The Adobe Illustrator CS3 Wow! Book: Tips, Tricks, and

The Adobe Illustrator CS3 Wow! Book: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from 100 Top Illustrator Artists

The definitive full-color book on mastering Adobe Illustrator â€” now fully updated for Illustrator CS3

For years, Sharon Steuer and her international W ow! team have been reaching out to the world of professional illustrators to showcase the range and quality of work these artists are doing in Illustrator. In this revised edition of the best-selling and award-winning Illustrator WOW! Book, youll find tips, tricks, and techniques derived from actual projects from more than 100 of these top Illustrator artists. Using Adobe Illustrator CS3, Sharon shows you how to perform magical color changes using Live Color, and prepare animations for Flash. You'll not only learn how toâ€œthink in Illustratorâ€with the Zen of Illustrator lessons, you'll also master the newest, hottest, and most challenging techniques.

This edition is loaded with new lessons on these subjects, and many more:

Using the new Live Color features
Creating animations and integrating Illustrator with Flash
Working with Live Trace and Live Paint
The basics of using layers, templates, the Free Distort tool, and more
"Opacity Mask 101â€ based on the cover image
Applying blending modes and transparency to raster images
Masking with live type
Simulating ink and watercolor paintings
Working with live fills, multiple strokes, and Live 3D
Basic to advanced blends, gradients, and mesh
Colorizing photos
Demystifying photorealistic mesh

NOTE:
User Level: This book is for Intermediate through Professional-level Illustrator artists and designers.
Country USA
Manufacturer Peachpit Pr
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
UPCs 785342518429
EANs 9780321518422
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Peachpit Pr
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
UPCs	785342518429
EANs	9780321518422
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Adobe Illustrator CS3 Wow! Book: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques from 100 Top Illustrator Artists