Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals

Deke McClelland shows users how to get into the Illustrator mindset and overcome its learning curve.Adobe Illustrator has long been a popular vector–based drawing program, but for many the learning curve is steep. In Illustrator CS4 One-on-One: Fundamentals, author and leading industry expert Deke McClelland shows users how to get in to the Illustrator mindset and overcome this learning curve. He covers the application's key features in a new way, making it simple and easy to master Illustrator. Deke teaches viewers how to use the core drawing and shape tools, the transformation and reshaping features, text, and the Pen tool. He also explains how to export and print. Even if learning Illustrator has been a struggle in the past, this training can help make sense of it. Exercise files accompany the course. Topics include: Creating continuous arcs and looping spirals Building with geometric shapes Selecting, placing, and scaling type Creating spine curves with round corners Using the new Blob brush to quickly draw and merge paths Working with flattener and raster effects Saving illustrations for the web