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Create illustrations, maps, logos, CD covers, animation objects, fine art, and more with help from this full- color guide. Illustrator expert David Karlins clear, step-by-step instruction will help you quickly grasp ”and easily master ”the fundamental and advanced features of this vector graphics tool. You ll also learn the techniques professional artists apply to their work in a special Behind the Scenes section. Whether your goal is to create graphics for professional or personal use, you ll find what you need in How to Do Everything with Illustrator CS.

• Understand Illustrator s capabilities in drawing and design
• Gain total control over lines, curves, fills, and color effects
• Draw with objects, shapes , intersections, and cutting, and many other techniques
• Add and alter type, edit colors, sizes, fonts, and more
• Use new, advanced tools for paragraph formatting
• Master fills and effects ”even integrate bitmap images
• Work with layer, style, and action strategies
• Venture into 3-D effects, warps, and envelopes
• Manage Illustrator s many color palette options for Web and print
• Export to GIF, JPEG, PNG. SVG, PDF, and Flash files for Web use

About the Author

David Karlins is a graphic and Web designer who teaches Adobe Illustrator at San Francisco State University s Multimedia Studies Center. His previous books include Build Your Own Web Site and Adobe Illustrator 10 Virtual Classroom .