The Illustrator 8 Wow! Book

Sharon Steuer has taught computer imaging in art schools and training centers throughout the country. Her paintings and computer illustrations have appeared in numerous books and magazines and have been exhibited nationally for more than a decade. She is a recipient of the Faber Birren Color Award.

1. Illustrator Basic. Computer & System Requirement. Making Your Moves Easier. Working with PostScript Objects. Watch Your Cursor! Grouping & Selecting Objects. Working with Palettes. Transformations. Working Smart. Changing Your Views. Zooming In & Out. Setting Up Your Page. Color in Illustrator. Image Formats. PostScript Printing & Exporting. A Last Word on Actions. 2. The Zen of Illustrator. Introduction. Building Houses. Sequential Object Construction Exercises. A Classic Icon. Five Ways to Re-create Simple Shapes. Zen Scaling. Zen Rotation. Creating a Simple Object Using the Basic Tools. A Finger Dance. Turbo-charge with Illustrators Power-keys. 3. Lines, Fills & Colors. Introduction. Simply Realistic. Realism from Geometry and Observation. Combining Circles. Cutting and Joining Overlapping Objects. Gallery: Cutting and Joining Circles. Line Construction. Lines and Brushes Form Roads and Rails. Isometric Systems. Cursor-keys, Constrain-angles and Formulas. Gallery: Isometric Systems. Objective Colors. Custom Labels for Making Quick Changes. Organizing Color. Arranging an Artists Palette of Colors. Gallery: Colors. Brush Strokes. Making Naturalistic Pen and Ink Drawings. Gallery: Using the Brush tool. Advanced Technique: Intricate Patterns. Designing Complex Repeating Patterns. Gallery: An Intricate Pattern. 4. Templates & Layers. Introduction. Controlling the Stacking Order of Objects. Digitizing a Logo. Controlling Your Illustrator Template. Tracing Details. Tracing Intricate Details with the Pencil. Layering Colors. Coloring Black-and-White Images with Layers. Multiple Layers. Creating a Poster from Multiple Sources. Gallery: Multiple Layers. Viewing Details. Using Layers and Views for Organization. Layer Registration. Paste Remembers Layers Magic Alignment. Gallery: Working with Layers. Advanced Technique: Varied Perspective. Analyzing Different Views of Perspective. 5. Basic Blends & Gradients. Introduction. Live Blends. Gradients. Gallery: Blends and Gradients. Examining Blends. Learning When to Use Gradients or Blends. Shades of Blends. Creating Architectural Linear Shading. Gallery: Creative Blends. Unified Gradients. Redirecting Fills with the Gradient Tool. Gallery: Applying the Gradient tool. Unlocking Realism. Creating Metallic Reflections with Blends. Blending Realism. Keeping Blends Clean and Accessible. Gallery: Examining Blends and Gradients. 6. Path Creativity. Introduction. Brushes for Creativity. Hatch Effects. Gradient Mesh. Pathfinder Filters. Pathfinder Filters Charts. Practical Path-cuts. Preparing for Blends with Pathfinder Filters. Gallery: Creating with Pathfinder Filters. Advanced Technique: Fanciful Filtering. Creative Experimentation with Filters. Advanced Technique: Organic Creation. Painting with Brushes, Hatches and Mesh. Gallery: Pen and Ink. Gallery: Gradient Mesh. Advanced Technique: Mastering Mesh. Painting with Areas of Color Using Mesh. 7. Type & Layout. Introduction. Additional Type Functions (Former Filters). Converting Type to Outlines. Gallery: Multiple Masters for Layout. Masking Type. Placing Type within Type Using Masks. Gallery: Graphic Arrangement of Type. The Shape of Time. Trickling Type with Variations of Type Style. Gallery: Reinterpreting Alices Adventures. Bookcover Design. Illustrator as a Stand-alone Layout Tool. Gallery: Page Layout and Design. 8. Masks & Special Effects-Advanced Techniques Chapter. Introduction. Mask Problem-Solving Strategies. Advanced Technique: Colorful Masking. Fitting Blends into Custom Shapes. Advanced Technique: Offsetting Colors. Using Masks to Create Relief & Shadows. Gallery: Multiple Overlapping Masks. Advanced Technique: Contouring Masks. Using Masks to Control Realistic Tonality. Gallery: More Contouring Masks. Advanced Technique: Reflective Masks. Super-Realistic Reflection. Advanced Technique: Glowing Starshine. Blending Custom Colors to Form a Glow. Gallery: Advanced Effects. Advanced Technique: Painterly Effects. From Gradient Lighting to Painterly Trees. Gallery: More Advanced Effects. Advanced Technique: High Density Files. Simplifying Complex Image Creation. 9. Illustrator & Other Programs. Introduction. Illustrator, Photoshop & Rasterization. Illustrator, Dimensions & Streamline. Illustrator Paths & Other Programs. Copy & Paste or Drag & Drop. Bitmapped Images In Illustrator. Exporting Illustrator to Other Programs. Sketching Tools (with Photoshop). Illustrator as a Primary Drawing Tool. Gallery with Photoshop. Gallery with Streamline. Gallery with Streamline /Dimensions / Photoshop. Gallery with Modems / QuarkXPress. Gallery with Painter / Photoshop. Gallery with Ray Dream Designer / Photoshop. Gallery with Studio Pro / Photoshop. Gallery with Dimensions. Gallery with Traditional Airbrush. Gallery with TypeStyler 3. Gallery with Painter / Bryce / MAPublisher / Photoshop. Gallery with Freehand. 10. Web, Multimedia & Animation. Introduction. Working in RGB in Illustrator. The Attributes Palette and URLs. A Special Announcement for Web Designers. Gallery: Illustrator for Animation Frames. Advanced Technique: Making Waves. Transforming and Blending for Animation. Gallery: On-screen for Multimedia. Gallery: Rasterizing for On-Screen. Tabs for the Web. Preparing Navigational Web Maps. Gallery: On-Screen Logo. Gallery: Rasterizing and Filtering. Web-safe Color. Special Supplement by Weinman / Heavin. Technical Notes / Acknowledgments. Artists. Resources. Publications. General Index.