Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 8.0 Classroom in a Book [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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If you're looking for a thorough, hands-on guide to Adobe Illustrator 8, give this Classroom in a Book a close look. Developers at Adobe created the book's well-rounded exercises and explanations for beginning users who want to master the core features of this newly updated illustration program. The included CD-ROM has project files for working along with the book. Each chapter, or lesson, begins with a "Getting Started" section and ends with review questions and answers, so you can better evaluate what you've learned. A full-color section shows you the process or results of each lesson. First, you get a tour of the interface and learn how to work with the program's shape tools, color, patterns, gradients, lines, curves, and brushes. Next, you transform objects, manipulate type, blend shapes and colors, work with the Pathfinder palette, use layers, apply watercolor and airbrush effects, and draw 3-D cylinders and boxes with the illusion of depth. Finally, you're ready for output. You learn how to create color separations, prepare your work for the printer, work with Photoshop images, and optimize graphics for the Web. From beginning to end, the book is full of helpful hints for creating good-looking illustrations. --Kathleen Caster

Product Description

Adobe Illustrator X Classroom in a Book teaches users to master Illustrator X in short, focused lessons that explore all of Adobe Illustrator's tools and techniques. By following along with the cross-platform CD and the book's lessons, read

-Includes training material from Adobe's software training experts and tested in Adobe's own classrooms

-Teaches Adobe Illustrator X in short, accessible lessons at a pace you can control

-The definitive, time-tested Photoshop tutorial that outclasses all other Photoshop titles available

-Previous edition was the best-selling Illustrator title at Ingrams in 1997

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Product Details

• Paperback: 417 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press (November 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568304706
• ISBN-13: 978-1568304700
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #400,892 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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59 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read Book for Beginners, December 1, 1999

By	Jay (Canada) - See all my reviews

I found this book very useful since I know very little about Illustrator. It is not an easy to master application. The book covers all the basics. Examples are easy to follow. The level of this book is Beginners to Intermediate. I didn't encounter any technical problem when installing the CD. Like all Classroom in a book, there is no colourful illustration or picture. Everything is in black and white. It is a bit dry when compared to the Illustrator 8 Wow Book. However the Wow book is not as comprehensive as this one.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching book but don't be mislead by other reviews, October 10, 1999

By	"bivod" (usa) - See all my reviews

This book taught me the basics of Illustrator fairly well- but having compared this version to the older Illustrator 6 or 7 books, this book is practically the same. You might be better off finding one of the older books at a half-price book store or used. You'll learn the same techniques and save enough to buy the Illustrator 8: Visual Quickstart Guide from Peachpit Press - which is definitely a MUST HAVE book and of course available at Amazon.com

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for First Time Illustrator users!, November 4, 1999

By A Customer

This is an excellent book for first time illustrator users. If you are thinking about taking a class on illustrator this is the book to buy. This book covers more than I have found most instructors to cover. Yet, I find it falls short for most advanced illustrator users. I have yet to find a book that doesn't fall short but I am looking.