Illustrator CS5 Bible E-Book

Ted Alspach

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Serie: Bible
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 955

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2010

Beschreibung

A former Group Product Manager for Illustrator takes you on adetailed tour of the new version of Illustrator Adobe Illustrator allows you to create sophisticated artwork fornearly any medium and the newest release boasts enhancements aimedat helping you save time and work more efficiently and intuitively.Written by veteran author Ted Alspach, this authoritative resourcedissects Illustrator CS5 so you can harness the power it has tooffer. You'll begin with a review of Illustrator basics andquickly ramp up to more advanced topics, such as working in 3D,using filters, distorting artwork, applying strokes, and more. * Former Adobe insider Ted Alspach breaks down the powerfulprogram of Illustrator and explores the new features and functionsincluded in the latest version * Begins with the basics of Illustrator, such as working with theinterface and creating Illustrator documents * Shows you how to manipulate type, distort artwork, and applystrokes and fills * Explains transparency, working in 3D, using styles and effects,applying filters, and more Illustrator has amazing potential that can sometimes bedaunting, but with Illustrator CS5 Bible by your side,you'll learn to put the capabilities of Illustrator to workfor you.

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Cover

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

About the Author

Credits

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I: Illustrator Basics

Chapter 1: What's New in Illustrator CS5?

Enhanced Strokes and Brushes

Path Join Enhancement

Select Behind Downgrade

Drawing Modes

Perspective Grid

The Artboards Panel

Artboard Rulers

Gradient Mesh Point Transparency

Shape Builder Tool

Symbol Enhancements

Flash XML Graphics

Align to Pixel Grid

Resolution-Independent Effects

Summary

Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator's Desktop

Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started

Working with Illustrator's Interface

Navigating Around Your Document

Using Illustrator's Modes

Using the Edit Commands

Summary

Chapter 3: Working with Illustrator Documents

Setting Up a New Document

Modifying the Setup of a Document

Artboards

Opening and Closing Illustrator Files

Saving Files

Using the Export Command

Placing Art

Placing Photoshop Art in Illustrator: Understanding Vectors and Pixels

Working with Document and File Information

Summary

Chapter 4: Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques

Working with Paths

Drawing Paths with Illustrator Tools

Summary

Chapter 5: Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols

Making Basic Shapes

Working with the Flare Tool

Filling and Stroking Shapes

Creating Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool

Creating and Embellishing Graphs and Charts

Creating Flowcharts, Diagrams, and Site Maps

Using Symbols

Summary

Chapter 6: Learning How to Select and Edit

Selecting a Path for Editing

Editing Paths in Illustrator

Converting Anchor Points

Converting Smooth Points

Using Illustrator's Pathfinder Functions

Summary

Chapter 7: Understanding Color, Gradients, and Mesh

Working with the Swatches Panel

Using Transparency

Creating Gradients

Adding Realism with Mesh

Summary

Part II: Putting Illustrator to Work

Chapter 8: Using Illustrator to Organize Objects

Locking and Hiding Objects

Understanding Object Stacking Order

Creating and Deconstructing Groups

Layering Your Artwork

Working with Templates in Illustrator

Using Align and Distribute

Measuring an Image

Working with Grids

Using Guides

Measuring for Printing

Summary

Chapter 9: Working with Type

Understanding Fonts

Understanding Basic Type Menu Commands

Using the Type Tools

Creating Individual Type

Placing Area Type in a Rectangle

Working with Type Areas

Creating Area Type

Placing Type on a Path

Selecting Type

Editing Type

Using the Type Panels

Using Advanced Type Functions

Creating Outlines

Understanding Other Type Considerations

Summary

Chapter 10: Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns

Using Creative Strokes

Creating Perfect Patterns

Summary

Chapter 11: Applying Transformations and Distortions

Adding a Transformation with Tools

Working with the Transform Panel

Using Transform Each

Using Transformations

Using Liquify Tools on Objects

Distorting with Effects

Using Warp Effects

Summary

Chapter 12: Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks

Understanding the Difference between Blends and Gradients

Creating Path Blends

Defining Linear Blends

Working with Blend Options

Making a Color Blend

Creating Shape Blends

Using Compound Paths

Finding Path Directions

Using Clipping Masks

Summary

Chapter 13: Using Live Trace

Understanding Live Trace

Learning Live Trace Modes

Setting Live Trace Options

Tracing Raster Images with Live Trace

Summary

Chapter 14: Using Live Paint

Understanding Live Paint

Setting the Live Paint Options

Using Live Paint

Summary

Part III: Mastering Illustrator

Chapter 15: Working with Graphic Styles and Effects

Understanding How Graphic Styles Work

Using Effects

Summary

Chapter 16: Creating 3-D in Illustrator

Using 3-D in Illustrator

Understanding the Three-Dimensional World

Extruding and Revolving 2-D Objects

Rotating Objects

Changing the Appearance of Three-Dimensional Objects

Using Other 3-D Techniques

Summary

Chapter 17: Customizing and Automating Illustrator

Who's Responsible for Illustrator?

Customization Options

Changing Preferences

Changing Preferences for Type

Using Units & Display Performance

Changing Guides & Grid Preferences

Adjusting Smart Guides

Adjusting Slices Preferences

Changing Hyphenation

Adjusting the Plug-Ins & Scratch Disks

Customizing the User Interface

Customizing the File Handling & Clipboard

Setting the Appearance of Black Options

Altering Placement and Tools Panel Value Preferences

Adding Keyboard Customization

Knowing What You Can't Customize

Using Actions

Summary

Part IV: Getting Art Out of Illustrator

Chapter 18: Understanding PostScript and Printing

Understanding the Benefits of PostScript

Using PostScript

Knowing What to Do Prior to Printing

Using the Separation Setup

Outputting a Color-Separated File

Using Other Applications to Print

Understanding Trapping

Summary

Chapter 19: Creating Web Graphics

Designing for the Web versus Designing for Print

Illustrator and the Web — the Basics

Optimizing and Saving Web Graphics

Creating Vector Graphics for the Web

Understanding Web Slicing

Object-Based Web Slicing

Getting Interactive

Using Data-Driven Graphics to Streamline Design Work

Using FXG to Enhance Flex-based Workflows

Summary

Chapter 20: Illustrator Workflow

Project Background

Building the Documents

Summary

Appendix: Shortcuts in Illustrator CS5

End User License Agreement

List of Tables

Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator's Desktop

TABLE 2.1 Zoom In and Zoom Out Default Levels

Chapter 8: Using Illustrator to Organize Objects

TABLE 8.1 Illustrator Unit Abbreviations

Chapter 9: Working with Type

TABLE 9.1 Vertical Type Functions

Appendix: Shortcuts in Illustrator CS5

Table A-1 The File Menu

Table A-2 The Edit Menu

Table A-3 The Object Menu

Table A-4 The Type Menu

Table A-5 The Select Menu

Table A-6 The Effect Menu

Table A-7 The View Menu

Table A-8 The Window Menu

Table A-9 Te Help Menu

Table A-10 Tool Selection

Table A-11 Selection Tools

Table A-12 Path Tools

Table A-13 Type Tools

Table A-14 Line Tools

Table A-15 Shape Tools

Table A-16 Transformation Tools

Table A-17 Distortion Tools

Table A-18 Symbol Tools

Table A-19 Graph Tools

Table A-20 Paint Tools

Table A-21 Blend, Auto Trace, Artboard, and Slice Tools

Table A-22 Viewing Tools

Table A-23 Type Shortcuts

Table A-24 Paragraph Formatting

Table A-25 Character Formatting

Table A-26 Color Panel

Table A-27 Swatches Panel

Table A-28 Gradient Panel

Table A-29 Stroke Panel

Table A-30 Miscellaneous Panel Commands

Table A-31 Transform Panel

Table A-32 Layers Panel

Table A-33 Viewing Shortcuts

Table A-34 Miscellaneous Commands

Table A-35 Generic Dialog Box Commands

List of Illustrations

Chapter 1: What's New in Illustrator CS5?

FIGURE 1.1 The new Width tool is used to adjust the width of standard strokes.

FIGURE 1.2 The Stroke panel now contains a section for arrowheads and width profile.

FIGURE 1.3 This simple drawing of a pretzel has the Bristle brush applied to it.

FIGURE 1.4 The paths on the left are selected and then joined (shown on the right) using the new Join enhancement.

FIGURE 1.5 The three Drawing modes in Illustrator CS5 from left to right: Draw Normal (selected), Draw Behind, and Draw Inside

FIGURE 1.6 A Perspective Grid created by the new Perspective Grid tool.

FIGURE 1.7 The Artboards panel shows all of your artboards and allows you to quickly get to any artboard by double-clicking it.

FIGURE 1.8 The Align to Pixel Grid check box in the Transform panel protects your art against the jaggies and blurries.

Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator's Desktop

FIGURE 2.1 The document window contains the page surrounded by the artboard.

FIGURE 2.2 The Tools panel holds all the tools you need to draw in Illustrator. The Tools panel on the left is the single-column version, while the one on the right is the double-column version.

FIGURE 2.3 You can resize a panel that has a dotted triangle in its lower-right corner.

FIGURE 2.4 This panel contains a number of panels tabbed together.

FIGURE 2.5 You can find a multitude of options by accessing a panel’s menu.

FIGURE 2.6 When you right-click in the document window, Illustrator reveals a context-sensitive menu.

FIGURE 2.7 An Illustrator document at 100% (top) and 400% (bottom) magnifications

FIGURE 2.8 The Navigator panel shows a snapshot of the document.

FIGURE 2.9 Artwork shown in Outline mode

FIGURE 2.10 With Illustrator’s Pixel Preview option, you can view how the illustrator lines up to the pixel grid.

FIGURE 2.11 The various commands under the Edit menu help you to quickly cut, copy, and paste objects from place to place as well as help you undo and redo previously applied commands.