Illustrator CS5 for Windows and Macintosh : Visual QuickStart Guide

This fully updated edition for Illustrator CS5 covers the essential skills for Illustrator artists, such as drawing geometric and freehand objects; color management; using multiple artboards; applying colors, patterns, and gradients; creating and using brushes; transforming, reshaping, and combining objects; creating and styling type; applying graphic styles and transparency; using the Pen tool; using the live color, paint, trace, and effects features; using symbols; and output. The new and updated Illustrator CS5 features are clearly marked with bright red stars in both the table of contents and main text. Among the many new CS5 features covered in this volume are bristle brushes, drawing modes, arrows, Width tool, Shape Builder tool, and Mini Bridge. Enhancements to such features as path joining, artboards, pixel-perfect drawing, and Art brushes are also covered. Readers can follow the steps in a tutorial fashion, or use the book as a reference guide to individual program features. Many of the key illustrations used in the book are available via Web download for practice. Contents......Page 7 1 Create & Save Files Launching Illustrator......Page 12 Creating a new document......Page 14 Using templates......Page 15 Adding artboards to a document......Page 18 Deleting artboards......Page 20 Modifying artboards......Page 21 Aligning and rearranging artboards......Page 22 Choosing artboard options......Page 23 Saving a document in the Adobe Illustrator (ai) format......Page 24 Ending a work session......Page 25 2 Manage Color Introduction to color management......Page 26 Choosing color settings for Illustrator......Page 28 Synchronizing the color settings......Page 31 Changing the document profile......Page 32 Proofing a document onscreen......Page 33 3 Workspaces Features of the Illustrator workspace......Page 34 Using tabbed document windows......Page 36 Arranging document windows......Page 37 Changing the zoom level......Page 38 Moving an area of a document into view......Page 39 Changing the screen mode......Page 40 Switching document views......Page 41 Creating custom views......Page 42 Configuring the panel groups and docks......Page 43 Choosing and saving workspaces......Page 45 4 Panels The Illustrator panel icons......Page 48 The Tools panel......Page 50 The Control panel......Page 53 The other essential panels illustrated......Page 54 5 Bridge Opening files from Illustrator......Page 66 Features of the Bridge window......Page 67 Choosing a workspace for Bridge......Page 69 Previewing graphics in Bridge......Page 71 Openingfiles from Bridge......Page 73 Customizing the Bridge workspace......Page 75 Resetting the Bridge workspace......Page 77 Using thumbnail stacks......Page 78 Searching for files......Page 79 Creating and using collections......Page 80 Rating and labeling thumbnails......Page 82 Filtering the display of thumbnails......Page 83 Assigning keywords to files......Page 84 Managing files using Bridge......Page 85 6 Geometric Objects Selecting and deleting objects......Page 86 Creating rectangles and ellipses......Page 87 Creating polygons......Page 89 Creating stars......Page 90 Creating line segments......Page 92 Creating pixel-perfect artwork for the Web......Page 93 7 Freehand drawing A quick color primer......Page 94 Drawing with the Pencil tool......Page 95 Drawing with the Paintbrush tool......Page 96 Choosing options for the Pencil and Paintbrush tools......Page 97 Drawing with the Blob Brush tool......Page 98 Choosing options for the Blob Brush tool......Page 99 8 Select The five selection tools......Page 100 Using the Selection tool......Page 102 Selecting objects via a command......Page 103 Selecting objects via the Layers panel......Page 104 Working with groups......Page 105 Using the Lasso tool......Page 107 Using the Magic Wand tool......Page 108 Selecting and deselecting all objects......Page 109 9 Move, Copy & Align Moving objects......Page 110 Aligning objects with the help of Smart Guides......Page 111 Duplicating objects......Page 113 Aligning and distributing objects via buttons......Page 116 Creating ruler guides......Page 118 Creating guides from objects......Page 119 Clearing guides......Page 120 Using the grid......Page 121 10 Fill & Stroke Using color in Illustrator......Page 122 Colors for your output medium......Page 123 Using the basic color controls......Page 125 Saving colors as swatches......Page 127 Choosing colors via the Color panel......Page 128 Applying colors from a library......Page 129 Changing the tint percentage......Page 130 Changing the stroke weight, alignment, caps, and joins......Page 131 Creating arrows......Page 132 Creating a dashed stroke......Page 133 Using the Eyedropper tool......Page 134 Using the Swatches panel......Page 135 Using the Color Guide panel......Page 139 Using the Kuler panel......Page 142 Replacing colors in your artwork......Page 143 Colorizing grayscale images......Page 144 Blending fill colors......Page 145 Creating and editing fill patterns......Page 146 11 Transform Transforming an object via its bounding box......Page 148 Using the Free Transform tool......Page 149 Using the Scale, Rotate, Shear, and Reflect tools......Page 151 Using the Transform and Control panels......Page 153 Using the Transform Each command......Page 155 Using the Transform effect......Page 156 Repeating a transformation......Page 157 12 Reshape The building blocks of a path......Page 158 Reshaping curves......Page 159 Converting points......Page 160 Adding points......Page 162 Deleting points......Page 165 Reshaping objects with the Pencil or Paintbrush tool......Page 166 Applying a variable width profile preset to an object’s stroke......Page 167 Changing an object’s stroke width using the Width tool......Page 168 Reshaping objects with the Blob Brush tool......Page 171 Exercise: Draw and reshape objects in a freehand style......Page 172 Exercise: Draw a brush with the Reshape tool......Page 173 Erasing sections of objects......Page 174 Aligning points......Page 175 Joining endpoints......Page 176 Reshaping objects using commands......Page 177 Slicing and dicing......Page 179 Exercise: Draw a glass of beer (or cream soda!)......Page 181 13 Layers Getting to know the Layers panel......Page 182 Creating layers......Page 184 Deleting layers and objects......Page 186 Selecting listings on the Layers panel......Page 187 Selecting objects via the Layers panel......Page 189 Restacking layers and objects......Page 192 Duplicating layers and objects......Page 193 Locking layers and objects......Page 194 Hiding layers and objects......Page 195 Collecting objects into a new layer......Page 196 Releasing objects to layers......Page 197 Merging layers and groups......Page 198 Flattening layers......Page 199 14 Appearances Applying appearance attributes......Page 200 Editing appearance attributes......Page 205 Hiding and deleting appearance attributes......Page 206 Expanding appearance attributes......Page 207 15 Effects Applying Illustrator effects......Page 208 Editing, duplicating, and deleting effects......Page 211 A few Illustrator effects up close......Page 212 Rasterizing objects......Page 217 Applying Photoshop effects via the Effect Gallery......Page 218 16 Graphic Styles Graphic styles basics......Page 220 Loading graphic styles from a library......Page 222 Applying graphic styles......Page 223 Removing graphic styles......Page 224 Adding graphic styles......Page 225 Creating graphic styles......Page 226 Redefining graphic styles......Page 227 Deleting graphic styles from the panel......Page 228 Breaking the link to a graphic style......Page 229 17 Live Trace The tracing features in Illustrator......Page 230 Tracing a raster image......Page 231 Applying tracing options......Page 232 Releasing a tracing......Page 235 Converting a tracing to paths......Page 236 18 Live Paint Creating a Live Paint group......Page 238 Using the Live Paint Bucket tool......Page 240 Using the Live Paint Selection tool......Page 243 Reshaping a Live Paint group......Page 245 Adding new faces and edges to a Live Paint group......Page 246 Choosing gap options for a Live Paint group......Page 247 Expanding and releasing Live Paint groups......Page 248 19 Create Type The type tools......Page 250 Creating point type......Page 251 Creating type in a rectangle......Page 252 Creating area type......Page 253 Creating path type......Page 255 Copying or moving type characters......Page 257 Importing text into Illustrator......Page 258 Threading type objects......Page 259 Rotating type......Page 261 Exercise: Putting type on a circle......Page 262 20 Style & Edit Type Selecting type......Page 264 Changing the font......Page 266 Changing the font size......Page 267 Changing the leading value......Page 268 Applying kerning and tracking......Page 269 Using smart punctuation......Page 271 Inserting alternate glyphs......Page 272 Applying hyphenation......Page 274 Changing paragraph alignment......Page 275 Changing inter-paragraph spacing......Page 276 Using paragraph and character styles......Page 277 Setting tabs......Page 281 Changing the baseline shift value......Page 283 Creating type outlines......Page 284 Creating special effects with type......Page 285 Exercise: Create a shadow for point type......Page 286 Applying appearance attributes to type......Page 287 Exercise: Add multiple strokes to a character......Page 288 Exercise: Use the Free Distort effect on type......Page 289 21 Pen Tools Drawing with the Pen tool......Page 290 Converting anchor points on paths......Page 294 Exercise: Draw a knife with the Pen tool......Page 296 22 Acquire Images How images are acquired in Illustrator......Page 298 Using the Open command......Page 299 Using the Place command......Page 300 Importing Photoshop images into Illustrator......Page 301 Managing linked images......Page 303 Dragging and dropping images into Illustrator......Page 307 23 Brushes Applying brushes to existing paths......Page 308 Using the Brushes panel......Page 310 Removing brush strokes......Page 311 Expanding brush strokes......Page 312 Creating and editing Calligraphic brushes......Page 313 Creating and editing Scatter brushes......Page 315 Creating and editing Art brushes......Page 317 Creating and editing Bristle brushes......Page 320 Painting brush strokes inside objects......Page 323 Duplicating brushes......Page 324 Editing brushes manually......Page 325 Editing brush strokes on objects......Page 326 Creating brush libraries......Page 327 24 Gradients Applying a gradient......Page 328 Creating a two-color gradient......Page 330 Editing gradient colors via on-object controls......Page 331 Saving a gradient as a swatch......Page 333 Changing the position, length, or angle of a gradient in an object......Page 334 Spreading a single gradient across multiple objects......Page 336 Expanding a gradient into paths......Page 337 25 Combine Paths Using the Shape Builder tool......Page 338 Applying the Shape Mode commands......Page 342 Applying the Pathfinder commands......Page 345 Using the Compound Path command......Page 348 Working with compound paths......Page 349 Applying Pathfinder effects......Page 351 26 Clipping Masks Creating a clipping set......Page 352 Selecting objects in a clipping set......Page 356 Adding objects to, and deleting them from, a clipping set......Page 358 Releasing a clipping set......Page 359 27 Transparency Changing an object’s opacity or blending mode......Page 360 Controlling which objects the transparency settings affect......Page 363 Using the transparency grid......Page 365 28 Symbols Accessing the symbol libraries......Page 366 Creating individual symbol instances......Page 368 Creating symbol sets with the Symbol Sprayer tool......Page 369 Replacing symbols......Page 370 Deleting symbols from the panel......Page 371 Editing symbols......Page 372 Choosing options for the symbolism tools......Page 373 Using the Symbol Shifter, Scruncher, Sizer, Spinner, Stainer, Screener, and Styler tools......Page 374 Unlinking symbol instances......Page 378 Expanding symbol instances......Page 379 29 Live Color Creating color groups via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 380 Using the color wheel in the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 382 Assigning colors to artwork via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 384 Reducing colors via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 386 30 Preferences Opening the Preferences dialog......Page 388 General Preferences......Page 389 Selection & Anchor Display Preferences......Page 391 Type Preferences......Page 392 Units Preferences......Page 393 Guides & Grid Preferences......Page 394 Smart Guides Preferences......Page 395 Slices Preferences......Page 396 Hyphenation Preferences......Page 397 Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Preferences......Page 398 User Interface Preferences......Page 399 File Handling & Clipboard Preferences......Page 400 Appearance of Black Preferences......Page 401 31 Print Print dialog: General options......Page 402 Marks and Bleed options......Page 405 Output options......Page 407 Graphics options......Page 409 Color Management options......Page 411 Summary options......Page 412 Using the Separations Preview panel......Page 413 Printing and exporting semitransparent objects......Page 415 Creating and editing presets......Page 418 Producing crop and trim marks......Page 419 Choosing a resolution for effects......Page 420 Using the Document Info panel......Page 421 32 Export Saving files in the EPS format......Page 422 Saving files in the Adobe PDF format......Page 425 Using the Export command......Page 429 Optimizing files for the Web......Page 431 Exporting Illustrator files to Adobe Photoshop......Page 435 Appendix A: Artwork by Illustrator pros......Page 436 Appendix B: Credits......Page 443 A......Page 444 B......Page 445 C......Page 446 D......Page 448 E......Page 449 F......Page 450 G......Page 451 I......Page 452 L......Page 453 O......Page 454 P......Page 455 S......Page 458 T......Page 462 Z......Page 464 Annotation The best-selling guide to Adobe Illustrator now includes color illustrations and video training for Illustrator CS5. & bull; & bull;Clear, concise, step-by-step instructions cover all the essential Illustrator skills. & bull;Hundreds of full-color Illustrator graphics and screen captures of program features throughout, with key illustrations available for download. This fully updated edition for Illustrator CS5 covers the essential skills for Illustrator artists, such as drawing geometric and freehand objects; color management; using multiple artboards; applying colors, patterns, and gradients; creating and using brushes; transforming, reshaping, and combining objects; creating and styling type; applying graphic styles and transparency; using the Pen tool; using the live color, paint, trace, and effects features; using symbols; and output. The new and updated Illustrator CS5 features are clearly marked with bright red stars in both the table of contents and main text. Among the new CS5 features covered in this volume are bristle brushes, drawing modes, arrows, Width tool, Shape Builder tool, and Mini Bridge. Enhancements to such features as path joining, artboards, pixel-perfect drawing, and Art brushes are also covered. Readers can follow the steps in a tutorial fashion, or use the book as a reference guide to individual program features. Many of the key illustrations used in the book are available via Web download for practice As expert authors and designers, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas know the power of visual learning. For almost two decades, their best-selling guides have been the top choice in college classrooms and the go-to reference for design professionals. They have taught at Prat Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design. In addition to this book, the authors have also written, designed, and illustrated the Photoshop CS5 visual QuickStart Guide