Illustrator CS3 One-on-One (CD-ROM)

by Deke McClelland (Author)

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Product Description
Now entering its third decade, Adobe Illustrator CS3 remains the most popular and viable vector-drawing program for one reason: It's the best. Illustrator offers powerful transformation and reshaping functions, excellent control over text and gradients, and the best color management and print controls in the business. Add dynamic effect filters, program-wide transparency control, and tight integration with Photoshop, InDesign, and Flash, and it s a professional artist's dream come true.

The learning curve is steep, and Illustrator demands the user's full attention. Enter Illustrator CS3 One-on-One, a crash course on everything there is to know about the program. Best-selling author and leading industry expert Deke McClelland teaches the essential tricks and advanced techniques. He also delves into the Illustrator mindset, explaining how to feel at home with the program. At the end of this course, Illustrator will make sense.

Topics Include:

• Understanding Illustrator
• Making the most of the improved CS3 interface
• Using simple shapes to create complex artwork
• Drawing with the Pen tool
• Selecting points, dragging handles, and reshaping segments for custom shapes
• Transforming paths
• Applying Pathfinder operations
• Using the Liquify and Envelope functions
• Creating simple type and elaborate text effects
• Using gradient mesh, blends, masks, and vector-based brushes to create editable artwork
• Making the most of transparency and live effects
• Utilizing Live Trace, Live Paint, and Live Color
• Using symbols to replicate artwork, create 3D illustrations, and generate Flash animation
• Printing and exporting to other applications

Duration: 29 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

From the Publisher
Each lynda.com CD/DVD course offers hours of training movies that you watch on your computer. The movies are recorded in pixel-perfect quality, and include the authors' narration and movements as they teach the subject matter. Courses include the same project files that the instructors use, so you can follow along at your own pace. lynda.com tutorials are great for visual learners and people who like to learn by doing. Topics include software applications, workflow optimization, tips and techniques, and much more. Play, fast-forward, and rewind for easy learning.

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Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: lynda.com, Inc (August 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1596713534
• ISBN-13: 978-1596713536
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #821,391 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No book. Only DVD., December 2, 2008

By	Julianna Johnson (Ithaca, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I thought this was a book and DVD like all the other series of One-on-One by this author. Since I have other series from this author I wanted to try this one as well. I ordered it and did not realize until I got it that it was just a CD in a case. That's it. NO BOOK. For $150.00 I feel there should be an accompanying book so I am returning the CD. I can't rate the actual product since I did not open it, but wanted to warn others about what you get for your money on this one.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars learing Illustrator CS3, August 7, 2008

By	Lieven De Clercq - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking for an efficient way to learn complex software like illustrator then I can recommend the Lynda.com DVD with Deke McClelland. You can work at your own pace, no need to travel to a class room, you can work along with Deke with the exercise files included with the video. The training has a good structure, exercises come in a good order. For me this is a 5 star training.