technology
Publication date: 9/16/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 504
Size: 9.00" wide x 7.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English

Sasha Vodnik is a web developer and author with over 15 years of experience creating web content and writing about it. He enjoys the challenge of keeping on top of the fast-changing landscape of the modern web, as well as explaining how to write clean, powerful code in languages like HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML.Chris Botello began his career as print production manager for Premiere magazine, designed movie posters for Miramax Films, and served as the art director for Microsoft's launch of sidewalk.com/boston. He is the author of Revealed Series books on Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, InDesign Interactive and is the co-author of YouTube for Dummies. Chris commutes between Los…




Getting Started with Illustrator


Introduction


Getting to Know Illustrator



Start Illustrator and Create a New Document


Starting Adobe Illustrator


Using the Default Settings in Illustrator


Choosing a Unit of Measure



Explore the Illustrator Window


Touring the Illustrator Window


Using Quick Keys in Illustrator



Create Basic Shapes


Getting Ready to Draw


Understanding Bitmap Images and Vector Graphics



Apply Fill and Stroke Colors to Objects


Activating the Fill or Stroke


Applying Color with the Swatches Palette



Select, Move, and Align Objects


Selecting and Moving Objects


Grouping Objects


Making a Marquee Selection with the Selection Tool


Working with Smart Guides



Transform Objects


Transforming Objects


Repeating Transformations



Make Direct Selections


Using the Direct Selection Tool


Adding Anchor Points


Turning Objects into Guides



Creating Text and Gradients


Introduction


Working with Text


Creating and Applying Gradient Fills



Create and Format Text


Creating Type


Formatting Text


Hiding Objects



Flow Text into an Object


Filling an Object with Text


Locking Objects


Making Guides



Position Text on a Path


Using the Path Type Tools



Create Colors and Gradients


Using the Gradient Palette


Using the Color Palette


Adding Colors and Gradients to the Swatches Palette



Apply Colors and Gradients to Text


Applying Fills and Strokes to Text


Converting Text to Outlines



Adjust a Gradient and Create a Drop Shadow


Using the Gradient Tool


Adding a Drop Shadow



Drawing and Composing an Illustration


Introduction


Drawing in Illustrator



Draw Straight Lines


Viewing Objects on the Artboard


Drawing Straight Segments with the Pen Tool


Aligning and Joining Anchor Points



Draw Curved Lines


Defining Properties of Curved Lines


Converting Anchor Points



Draw Elements of an Illustration


Starting an Illustration


Drawing from Scratch


Tracing a Scanned Image



Copy Attributes Between Objects


Using the Eyedropper and Paint Bucket Tools


Adding a Fill to an Open Path



Assemble an Illustration


Assembling an Illustration



Stroke Objects for Artistic Effect


Defining Joins and Caps


Defining the Miter Limit


Creating a Dashed Stroke


Creating Pseudo-Stroke Effects



Transforming and Distorting Objects


Introduction


Putting It All Together



Transform Objects


Defining the Transform Tools


Defining the Point of Origin


Working with the Transform Again Command


Using the Transform Each Command


Using the Free Transform Tool


Using the Transform Palette



Offset and Outline Paths


Using the Offset Path Command


Using the Outline Stroke Command



Create Compound Paths


Defining a Compound Path



Work with the Pathfinder Palette


Defining a Compound Shape


Understanding Essential Pathfinder Filters


Using the Pathfinder Palette


Applying Shape Modes and Pathfinders



Create Clipping Masks


Defining a Clipping Mask


Using Multiple Objects as a Clipping Mask


Creating Masked Effects



Working with Layers


Introduction


Designing with Layers



Create and Modify Layers


Creating Layers and Sublayers


Duplicating Layers


Setting Layer Options


Selecting Artwork on Layers and Sublayers


Selecting All Artwork on a Layer



Manipulate Layered Artwork


Changing the Order of Layers and Sublayers


Merging Layers


Defining Sublayers


Working with Sublayers


Dragging Objects Between Layers



Work with Layered Artwork


Using the View Icons in the Layers Palette


Locating an Object in the Layers Palette


Reversing the Order of Layers


Making Layers Nonprintable



Create a Clipping Set


Working with Clipping Sets


Flattening Artwork



Working With Patterns and Brushes


Introduction


Working With Patterns And Brushes



Use The Move Command


Using the Move Command



Create a Pattern


Creating Patterns


Designing a Pattern


Controlling How a Pattern Fills an Object


Transforming Patterns



Design a Repeating Pattern


Designing Patterns


Modifying Patterns



Work with the Brushes Palette


Working with the Brushes Palette



Work with Scatter Brushes


Working with Scatter Brushes



Working with Filters, Gradient Mesnes, Envelopes, and Blends



Apply Filters


Modifying Shapes with Filters


Modifying Color with Color Filters



Work with Gradient Meshes


Working with a Mesh Object


Creating a Mesh Object



Work with Envelopes


Defining Envelopes


Creating Envelopes with Top Objects, Meshes, and Warps


Applying Envelopes to Gradient and Pattern Fills



Create Blends


Defining a Blend


Specifying the Number of Steps in a Blend


Manipulating Blends



Working with Transparency Effects and Styles



Use The Transparency Palette and the Color Picker


Understanding Opacity


Working with the Transparency Palette


Working with Blending Modes


Working with the Color Picker



Apply Effects to Objects


Working with Effects



Use the Appearance Palette


Working with the Appearance Palette


Duplicating Items in the Appearance Palette


Changing the Order of Appearance Attributes



Work with Styles


Creating and Applying Styles



Creating Graphs in Illustrator



Create a Graph


Defining a Graph


Creating a Graph



Edit a Graph Using the Graph Data Palette


Editing Data and Graphs



Use the Group Selection Tool


Using the Group Selection Tool



Use the Graph Type Dialog Box


Using the Graph Type Dialog Box



Create a Combination Graph


Defining a Combination Graph



Create a Custom Graph Design


Creating a Custom Graph Design



Apply a Custom Graph Design


Applying a Custom Design to a Graph



Create and Apply a Sliding-Scale Design


Creating a Sliding-Scale Design and Applying It to a Graph



Drawing with Symbols



Create Symbols


Creating Symbols



Place Symbol Instances


Placing Instances of Symbols



Modify Symbols and Symbol Instances


Modifying Symbol Instances


Modifying Symbols



Create Symbol Instance Sets


Creating a Symbol Instance Set


Working with Symbol Instance Sets


Setting Options for the Symbol Sprayer Tool


Expanding a Symbol Set



Modify Symbol Instance Sets


Using Symbolism Tools



Preparing a Document for Prepress and Printing



Explore Basic Color Theory


Exploring Basic Color Theory


Understanding Subtractive Primary Colors


Understanding the Theory of Four-Color Process Printing


Understanding CMYK Inks



Work in CMYK Mode


Understanding Color Gamut


Specifying CMYK Tints



Specify Spot Colors


Understanding Spot Colors


Loading Spot Colors


Outputting Documents with Spot Colors



Create Crop Marks and Trim Marks


Creating Crop Marks


Editing Crop Marks


Creating Trim Marks



Create Bleeds


Creating Bleeds and Safety Guides



Preparing Graphics for the Web



Create Slices


Understanding Web Graphics


Understanding Sliced Artwork


Creating Slices with the Make Slice Command and the Slice Tool


Creating Slices from Guides



Specify Slice Type and Slice Options


Specifying Slice Types


Setting Options for Image Content Slices


Setting Options for No Image Content Slices



Use the Save for Web Dialog Box


Optimizing Artwork for the Web


Optimizing with the GIF File Format


Optimizing with the JPEG File Format



Create Image Maps


Working with Web Safe Colors


Understanding Image Maps


Certification Grid


Project Files List


Glossary


Index