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Real World Adobe® Illustrator® CS2
By Mordy Golding
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: November 10, 2005
ISBN: 0-321-33702-6
Pages: 568

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Introduction
			The Many Uses of Illustrator
			When Should You Use Illustrator?
			How This Book Is Organized
		Chapter 1.  The Illustrator Environment
			The Welcome Screen
			Creating New Documents
			Living in Your Workspace
			Adobe Bridge
			Viewing Documents
			Using Libraries (Shhhh!)
			More Templates, Please
			How to Find Help
		Chapter 2.  Vectors 101
			What Are Vector Graphics?
			Anatomy of a Vector Object
			Drawing Primitive Vector Shapes
			Applying Fills and Strokes
			Text Objects
			Selecting Objects
		Chapter 3.  Objects, Groups, and Layers
			Understanding Appearances
			Enhancing Appearances with Live Effects
			Using Graphic Styles
			Working with Groups
			Working with Layers
			Putting It All Together
		Chapter 4.  Advanced Vectors
			Drawing and Editing Freeform Vectors
			Creating Compound Paths
			Advanced Path Editing
			Introducing the Live Paint Feature
			Exploring the Pathfinder Palette
			Aligning and Distributing Objects
			Making Transformations
		Chapter 5.  Brushes, Symbols, and Masks
			Unleashing the Power of Brushes
			Saving Space and Time with Symbols
			Achieving Photorealism with Gradient Mesh
			Looking Behind the Mask
		Chapter 6.  Typography
			Global Text Support with Unicode
			The Way of the Font
			Specifying Character and Paragraph Options
			Defining Text Styles
			Working with Area Type
			Putting Type on a Path
			Wrapping Text Around Objects
			Editing Text
			Legacy Text and Backward Compatibility
		Chapter 7.  3D and Other Live Effects
			Combining Features and Effects
			Deconstructing the Effect Menu
			3D: A Whole New World
			Convert to Shape: Change Is Good
			Distort & Transform: The Power of Change
			Paths: Drawing Outside the Lines
			Pathfinder: Complex Shapes
			Rasterize: Vectors That Act Like Pixels
			Stylize: Now You're Stylin'!
			SVG Filters: Technical Effects
			Warp: Controlled Distortion
			Applying Photoshop Effects
		Chapter 8.  Mixing It Up: Working with Vectors and Pixels
			Placing Raster-Based Files
			Working with Placed Images
			Managing Placed Images
			Live Trace: Converting Rasters to Vectors
			Rasterize: Turning Vectors into Rasters
			Working with Adobe Photoshop
		Chapter 9.  Graphs, Distortion, and Blends
			Putting the "Art" in Chart
			Working with Tools of Mass Distortion
			Creating Transitions with Blends
			Adding Pizzazz with the Flare Tool
		Chapter 10.  Illustrator and the Web
			Design Considerations for the Web
			The Attributes of Web GraphicsColor, Quality, and File Size
			Optimizing Web Graphics
			Efficient Web Design
			Adding Interactivity and Creating Animations
		Chapter 11.  Prepress and Printing
			Printing from Illustrator
			The Truth About Transparency
			Understanding Overprints
		Chapter 12.  Saving and Exporting Files
			Saving Files from Illustrator
			Exporting Files from Illustrator
			Choosing File Formats Based on Workflow
		Appendix A.  Automation with Illustrator
			Taking Advantage of Automation in Illustrator
			Automation and Releasing Final Files
		Appendix B.  Moving from FreeHand to Illustrator
			Getting Your Feet Wet
			First Steps: Learning the User Interface
			Walk This Way: Working with Objects
			Healthy Jogging: Drawing and Editing Paths
			Bungee Jumping: Entering a Sea of New Functionality
			Taking the Leap of Faith
		Appendix C.  Application Preferences
			The General Panel
			The Type Panel
			The Units & Display Performance Panel
			The Guides & Grid Panel
			The Smart Guides & Slices Panel
			The Hyphenation Panel
			The Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Panel
			File Handling & Clipboard Panel
			The Appearance of Black Panel
		Color Insert
			Trace Techniques
			Molding Mesh
			Intricate Patterns
			Pattern Brushes
			Tinting a Scan
		Index