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Title:
Adobe Illustrator CS6 : classroom in a book.
Author:
Adobe Systems.
Publication Information:
San Jose, Calif. : Adobe Press, ©2012.
Call Number:
T385 .A35814853 2012
Abstract:
Covers the basics of learning Adobe Illustrator and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program.
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ISBN:
9780321822482
Series:
Classroom in a book

Classroom in a book.
Physical Description:
xiv, 463 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
General Note:
Includes index.
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Contents:
Getting Started: -- About the classroom in a book -- Prerequisites -- Installing the program -- Fonts used in this book -- Copying the classroom in a book files -- To install the classroom in a book files -- Restoring default preferences -- To save current illustrator preferences -- To delete current illustrator preferences -- To restore saved preferences after completing the lessons -- Additional resources -- Adobe certification -- Checking for updates -- What's New In Adobe Illustrator CS6: --Efficient, flexible interface -- Adjustable user interface brightness -- Image trace -- Pattern creation -- Mercury performance system -- Gradients on strokes -- Other enhancements -- Quick Tour Of Adobe Illustrator CS6: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Working with artboards -- Drawing shapes and lines -- Applying color -- Working with the shape builder tool -- Working with the width tool -- Creating and editing gradients -- Placing Adobe Photoshop images in Illustrator -- Using image trace -- Working with the color guide panel -- Creating and applying a pattern -- Working with type -- Working with drawing modes -- Working with brushes -- Using the appearance panel and effects -- Working with strokes -- Aligning content -- Working with perspective -- Working with symbols --Getting To Know The Work Area: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Understanding the workspace -- Adjusting the user interface brightness -- Working with the tools panel -- Exploring the control panel -- Working with panels -- Resetting and saving your workspace -- Using panel menus -- Changing the view of artwork -- Using the view commands -- Using the zoom tool -- Scrolling through a document -- Viewing artwork -- Navigating multiple artboards -- Using the navigator panel -- Understanding rulers -- Arranging multiple documents -- Exploring document groups -- Finding resources for using Illustrator -- Selecting And Aligning: -- Lessons overview -- Getting started -- Selecting objects -- Using the selection tool -- Using the direct selection tool -- Creating selections with a marquee -- Creating selections with the magic wand tool -- Selecting similar objects -- Aligning objects -- Aligning objects to each other -- Aligning to a key object -- Aligning points -- Distributing objects -- Aligning to the artboard -- Working with groups -- Grouping items -- Working in isolation mode -- Adding to a group -- Exploring object arrangement -- Arranging objects -- Selecting objects behind -- Hiding objects -- Applying selection techniques -- Creating And Editing Shapes: -- Lessons overview -- Getting started -- Creating a new document -- Working with basic shapes -- Understanding drawing modes -- Creating rectangles -- Creating rounded rectangles -- Creating ellipses -- Creating polygons -- Working with draw behind mode -- Creating stars -- Changing stroke width and alignment -- Working with line segments -- Joining paths -- Using the width tool -- Outlining strokes -- Combining and editing shapes -- Working with the shape builder tool -- Working with pathfinder effects -- Working with shape modes -- Using draw inside mode -- Editing content drawn inside -- Using the eraser tool -- Using image trace to create shapes -- Cleaning up traced artwork.

Transforming Objects: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Working with artboards -- Adding artboards to the document -- Editing artboards -- Renaming artboards -- Reordering artboards -- Transforming content -- Working with rulers and guides -- Scaling objects -- Reflecting objects -- Rotating objects -- Distorting objects -- Shearing objects -- Positioning objects precisely -- Changing perspective -- Applying multiple transformations -- Using the free distort effect -- Drawing With The Pen And Pencil Tools: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Starting with the pen tool -- Creating straight lines -- Creating curved paths -- Building a curve -- Converting smooth points to corner points -- Creating the violin illustration -- Drawing curves -- Selecting a curved path -- Drawing a curved path -- Drawing a closed path with curves -- Drawing the violin shape -- Creating the strings -- Splitting a path -- Adding arrowheads -- Creating a dashed line -- Editing curves -- Deleting and adding anchor points -- Converting between smooth points and corner points -- Drawing with the pencil tool -- Editing with the pencil tool -- Finishing the violin illustration -- Assembling the parts -- Painting the artwork -- Color And Painting: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Understanding color -- Color modes -- Understanding the color controls -- Creating color -- Building and saving a custom color -- Editing a swatch -- Using Illustrator swatch libraries -- Creating a spot color -- Using the color picker -- Creating and saving a tint of a color -- Copying appearance attributes -- Creating color groups -- Working with the color guide panel -- Editing a color group -- Editing colors in artwork -- Working with the Kuler panel -- Assigning colors to your artwork -- Adjusting colors -- Painting with patterns -- Applying existing patterns -- Creating your own pattern -- Applying a pattern -- Editing a pattern -- Working with live paint -- Creating a live paint group -- Editing live paint regions -- Working with gap options -- Working With Type: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Working with type -- Creating point type -- Creating area type -- Importing a plain text file -- Working with overflow text and text reflow -- Threading text -- Creating columns of text -- Formatting type -- Changing the font size -- Changing the font color -- Changing additional text attributes -- Working with glyphs -- Resizing type objects -- Changing paragraph attributes -- Creating and applying text styles -- Creating and applying a paragraph style -- Editing a paragraph style -- Sampling text formatting -- Creating and applying a character style -- Editing a character style -- Reshaping text with a preset envelope warp -- Reshaping text with an object warp -- Wrapping text around an object -- Creating text on an open path -- Creating text on closed paths -- Creating text outlines -- Working With Layers: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started Creating layers -- Selecting and moving objects and layers -- Duplicating layer content -- Moving layers -- Locking layers -- Viewing layers -- Pasting layers -- Creating a clipping mask -- Merging layers -- Locating layers -- Applying appearance attributes to layers -- Isolating layers -- Working With Perspective Drawing: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Understanding perspective -- Understanding the perspective grid -- Working with the perspective grid -- Using a preset grid -- Editing the perspective grid -- Drawing objects in perspective -- Selecting and transforming objects in perspective -- Attaching content to perspective -- Editing planes and objects together -- Adding and editing text in perspective -- Working with symbols in perspective -- Adding symbols to the perspective grid -- Transforming symbols in perspective -- Releasing content from perspective -- Working with the horizontal plane -- Blending Colors And Shapes: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Working with gradients -- Creating and applying a linear gradient to a fill -- Adjusting the direction and angle of a gradient fill -- Applying a gradient to a stroke -- Editing a gradient on a stroke -- Creating and applying a radial gradient -- Editing the radial gradient colors -- Adjusting the radial gradient -- Applying gradients to multiple objects -- Exploring other methods for editing gradient colors -- Adding transparency to gradients -- Working with blended objects -- Creating a blend with specified steps -- Modifying a blend -- Creating and editing color blends -- Working With Brushes: -- Lessons overview -- Getting started -- Working with brushes -- Using calligraphic brushes -- Editing a brush -- Using a fill color with brushes -- Removing a brush stroke -- Using art brushes -- Drawing with the paintbrush tool -- Editing paths with the paintbrush tool -- Creating an art brush -- Editing an art brush -- Using bristle brushes -- Changing bristle brush options -- Painting with a bristle brush -- Using pattern brushes -- Creating a pattern brush -- Applying a pattern brush -- Changing the color attributes of brushes -- Changing a brush color using tints colorization -- Changing the brush color using hue shift colorization -- Working with the blob brush tool -- Drawing with the blob brush tool -- Merging paths with the blob brush tool -- Editing with the eraser tool.

Applying Effects: -- Lessons overview -- Getting started -- Using live effects -- Applying an effect -- Editing an effect -- Styling text with effects -- Editing shapes with a pathfinder effect -- Applying the offset path effect -- Working with 3D effect -- Creating a revolved object -- Changing the lighting of a 3D object -- Mapping a symbol to the 3D artwork -- Applying Appearance Attributes And Graphic Styles: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Using appearance attributes -- Editing and adding appearance attributes -- Adding another stroke -- Adding another fill -- Reordering appearance attributes -- Applying an appearance to a layer -- Using graphic styles -- Creating and saving a graphic style -- Applying a graphic style to an object -- Replacing graphic style attributes -- Applying a graphic style to a layer -- Editing a graphic style applied to a layer -- Applying an existing graphic style -- Applying multiple graphic styles -- Applying a graphic style to text -- Copying and removing graphic styles -- Creating web graphics -- Aligning content to the pixel grid -- Slicing content -- Selecting and editing slices -- Using the save for web command -- Working With Symbols: -- Lesson overview -- Getting started -- Using existing Illustrator symbol libraries -- Creating symbols -- Editing a symbol -- Replacing symbols -- Breaking a link to a symbol -- Editing symbol options -- Working with the symbolism tools -- Spraying symbol instances -- Editing symbols with the symbolism tools -- Copying and editing symbol sets -- Storing and retrieving artwork in the symbols panel -- Mapping a symbol to 3D artwork -- Working with symbols and Flash integration -- Combining Illustrator CS6 Graphics With Other Adobe Applications: -- Lessons overview -- Getting started -- Working with Adobe bridge -- Combining artwork -- Vector versus bitmap graphics -- Placing Photoshop files -- Placing a Photoshop file -- Transforming a placed image -- Embedding a Photoshop image with layer comps -- Applying color edits to a placed image -- Masking an image -- Applying a simple clipping mask to an image -- Editing a mask -- Masking an object with a shape -- Masking an object with multiple shapes -- Creating an opacity mask -- Editing an opacity mask -- Sampling colors in placed images -- Working with image links -- Finding link information -- Replacing a linked image -- Exporting a layered file to Photoshop -- Illustrator and Adobe InDesign, Adobe Muse, Adobe Fireworks, and Adobe Flash -- Index.
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