Illustrator CS4 for dummies / by Ted Alspach.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alspach, Ted.

Series:

--For dummies.

--For dummies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Illustrator (Computer file).

Computer graphics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (386 p.)

Other Title:

Adobe Illustrator CS4 for dummies

Place of Publication:

Indianapolis : Wiley, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Adobe Illustrator is the gold standard for creating exciting, color-rich artwork for print, the Web, or even mobile devices. Whether you're stepping up to Illustrator CS4 or tackling Illustrator for the first time, you'll find Illustrator CS4 For Dummies is the perfect partner. This full-color guide gives you the scoop on the newest tools, tips on color control and path editing, ways to organize graphics, and how to get your work into print or on the Web. You've heard Illustrator is a bit complicated? That's why you need this friendly For Dummies book! It shows you how to:<ul t

Contents:

Illustrator CS4 For Dummies; Contents at a Glance; Table of Contents; Introduction; About This Book; What You Don't Need to Read; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; About All Those Little Icons; Road Signs along the Way; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Driving People Crazy - Illustrator's Bum Rap; Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Illustrator; Chapter 2:Following the Righteous Path; Chapter 3: Doing Everyday Things with Illustrator; Part II: Drawing and Coloring Your Artwork; Chapter 4: Shaping Up, Basically; Chapter 5: Getting Your Fill of Fills and Strokes

Chapter 6: Selecting and Editing PathsChapter 7: Wielding the Mighty Pen Tool; Chapter 8: Creating Straight and Curved Lines without the Pen Tool; Chapter 9: Creating Magnificent Brushstrokes; Chapter 10: Extreme Fills and Strokes; Chapter 11: Effectively Keeping Up Appearances, with Style(s); Part III: Taking Your Paths to Obedience School; Pushing, Pulling, Poking, and Prodding; Chapter 13: Organizing Efficiently; Part IV: Practically Speaking: Type, Print, and Files; Chapter 14: Introducing Letters and Such (Type 101); Chapter 15: Printing Your Masterpiece

Chapter 16: Moving Files Into and Out of IllustratorChapter 17: Putting Your Art on the Web; Part V: The Part of Tens; Chapter 18: Ten Production-Enhancing Tips; Chapter 19: Ten (Or So) Ways to Customize Illustrator; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780470431658

0470431652

OCLC:

301807016