Illustrator CS5 Bible
Learn Illustrator from former Adobe product manager, Ted Alspach!If you want to learn Illustrator CS5 inside and out, what better source than a former member of the Illustrator product team at Adobe? Ted Alspach originally wrote the first Illustrator Bible because he couldn't find a book on the subject that was comprehensive enough to suit him—so he created one! In this newest edition, you'll find the in-depth coverage you need, from Illustrator basics to producing striking effects with vectors and rasters, and much more.Explore Illustrator CS5's desktop, new tools, and how to navigateMaster basic shapes, and then spark them with flares, fills, and strokesLearn paths, masks, Live Trace, and Live PaintBuild 3D images with perspective and surface characteristicsDesign logos, ads, and full-sized billboards with IllustratorCreate for the Web, add interactivity, and use data-driven graphicsExplore how to use the transparency gridGive depth to two-dimensional artCreate exciting projectsMaster CS5's new features to increase productivityUse Illustrator for the Web as well as for printEasily integrate or exchange FXG files