Illustrator CS6: Visual QuickStart Guide

Contents......Page 7
Launching Illustrator......Page 12
Creating a new document......Page 13
Using templates......Page 15
Adding artboards to a document......Page 18
Deleting artboards......Page 20
Modifying artboards......Page 21
Aligning and rearranging artboards......Page 22
Choosing artboard options......Page 23
Saving a document in the Adobe Illustrator (.ai) format......Page 24
Ending a work session......Page 25
Introduction to color management......Page 26
Choosing color settings for Illustrator......Page 28
Synchronizing the color settings......Page 31
Changing the document profile......Page 32
Proofing a document onscreen......Page 33
Features of the Illustrator workspace......Page 34
Using tabbed document windows......Page 36
Arranging document windows......Page 37
Changing the zoom level......Page 38
Fitting an artboard in the document window......Page 39
Changing the screen mode......Page 40
Switching document views......Page 41
Creating custom views......Page 42
Configuring the panel groups and docks......Page 43
Choosing, saving, and resetting workspaces......Page 45
The Illustrator panels that are used in this book......Page 48
Opening files from Illustrator......Page 66
Features of the Bridge window......Page 67
Choosing a workspace for Bridge......Page 69
Previewing graphics in Bridge......Page 71
Opening files from Bridge......Page 73
Customizing the Bridge window......Page 75
Resetting the Bridge workspace......Page 77
Using thumbnail stacks......Page 78
Searching for files......Page 79
Creating and using collections......Page 80
Rating and labeling thumbnails......Page 82
Choose a sorting order for thumbnails......Page 83
Assigning keywords to files......Page 84
Managing files via Bridge......Page 85
Selecting and deleting objects......Page 86
Creating rectangles and ellipses......Page 87
Creating polygons......Page 89
Creating stars......Page 90
Creating line segments......Page 92
Creating pixel-perfect artwork for the Web......Page 93
A quick color primer......Page 94
Drawing with the Pencil tool......Page 95
Drawing with the Paintbrush tool......Page 96
Choosing options for the Pencil and Paintbrush tools......Page 97
Using the Blob Brush tool......Page 98
The five selection tools......Page 100
Using the Selection tool......Page 102
Selecting objects via a command......Page 103
Selecting objects via the Layers panel......Page 104
Working with groups......Page 105
Using the Lasso tool......Page 107
Using the Magic Wand tool......Page 108
Selecting and deselecting all objects......Page 109
Moving objects......Page 110
Aligning objects with the help of Smart Guides......Page 111
Copying objects......Page 113
Aligning and distributing objects via buttons......Page 116
Creating ruler guides......Page 118
Creating guides from objects......Page 119
Clearing guides......Page 120
Using the grid......Page 121
Using color in Illustrator......Page 122
Colors for your output medium......Page 123
Using the basic color controls......Page 125
Saving colors as swatches......Page 127
Choosing colors via the Color panel......Page 128
Applying colors from a library......Page 129
Changing the tint percentage......Page 130
Changing the stroke weight, alignment, caps, and joins......Page 131
Creating arrows......Page 132
Creating a dashed stroke......Page 133
Using the Eyedropper tool......Page 134
Using the Swatches panel......Page 135
Using the Color Guide panel......Page 139
Using the Kuler panel......Page 142
Replacing colors in your artwork......Page 143
Colorizing grayscale images......Page 144
Blending fill colors......Page 145
Creating a pattern......Page 146
Editing a pattern......Page 151
Transforming an object via its bounding box......Page 154
Using the Free Transform tool......Page 155
Using the Scale, Rotate, Shear, and Reflect tools......Page 156
Using the Transform and Control panels......Page 159
Using the Transform Each command......Page 161
Using the Transform effect......Page 162
Repeating a transformation......Page 163
The building blocks of a path......Page 164
Reshaping curves......Page 165
Converting points......Page 166
Adding points......Page 168
Deleting points......Page 171
Reshaping objects with the Pencil or Paintbrush tool......Page 172
Applying a variable width profile preset to an Object's Stroke......Page 173
Changing an object's stroke width using the Width tool......Page 174
Reshaping objects with the Blob Brush tool......Page 177
Exercise: Draw and reshape objects in a freehand style......Page 178
Exercise: Create a brush with the Reshape tool......Page 179
Erasing sections of objects......Page 180
Aligning points......Page 181
Joining endpoints......Page 182
Reshaping objects using commands......Page 183
Slicing and dicing......Page 185
Exercise: Draw a glass of beer (or cream soda!)......Page 187
Getting to know the Layers panel......Page 188
Creating layers......Page 190
Deleting layers and objects......Page 192
Selecting listings on the Layers panel......Page 193
Selecting objects via the Layers panel......Page 195
Restacking layers and objects......Page 198
Duplicating layers and objects......Page 199
Locking layers and objects......Page 200
Hiding layers and objects......Page 201
Collecting objects into a new layer......Page 202
Releasing objects to layers......Page 203
Merging layers and groups......Page 204
Flattening layers......Page 205
14 Appearances......Page 206
Applying appearance attributes......Page 207
Editing appearance attributes......Page 211
Hiding and deleting appearance attributes......Page 212
Expanding appearance attributes......Page 213
Applying Illustrator effects......Page 214
Editing, duplicating, and deleting effects......Page 217
A few Illustrator effects up close......Page 218
Rasterizing objects......Page 223
Applying Photoshop effects via the Effect Gallery......Page 224
Graphic styles basics......Page 226
Loading graphic styles from a library......Page 228
Applying graphic styles......Page 229
Removing a graphic style from an object......Page 230
Applying multiple graphic styles to an object......Page 231
Creating graphic styles......Page 232
Redefining graphic styles......Page 233
Deleting graphic styles from the panel......Page 234
Breaking the link to a graphic style......Page 235
Tracing a raster image using a preset......Page 236
Applying custom tracing settings......Page 239
Expanding a tracing into paths......Page 244
18 Live Paint......Page 246
Creating a Live Paint group......Page 247
Using the Live Paint Bucket tool......Page 248
Using the Live Paint Selection tool......Page 251
Reshaping a Live Paint group......Page 253
Adding new faces and edges to a Live Paint group......Page 254
Choosing gap options for a Live Paint group......Page 255
Expanding and releasing Live Paint groups......Page 256
The type tools......Page 258
Creating point type......Page 259
Creating type in a rectangle......Page 260
Creating area type......Page 261
Creating path type......Page 263
Copying or moving type characters......Page 265
Importing text into Illustrator......Page 266
Threading type objects......Page 267
Rotating type......Page 269
Exercise: Putting type on a circle......Page 270
Selecting type......Page 272
Changing the font family and style......Page 274
Changing the font size......Page 275
Changing the leading value......Page 276
Applying kerning and tracking......Page 277
Using smart punctuation......Page 279
Inserting alternate glyphs......Page 280
Applying hyphenation......Page 282
Changing paragraph alignment......Page 283
Changing inter-paragraph spacing......Page 284
Using paragraph and character styles......Page 285
Setting tabs......Page 289
Changing the baseline shift value......Page 291
Creating type outlines......Page 292
Creating special effects with type......Page 293
Exercise: Create a shadow for point type......Page 294
Applying appearance attributes to type......Page 295
Exercise: Add multiple strokes to a character......Page 296
Exercise: Use the Free Distort effect on type......Page 297
Drawing with the Pen tool......Page 298
Converting anchor points on paths......Page 302
Exercise: Draw a knife with the Pen tool......Page 304
How images are acquired in Illustrator......Page 306
Using the Open command......Page 307
Using the Place command......Page 308
Importing Photoshop images into Illustrator......Page 309
Managing linked images......Page 311
Dragging and dropping images into Illustrator......Page 315
23 Brushes......Page 316
Applying brushes to existing paths......Page 317
Using the Brushes panel......Page 318
Removing brush strokes from objects......Page 319
Expanding brush strokes......Page 320
Creating and editing Calligraphic brushes......Page 321
Creating and editing Scatter brushes......Page 323
Creating and editing Art brushes......Page 325
Creating and editing Bristle brushes......Page 328
Painting brush strokes inside objects......Page 331
Duplicating brushes......Page 332
Editing a brush manually......Page 333
Editing brush strokes on objects......Page 334
Creating a custom brush library......Page 335
Applying a gradient to an object's fill or stroke......Page 336
Creating a two-color gradient......Page 341
Editing gradient colors via on-object controls......Page 342
Saving a gradient as a swatch......Page 343
Changing the position, length, or angle of a gradient in an object......Page 344
Spreading a single gradient across multiple objects......Page 346
Expanding a gradient into paths......Page 347
Using the Shape Builder tool......Page 348
Applying the Shape Mode commands......Page 352
Applying the Pathfinder commands......Page 355
Using the Compound Path command......Page 358
Working with compound paths......Page 359
Applying Pathfinder effects......Page 361
Creating a clipping set......Page 362
Selecting objects in a clipping set......Page 366
Adding objects to, and deleting them from, a clipping set......Page 368
Releasing a clipping set......Page 369
Changing an object's opacity or blending mode......Page 370
Controlling which objects the transparency settings affect......Page 373
Creating an opacity mask......Page 375
Editing masked artwork or the masking object in an opacity mask......Page 376
28 Symbols......Page 378
Accessing the symbol libraries......Page 379
Creating individual symbol instances......Page 380
Creating symbol sets with the Symbol Sprayer tool......Page 381
Replacing symbols in a document......Page 382
Deleting symbols from the panel......Page 383
Editing symbols......Page 384
Choosing options for the symbolism tools......Page 385
Using the Symbol Shifter, Scruncher, Sizer, Spinner, Stainer, Screener, and Styler tools......Page 386
Unlinking symbol instances......Page 390
Expanding symbol instances......Page 391
Creating color groups via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 392
Using the color wheel in the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 394
Assigning colors to artwork via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 396
Reducing colors via the Recolor Artwork dialog......Page 398
Opening the Preferences dialog......Page 400
General Preferences......Page 401
Selection & Anchor Display Preferences......Page 403
Type Preferences......Page 404
Units Preferences......Page 405
Guides & Grid Preferences......Page 406
Smart Guides Preferences......Page 407
Slices Preferences......Page 408
Dictionary & Hyphenation Preferences......Page 409
Plug-ins & Scratch Disks Preferences......Page 410
User Interface Preferences......Page 411
File Handling & Clipboard Preferences......Page 412
Appearance of Black Preferences......Page 413
31 Print & Export......Page 414
Print dialog: General options......Page 415
Marks and Bleed options......Page 417
Output options......Page 419
Graphics options......Page 421
Color Management options......Page 423
Summary options......Page 424
Using the Separations Preview panel......Page 425
Printing and exporting semitransparent objects......Page 427
Creating and editing presets......Page 430
Producing crop and trim marks......Page 431
Choosing a resolution for effects......Page 432
Saving files in the Adobe PDF format......Page 433
Using the Export command......Page 437
Optimizing files for the Web......Page 439
Using the Document Info panel......Page 443
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