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Jenkins, Sue. How to Do Everything Adobe Illustrator. McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2009.

How to Do Everything Adobe Illustrator

Authors: Sue Jenkins

Published:  March 2009

eISBN: 9780071603119 0071603115 | ISBN: 9780071603102
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  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Illustrator Basics
  • Chapter 1 Workspace Orientation
  • The Illustrator Workspace
  • Panels
  • The Tools Panel
  • Preferences and Presets
  • Undoing and Automation
  • Chapter 2 Creating Documents
  • New Documents
  • Multiple Artboards
  • Saving and Exporting Files
  • Opening Files
  • Placing Artwork
  • Moving Around the Workspace
  • Using Adobe Bridge
  • Chapter 3 Drawing and Editing Lines and Shapes
  • The Shape Tools
  • The Line Segment Tools
  • Editing Lines and Shapes
  • The Cutting Tools
  • Chapter 4 Making Selections
  • The Selection Tools
  • The Select Menu
  • Chapter 5 Pencil, Eraser, Paintbrush, and Blob Brush
  • The Pencil Tool
  • The Smooth Tool
  • The Path Eraser Tool
  • The Eraser Tool
  • The Paintbrush Tool
  • The Blob Brush Tool
  • Chapter 6 Mastering the Pen Tool
  • The Pen Tool
  • Editing Paths
  • Chapter 7 Arrangement, Alignment, and the Pathfinder Panel
  • Arranging Objects
  • Group and Ungroup
  • Copy, Paste, Cut, and Clear
  • Align and Distribute
  • The Pathfinder Panel
  • Isolation Mode
  • Chapter 8 Working with Layers
  • Understanding Layers
  • Creating a New Layer
  • Using the Layers Panel
  • Making a Template Layer
  • Reorganizing Layers
  • Part II: The Basics and Beyond
  • Chapter 9 Colors, Swatches, and Adobe Kuler
  • The Color Panel
  • The Color Picker
  • The Color Guide Panel
  • The Swatches Panel
  • Editing Colors
  • Adobe Kuler
  • Chapter 10 Working with Type
  • The Type Tool
  • Formatting Type
  • The Area Type Tool
  • Type on a Path Tool
  • Vertical Type Tools
  • Wrapping Text Around an Object
  • Warping Text with Envelope Distort
  • Fitting a Headline
  • Performing Spell Check, Showing Hidden Characters, Changing Case, Inserting Glyphs, and Using Smart Punctuation
  • Converting Type to Outlines
  • Chapter 11 Transformation and Reshaping Tools
  • The Transformation Tools
  • The Transform Panel
  • Transform Menu Commands
  • The Reshaping Tools
  • Chapter 12 Making Patterns and Gradients
  • Patterns
  • Gradients
  • Chapter 13 Symbols, 3D Mapping, and Flash Integration
  • The Symbols Panel
  • Symbol Libraries
  • Working with Symbols
  • The Symbolism Tools
  • Mapping Symbol Art to 3D Objects
  • Integrating Illustrator Symbols with Flash
  • Chapter 14 Graph Tools
  • The Graph Tools
  • Inputting Data
  • Editing Graphs
  • Customizing Graphs
  • Part III: Special Tools and Techniques
  • Chapter 15 Creating Blends
  • Creating Blends
  • Editing Blends
  • Blend Menu Options
  • Chapter 16 Clipping Masks and Compound Paths
  • Clipping Masks
  • Compound Paths
  • Chapter 17 Transparency and Blending Modes
  • The Transparency Panel
  • Creating Opacity Masks
  • Editing Opacity Masks
  • Blending Modes
  • Chapter 18 Special Effects and Third-Party Plug-Ins
  • Special Effects
  • Third-Party Plug-ins for Illustrator
  • Chapter 19 Custom Graphic Styles and the Appearance Panel
  • The Appearance Panel
  • The Graphic Styles Panel
  • Chapter 20 Live Paint and Live Trace
  • Live Paint
  • Live Trace
  • Part IV: Real World
  • Chapter 21 Print and Design: Editorial, Branding, Textiles, Crafts
  • Logo Design
  • Postcard Design
  • Editorial Illustration
  • Magazine Ads
  • Business Card Design
  • Stationery Design
  • Book Jacket Design
  • T-Shirt Design
  • Kids’ Crafts Design
  • Scrapbooking Design
  • Chapter 22 Taking Illustrations to the Web
  • Designing Web Layouts
  • Slicing Images
  • Creating Buttons and Rollover Images
  • Creating Image Maps
  • Creating SVG Files
  • Optimizing Web Graphics
  • Saving Illustrator Files for Flash and Mobile Content
  • Chapter 23 Printing Your Work
  • Printing Basics
  • Document Setup
  • Printing Composites
  • Printing Color Separations
  • Trapping
  • Printing Files with Gradients, Meshes, and Color Blends
  • Color Management
  • Creating Custom Print Presets
  • Appendix: Real World Illustrators
  • Barbara Zuckerman
  • Janet Allinger
  • Chris Reed
  • Heidi Udvardy
  • Susan Hunt Yule
  • Index