Illustrator CS Bible [Paperback]

Ted Alspach (Author), Jennifer Alspach (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076453906X | ISBN-13: 978-0764539060 | Publication Date: November 7, 2003 | Edition: 1

* Shows how to integrate Illustrator with Photoshop, the world's leading image editing software.
* Includes in-depth coverage on using Illustrator for Web graphics as well as print.
* Features a 16-page, full-color insert highlighting cutting-edge work by Illustrator artists

Editorial Reviews

From the Back Cover

"I don’t know how the Alspachs do it. The Illustrator Bible just keeps getting better and better."
–Mordy Golding, Product Manager, Adobe Illustrator

If Illustrator CS can do it, you can do it too...

Illustrator is a powerful tool with the potential to intimidate, but this comprehensive guide reveals the secrets so you can harness the amazing potential of Illustrator. You’ll benefit from the most complete information on Illustrator basics, liberally laced with artistic tips and advice. You’ll try out the rich variety of palettes, masks, blends, patterns, filters, and effects. Even the ominous Pen tool will lose its power to frighten you. This is the Illustrator guidebook you won’t let out of your sight.

Inside, you’ll find complete coverage of Illustrator CS

• Discover the effects you can create with transparency and raster images
• Understand fills and strokes, Bézier curves, stacking order, and layers
• Work with paths and objects, compound paths, masks, blends, patterns, and type
• Apply Illustrator techniques in either the Mac® or Windows® version
• Prepare your creations for print and understand separations and trapping
• Learn the tricks for creating great Web graphics in Illustrator
• Gain proficiency with Illustrator’s new 3D capabilities, type engine, and Scribble Fill effect
• Explore how Illustrator integrates with Photoshop® to provide broad creative support

About the Author

Ted Alspach, the Illustrator Group Product Manager at Adobe Systems, is the author of more than 25 books on desktop publishing and graphics, as well as hundreds of articles on related topics, including Illustrator 10 Bible, Photoshop Complete, and Illustrator 10 For Dummies.

Jennifer Alspach has authored many books on computer-related subjects including Adobe Acrobat 5.0 Visual Quickstart Guide, Teach Yourself Photoshop 5.0/5.5, Photoshop and Illustrator Synergy Studio Secrets (IDG Books). Her illustrations have appeared in various publications, including Adobe magazine. In addition, Jennifer regularly speaks at various seminars, Macworld Expos and user groups all over the country.

Product Details

• Paperback: 832 pages
• Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (November 7, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076453906X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764539060
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,799,369 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great reference to Illustrator, September 13, 2004

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Ken (Sarasota, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator CS Bible (Paperback)

Once again, this revised edition is truly the Bible on all Illustrator topics. Keep it by your computer. This book has great in-depth coverage of all Illustrator features, including Illustrator's new 3D capabilities, and is chock full of helpful mini-tutorials.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Thorough walkthrough, no color and bad examples, November 19, 2004

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Jack D. Herrington "engineer and author" (Silicon Valley, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrator CS Bible (Paperback)

All of the functions of Illustrator are covered here, and they are reasonably well explained. But most of the book is in black and white, and the examples are pretty cheesy. The color insert section is there but it is dedicated to the display of some artists. What's sad is that the art in the insert is far better than what is in the example. I look for a book like this to both teach and inspire. It certainly taught the technique, but didn't inspire with it's form.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A poor guide for the beginner or resource for the initiated, November 4, 2004

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Mike (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator CS Bible (Paperback)

Unfortunately this book failed to live up to its potential. For a beginner, the information is sparce and difficult to follow. For someone more experienced, the topics contained are much too basic. The text is vague and tedious to follow and was poorly proofread. The graphics are basic and contribute much less to the book than they should. Other books in the Bible series are worth reading but this is not one of them (definitely check out any of the books by Deke McClelland). There are many items that are not covered or are given just a passing mention. For the size of the book, it contains much less solid content than it could. All in all, I was very let down by this book and would recommend others to look elsewhere.