How to Do Everything with Illustrator CS

David Karlins (Oakland, CA) is a FrontPage Microsoft Certified Professional who designs Web sites for clients using FrontPage. In addition to contracted hands-on classroom materials, Karlins is the author or co-author of five successful FrontPage books. Karlins teaches FrontPage classes at Silicon Valley companies including Hewlett Packard, and at schools like University of California, Berkeley Extension Division.

Part I: Prepare Your Illustrator Project 1: Introducing Illustrator CS and Its Interface 2: Set Up Your Project 3: Import Artwork Part II: Draw Objects 4: Draw with the Pencil and Brush Tools 5: Work with Shapes 6: Draw with the Pen Tool 7: Scale, Skew, and Rotate Part III: Add Type 8: Create and Edit Text 9: Format Type 10: Flow Text Part IV: Work with Drawings 11: Combine and Arrange Objects 12: Create Blends 13: Clip with Masks 14: Trip Out with Effects and Filters 15: Bend with Envelopes and the Liquify Tools Part V: Manage Fills 16: Manage Colors and Gradients 17: Adjust Transparency 18: Use Brushes and Pattern Fills 19: Work with Bitmap Art in Illustrator Part VI: Use Layers and Styles 20: Arrange Illustrations with Layers 21: Apply Graphic Styles, Symbols, and Actions Part VII: From Illustrator to Print and Web 22: Print Illustrations 23: Prepare Illustrations for the Web Behind the Scenes: A Gallery with Techniques from the Pros