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Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book (2021 release), 1st edition

Published by Adobe Press (December 22, 2020) © 2021

  • Brian Wood

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The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Illustrator 2021

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. 

Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book (2021 release) contains 10 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help students become more productive with the program. They can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest them.

Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's “Getting Started” section to unlock access to:

  • Downloadable lesson files students need to work through the projects in the book
  • Web Edition containing the complete text of the book

What students need to use this book: Adobe Illustrator (2021 release) software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)

Note: Classroom in a Book does not replace the documentation, support, updates, or any other benefits of being a registered owner of Adobe Illustrator software.

  • Includes hands-on lessons that use clear, step-by-step instructions with screenshots to teach students how to design compelling graphics using Illustrator CC
  • Online components provided to all students include all lesson files plus video-enhanced Web Edition of the book
  • Classroom in a Book is the official training series from Adobe Systems Inc., developed with the support of Adobe product experts
  • Instructor Notes will be available for this book and can be downloaded from Pearson.com/us
GETTING STARTED

WHAT'S NEW IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (2021 release) 

A QUICK TOUR OF ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR (2021 release)  

1  GETTING TO KNOW THE WORK AREA

2  TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING ARTWORK

3  USING SHAPES TO CREATE ARTWORK FOR A POSTCARD

4  EDITING AND COMBINING SHAPES AND PATHS

5  TRANSFORMING ARTWORK

6  USING THE BASIC DRAWING TOOLS

7  DRAWING WITH THE PEN TOOL

8  USING COLOR TO ENHANCE ARTWORK

9  ADDING TYPE TO A PROJECT

10  ORGANIZING YOUR ARTWORK WITH LAYERS

11  GRADIENTS, BLENDS, AND PATTERNS

12  USING BRUSHES TO CREATE AN AD

13  EXPLORING CREATIVE USES OF EFFECTS AND GRAPHIC STYLES

14  CREATING ARTWORK FOR A T-SHIRT

15  PLACING AND WORKING WITH IMAGES

16  SHARING PROJECTS

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