Illustrator 9 For Dummies

Ted Alspach is the author of many books on desktop publishing and graphics, as well as hundreds of articles on related topics, including Illustrator 7 Studio Secrets, Illustrator 7 Bible, Photoshop Complete, Kai's Power Tools Studio Secrets, and Illustrator Filter Finesse. He is a contributing editor to Adobe Magazine.

Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Driving People Crazy -- Illustrator's Bum Rap. Chapter 1: Introducing the World of Illustrator. Chapter 2: Following the Righteous Path. Chapter 3: Doing Everyday Things with Illustrator. Part II: Drawing and Coloring Your Artwork. Chapter 4: Shaping Up, Basically. Chapter 5: Getting Your Fill of Fills and Strokes. Chapter 6: Selecting and Editing Paths. Chapter 7: Wielding the Mighty Pen Tool. Chapter 8: Wielding the Versatile Pencil Tool. Chapter 9: Creating Magnificent Brushstrokes. Chapter 10: Extreme Fills and Strokes. Chapter 11: Keeping Up Appearances, with Style(s). Part III: Taking Your Paths to Obedience School. Chapter 12: Pushing, Pulling, Poking, and Prodding. Chapter 13: Organizing Efficiently. Part IV: Weaving Beautiful Typestries. Chapter 14: Introducing Letters and Such (Type 101). Chapter 15: Studying Advanced Typography (Type 1,000,001). Part V: Getting Art to Print, to the Web, and to Other Applications. Chapter 16: Printing Your Masterpiece. Chapter 17: Putting Your Art on the Web. Chapter 18: Moving Files into and out of Illustrator. Part VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 19: Ten Production-Enhancing Tips. Chapter 20: Ten Tantalizing Techniques. Chapter 21: Ten (Or So) Ways to Customize Illustrator. Index. Book Registration Information Back of Book.