This book showcases the FreeHand drawing techniques that can be used to draw creative and inspiring illustrations. FreeHand 10 f/x and Design teaches how to trace scanned images for use in printable or Web-ready illustrations. It shows how to construct an object from drawings, sketches or actual objects into three-dimensional renderings, how to effectively integrate your illustrations with Flash, plus much more. Real-world projects are provided throughout this book demonstrating intermediate to advanced FreeHand tools strengthening print and Web-based graphic techniques. The CD-ROM includes demo versions of FreeHand 10 and Flash 5, a library of electronic symbols used in electronic schematic drawings, plus a gallery of other photos for use when trying out these techniques.
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Ron Rockwell is a graphic designer and technical illustrator who has been using FreeHand since its debut in 1988. He won the People's Choice Award for Infographics at Macromedia's UCON '99, and has contributed to and illustrated several books for NASA. Ron's impressive client list includes Lockheed Missiles and Space, Intel, Chevron, and the U.S. Navy.
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Vector Magic from a Master,
By Doug Katz (Potomac, MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freehand 10 f/x & Design (Paperback)
This is a book that you wish wouldn't end because each chapter is flush with technical and artistic lessons of enormous practical value. Mr. Rockwell teaches you how to use paths and points in remarkably sophisticated ways to simulate reality. He covers the most complex FreeHand operations and manipulations in a style that is thoughtful, instructive, and easy to follow. How often does one encounter a skillful artist, adept technician, and superior communicator all in the same skin?If you have a serious interest in refining your vector skills, and if you take pleasure in artistic discovery, then get hold of this book and don't let it go until you've read it all. But be forewarned: you may find yourself using FreeHand in ways you never thought imaginable. You may even find yourself preferring paths and points to pixels and paintbrushes!
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Great Find,
By Samuel Heber (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freehand 10 f/x & Design (Paperback)
Finally, a real illustrator who can write too!! This book is packed full of inspiring real world desgins. The author then proceeds to teach us how to produce these top class images using FreeHand. Instead of teaching how to use FreeHand it is an INTERMEDIATE book which shows you how to do cut-out designs, theres a car, a bird, a realistic jewel case, products with labels added and much more. If you go to a bookstore, browse the 32 page color section and you'll be blown away with the quality of the projects contained in this book. There is photorealism, drawing with stylized brushes, wonderful perspective projects, 3D for the web, using envelops and TONS more. This is the book to get if you are already comfortable with FreeHand and want to expand your creative abilities.
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FreeHand allows you to be very creative from the first time you start the program. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Master Page, Rotation Xtra, Text Editor, Union Xtra, Inset Path Xtra, Color Mixer, Color Studio, Cat Tasties, Ian Kelleigh, Copy To Symbol, Document Inspector, Text Ruler, Zero Point, Release Instance, Transparent Lens, Adobe Photoshop, Flash Player, Punch Xtra, Animate Xtra, Apple Color Picker, English Garden, Fit All, Flash Action, Gradient Mesh, Purple Cow New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
FreeHand allows you to be very creative from the first time you start the program. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Master Page, Rotation Xtra, Text Editor, Union Xtra, Inset Path Xtra, Color Mixer, Color Studio, Cat Tasties, Ian Kelleigh, Copy To Symbol, Document Inspector, Text Ruler, Zero Point, Release Instance, Transparent Lens, Adobe Photoshop, Flash Player, Punch Xtra, Animate Xtra, Apple Color Picker, English Garden, Fit All, Flash Action, Gradient Mesh, Purple Cow New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Deciphering Web Design (With CD-ROM) by David Robison in Front Matter
- Macromedia Studio MX Bible by Joyce J. Evans in Front Matter, page 253, and Index
- Digital Photography Bible, Second Edition by Ken Milburn in Front Matter
- Macromedia Studio MX 2004 Bible by Joyce J. Evans in Back Matter
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