Adobe Illustrator Cs2 Step By Step Training

Provides lessons that cover the basics of Adobe Illustrator CS2, including such topics as drawing with the pen tool, painting, working with layers, working with type, blending shapes, and using the 3D effect.

Designed for students at a variety of skill levels, Learning Adobe Illustrator CS2 teaches using real-world design examples. The Learning series provides students with a total-immersion, hands-on tutorial that walks them step-by-step, mouse-click by mouse-click, keystroke by keystroke through all the features of the software application. The spiral-bound text contains easy-to-read, appealingly formatted procedural explanations and step-by-step exercises in a multi-part Lesson format.

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.

Illustrator CS2 in Easy Steps gives you the essential building blocks you need to use the software efficiently, to expand your understanding of its rich features and to master its full potential. It also provides a fast-track to the exciting new upgrade features such as Live Paint, Live Trace, the Control palette and the file management capabilities of Adobe Bridge. Illustrator CS2 in Easy Steps breaks Illustrator into a series of clear, logical, structured learning steps, allowing you to develop the confidence, control and accuracy you need to set your creativity free.

Learn Adobe© Photoshop® CS2 for the Web with hands-on exercises and demo movies Do you like to learn by doing? Do manuals leave you bored and craving realworld examples? Do you want concrete training that goes beyond theory and reference materials? If so, this is the book for you. These hands-on exercises teach you the latest techniques for designing Web graphics and animations. You'll learn how to optimize images, slice images, and create interactive rollovers. You'll also learn how to design effective navigation, including elements such as Web buttons, navigation bars, tabbed navigation, and iconic navigation. Plus, you'll learn techniques for integrating Adobe Illustrator, Adobe GoLive, Macromedia Flash, and Macromedia Dreamweaver with Photoshop into your workflow. Complete with insider tips, illustrated with detailed graphics, and accompanied by a CD-ROM loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies, this book ensures you'll master the key features of Photoshop CS2 in no time. Over 100 Step-by-Step Tutorials · Organize Assets · Optimize Images · Optimize Transparent Images · Create Web Backgrounds · Design Navigation · Create Animations · Slice Images and Layout · Create Rollovers · Create Image Maps · Create Data-Driven Graphics · Integrate with Illustrator, GoLive, Flash and Dreamweaver Tanya Staples is a freelance author and educator teaching traditional and digital art. She has a bachelor's degree in fine art and art history and a bachelor's degree in education. Tanya is the author of Photoshop CS and ImageReady CS for the Web Hands-On Training as well as numerous video-based training titles in the lynda.com Online Training Library, covering Adobe Photoshop, Corel Painter, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, and Keynote. As the former program manager for the Corel Painter product line, Tanya designed, taught, and wrote about graphics software. Tanya lives in Ottawa, Canada with her husband Matt and son Erik. lynda.com, Inc. specializes in training books and video instruction for creative professionals. Check out the web site at www.lynda.com. .