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The book you need to succeed! Master CS5’s new features to increase productivity Use Illustrator for the Web as well as for print Easily integrate or exchange FXG files Ted Alspach Adobe ® Illustrator ® CS5 Alspach Learn Illustrator from former Adobe product manager, Ted Alspach! If you want to learn Illustrator CS5 inside and out, what better source than a former member of the Illustrator product team at Adobe? Ted Alspach originally wrote the first Illustrator Bible because he couldn’t find a book on the subject that was comprehensive enough to suit him—so he created one! In this newest edition, you’ll find the in-depth coverage you need, from Illustrator basics to producing striking effects with vectors and rasters, and much more. Give depth to two- dimensional art Explore how to use the transparency grid Create exciting projects • Explore Illustrator CS5’s desktop, new tools, and how to navigate • Master basic shapes, and then spark them with flares, fills, and strokes • Learn paths, masks, Live Trace, and Live Paint • Build 3D images with perspective and surface characteristics • Design logos, ads, and full-sized billboards with Illustrator • Create for the Web, add interactivity, and use data-driven graphics Ted Alspach is the former Illustrator Group Product Manager at Adobe Systems. He is the author of more than 25 books on desktop publishing and graphics, including Illustrator CS Bible , Photoshop Complete , and Illustrator CS For Dummies , as well as hundreds of articles on related topics. 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Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. 01_584750-ffirs.indd iv01_584750-ffirs.indd iv 6/3/10 7:38 PM6/3/10 7:38 PM About the Author Ted Alspach is the author of more than 35 books on desktop publishing and graphics as well as hundreds of articles and reviews on related topics, including the Illustrator Bible series and the Illustrator For Dummies series. Ted was the Group Product Manager for Illustrator and the Creative Suite at Adobe Systems for more than seven years. Ted also runs Bézier Games ( http:// games.bezier.com ), a board game publishing company, and has designed more than a dozen games and expansions for popular games, including Beer & Pretzels, Rapscallion, Seismic (Atlas Games), Start Player, and Ultimate Werewolf. 01_584750-ffirs.indd v01_584750-ffirs.indd v 6/3/10 7:38 PM6/3/10 7:38 PM Credits Senior Acquisitions Editor Stephanie McComb Project Editor Beth Taylor Technical Editor Dennis R. Cohen Copy Editor Kim Heusel Editorial Manager Robyn Siesky Business Manager Amy Knies Senior Marketing Manager Sandy Smith Vice President and Executive Group Publisher Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher Bob Ipsen Vice President and Publisher Barry Pruett Project Coordinator Lynsey Stanford Graphics and Production Specialist Ana Carrillo Quality Control Technician John Greenough Proofreading Context Editorial Services Indexing Valerie Haynes Perry 01_584750-ffirs.indd vi01_584750-ffirs.indd vi 6/3/10 7:38 PM6/3/10 7:38 PM Preface.................................................xxiii Acknowledgments ........................................xxvii Part I: Illustrator Basics 1 Chapter 1: What’s New in Illustrator CS5? .........................3 Enhanced Strokes and Brushes 3 Path Join Enhancement 5 Select Behind Downgrade 6 Drawing Modes 6 Perspective Grid 7 The Artboards Panel 7 Artboard Rulers 8 Gradient Mesh Point Transparency 8 Shape Builder Tool 8 Symbol Enhancements 8 Flash XML Graphics 9 Align to Pixel Grid 9 Resolution-Independent Effects 9 Summary 9 Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator’s Desktop .................... 11 Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started 11 Getting started with Illustrator 12 Quitting Illustrator 12 Working with Illustrator’s Interface 13 Working in the document window 14 Working with the Tools panel 17 Viewing the tool tips 19 Using the panels 19 Using Illustrator’s menus 23 Using the status bar 25 vii 02_584750-ftoc.indd vii02_584750-ftoc.indd vii 6/3/10 7:38 PM6/3/10 7:38 PM viii Contents Navigating Around Your Document 26 Understanding the Zoom tool 26 Using the Zoom tool 27 Other zooming techniques 28 Zooming with the Navigator panel 30 Using the scroll bars to view your document 31 Scrolling with the Hand tool 32 Scrolling with the Navigator panel 33 Opening a new window 33 Using Illustrator’s Modes 33 Working in Outline mode versus Preview mode 33 Understanding Overprint Preview mode 35 Understanding Pixel Preview mode 36 Using and creating custom views 37 Using screen modes 37 Using the Edit Commands 37 Using the Clear command 38 Cutting, copying, and pasting 39 Undoing and redoing 40 Summary 40 Chapter 3: Working with Illustrator Documents.................... 41 Setting Up a New Document 41 Modifying the Setup of a Document 44 Adjusting the Bleed and View Options 44 Working with Transparency options 46 Changing Type Options 46 Artboards 46 Choosing the artboard measurement units 47 Working with the Artboards panel 47 The Artboard tool 48 Changing the artboard size using the Control panel 48 Opening and Closing Illustrator Files 51 Saving Files 51 Using the Save As command 53 Understanding the Save a Copy command 53 Reverting to the last saved version 54 Saving for Web & Devices option 54 Understanding file types and options 55 Using Illustrator’s compatibility options 55 Saving as Illustrator EPS 56 Saving files as Adobe PDF 58 Saving files in SVG 60 Using the Export Command 61 Placing Art 63 02_584750-ftoc.indd viii02_584750-ftoc.indd viii 6/3/10 7:38 PM6/3/10 7:38 PM [...]... 10 1 Using brushes 10 3 Using the Calligraphic brush 10 4 Creating with the Scatter brush 10 6 Working with the Art brush 10 8 Creating tiles using the Pattern brush 10 9 Painting with the Bristle Brush 11 1 Making a custom brush 11 2 Understanding colorization tips 11 3 Checking out the Brush libraries 11 4 Using... 11 6 Summary 11 6 Chapter 5: Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  11 9 Making Basic Shapes 11 9 Drawing shapes from their centers 12 2 Drawing symmetric shapes 12 2 Drawing shapes at an angle .12 2 Drawing rectangles using the Rectangle tool 12 3 Defining properties with the Rectangle dialog box 12 4 Drawing... shapes 310 xiii Contents Flowing area type into shapes 311 Wrapping type around paths 311 Placing Type on a Path 311 Adding effects to type on a path 313 Using vertical type 314 Selecting Type 316 Editing Type . 317 Using the Type Panels . 318 Working with the Character panel 318 Working with... .16 3 Understanding the selection methods 16 3 Deciding which selection tool to use .16 8 Selecting, moving, and deleting entire paths 17 2 Using different selection options .17 4 Keeping and labeling a selection 18 0 Custom paint style selections 18 1 Editing Paths in Illustrator 18 1 Editing with anchor points 18 2 The Add... .18 3 Removing anchor points 18 5 Simplifying paths by removing anchor points 18 6 Splitting paths 18 7 Sectioning and repeating paths 18 8 Reshaping paths 18 9 Cleaning up a path 19 0 Offsetting a path 19 2 Outlining a path 19 3 x Contents Aligning and distributing points 19 4 Joining 19 5 Converting... graphs 15 1 Choosing a graph type 15 2 Creating Flowcharts, Diagrams, and Site Maps 15 6 Using Symbols 15 7 Spraying with the Symbol Sprayer tool 15 7 Making a new symbol .16 0 Using the Symbol tool .16 1 Summary 16 2 Chapter 6: Learning How to Select and Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16 3 Selecting a Path... effects 513 Warp effects 514 Creating Photoshop effects 514 Summary 514 xvii Contents Chapter 16 : Creating 3-D in Illustrator  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  515 Using 3-D in Illustrator . 515 Understanding the Three-Dimensional World 516 Changing from two dimensions to three dimensions . 516 Three-dimensional... Color, Gradients, and Mesh  . . . . . . . . . . .  211 Working with the Swatches Panel . 211 Using the color swatches 212 Using the Swatches popup menu 213 Using other swatch libraries 216 Using color space options in the Color panel 218 Using the Color Ramp 2 21 Working with gamut .2 21 Spot colors 222 Applying colors with... .13 8 Using fills 13 9 Using strokes 14 0 Combining strokes with fills 14 2 Applying fills and strokes 14 3 Adding arrowheads 14 4 Creating Shapes with the Shape Builder Tool 14 6 Creating and Embellishing Graphs and Charts 14 7 Importing Microsoft Excel graph data .14 8 Making and editing graphs 14 9 Customizing... squares 12 5 Using the Round Corners command to round straight corners 12 7 Rounding corners backward 12 8 ix Contents Drawing ellipses 12 9 Creating polygons 13 0 Seeing stars .13 2 Working with the Flare Tool .13 6 Understanding Flare options 13 6 Using a flare to add highlights 13 7 Editing a flare 13 8 Filling . with the Bristle Brush 11 1 Making a custom brush 11 2 Understanding colorization tips 11 3 Checking out the Brush libraries 11 4 Using Variable Width Strokes 11 6 Summary 11 6 Chapter 5: Creating. 7:38 PM6/3 /10 7:38 PM 01_ 584750-ffirs.indd ii 01_ 584750-ffirs.indd ii 6/3 /10 7:38 PM6/3 /10 7:38 PM Illustrator ® CS5 Bible Ted Alspach 01_ 584750-ffirs.indd iii 01_ 584750-ffirs.indd iii 6/3 /10 7:38. Understanding Illustrator s Desktop .................... 11 Picasso Meets Illustrator: Getting Started 11 Getting started with Illustrator 12 Quitting Illustrator 12 Working with Illustrator s