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Illustrator CS4 - Introduction
  • Illustrator CS4 - Introduction

    $45.00
$45.00

Product Overview

This vBook covers the fundamentals of Illustrator CS4, which is used primarily to work with vector-based graphics.

Authored By Kirsten Rourke


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Product Description

This vBook covers the fundamentals of Illustrator CS4, which is used primarily to work with vector-based graphics. After getting familiar with the Illustrator CS4 environment, you will learn how to create a simple illustration by creating and manipulating shapes and by drawing and editing paths. You will also learn how to apply color, gradients, and transparency. You will then learn how to work with text and layers.



Table of Contents:



  • Introduction

  • Workspaces

    • The Toolbar

    • Using a Preset Workspace

    • Save a Custom Workspace



  • Preferences

  • New Document

    • New Document Dialog Box

    • Change Measurement System

    • Bleed



  • Navigation

    • The Navigator Panel

    • View

    • Zoom Percent

    • Marquee Zoom



  • Toolbar

    • Tearoffs

    • HotKeys



  • Pen

    • Points and Paths

    • Bounding Box

    • Undo

    • Convert Tool

    • Handlebars



  • Draw Shapes

    • Smart Guides

    • Draw Shape with Pen

    • Change Shapes



  • Sample Files

  • Swatches

    • Swatch Types

    • Swatch Libraries

    • Pantone Colors

    • Kuler

    • New Swatch



  • Color

    • The Color Panel

    • Web Safe Palette

    • Color Picker



  • Transform Shapes

    • Bounding Box

    • Duplicate and Repeat Objects

    • Warp and Twist with Liquify Tools



  • Painting

    • Paintbrush

    • Brush Libraries

    • Apply Brushes

    • Fill and Stroke

    • Blob Brush



  • Pencil

    • Change Pencil Options

    • Smooth Tool

    • Path Eraser



  • Live Paint

    • Swatch Library

    • Use Live Paint Bucket

    • Modify Stroke



  • Live Trace

    • Converting Pixels to Vector Shapes

    • Live Trace Options

    • Recolor Artwork



  • Type

    • Point Text

    • Paragraph Text

    • Text on a Path

    • Text in a Shape



  • Ending