Adobe Illustrator CS5 Revealed International Student Edition

Description

ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CS5 REVEALED, International Edition offers comprehensive coverage in all areas of Adobe Illustrator. Beginning with fundamental concepts and progressing to in-depth exploration of the software's full set of features, these step-by-step lessons offer a guided tour of all the program's great features - including an illustrated tutorial on "how to draw with the Pen tool" that you won't find in any other book. This new edition features extensive coverage of important and exciting new features, including the debut of the Perspective Grid, the Bristle Brush, two new Drawing Modes, the brand-new Shape Builder tool, and the gorgeous "Beautiful Strokes."

CONTENTS:

1. Getting to Know Illustrator.

2. Creating Text and Gradients.

3. Drawing and Composing an Illustration.

4. Transforming and Distorting Objects.

5. Working with Layers.

6. Working with Patterns and Brushes.

7. Working with Distortion, Gradient Meshes, Envelopes, and Blends.

8. Working with Transparency, Live Color, Effects, and Graphic Styles.

9. Creating Graphs in Illustrator.

10. Creating 3D Objects.

11. Preparing a Document for Prepress and Printing.

12. Drawing with Symbols.

13. Creating Interactive Layouts.