Adobe Illustrator Cs2 How To

Designed to dazzle and inspire but not leave you in the dust, this beautifully designed volume lets you follow along as it dissects real-world projects from some of today's top Illustrator artists. In the process it teaches you how to use Illustrator in ever more creative ways for your own projects. Best-selling author and award-winning artist Sharon Steuer uses four-color pictures of real Illustrator projects to show what's possible and then employs simple, step-by-step instructions to explain the techniques that will produce those effects. You'll find comprehensive ground-up coverage of all of Illustrator CS' most important capabilities. Veteran users will be grateful to explore Illustrator CS' new features: powerful new tools for creating 3D graphics on the fly, a new Scribble Effect that lets you add a loose, hand-drawn look to your artwork, a redesigned text engine, enhanced PDF support, and more. On the CD, you'll find artwork from the book, technical documents, third-party software, clip art, and more.

Easy-to-scan guide makes quick work of the most useful features of Adobe Illustrator CS2!

Over 300 productivity-enhancing secrets even a lot of pros don't know about Illustrator CS2.; Illustrated, stand-alone tips reveal the hidden features and productivity-enhancing tricks that allow users to accomplish more in less time with Illustrator CS2.; Easy-to-browse format lets users find and apply information instantly!; Includes many tips and techniques that focus on Illustrator CS2's new features: Live trace, Live paint, SVG-T, and much more. Short on theory and long on the pithy tidbits that are often relegated to sidebars and notes in more encyclopedic volumes, this short, sweet, full-color volume offers tips, more tips, and nothing but - in the process providing answers to all users' need-to-know questions about Illustrator CS2. Veteran users will be able to find the info they need about specific Illustrator CS2 issues and features, while first-time users will be able to ramp up fast in the areas that interest them most.

Illustrator CS2 No Nonsense Guide deals with computers/software.