Adobe Illustrator CS2 Gone Wild [Paperback]

David Karlins (Author), Bruce K. Hopkins (Contributor), Bruce K. Hopkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 31, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0764598597 | ISBN-13: 978-0764598593 | Edition: 1

Hang on tight Illustrator is about to blow you away. In fact, using the advanced techniques in this book, you could transform a photo of yourself to look as if that was literally happening. Achieve over-the-top visuals including type on a 3D spiral, exaggerated dot patterns that create comic book characters inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, Escher-esque shapes in simulated 3D, hip-hop type, amazing animation,effects that would make Andy Warhol proud—more than fifty in all, and each one described step by step and illustrated in breathtaking color. Build upon what you already know about Illustrator to:

• See how exotic effects can be modified and applied in various situations
• Learn to map artwork onto 3D illustrations, a process that can be used in architectural renderings or newsletters
• Discover Illustrator's almost limitless fill options and ways to use them
• Create liquid type, a wide variety of photographic effects, and fantasy automotive detailing
• Render complex illustrations from traced photos using Live Paint

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From the Back Cover

Hang on tight Illustrator is about to blow you awayIn fact, using the techniques in this book, you could transform a photo of yourself to look as if that was literally happening. Achieve over-the-top visuals including type on a 3D spiral, exaggerated dot patterns that create comic book characters inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, Escher-esque shapes in simulated 3D, hip-hop type, amazing animation,effects that would make Andy Warhol proud—more than fifty in all, and each one described step by step and illustrated in breathtaking color. Wild!

• See how exotic effects can be modified and applied in various situations
• Learn to map artwork onto 3D illustrations, a process that can be used in architectural renderings or newsletters
• Discover Illustrator's almost limitless fill options and ways to use them
• Create liquid type, a wide variety of photographic effects, and fantasy automotive detailing
• Render complex illustrations from traced photos using Live Paint

About the Author

David Karlins is a graphic and interactive design consulting, teacher, and author. His books include Digital Sports Photography: Take Winning Shots Every Time by Serge Timacheff, Total Digital Photography: The Shoot to Print Workflow Handbook, and PC Magazine Printing Great Digital Photos.
David teaches Illustrator, web design, and digital video at San Francisco State University Multimedia Studies Center. Visit him at www.davidkarlins.com, as well as this book’s web site, www.illustratorgonewild.com.

Lead illustrator Bruce Hopkins has been working as a freelance illustrator since 1989. His illustration work has worked has morphed over time from textile design to digital illustration for technical manuals. Bruce has pioneered the use of Illustrator in fine artwork, ranging from “Space” series (done with Adobe Illustrator) to landscapes (both real and imaginary), and traditional figure studies. Check out his site, www.bkhopkins.com.

Product Details

• Paperback: 255 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 31, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764598597
• ISBN-13: 978-0764598593
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,848,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy this book., December 8, 2005

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James Krayer (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Illustrator CS2 Gone Wild (Paperback)

I really hate to pan a book because I have a lot of respect for the effort that goes into writing one but do yourself a favor and skip this one.
I purchased it based on the rave reviews below and then when I recieved it I knew immediatly that I had to return it. Illustrator Gone Wild is a sophmoric effort. At best it's worth flipping through while in the book store but it's not worth taking home. If you've bothered to learn Illustrator from a class or a good book, such as Adobe's Classroom in a book series, then you all ready have the skills and knowledge to do everything in the book such as the chapter on making Kiss type. (Which I doubt you'll ever be called upon to do) But if you want to learn something about the details of making clean professional or even attractive art then you'll find this book lacking, as I did.
The key thing that interested me in the book was the promised chapter on photo-realism and the review that said this book was like the WoW series only more project oriented. The details on photo-realism were so scant that one could pick up all this book had to say in 30 minutes of trying to trace and color a shiny metal object. This book's similarity to the WoW series ends at being a book with chapters, words and pictures. While it does offer more detail in steps to create art than WoW the projects it offers are the kind of thing you'd do on a Sunday afternoon for fun or for a friend's band who can't afford to pay you but not the kind of thing you'd show at work, in a portfolio or try to sell freelance.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, stylish and wild Illustrator CS2 book, November 5, 2007

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Lady Lana - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Illustrator CS2 Gone Wild (Paperback)

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Many people first take look at cover and then decide if they want to buy book or not. When i first took a look at cover of this book i wasn't really impressed by it. But later when i already had it in my hands i understood why. Because cover is glossy and if you want to scan a cover - it's become almost impossible. It's the same that scanning silver or gold cover. But if you buy this book in usual store I am sure that it will attract your attention.

From other hand cover of this book - it don't try to impress you with pretty pictures on cover or big words to make you but it. It gives you exactly that why you buy this book - practical knowledges that you can use when you need it.

This is a great book for beginners and intermediate users of Adobe Illustrator. You can study or improve your knowledges on practice. The book is full of different kind of tasks (54 in total if to be precise). Every of them presents unique value and exotic experience. Every tutorial is explored to the maximum, all the possible options are explained clearly.

During this tasks you will work with many interesting Illustrator tools as mesh, path tools, blends, 3D spirals, Live Paint (which allows you to paint those vector graphics as if you are painting them by hand) and many other.

If you create digital animation, you will appreciate chapter number 11 where you create layers to manipulate individual parts for character animation. When everything is ready, you can preview the animation frames and then export them as a draft in the Flash format.

Book includes many highlighted "notes," "tips," and "warnings", "cautions", "alternatives" interspersed throughout the book. Notes will give you addition information or alternative actions, warning will notify you in advance about tricky moments and tips will will make your work a bit more easy.

My favorite effects in this book are graffiti and Dracula effects. Last effect you can overview on companion website. I'm sure you will find where to use it in your projects.

In my opinion, David Karlins and Bruce Hopkins made a great work. Book is good written, very friendly, easy to follow, the page layout is very clean, and the readability of this book is very high.
This book is an excellent guide to performing wild effects. For more information visit companion website and find more information about this great book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Three great things about this book!, July 9, 2006

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L. Kee - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Adobe Illustrator CS2 Gone Wild (Paperback)

There are three things that I really like about this book:
1. There are good illustrations that showcase step-by-step transformations of how each technique and tool was used to get to the "end goal"
2. There is a companion website that is fun to browse and helpful if you want some guidance with Adobe Illustrator but don't have the time or money to take a class
3. The tips on the Blend tool were especially helpful for me; they gave me new ideas for what I could be using this tool for when constructing illustrations

My personal preference for the style, layout and 'final' projects the book takes you through were not especially inspiring or attractive to me. For me, the layout of the book made reading it hard to follow and difficult to get engaged.

A well written book, but I would reccommend that you peek through it at a local bookstore so you can see if it fits your style or not before you go out and purchase it.