Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide, 1st edition

Published by Peachpit Press (December 29, 2022) © 2022

  • Lisa Fridsma
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Learn Adobe Illustrator with the Visual QuickStart Guide - the quick and easy way!

Visual QuickStart Guide is an easy, visual approach to learning. Concise steps and explanations guide you through Adobe Illustrator, getting you up and running in no time. In addition, the free Web Edition of the book includes more than 40 videos, enhancing and expanding the information in the book while providing an alternative method for learning. Whether you're an experienced designer or an enthusiastic newcomer, Illustrator gives you all the tools you need to begin creating impressive vector artwork.

Learn how to navigate the application and set up your documents to start drawing quickly, using a variety of tools and features. Then you'll move on to applying appearance attributes and effects for adding visual interest to your artwork. Once your artwork is complete you'll learn how to save and export it using best practices.

Samples

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  • Chapter 1 The Basics
  • Chapter 2 Customizing the Application
  • Chapter 3 Working with Artboards
  • Chapter 4 Working with Color
  • Chapter 5 Navigating Documents
  • Chapter 6 Organizing Artwork
  • Chapter 7 Selecting Elements
  • Chapter 8 Customizing Strokes
  • Chapter 9 Drawing Lines, Curves, and Paths
  • Chapter 10 Creating Shapes and Symbols
  • Chapter 11 Adding and Customizing Text
  • Chapter 12 Working with Brushes and Sketch Tools
  • Chapter 13 Modifying Vector Objects and Paths
  • Chapter 14 Transforming Objects
  • Chapter 15 Adding Visual Effects
  • Chapter 16 Managing Appearance Attributes
  • Chapter 17  Importing Assets
  • Chapter 18 Saving and Exporting Files and Assets
  • Appendix A Illustrator Preferences
  • Appendix B Keyboard Shortcuts

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