Index
Symbols
* (asterisk), 58
/ (forward slash), 148
[ (Left Bracket key), 104
+ (plus sign)
seen in Windows, 58
style override indicator, 233
Windows dragged content indicator, 58
A
Adjust Colors dialog box, 436
Adobe. See also combining Adobe graphics
training and certification programs, 6
website and Help from, 61
Adobe Bridge, 426–428
Adobe CS Review, 11
exporting symbols to, 418–421
integrating Illustrator graphics with, 448
movie clip symbols, 407, 418, 420
pasting Illustrator artwork in, 421, 422
Adobe Flex, 447
available fonts, 227
checking for updates, 62
copying/pasting between Photoshop and, 446
copying/pasting content into Flash, 421, 422
deleting current preferences, 4
exporting layered files to Photoshop, 445–446
further resources for, 4–5
new features of, 8–11
placing Photoshop files in, 21, 430–431
printing from, 375
restoring default preferences, 3, 4
saving current preferences, 3
saving documents for InDesign, 36
starting, 34–35
swatch libraries for, 184
symbol workflow in, 418
type features in, 217
using raster effects in, 366–368
website and Help for, 61
when to use Photoshop vs., 429
Adobe InDesign
saving documents for, 36
using AI files in, 446
when to use, 429
copying/pasting between Illustrator and, 446
creating layer comps, 433–434
placing files in Illustrator, 21, 430–431
using bitmap graphics from, 428–429
using effects in Illustrator, 357, 366–368
using Illustrator layered files, 445–446
using raster effects in Illustrator, 366–368
Align panel. See also aligning
aligning and distributing objects, 72–74
features of, 75
opening from Control panel, 72, 112
canceling distribution and, 75
objects to each other, 72
objects with artboard, 74
paragraphs, 232
points, 73
reviewing, 83
strokes, 100
warped text, 238
alignment guides, 67
anchor points. See also direction handles
adjusting curves using, 165–166
adjusting Pencil Tool’s, 170–171
aligning, 73
changing curved to corner, 153–155
changing display and size of, 69
converting between smooth and corner, 168–169
deleting and adding, 166–167
marquee selections of, 69–70
smooth and corner, 151
appearance attributes. See also Appearance panel
adding properties to applied graphic style, 392–394
adding to layers, 394
applying graphic styles to object, 387
applying to layers, 262–264, 394
creating and saving graphic styles, 386–387
editing and adding, 381–383
editing graphic styles, 394–396
exercises exploring, 397
layers with graphic styles, 387–390
reordering, 383
reviewing, 398
selecting graphic styles from libraries, 390–392
using, 381
using graphic styles, 385–386
adding additional stroke and fill, 384–385
adding color from, 180
controlling object’s attributes with, 25–26
illustrated, 381
area type
columns of, 220–221
creating, 218
defined, 217
importing from Word, 221–222
point vs., 219
Area Type Options dialog box, 220
arrowheads, 162–163
Art Brush Options dialog box, 334
Art brushes, 330–334
about, 327
colorizing, 344–347
creating from artwork, 333–334
drawing with Paintbrush tool, 330–331
editing, 334
Artboard Options dialog box, 126, 127
artboards. See also multiple artboards
aligning objects to, 74
arranging objects on, 78–79
changing setup of all, 126
copying, 123–124
editing, 124–127
features of, 36
identifying, 123
moving artwork with, 127
renaming, 127
reordering, 128
rulers for, 128
tracing curves on, 151–153
type area on, 219
Artboards panel, using, 124
artwork. See also shapes; symbols
applying color groups to, 192
applying patterns to, 201–202
arranging objects in, 78
assembling shapes into, 172–174
attaching to perspective, 284–285
creating art brush from, 333–334
creating symbols from, 29
cut-away look for revolved, 370
drawing modes for, 18, 89, 90, 96
dynamic color editing in, 192, 194–195
editing grid planes and, 285–290
erasing, 104
hiding objects, 79–80, 254–256
layering, 250–251
locking layers of, 253–254
magnifying or reducing, 49–50
making symbols from, 406–407
mapping to 3D object, 374
moving objects and layers, 252–253
moving with artboard, 127
outlining strokes in, 109
painting, 174
pasting layers into, 256–258
reassigning colors to, 198–200
recoloring, 19–20
repositioning with Hand tool, 152
saving as symbols, 417
tracing, 116–118
viewing, 48
asterisk (*), 58
attributes. See also appearance attributes; fonts
applying from Graphic Styles panel, 386
preserved in Flash, 422
sampling and applying, 188, 235–236
text, 229–231
automatic plane positioning, 289, 290
axes
positioning coordinates precisely, 137–138
reflecting objects across, 132
scaling along x or y, 129–131
values shown on measurement label, 68
B
background gradient fill, 301–303
Bezier curves, 149
bitmap graphics, 428–429
bleeds
area of, 36
changing, 126–127
setting up, 88
Blend Options dialog box, 316, 317, 319
Blend tool
creating blend with specified steps, 316
modifying blend, 317–319
smooth color blends, 319–320
spacing options for, 315
blending color and shapes. See also blends; gradient fills
applying linear gradients, 301–303
blending objects, 315
direction and angle of blend, 304–305
modifying appearance of Multiply blending mode, 383
modifying blends, 317–319
review for, 322
spacing options for, 315
specifying steps of, 316
using smooth color blends, 319–320
about, 27
adjusting direction and angle of, 304–305
editing spine of path, 317–319
exercises exploring, 321
expanding, 318–319
specifying steps of, 316
using smooth color, 319–320
Blob Brush tool
about, 347
drawing with, 348
editing paths with Eraser, 349–350
guidelines for using, 350
merging paths with, 348–349
working with, 23–24
bounding box
aligning relative to, 75
changing text wrap by moving, 238
resetting for warped objects, 136
brackets
center path, 242
start and end path, 241
Bridge, 426–428
Bring To Front command, 78, 79
Bristle brushes
changing options for, 335
using with graphic tablets, 338
Brush Change Alert dialog box, 329
Brush Libraries Menu button, 327, 332, 335
brushes. See also specific brushes
accessing Illustrator’s, 332
Calligraphic, 327–329
changing options for Bristle, 335
creating from artwork, 333–334
exercises exploring, 351
Hue Shift colorization changes for, 346–347
modifying color attributes of, 344
path edits with Paintbrush, 331–333
removing brush strokes, 329
reviewing, 352–353
Scatter, 327
selected on Brushes panel, 327, 330
stylizing paths with, 26–27
Tints colorization method for, 344–346
types of, 327
using fill color with, 329
Brushes panel. See also brushes
applying brushes from, 328, 332
illustrated, 327
business cards, 128, 129–131, 141–142
bypassing Welcome screen, 34
C
Calligraphic Brush Options dialog box, 328
Calligraphic brushes, 327–329
canceling object alignment and distribution, 75
canvas, 36
Caps Lock key, 146
cascading documents, 57
center mark, 125
center path bracket, 242
center point of rectangle, 90
Character panel, 227, 233, 234
Character Style Options dialog box, 235
characters
Classroom in a Book CD, 2
Clear Appearance button, 387
applying to image, 437
creating, 259–260
editing, 437–438
occurring when drawing shapes, 97
opacity vs., 440
releasing, 439
using for objects with multiple shapes, 438–439
clipping paths, 104
clipping set, 437
closed paths
Pencil tool for, 170
CMYK color mode. See also spot color
converting color to, 201
defined, 179
spot vs. process color, 184
collapsing panel to icon, 43
color. See also color groups
assigning to artwork, 198–200
building and saving custom, 182–183
changing brush attributes for, 344
changing smart guide, 93
choosing harmonizing, 181, 190–191, 192
color modes, 179
Color Picker selections of, 186–187
content selection based on fill, 71
converting to CMYK, 201
copying attributes of, 188
creating and saving tints, 187–188
creating gradients, 27–28
downloading themed color groups, 196–197
editing artwork’s, 194–195
editing color groups, 191–194
editing placed image, 435–436
exploring ways to add, 211
filling artwork with, 174
global, 184
gradient starting and stopping, 305
grouping, 188–189
layers for adding, 251
missing profiles for, 35
modifying font’s, 229
panels and tools for adding, 179–181
reviewing applications of, 212–213
sampling placed image, 443
selecting from Color panel, 16
spot vs. process, 184
using smooth color blends, 319–320
color controls, 179–181
accessing, 194
creating, 188–189
downloading themed, 196–197
reassigning artwork color from, 198–200
working with, 19–20
Color Guide panel
choosing colors from, 181
illustrated, 20
selecting colors from, 190–191
color management, 375
color markers of color wheel, 192, 193
color models. See color modes
color modes. See also CMYK color mode
converting placed image’s, 435–436
rotating through, 180
types of, 179
Color panel
adding color from, 180
selecting color from, 16
Color Picker, 186–187
color spectrum bar (Color panel), 180
about, 344
Hue Shift, 346–347
Tints, 344–346
about, 428
Adobe Flex with Illustrator files, 447
applying clipping mask to image, 437
Bridge for, 426–428
duplicating/editing placed images, 431–432
editing color of placed images, 435–436
editing masks, 437–438
embedding Photoshop images in layer comps, 433–434
exercises exploring, 447
exporting layered file to Photoshop, 445–446
masking images, 437
masking objects with multiple shapes, 438–439
opacity masks, 440–442
placing Photoshop files, 430–431
releasing masks, 439
replacing placed, linked images, 444–445
reviewing, 448
sampling colors in placed images, 443
using AI files in InDesign, 446
using Illustrator files in Flash Catalyst, 446
using raster effects in Illustrator, 366–368
vector vs. bitmap graphics, 428–429
working content in Flash, 446
computer platforms, 1. See also Mac OS; Windows OS
constraining
artboard dimensions, 125
context-sensitive menus, 47
Control panel
adjusting type opacity in, 243
changing fonts from, 226
displaying Character panel from, 233, 234
finding Transform options on, 138
hiding menus in, 101
illustrated, 37
opening Align panel from, 72, 112
opening Tracing Options dialog box from, 117
Convert Anchor Point tool, 169
copying
artboards, 123–124
and editing symbol sets, 416
graphic styles, 396
object’s attributes, 188
objects in perspective, 294–295
placed images, 431–432
while reflecting objects, 132
copying and pasting
between Illustrator and Photoshop, 446
Illustrator content into Flash, 421, 422
layers, 256–258
copyright symbols, 231
corner points
converting curved to, 153–155
converting smooth to, 168–169
defined, 151
current layer indicator, 260
cursors
indicating grid plane, 278
positioning to sample formatting, 236
curved points, 153–155
curves. See also direction handles
adding for curved shapes, 157–158
adding to existing curved segments, 158–159
changing direction of, 159–161
controlling direction handles for, 151–153
converting curved to corner points, 153–155
drawing curved paths, 149–150
editing, 165–166
selecting, 157
customizing
color swatches, 182–183
document views, 51
Magic Wand tool, 70
your own patterns, 203
D
dashed lines, 164
Define Perspective Grid dialog box, 276
deleting
current Illustrator preferences, 4
saved workspaces, 46
stroke edit points, 106
unnecessary points, 166–167
Device N rasters, 430
Direct Selection tool
dragging direction handle with, 168
marquee selections with, 70
using, 68
adjusting curves using, 151–153, 165–166
constraining angle of, 154
dragging with Direct Selection, 168
Pen tool, 150
direction lines
anchor point, 68
splitting, 154
distorting
objects, 134–136
selections within documents, 141–142
distributing objects, 73–74, 75
docking
Control panel, 42
panels, 46
Tools panel, 40
document grids, 92
document profiles. See profiles
Document Raster Effects Settings dialog box, 368
Document Setup dialog box, 126, 232
Document window, 37
documents
adding artboards to, 123–124
arranging multiple, 56–59
artboard presets for, 126
changing ruler units for, 88
creating, 14–15
custom views for, 51
distorting selections within, 141–142
editing unit of measure for, 129
groups of, 59–60
importing Word, 221–222
keyboard shortcuts between, 57
loading swatches from other, 182
multiple artboards in, 14–15, 52–53
navigating within, 52–55
rulers for, 128
scrolling, 50
selecting color mode for, 179
setting up multiple artboards for, 86–88
setup options for, 232
Don’t Show Again checkbox, 34
double-headed pointer, 139
drawing. See also Pen tool; Pencil tool
Blob Brush tool for, 348
curved paths, 149–150
curved shapes, 157–159
editing with Eraser tool, 104, 349–350
enhancements to, 10
first lines, 147
objects in perspective, 272–273, 277–279
with Paintbrush tool, 330–331
Pencil tool for, 170
setting up Perspective Grid for, 274–277
smoothing paths while, 332
straight paths, 161–162
undoing steps in, 153
Draw Inside mode, 89
Draw Normal mode, 89
types of, 89
uses for, 18
Drop Shadow dialog box, 26, 349, 357, 388
drop shadows
adding to shape, 366
drop zone, 40
E
Edit Colors dialog box, 191–194, 195
editing
appearance attributes, 381–383
art and grid planes, 285–290
Art brushes, 334
bleeds, 126–127
blend options for objects, 317
clipping masks, 437–438
color of placed images, 435–436
curves, 165–166
document’s unit of measure, 129
drawings with Eraser tool, 349–350
effects, 359–360
ellipses, 94–95
Flash Catalyst’s round-trip, 10
font attributes, 226–229
gradient fills, 27–28, 306–309
graphic styles, 394–396
grid extent, 281
isolated objects, 76
layers in isolation mode, 264–265
lines, 147
masks, 437–438
paths with Paintbrush tool, 331–333
paths with Path Eraser, 331
paths with Pencil tool, 171–172
Pattern brush tiles, 344
pattern swatches, 204–205
Perspective Grid, 274–277
placed images, 431–432, 435–436
precision selections with Zoom, 111, 115
shapes with Pathfinder effect, 363–364
spine of path, 317–319
symbol sets, 413
symbols, 403–405, 407–409, 414–415
text attributes, 229–231
warped text, 237
width points, 105–108
effects
applying from Graphic Styles panel, 386
drop shadow, 357–358
editing, 359–360
exercises exploring, 375–376
Intersect, 363
mapping symbol to 3D art, 372–374, 418
offsetting paths, 364–366
Pathfinder, 363–364
Photoshop raster, 357, 366–368
reviewing, 377
saving as graphic style, 381
scaling, 129–131
Scribble, 362
styling text with, 360–362
3D Revolve, 369–370
types of 3D, 369
using for objects in perspective, 288
vector, 357
warping text, 236–238, 360–362
ellipses, 94–95
envelope warps, 236–238
envelopes, 137–138
Eraser tool
editing drawings with, 349–350
resizing diameter of, 104
exporting
layered file to Photoshop, 445–446
naming instances before, 419
symbols to Flash, 418–421
Extrude & Bevel 3D effects, about, 369
F
Fidelity value for Pencil tool, 171
files. See also lesson files
Classroom in a Book, 2
compatible formats for Illustrator, 219
copying layers to new, 256–258
exporting layered, 445–446
fonts for lesson, 2
linked, 444–445
locating preferences, 3
PDF, 446
SWF/SVG, 418
fills. See also gradient fills
adding fill color with brush, 329
adjusting from Appearance panel, 381
choosing from Tools panel, 15
color for, 180
content selection by color of, 71
gradient, 299
overridden by revolved object, 369
selecting for object, 174
using additional, 384–385
filters, 135
Flash. See Adobe Flash
Flex, 447
floating
Control panel, 41
document groups, 59–60
changing size of, 228
choosing, 226–227
lesson file, 2
OpenType, 228
using text outlines instead of, 242
foreshortening, 273
formatting type, 226–232
adding on closed paths, 240–242
changing font size, 228
choosing fonts, 226–227
keyboard shortcuts to adjust font size, 228
maintaining imported formatting, 222
modifying font color, 229
placing text on open paths, 239–240
positioning cursor to sample formatting, 236
using OpenType fonts, 228
wrapping text around objects, 239
forward slash (/), 148
Free Distort dialog box, 142
Free Transform tool, 138
G
Gap Options dialog box, 210–211
getting started, 1–5
global color
changing background swatch to, 183–184
color groups for, 188–189
creating tint from, 187–188
gradient annotator, 28
adding to multiple objects, 309–312
adding to outlined stroke, 109
adjusting gradient rotation, 305
applying linear, 301–303
creating and editing, 27–28
defining transparency in, 313–314
direction and angle of blend, 304–305
editing, 306–309
filling text outlines with, 244
gradient swatches, 201
radial, 305–306
Gradient panel
adjusting gradient rotation, 305
gradient stops. See also gradient fills
about, 305
defined, 301
moving start and end of, 306–309
about, 385–386
adding properties to applied, 392–394
applying to object, 387
creating and saving, 386–387
editing, 394–396
layers with, 387–390
selecting from library, 390–392
using, 385–386
Graphic Styles panel, 385–386, 395
graphic tablets, 338
graphics. See also combining Adobe graphics; graphic styles
sharp web and mobile device, 11
vector vs. bitmap, 428–429
grid extent widget, 281
grid planes. See also perspective
adding text to, 290–291
cursor indicator for, 278
editing art and, 285–290
moving objects separate from, 286
positioning automatically, 289, 290
selecting and checking, 277
undoing edits to, 286
ground level point, 275
groups
about, 75
aligning objects as, 74
document, 59–60
isolating, 76
nesting objects in, 76–77
selecting objects for, 75
guides. See also smart guides
alignment, 67
snapping and locking, 129
H
Hand tool, 50
harmonizing colors
deselecting, 192
help
Adobe Community Help, 4–5
Adobe website and, 61
hidden tools, 39
hiding
layers, 254–256
menus in Control panel, 101
Perspective Grid, 279
Plane Switching Widget, 288
template layers, 170
Hue Shift colorization, 346–347
I
icons
collapsing panel to, 43
crosshair, 146
current layer indicator, 260
Layers panel target, 390
lock, 253
Pencil tool, 170
white triangle on swatch, 184
Illuminate Styles panel, 392
Illustrator. See Adobe Illustrator CS5
Illustrator Options dialog box, 444
images. See also artwork; placed images
copying and editing placed images, 431–432
finding with Bridge, 427
linked, 21
importing
plain text files, 219–220
swatches from saved documents, 182
Word documents, 221–222
installing
Classroom in a Book files, 2
lesson file fonts, 2
about, 403
adding symbol, 407–409
breaking link to symbol, 409–410
naming before exporting, 419
original symbols vs., 404–405
replacing with modified symbol, 410
spraying symbol, 411–413
unable to edit symbol, 404
Internet
accessing Kuler themes via, 196
checking for updates, 62
connecting from Illustrator Help, 61
Intersect effect, 363
intersect message, 94
isolation mode
editing layers in, 264–265
working with groups in, 76
J
joining paths, 102–103
K
kerning, 231
keyboard shortcuts
adjusting font size with, 228
adjusting Mac Zoom tool, 50
document, 57
Hand tool, 50
Plane Switching Widget’s, 277
switching between Selection and Type tools, 239
Kuler panel, 196–197
L
layer comps, 433–434
Layer Options dialog box, 250
layers
adding appearance attributes to, 262–264, 394
adjusting visibility of live paint, 209
applying graphic styles to, 387–390
bounding box color for, 67
color, 251
converting Photoshop layers to objects, 434
creating, 250–251
exercises exploring, 266
hiding template, 170
isolating, 264–265
locking, 253–254
merging, 260–261
moving Layers panel to view, 258
moving objects and, 252–253
pasting, 256–258
reviewing, 267–268
sublayers, 251
symbol’s, 410
text wrapping objects on same, 239
viewing and hiding, 254–256
Layers panel
applying appearance attributes from, 262–264
creating clipping masks, 259–260
creating layers, 250–251
features of, 248
isolating layers, 264–265
merging layers, 260–261
resizing to view layers, 258
symbol layers in, 410
target icons on, 390
viewing and hiding layers and objects, 254–256
leading, 230
Left Bracket key ([), 104
Left Vanishing Plane dialog box, 286–287
about, 1
applying attributes and styles, 380
applying effects, 356
blending colors and shapes, 300
brushes, 326
color and painting, 178
combining Adobe applications, 426
copying files for, 2
creating and editing shapes, 86
drawing with Pen and Pencil, 146
layers, 248–249
lesson file fonts, 2
perspective drawing, 272
quick tour, 14
restoring Illustrator preferences, 4
selecting and aligning, 66
symbols, 402
transforming objects, 122
type, 216
work area, 34
letterhead
preparing artboard for, 123–124
preset for, 126
libraries
choosing graphic styles from, 390–392
importing Illustrator symbols in Flash, 421
selecting brushes from, 327, 332, 335
swatches, 184
lighting 3D objects, 371
adding curves to existing curved, 158–159
drawing first, 147
working with, 100–101
linear gradient fills, 301–303, 305
lines
adding arrowheads to, 162–163
changing stroke weight, 162
creating straight, 148–149
dashed, 164
drawing, 146–148
paths and, 151
splitting, 162
linked files, 444–445
linked images, 21
Live Paint
about, 206
closing gaps in, 210–211
creating group with, 206–208
editing paths, 208–210
Shape Builder tool vs., 206
using, 22–23
Live Paint Bucket Option dialog box, 207
lock icon, 253
locking
guides, 129
layers, 253–254
objects, 81
Perspective Grid, 277
vanishing points (Station Point), 276
M
commands in book for, 1
lesson file fonts for, 2
using Zoom tool shortcuts, 50
Magic Wand tool, 70
magnification
adjusting with Zoom, 49–50
increasing on Navigation panel, 54
mapping
artwork to 3D object, 374
symbol to 3D art, 372–374, 418
masks. See also clipping masks
opacity, 440–442
measurement labels
anchor point, 68
negative values in, 137
showing x/y distance for moved shapes, 93
menus
hiding in Control panel, 101
panel, 47
merging
layers, 260–261
panel groups, 45–46
Microsoft Windows. See Windows OS
Microsoft Word, 221–222
mirror images, 132
Missing Profile dialog box, 35
mobile device graphics, 11
modes. See color modes; drawing modes
movie clip symbols, 407, 418, 420
moving
anchor points, 165
applying multiple times, 140
artwork with artboards, 127
groups of panels, 45–46
objects and layers, 252–253
objects separate from grid plane, 286
name and number identifying, 123
setting up, 86–88
working with, 14–15
multiple documents, 56–59
multiple transformations, 140
Multiply blending mode, 382, 383
N
naming
numbering of new layers and sublayers, 251
selections, 71
symbols, 368
navigating
between layers, 252
multiple artboards, 52–53, 127, 128
Navigator panel for, 54–55
Navigator panel, 54–55
negative values in measurement labels, 137
nesting objects in groups, 76–77
New Brush dialog box, 333
New Color Group dialog box, 189
New Document dialog box, 14, 86–87
New Paragraph Style dialog box, 233
New Swatch dialog box, 183
9-slice scaling, 420
O
objects. See also symbols; transforming objects
aligning, 72
applying effects in perspective, 288
applying multiple transformations, 140
attaching to perspective, 284–285
canceling alignment and distribution, 75
changing lighting of 3D, 371
changing perspective, 138–139, 272–273
clipping masks with, 259–260
color applied to selected, 182
constraining proportions of, 95, 130
controlling attributes of, 25–26
copying attributes of, 188
creating envelope, 237
creating with Revolve 3D effect, 369–370
distorting, 134–136
distributing with Align panel, 73–74
drawing in perspective, 277–279
editing blend options for, 317
editing grid planes and, 285–290
graphic styles applied to, 387
grouping, 75
live effects on, 357
locking, 81
making symbols from artwork, 406–407
mapping artwork to 3D, 374
moving and reordering on layers, 252–253
moving separate from grid plane, 286
moving with artboard, 127
nesting in groups, 76–77
positioning precisely, 137–138
proportional scaling, 139
resizing text, 224–225
selecting and transforming in perspective, 279–283
shearing, 136–137
stacking order of, 78
surface shading for 3D, 372
threading text to linked, 223, 225
transforming, 128–136, 141–142
unable to merge, 260
using gradients for multiple, 309–312
wrapping text around, 239
Offset Path dialog box, 25, 365, 384
offsetting paths, 364–366, 384–385
one-point perspective, 274
opacity
adjusting Multiply blending mode’s, 382
defining gradient, 313–314
type, 243
opacity masks, 440–442
open paths
working with, 100–102
opening
Bridge, 426
Color Picker, 186–187
Welcome screen, 34
Outline mode
features of, 93
viewing layers in, 256
outlines
converting type to path, 310
using text, 242–244
overflow text
Overprint view, 51
P
Paintbrush tool
Blob Brush tool vs., 347
drawing with, 330–331
editing paths with, 331–333
Paintbrush Tool Options dialog box, 332
painting. See also brushes
Bristle brushes for, 9, 336–337
shapes with Blob Brush, 23–24
panels. See also specific panels
about, 37
closing from Appearance panel, 384
creating free-floating, 44
displaying menu for, 47
docking, 46
merging and moving groups of, 45–46
Navigator, 54–55
resetting to default position, 46–47
used for adding color, 179–181
working with, 42–46
PANTONE Solid Coated panel, 185
Pantone swatches, 184–186
paragraph styles, 233–234
parent groups, 77
Paste In Front command, 257
Paste Remembers Layers command, 257
pasting
artwork between Photoshop and Illustrator, 446
content on envelope, 137–138
Illustrator artwork in Flash, 421, 422
layers into artwork, 256–258
Path Eraser, 331
Pathfinder effects, 363–364
Pathfinder panel
illustrated, 112
modifying combined shapes from, 112–113
Pathfinder effects vs. commands on, 363
using shape modes, 114–116
paths. See also anchor points
adding arrowheads to, 162–163
adding text on closed paths, 240–242
closing gaps in Live Paint, 210–211
components of, 151
converting points to corner points, 153–154
creating straight, 161–162
curved, 149–150
different alignment for stroke and, 100
direction handles for curves, 151–153
displaying word path, 95
editing spine of blend, 317–319
editing with Paintbrush tool, 331–333
editing with Pencil tool, 171–172
effects of editing Live Paint, 208–210
erasing, 104
joining, 102–103
measurement labels for, 68
merging with Blob Brush tool, 348–349
placing text on open, 239–240
reshaping, 166–167
selecting segments of, 68
splitting, 162
starting with pen icon, 146
stylizing with brushes, 26–27
type on, 217
using type on closed paths, 217, 240–242
working with open, 100–101
Pattern Brush Options dialog box, 341–342
Pattern brushes
creating, 340–342
editing tiles in, 344
pattern swatches
applying, 204
creating, 203
editing, 204–205
patterns
applying to artwork, 201–202
defined, 201
designing own, 203
PDF files, 446
forward slash icon for, 148
changing direction of curves, 159–161
creating straight lines and paths, 148–149, 161–162
crosshair icon for, 146
drawing curved paths, 149–150
exploring uses for, 174
icon symbols for, 146, 148, 167
learning to use, 146–148
preparing resource files for, 136
reviewing, 175
uses for, 145
using without fill selected, 161
adjusting Fidelity value for, 171
editing paths with, 171–172
icons, 170
reviewing, 175
applying effects to objects in, 288
attaching objects to, 284–285
changing object’s, 138–139
drawing objects in, 277–279
exercises exploring, 296
ground level point, 275
keyboard shortcuts used for, 283, 284
positioning grid planes automatically, 289, 290
preset grids for, 273–274, 276
releasing content from, 295–296
reviewing, 297
scaling objects in, 280
selecting and transforming objects in, 279–283
using symbols in, 292–295
working with, 30–31
working with text on grid planes, 290–291
Perspective Grid. See also perspective
adding symbols to, 292
editing, 274–277
ground level point for, 275
hiding, 279
illustrated, 273
locking, 277
Plane Switching Widget, 277
showing rulers on, 293
Perspective Selection tool, 30–31
Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop Import Options dialog box, 21
pixel-aligned symbols, 420
Pixel view, 51
duplicating and editing, 431–432
editing color of, 435–436
placing Photoshop files, 430–431
replacing linked, 444–445
sampling colors in, 443
Plane Switching Widget, 277, 288
plus (+) sign
seen in Windows, 58
style override indicator, 233
point type
area vs., 219
creating, 217–218
defined, 217
points. See anchor points
polygons, 95–99
positioning
artwork with Hand tool, 152
coordinates precisely, 137–138
crosshair tool icons and, 146
double-headed pointer, 139
dragging grid plan controls, 286
Plane Switching Widget, 288
setting coordinates for, 137–138
precision selections, 111, 115
preferences
changing selection, 69
deleting current Illustrator, 4
saving current, 3
presets
artboard, 126
perspective grid, 273–274, 276
previewing
artwork preview modes, 51
character styles, 235
layers in preview mode, 256
Revolve 3D effects, 370
using proxy preview area, 54–55
printing, 375
process color
creating color groups for, 188–189
creating tint from, 187–188
spot vs., 184
document, 14
variable width, 108
web document, 86
proxy preview area, 54–55
Pucker & Bloat dialog box, 135
R
radial gradients, 305–309
raster effects
about, 357
applying, 366–368
types of, 366
raster images, 428–429
Recolor Artwork dialog box
Assign tab of, 198–200
Edit Colors dialog box and, 192, 195
Edit tab of, 194–195
editing and applying color for selected artwork, 192
illustrated, 20
recoloring artwork, 19–20
Recolor With Preset command, 201
Rectangle tool, 90–91
rectangles
aligning on grid plane, 287
center point of, 90
rounded, 93–94
releasing
content from perspective, 295–296
masks, 439
removing
brush strokes, 329
graphic styles, 396
text warping, 238
renaming
artboards, 127
symbols, 411
reordering
appearance attributes, 383
artboards, 128
panel groups, 46
swatches, 189
repeating transformations, 140
replacing
placed, linked images, 444–445
symbols, 410
resizing
artboards, 124–126
eraser diameter, 104
Layers panel, 258
panel groups, 45
shapes precisely, 115
text, 224–225
view of artwork, 48
resolution-independent effects, 10
resources
Adobe website, 61
Illustrator and Adobe, 4–5
printing, 375
restoring default preferences, 3, 4
reverting to last saved version, 68
reviewing
appearance attributes, 398
application of color, 212–213
blending colors and shapes, 322
brushes, 352–353
combining Adobe graphics, 448
effects, 377
layers, 267–268
Pen and Pencil tool, 175
perspective, 297
selecting and aligning, 83
shapes, 119
symbols, 423
transforming objects, 143
type, 245
workspaces, 63
Revolve 3D effects, 369–370
RGB color mode, 179
Right Vanishing Plane dialog box, 286
Rotate 3D effects, 369
Rotate dialog box, 17, 96, 133, 203
rotating
applying multiple times, 140
gradient and gradient bar, 305
object’s perspective, 139
Revolve 3D effects, 369–370
symbols, 414–415
round-trip editing, 10
Rounded Rectangle dialog box, 16
rounded rectangles, 93–94
rulers
changing units for, 88
origin of, 128
resetting origin of, 129
showing on Perspective Grid, 293
snapping guide to, 129
turning on/off, 55–56
types of, 128
S
sampling
colors in placed images, 443
type, 235–236
Saturate dialog box, 410
saving
artwork as symbols, 417
changes to existing color groups, 193
current Illustrator preferences, 3
documents for InDesign, 36
effect as graphic style, 381
Illustrator files, 35
Perspective Grid as preset, 273–274, 276
and using styles, 233–234
workspaces, 46–47
Scale dialog box, 131, 202, 205
scaling
applying multiple times, 140
9-slice, 420
objects along axis, 129–131
objects in perspective, 280
Perspective Grid, 276
symbol instances, 408
uniformly and proportionally, 139
Scatter brushes, 327
Scissors tool, 162
Scribble Options dialog box, 362
segments. See line segments
selecting content. See also Selection tool
adding objects to groups, 75
applying color to selected objects, 182
based on similarities, 71
changing selection and anchor point preferences, 69
choosing objects with Perspective Selection tool, 279–281
curves, 157
Direct Selection tool, 68, 70, 168
exercises for, 80–82
Magic Wand tool for, 70–71
marquees for, 69–70
overlapping or stacked objects, 79, 252
reviewing, 83
selecting Type tool, 226
using Selection tool, 66–67
while in Outline mode, 96
exercises with, 80–82
making selections, 69
shortcut between Type and, 239
using, 66–67
Shape Builder tool
about, 9
combining and editing shapes, 109–112, 113
Live Paint vs., 206
working with, 16–17
Shape Builder Tool Options dialog box, 112
shape modes, 114–116
adding curves to, 157–158
adjusting dimensions of, 90
assembling into artwork, 172–174
blending object’s colors and, 316
combining and editing, 109–112
compound, 114–116
constraining proportions of, 95, 130
creating illustrations from, 88–89
drawing, 15–16
drawing modes effecting, 89
editing with Pathfinder effect, 363–364
ellipses, 94–95
erasing artwork, 104
erasing Blob Brush, 349–350
exercises exploring, 118
filling with text, 221–222
generating with Live Trace, 116–118
joining paths to create, 102–103
made with Shape Builder, 16–17, 109–112, 113, 206
masking object with multiple, 438–439
measurement labels for moved, 93
offsetting path for oval, 364–366
outlining strokes in, 109
painting with Blob Brush tool, 23–24, 347
polygons, 95–99
rectangles, 90–92
releasing clipping masks from, 97
reviewing, 119
rotating, 96
rounded rectangles, 93–94
stars, 103–104
stroke adjustments for, 99–100, 105–108
tools for basic, 89
using Pathfinder effects for combined, 112–113
working with line segments, 100–101
shearing objects, 136–137
changing color of, 93
defined, 66
positioning grid planes automatically with, 289, 290
smooth color blends, 319–320
smooth points
converting from corner to, 168–169
corner vs., 151
using in blend, 317
Smooth tool, 331
snapping to guides, 129
spacing objects from Align panel, 73
spine
about, 317
reversing order of, 318
spirals, 99
splitting lines, 162
color groups for, 188–189
creating, 185
making tint from, 187–188
PANTONE swatches as, 186
process vs., 183
Spotlight, 50
stacking order
arranging object’s, 78–79
selecting objects hidden in, 79–80
Station Point, 276
stars
creating, 103–104
making compound shape from, 114–116
tips for drawing, 99
start and end path brackets, 241
Status bar, 37
straight lines, 148–149, 161–162
Stroke Options dialog box, 340
strokes
adding additional, 384–385
adding color to, 180
adjusting, 381
appearance of colorized brush, 344
Bristle brush, 338
changing weight of, 162
content selections based on, 71
dragging one side only, 106
new features for, 8
offsetting against shape, 364–365
outlining, 109
overriding fill of revolved objects, 369
removing brush, 329
scaling, 129–131
selecting in Tools panel, 15
width and alignment adjustments, 99–100, 105–108
working with, 18–19
styles. See also formatting type; graphic styles
override indicator for, 233
paragraph, 233–234
sublayers
about, 251
hiding, 254–256
isolating, 76
merging, 260
moving objects between, 252–253
superscripts, 231
surface shading for 3D objects, 372
Swatch Options dialog box, 184, 189
about PANTONE, 186
creating and saving, 182–183
displaying larger, 393
dragging in/out of color group, 189
editing, 183–184
gradient, 201
Illustrator libraries for, 184
loading from other documents, 182
pattern, 203–205
reordering, 189
Swatches panel. See also swatches
applying color from, 181
applying patterns from, 201, 204
color groups and, 19
displaying from Appearance panel, 384
selecting multiple discontiguous colors in, 188
SWF/SVG files, 418
symbol libraries, 403–405, 417, 419
Symbol Options dialog box, 29, 368, 406–407, 419
copying, 416
defined, 413
Symbol Sprayer tool, 411–413
symbolism tools, 411–415
Symbolism Tools Options dialog box, 412
symbols. See also instances; symbol sets
breaking link to instance, 409–410
copying and reflecting, 132
creating, 406–407
defined, 403
editing, 403–405, 407–409, 414–415
exercises exploring, 422
exporting to Flash, 418–421
layers of, 410
libraries of, 403–405
mapping to 3D art, 372–374, 418
naming, 368
renaming, 411
replacing, 410
reviewing, 423
using in perspective, 292–295
using Symbolism tools, 411–415
Symbols panel
about, 401
accessing symbols from, 403
illustrated, 403
storing and retrieving artwork in, 417
T
target icon on Layers panel, 390
template layer, 170
text. See also formatting type
adding on closed paths, 240–242
adding to grid planes, 290–291
columns, 220–221
converting type to path outlines, 310
creating on open paths, 217, 239–240
editing attributes for, 229–231
filling with gradient, 310–312
graphic styles added to, 386
modifying paragraph attributes for, 231–232
resizing, 224–225
sampling, 235–236
styling characters, 233, 234–235
styling paragraph, 233–234
unwarping, 238
using text outlines, 242–244
wrapping around object, 239
Text Import Options dialog box, 220
Text Wrap Options dialog box, 239
themes, color, 196–197
three-point perspective, 274
3D effects
lighting objects for, 371
Revolve, 369–370
surface shading options with, 372
types of, 369
3D Options dialog box, 370, 372
threshold values for Live Trace, 117
tiles in pattern brush, 344
tiling open documents, 57
tints
creating and saving, 187–188
Tints colorization method, 344–346
tools. See also Tools panel; and specific tools
accessing basic shape, 89
illustrated, 38
selecting, 39
Shape Builder, 109–112
symbolism, 411–415
used for adding color, 179–181
adding color fill and stroke on, 180
floating and docking, 39–40
resetting to default position, 46–47
selecting tools from, 39
single or double columns on, 38, 89
stroke and fill selections in, 15
tools on, 38
tooltips
displaying swatch name, 183
symbol’s name as, 404
tracing curves, 151–153
Tracing Options dialog box, 117
trademark symbols, 230
training and certification programs, 6
Transform Each dialog box, 140, 313, 409
Transform panel
adjusting shape’s dimensions in, 90
setting reference point, 131
using options from Control panel, 138
adding artboards to document, 123–124
applying multiple transformations, 140
changing content, 128–136
changing perspective, 138–139
copying while reflecting objects, 132
distorting objects, 134–136
exercises, 142
preparing resource files for, 122
reviewing, 143
scaling objects, 129–131
shearing objects, 136–137
symbol sets, 416
using Free Distort, 141–142
using precise positioning, 137–138
while in perspective, 292–295
working with artboards, 123–128
transparency
adjusting from Appearance panel, 381
defining for gradients, 313–314
making opacity masks, 440–442
Transparency panel, 440–442
triangles, 96–98
turning on/off
rulers, 55–56
two-point perspective, 274
type. See also Type tool
adding text to grid planes, 290–291
applying character styles, 233, 234–235
changing font size, 228
converting to path outlines, 310
creating text columns, 220–221
editing text attributes, 229–231
exercises for, 244
filling with gradient, 310–312
formatting, 226–232
graphic styles for text, 386
importing, 219–220
kinds of, 217
modifying font color of, 229
opacity of, 243
OpenType fonts, 228
overflow text, 220, 222–225, 230
placing on own layer, 250
placing on paths, 217, 239–242
resizing text objects, 224–225
reviewing, 245
sampling and applying attributes, 235–236
selecting fonts, 226–227
setting attributes for, 232
threading text to linked objects, 223, 225
using paragraph styles for, 233–234
using text outlines, 242–244
warping, 236–238
working with, 24–25
Type on a Path Options dialog box, 242
Hand tool shortcut unavailable when active, 50
selecting, 226
shortcut between Selection tool and, 239
U
undoing
actions, 153
grid plan edits, 286
symbol spraying, 413
units of measure
changing ruler’s, 88
defining grid ruler’s, 293
editing document’s, 129
user interface. See artboards; workspaces; panels
V
vanishing point
displaying more gridlines closer to, 281
locking (Station Point), 276
showing for three-point perspective, 274
variable width profiles, 108
vector effects, 357
vector graphics, 428–429
viewing
brushes on Brushes panel, 327
hidden attributes, 385
and hiding layers, 254–256
larger swatches, 393
swatches by name, 204
symbol names, 404
views
creating custom document, 51
types of artwork, 51
violin illustration, 156–173
visibility and live paint layers, 209
Vista. See Windows OS
W
Warp Options dialog box, 134, 236–237, 360
warping
resetting bounding box for warped objects, 136
web document profiles, 86
Welcome screen, 34
white area, 118
white triangle on swatch icon, 184
Width Point Edit dialog box, 107
width points, 105–108
windows
arranging multiple document, 56–59
fitting artwork in, 48
commands in book for, 1
deleting Illustrator preferences, 4
lesson file fonts for, 2
plus sign indicator in, 58
Word, 221–222
areas of, 37
arranging multiple documents, 56–59
artboard, 36
conserving space on, 46
deleting saved, 46
illustrated, 37
navigating within documents, 52–55
opening document groups, 59–60
practice using, 62
reviewing, 63
saving, 46–47
turning on/off rulers, 55–56
working with panels, 42–46
X
Y
Z
zoom in/zoom out keys, 48
Zoom tool
improving shape editing with, 100, 110, 111, 115
magnifying and reducing artwork with, 49–50
using shortcuts from Mac OS for, 50