Teach Yourself VISUALLYTM Illustrator® 10 (Visual Read Less, Learn More) - Softcover

Wooldridge, Mike; Toot, Michael S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0764536540 ISBN 13: 9780764536540

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2002

Synopsis

This handy guide uses the proven Visual step–by–step approach to learning Illustrator –– in full color! It covers all the ins and outs of using Adobe Illustrator: creating and editing objects, working with bezier and compound paths, creating layers and masks, working with color, adding raster images, and using Illustrator for Web design. Teach Yourself VISUALLY Illustrator 10 is a tutorial for the graphically minded with clear, concise, jargon–free instructions and over 500 color screenshots throughout. Jam–packed with information, this book goes beyond the basics to help Web designers, graphic design professionals, and business graphics users take full advantage of the robust features of Illustrator 10.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Toot is the author and co–author of several VISUAL books, including Master VISUALLY Web Design; Master VISUALLY Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and AfterEffects; and Teach Yourself VISUALLY Macromedia Web Collection. He works and lives near Seattle, WA.

Michael Wooldridge has worked as an independent web developer, writer, and consultant since 1995. He has written about technology for Macworld and CNET. He is the author of Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop 7, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements, and co–author of Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver MX and Flash MX.

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something–and skip the long–winded explanations?

If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you will find clear, step–by–step screen shots that show you how to tackle scores of Illustrator 10 tasks, from working with paths, objects, type, bitmap images, and trapping to using effects, filters, styles, layers, and sliced artwork.

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∗ "Teach Yourself" sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
∗ Full–color screen shots demonstrate each task
∗ Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
∗ Two–page lessons break big topics into bite–sized modules

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0764536540
• ISBN 13: 9780764536540
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336