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About the Author
Sue Jenkins is an illustrator, web and graphic designer, photographer, teacher, and writer, and
the owner and creative director of Luckychair (www.luckychair.com), a full-service design studio
serving businesses across the United States since 1997. When not designing, this Adobe Certified
Expert/Adobe Certified Instructor teaches three-day courses in Illustrator, Dreamweaver, and
Photoshop at Noble Desktop in New York City. In addition to this Illustrator book, Sue is the
author of Dreamweaver All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies (Wiley), Web Design: The
L Line, The Express Line to Learning (Wiley), and Web Design All-in-One Desk Reference For
Dummies (Wiley). Sue is also the software instructor in three of ClassOnDemand’s awardwinning Adobe training DVDs, namely Dreamweaver for Designers (winner of a 2008 Bronze
Telly Award), Designer’s Guide to Photoshop, and Designer’s Guide to Illustrator. Sue lives
with her husband and son in Pennsylvania.

About the Technical Editor
Mara Zebest is a graphic artist who uses her knowledge and skills in both volunteer and
commercial work. Mara has taught classes on Adobe and Microsoft programs for a local school
district, and has also been a guest instructor at a nearby community college. She has experience
working in a graphic marketing department, which has also afforded her printing production
experience. Mara has been a contributing author and technical editor for numerous books


covering a multitude of Adobe and Microsoft products. Mostly she hates talking about herself in
the third person so she’ll stop now.

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To my mom, Marilyn May, for her love and support,
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Contents at a Glance
PART I

Illustrator Basics
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3
4
5
6
7
8

PART II
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10
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12
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PART III
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Workspace Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creating Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drawing and Editing Lines and Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making Selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pencil, Eraser, Paintbrush, and Blob Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mastering the Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arrangement, Alignment, and the Pathfinder Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Basics and Beyond
Colors, Swatches, and Adobe Kuler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transformation and Reshaping Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making Patterns and Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbols, 3D Mapping, and Flash Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Graph Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Special Tools and Techniques
Creating Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clipping Masks and Compound Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transparency and Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special Effects and Third-Party Plug-Ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Custom Graphic Styles and the Appearance Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Live Paint and Live Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART IV
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Real World
Print and Design: Editorial, Branding, Textiles, Crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taking Illustrations to the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Your Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix

Real World Illustrators

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Index


Contents
Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PART I

Illustrator Basics

CHAPTER 1

Workspace Orientation

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The Illustrator Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Welcome Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Menu Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Control Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Artboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customizing the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Organizing Panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Tools Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flyout Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tear off Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tools and Tool Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keyboard Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Custom Shortcuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preferences and Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Undoing and Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Undo and Redo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Revert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Actions Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

Creating Documents

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New Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The New Document Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multiple Artboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Multiple Artboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Artboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving and Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Native File Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
File Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exporting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Placing Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Links Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moving Around the Workspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Zoom Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Hand Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Navigator Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Info Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rulers, Grids, Guides, and Smart Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Preview and Outline Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Print Tiling Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Adobe Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Drawing and Editing Lines and Shapes

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The Shape Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Rectangle Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Rounded Rectangle Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Ellipse Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Polygon Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Star Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Flare Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Line Segment Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Line Segment Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Arc Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Spiral Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Rectangular Grid Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Polar Grid Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Lines and Shapes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing an Object’s Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Stroke Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Cutting Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Scissors Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Knife Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

Making Selections


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The Selection Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Direct Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Group Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Magic Wand Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Lasso Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Eyedropper Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Select Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Pencil Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Freeform Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Closed Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Pencil Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Smooth Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Path Eraser Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Eraser Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Paintbrush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Custom Brush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brush Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Blob Brush Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Mastering the Pen Tool

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The Pen Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drawing Straight Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Drawing Curved Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Combining Straight and Curved Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Anchor Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting Anchor Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing with the Direct Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Arrangement, Alignment, and the Pathfinder Panel

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Arranging Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Group and Ungroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Copy, Paste, Cut, and Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copy and Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paste in Front/Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cut and Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Align and Distribute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aligning or Distributing to a Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aligning or Distributing to a Key Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aligning or Distributing to the Artboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Pathfinder Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shape Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pathfinders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Isolation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entering Isolation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exiting Isolation Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 8

Working with Layers

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Understanding Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a New Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Renaming a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Setting Layer Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Layers Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Layers Panel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Layers Panel Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Making a Template Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tracing Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reorganizing Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dragging and Dropping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Collect In New Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Send To Current Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Selection Indicator Drag and Drop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Targeting a Layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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PART II

The Basics and Beyond

CHAPTER 9

Colors, Swatches, and Adobe Kuler

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The Color Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing Color Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Color from the Color Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Color Picker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Out-of-Gamut Alert Triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Non-Web-Safe Alert Cube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Color Guide Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Edit Colors Dialog Box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Swatches Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Types of Swatches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a New Swatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Tint of a Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swatch Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pantone and Other Color Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Custom Swatch Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adobe Kuler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Working with Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Type Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Placing Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Point Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Area Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Formatting Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Character Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Paragraph Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The OpenType Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Area Type Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Type on a Path Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vertical Type Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Vertical Type Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

The Vertical Area Type Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vertical Type on a Path Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wrapping Text Around an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warping Text with Envelope Distort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Make With Warp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Make With Mesh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Make With Top Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fitting a Headline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Performing Spell Check, Showing Hidden Characters,
Changing Case, Inserting Glyphs, and
Using Smart Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spell Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Show Hidden Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Change Case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inserting Glyphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using Smart Punctuation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Converting Type to Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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CHAPTER 12

CHAPTER 13

Transformation and Reshaping Tools


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The Transformation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Rotate Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Reflect Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Scale Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Shear Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Reshape Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Move Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Free Transform Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Transform Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transform Menu Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Reshaping Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pattern Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Expanding Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transforming Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gradient Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Gradient Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Gradient Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Symbols Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Symbol Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Custom Symbol Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Your Own Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing and Redefining Symbol Instances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Symbolism Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mapping Symbol Art to 3D Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Extrude & Bevel, Revolve, and Map Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Integrating Illustrator Symbols with Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copying Symbols to Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exporting Symbols to Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Importing Symbols in Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 14

Graph Tools

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The Graph Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Inputting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Your Own Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Importing Spreadsheet Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Changing the Graph Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Updating Graph Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customizing Graphs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting and Editing Parts of a Graph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Custom Graph Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Special Tools and Techniques

CHAPTER 15

Creating Blends

CHAPTER 16

CHAPTER 17

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Creating Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Blend Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blend Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Blends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blend Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Clipping Masks and Compound Paths

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Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Clipping Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Releasing Clipping Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Clipping Masks from Compound Shapes . . . . . . . . . .
Compound Paths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Compound Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing a Compound Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Releasing a Compound Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Transparency Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Transparency Panel Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Opacity Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Editing Opacity Masks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing with Transparency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Flattening Artwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blending Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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CHAPTER 19

CHAPTER 20

Special Effects and Third-Party Plug-Ins

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Special Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Document Raster Effects Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrator Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Photoshop Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Apply Last Effect and Last Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third-Party Plug-ins for Illustrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Plug-in Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finding Third-Party Plug-ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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The Appearance Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Strokes and Fills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Duplicating Strokes, Fills, and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copying, Editing, Clearing, and Removing Strokes,
Fills, and Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Graphic Styles Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Graphic Styles Libraries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Applying Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Breaking the Link to Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting Graphic Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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Live Paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Live Paint Bucket Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editing a Live Paint Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Live Paint Selection Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Live Trace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tracing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a Tracing Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Converting Tracing Objects into Vector Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


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PART IV

Real World

CHAPTER 21

Print and Design: Editorial, Branding, Textiles, Crafts

CHAPTER 22

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Logo Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Postcard Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Editorial Illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Magazine Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Business Card Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stationery Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Book Jacket Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
T-Shirt Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kids’ Crafts Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scrapbooking Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Taking Illustrations to the Web

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Designing Web Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pixel Preview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slicing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting Slices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creating Buttons and Rollover Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating Image Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating SVG Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Optimizing Web Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Save For Web & Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Actions Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Illustrator Files for Flash and Mobile Content . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Flash Text Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saving Mobile Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Printing Your Work

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Printing Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Document Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Composites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Print Dialog Box Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Color Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Process Color Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spot Color Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Your Color Separations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Printing Files with Gradients, Meshes, and Color Blends . . . . . . . . . .

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How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4
Color Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Creating Custom Print Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
APPENDIX

Real World Illustrators

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Barbara Zuckerman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Janet Allinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Heidi Udvardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Susan Hunt Yule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Acknowledgments

A warm and heartfelt thank you goes to my agent, Matt Wagner, for getting me this wonderful
and creative project; to Roger Stewart, Sponsoring Editor, for his kindness and down-toearth professionalism and his suggested five obstructions; to Carly Stapleton, my Acquisition
Coordinator, for keeping everything organized and on track; to Mara Zebest, my Technical
Editor, for carefully reading through every word and offering great suggestions to improve this
book throughout all of the iterations of the beta software; to Jody McKenzie, David Zielonka,
Mike McGee, Julie Searls, Jim Kussow, Jeff Weeks, Vastavikta Sharma, and everyone else in
Editorial/Production at McGraw-Hill and ITC for working to make this book look good; and to
illustrators Barbara Zuckerman, Chris Reed, Heidi Udvardy, Susan Hunt Yule, and Janet Allinger
who contributed to the gallery—great work everyone! Thank you to all my dear friends in New
York City and to Scott Carson, Megan Hefflin, and the other teachers and staff at Noble Desktop,
each of you help to make every trip to Manhattan a special one. Thank you to all my family and
friends around this great country of ours, you know who you are. Most importantly, I’d like to
thank my sweet husband, Phil, and our delicious son, Kyle, for their love, support, and patience
while I spent most of our lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer write, write, writing.

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