Illustrator CS for Dummies

Illustrator® 10 For Dummies® ......Page 1
    Typing on a Path......Page 2
     Getting type to stick to a slippery slope......Page 3
     Solving the age-old type-on-a-circle  mystery......Page 5
    Typing inside a Path......Page 7
    Typing around a Path......Page 8
    Flowing Type from Path to Path......Page 9
    Using Type as a Mask......Page 10
    Converting Type to Paths......Page 12
    Making Text Three-Dimensional......Page 16
    Tracing Hastily......Page 20
    Neon Glow......Page 24
    Ancient Type......Page 28
    Making Artwork on a  Shoe String......Page 30
    Cleaning Up After Illustrator......Page 32
    Getting Animated......Page 33
    Perspective Shadows......Page 36
    Haunted by a Ghost ing......Page 38
    Cubing the Square......Page 39
 Getting to Know the Work Area......Page 44
  Getting started......Page 45
  Viewing artwork......Page 46
  Using the Illustrator tools......Page 48
  Changing the view of artwork......Page 49
   Using the zoom tool......Page 50
   Using the Navigator palette......Page 52
  Working with palettes......Page 53
  Using context menus......Page 55
  Calibrating your monitor......Page 56
   Displaying the online Help contents......Page 57
   Using keywords, links, and the index......Page 59
   Visiting the Adobe Web site......Page 60
   Updating Adobe Online contents......Page 62
  Review answers......Page 64
 Creating Basic Shapes......Page 65
  Getting started......Page 66
  Setting up the document......Page 67
  Drawing the pencil shape......Page 68
  Drawing the piece of stationery......Page 74
  Drawing with the rectangular grid tool......Page 75
  Decorating the stationery border......Page 79
  Tips for drawing polygons, spirals, and stars......Page 81
  Painting the logo......Page 82
  Copying and scaling shapes......Page 84
  Review answers......Page 87
 Painting......Page 89
  Getting started......Page 90
  Filling with color......Page 91
  Stroking with color......Page 94
   Mixing your own color......Page 97
   Saving colors......Page 99
   Naming a color......Page 100
  Copying paint attributes......Page 102
  Copying appearance attributes......Page 103
  Saturating colors......Page 105
  Painting with patterns and gradients......Page 106
  Painting with a Pattern brush......Page 108
  Review answers......Page 110
 Drawing with the Pen Tool......Page 112
  Getting started......Page 113
  Drawing straight lines......Page 114
   Adding arrowheads......Page 116
  Drawing curves......Page 117
   Drawing the leaf......Page 118
   Drawing different kinds of curves......Page 119
   Changing a smooth curve to a corner and vice versa......Page 121
   Drawing the pear shape......Page 123
  Editing curves......Page 125
   Assembling the parts......Page 126
   Painting the artwork......Page 128
  Exploring on your own......Page 129
  Review answers......Page 133
 Working with Brushes......Page 134
  Getting started......Page 135
  Using Art brushes......Page 136
   Drawing with the paintbrush tool......Page 137
   Editing paths with the paintbrush tool......Page 139
  Using Scatter brushes......Page 142
   Changing brush options......Page 143
   Applying a scatter brush to paths......Page 144
  Changing the color attributes of brushes......Page 145
   Changing the brush color using Hue Shift colorization......Page 146
   Changing the brush color using Tints colorization......Page 148
  Using a fill color with brushes......Page 150
  Using Calligraphic brushes......Page 152
  Using Pattern brushes......Page 154
  Painting with symbols......Page 157
  Creating brushes......Page 158
   Creating swatches for a Pattern brush......Page 159
   Creating a Pattern brush from swatches......Page 160
   Painting with the Pattern brush......Page 162
   Applying brushes to paths......Page 165
   Using the symbol sprayer......Page 166
  Review answers......Page 167
 Transforming Objects......Page 169
  Getting started......Page 170
  Scaling objects......Page 171
  Rotating objects......Page 175
  Distorting objects......Page 176
  Shearing objects......Page 179
  Positioning objects precisely......Page 181
  Reflecting objects......Page 183
  Changing the perspective......Page 184
  Using the free transform tool......Page 185
  Working with symbols......Page 187
  Making multiple transformations......Page 191
  Modifying and redefining a symbol......Page 193
  Exploring on your own......Page 196
   Making text dynamic......Page 197
   Making artwork dynamic......Page 200
  Review answers......Page 203
 Working with Type......Page 205
  Getting started......Page 206
  Sampling type......Page 208
  Changing the character size......Page 209
  Reshaping text with an envelope......Page 210
  Creating columns of type......Page 213
  Changing character attributes of placed text......Page 215
  Changing paragraph attributes......Page 216
  Adjusting the text flow......Page 217
  Wrapping type around a graphic......Page 218
  Typing along a path......Page 219
  Creating type outlines......Page 221
  Creating type masks......Page 222
  Saving your file for electronic distribution......Page 224
  Review answers......Page 226
 Blending Shapes and Colors......Page 228
  Getting started......Page 229
  Creating a gradient fill......Page 230
  Adjusting the direction of the gradient blend......Page 234
  Adding colors to a gradient......Page 235
  Creating smooth-color blends......Page 239
  Blending intermediate steps......Page 241
  Modifying the blend......Page 242
  Combining blends with gradients......Page 243
  Exploring on your own......Page 245
  Review answers......Page 247
 Using Appearance Attributes, Styles, and Effects......Page 249
  Getting started......Page 250
  Using appearance attributes......Page 251
   Adding an appearance attribute......Page 252
   Reordering appearance attributes......Page 254
  Using live effects......Page 255
  Using styles......Page 257
   Creating and saving a style......Page 258
   Applying a style to a layer......Page 259
   Applying existing styles......Page 261
   Applying an appearance to a layer......Page 262
  Copying, applying, and removing styles and appearances......Page 263
   Specifying rasterization settings......Page 266
   Specifying the resolution of filters and live effects......Page 268
  Exploring on your own......Page 270
  Review answers......Page 272
 Working with Layers......Page 274
  Getting started......Page 275
  Creating layers......Page 278
  Moving objects and layers......Page 279
  Locking layers......Page 281
  Viewing layers......Page 282
  Pasting layers......Page 285
  Creating clipping masks......Page 288
  Merging layers......Page 290
  Applying appearance attributes to layers......Page 292
  Exploring on your own......Page 296
  Review answers......Page 297
 Creating Airbrush Effects......Page 299
  Getting started......Page 300
  Setting Smart Guides preferences......Page 301
  Painting with the mesh tool......Page 302
  Specifying the number of mesh lines......Page 303
  Applying colors to the mesh......Page 305
  Highlighting a mesh object......Page 307
  Editing mesh points......Page 308
  Reflecting mesh objects......Page 311
  Modifying mesh lines......Page 312
  Warping a mesh......Page 315
  Applying transparency to a mesh......Page 317
  Review answers......Page 322
 Drawing Cylinders and Boxes......Page 323
  Getting started......Page 324
   Creating the logotype......Page 325
   Creating the banner shape......Page 326
   Adding the banner to the package design......Page 328
   Stylizing the banner and logotype......Page 329
  Drawing cylinders......Page 331
   Creating the cylinder bottom and sides......Page 332
   Completing the cylinder......Page 335
  Drawing boxes......Page 337
   Creating box sides......Page 338
   Adding depth with fills......Page 342
   Using brushes to decorate the panels......Page 343
   Constructing the box......Page 345
  Review answers......Page 350
 Printing Artwork and Producing Color Separations......Page 351
  Printing: An overview......Page 352
   Halftone screens......Page 353
   Screen frequency......Page 354
   The RGB color model......Page 355
  Getting started......Page 356
  Color management......Page 357
  Soft-proofing colors......Page 358
  Using the Document Info command......Page 359
  Creating color separations......Page 360
   Selecting a printer description file......Page 361
   Separating colors......Page 365
   Specifying the screen frequency......Page 367
  Working with two-color illustrations......Page 368
   Editing a spot color......Page 369
   Separating spot colors......Page 371
  Creating a trap......Page 372
  Overprinting objects......Page 374
  Review answers......Page 378
 Combining Illustrator Graphics and Photoshop Images......Page 380
  Vector versus bitmap graphics......Page 381
  Getting started......Page 383
  Placing an Adobe Photoshop file......Page 384
  Duplicating a placed image......Page 386
  Adjusting color in a placed image......Page 388
   Creating compound path and opacity masks......Page 390
   Editing an imported mask......Page 393
  Sampling colors in placed images......Page 395
  Replacing a placed image......Page 396
  Exporting a layered file to Photoshop......Page 397
  Exploring on your own......Page 400
  Review answers......Page 401
 Creating a Web Publication......Page 402
  About Web format and compression options......Page 403
   Image quality versus compression......Page 404
   Using Web-safe colors to prevent dithering......Page 405
  Getting started......Page 406
  Slicing artwork for Web pages......Page 408
   Creating slices from objects......Page 409
   Creating slices from a selection......Page 411
   Painting with Web-safe colors......Page 413
   Creating slices for text and text formatting......Page 416
   Setting GIF export options......Page 417
  Exporting continuous-tone and gradient artwork......Page 420
  Linking slices to URLs......Page 424
   Setting HTML text options......Page 426
   Controlling the look of your type......Page 428
  Saving your Web page as an HTML file with images......Page 430
  Creating a Flash animation from symbols......Page 431
   Exporting an Illustrator image to Photoshop......Page 436
   Adding a mask and applying effects in Photoshop......Page 438
   Optimizing a Photoshop file for the Web......Page 440
  Review answers......Page 443
    bloat tool378......Page 446
    libraries, for selecting spot colors406......Page 447
    printing and nonprinting area41......Page 448
    listing409......Page 449
    lossy compression459......Page 450
    editing points330......Page 451
    text224......Page 452
    pucker tool378......Page 453
    text218, 222......Page 454
    Stroke palette82, 95, 118......Page 455
    Tracking option219......Page 456
    Visibility variable207......Page 457
    using the zoom tool66......Page 458
  Adobe Typefaces Used......Page 460
 A Quick Tour of Adobe Illustrator......Page 461
  Getting started......Page 462
   Drawing a star......Page 463
   Painting the fill and stroke......Page 464
   Uniting shapes into one......Page 466
   Sampling a color......Page 468
   Subtracting one shape from another......Page 469
  Creating blends......Page 470
   Diverting a path......Page 471
  Drawing straight lines......Page 472
   Painting with a spot color......Page 474
   Painting with brushes......Page 475
  Scaling and rotating objects......Page 476
  Using layers......Page 477
  Creating an envelope from a preset warp shape......Page 479
   Filtering a bitmap image......Page 480
   Applying a live effect......Page 482
  Creating and using symbols......Page 483
  Using the symbolism tools......Page 484
  Adding type......Page 487
   Changing type characteristics......Page 488
   Wrapping text around objects......Page 489
ai10 Getting Started.pdf......Page 490
  Prerequisites......Page 500
   To install the Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book fonts:......Page 501
   To install the Classroom in a Book files:......Page 502
   To save your current Illustrator preferences:......Page 503
   To restore preferences to their default settings before each lesson:......Page 504
   Adobe certification......Page 505