Illustrator 10 Bible

Ted Alspach is the author of more than 20 books, including the previous five editions of the Illustrator Bible, Illustrator Studio Secrets, Illustrator Filter Finesse, and Photshop Complete. He is currently the product manager for Adobe Illustrator. He is also a contributing editor to Adobe Magazine. Kelly L. Murdock has written extensively on 3D graphics and Web technologies. His credits include the 3ds max 4 Bible, the Adobe Atmosphere Bible, Master HTML and XHTML Visually, and JavaScript Blueprints. He is the creative force behind the children's education site www.animabets.com.

Foreword. Preface. Part I: Illustrator Basics. Chapter 1: Learning the Illustrator Interface. Chapter 2: Working with Illustrator Documents. Chapter 3: Drawing and Painting. Chapter 4: Working with Objects. Chapter 5: Selecting and Editing. Chapter 6:Working with Color and Gradients. Part II: Putting Illustrator to Work. Chapter 7: Organizing Artwork. Chapter 8: Manipulating Type. Chapter 9: Applying Fills and Strokes. Chapter 10: Transforming and Distorting Artwork. Chapter 11: Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks. Part III: Mastering Illustrator. Chapter 12: Understanding Transparency. Chapter 13: Using Styles, Effects, and Filters. Chapter 14: Working with Pixels. Chapter 15: Customizing and Optimizing Illustrator. Part IV: Outputting Illustrator. Chapter 16: Understanding Printing, Separations, and Trapping. Chapter 17: Using Illustrator to Generate Web Graphics. Appendix A: What's New in Illustrator 10. Appendix B: Shortcuts in Illustrator 10. Appendix C: Resources. Appendix D: Installing Illustrator 10. System Requirements for Macintosh. Installing Illustrator 10 for Macintosh. Index. End--User License Agreement.