- ISBN: 9780321434548 | 0321434544
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 12/13/2006
Barbara Obermeier is the principal of Obermeier Design, a graphic design studio specializing in print and Web design. Her clients include national companies from a wide variety of industries, including telecommunications, insurance, construction, entertainment, and performing arts. She is also the author or co-author of over a dozen books, including Adobe Master Class: Illustrator Illuminated and Photoshop CS2 All-in-One Desk Reference For Dummies. Barb is also a Visual Communication faculty member at Brooks Institute in Ventura, CA, and has taught at many other universities and private training facilities.
Introduction | |
The Basics (short tips on improving productivity) | |
Use Calculations Inside Dialog Boxes | |
Use Select Same Fill/Stroke shortcuts | |
Select All then Joining | |
Use Cursor Keys and Constrain Angle | |
Use Crop vs. Bounding boxes vs. Artboard | |
Use Smart Guides to Align Objects | |
Use Hide/Lock All Except Selected | |
Choose Color the Quick Way | |
Change Color Proportionally with Sliders | |
Create Custom Workspaces | |
Make Color Palettes | |
Change Units | |
The Easy Way Get a Handle on Color Management (Profiles, Workspaces) | |
Drawing and Patterns | |
Use the Shortcut for Perspective | |
Use Transform Again Work with Multiple Transform | |
Each Make Smooth Curves with the Pen tool / Theory | |
Get Productive with Pathfinder Filters | |
Make Curls and Loops Become a Pen Master | |
Convert Engravings into Line Art with Live Trace | |
Use Live Paint Create an Effective Infographic | |
Draw a Map with Symbols | |
Design a Creative Graph Create Custom Brushes | |
Get Creative with Lines and Strokes | |
Work with Compound Paths | |
Use the Scatter Brush to Make a Texture | |
Design Use Illustrator for Page Layout | |
Create a Business Card Template Set up a Grid | |
Make a Framing Layer with Divide Pathfinder | |
Understand Linking vs. Embedding Export Artwork into InDesign | |
Prepare Artwork for Print | |
Get Color Separations | |
Use Bridge for Enhanced Productivity | |
Gradients, Patterns, Blends, and Transparency | |
Understand Shape Blend Theory | |
How to Fix Rotated Blend Lines | |
Make Easy Stripes | |
Make a Checkerboard or Gingham | |
Blend to Transparency Create a Bottle using Gradient Mesh | |
Create a Quilt Pattern Converting a Gradient into Shapes (Color Palette) | |
Create a Transparent Shadow | |
Create a Mosaic for a Tile Project | |
Create Realistic Shading with Blending | |
Masks Create Non-Destructive Color Panes | |
Use Offset Path to Create Quick Masks | |
Create a Type Mask Paste inside Masks | |
Create a Clipping Mask | |
Create an Opacity Mask Complex Masks | |
3D Objects and 3D Effects Draw in Perspective | |
Paste Inside 3D objects Create a Better Sphere Gradient | |
Make a Site Plan into a 3D space Make Product Packaging | |
Create 3D Product Labels Create an Envelope and Box (2D flat art to construct 3D) | |
Create an Isometric, Trimetric etc. | |
Drawing Mock up a Package Design | |
Text Copy Text Attributes with the Eyedropper | |
Use Character and Paragraph Styles | |
Being Productive with Extensive Text Work with Open Type Working with Legacy Text Importing Text into Artwork Use Text Wraps | |
Create a Vintage Sign Create Distressed Vector Type | |
Create a Decorative Drop Cap Apply Lighting to Type | |
Illustrator and the Web Know Rule Considerations when Moving to Flash Work with Specs on a Layer | |
Use Multiple Crops for the Web Export to Flash | |
Create an Animated GIF | |
Create Graphics for Mobile Devices | |
Create a Web Layout Slice Illustrations | |
Use Image Maps Export JPEGs and GIFs | |
Work with Web Color and View Settings | |
Use Pixel Preview | |
Illustrator and Photoshop Work between the Two Programs (Workflow: Drag, Drop, Import, Export and Open) | |
Set Preferences | |
Use Smart Objects Color | |
Grayscale Images Color 1-bit | |
TIFFs Combine Illustrations with Photography | |
Index | |
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