This handy resource teaches you how to generate professional graphics for multiple media, including print and Web. Master Illustrator's defining feature: creating and editing drawings by defining anchor points and the paths between them. Plus, the book features an art gallery displaying professional work to help illustrate the lessons and inspire you.
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Unlike so many tutorial or reference books on the subject of Illustrator, this book only skims the surface of the key functions of Illustrator. Things to be aware of:
There are no companion CD tutorials - you're on your own.
This book does not give you detailed information on how to do anything.
A few step-by-step examples are given on some certain methods, but mostly not.
The few examples of "How to" are very high level and do not go into any detail.
This book will not... more info
Not as good as you might be led to believe:
Let me join the other reviewers in panning this book. The color illustrations are nice (compared to the Adobe manuals, which have gotten thin and have no color), but that's about it. The details just aren't there. For example, the author will show you the star tool, and talk about using its dialog box to set options, but doesn't mention using the Command (PC:ctrl) or Option (PC:alt) keys with this tool, nor what they do. So not only does it read a bit like a manual, but it's an incomplete manual. Beyond... more info
Useless:
I don't write reviews but this book was just awful, and the only reason I bought it was because so many people were so enthusiastic about it: this is my opinion and warning, lest others who want a well-organised book make the same mistake. I don't think the explanations are very good, but my main complaint is with the structure of the book. What good is an explanation of paths if it's then impossible to find out how to set points geometrically without plodding through 80 or so pages in between? Some... more info
A text for the rest of us:
So, you are beginning to believe that ten pound illustrator book will become your headstone! Send it to your mother in law, you don't need to start with that much information. How to do Everything........by David Karlins is a clear and concise group of instructions wich will help you jump start your computer drawing skills. Karlins covers all the basic drawing features of this powerful software, while including particular tips and cautionary notes where required. This book is a refreshing departure from... more info
