- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- I. Driving People Crazy — Illustrator's Bum Rap
- 1. Introducing the World of Illustrator
- 1.1. From Humble Origins to Master of the Graphics Universe
- 1.2. Starting Up Illustrator and Revving It a Little
- 1.3. Exploring the Illustrator Workspace
- 1.4. Defining the Document Area
- 1.5. Opening Existing Documents
- 1.6. Viewing Illustrator Documents
- 1.7. Using Templates
- 1.8. Saving Illustrator Documents
- 1.9. Changing Your Mind
- 1.10. Printing Illustrator Documents
- 1.11. Closing Documents and Quitting Illustrator
- 2. Following the Righteous Path
- 3. Doing Everyday Things with Illustrator
- 1. Introducing the World of Illustrator
- II. Drawing and Coloring Your Artwork
- 4. Shaping Up, Basically
- 5. Getting Your Fill of Fills and Strokes
- 6. Selecting and Editing Paths
- 7. Wielding the Mighty Pen Tool
- 8. Creating Straight and Curved Lines without the Pen Tool
- 9. Creating Magnificent Brushstrokes
- 9.1. Brushing Where No Stroke Has Gone Before
- 9.2. Creating a New Brush
- 9.3. Working with the Different Brush Types
- 10. Extreme Fills and Strokes
- 11. Effectively Keeping Up Appearances, with Style(s)
- III. Taking Your Paths to Obedience School
- 12. Pushing, Pulling, Poking, and Prodding
- 13. Organizing Efficiently
- 13.1. Stacking Illustrator Artwork
- 13.2. Managing the Mess
- 13.3. Imposing Slavish Conformity with Groups
- 13.4. Lining Up
- IV. Practically Speaking: Type, Print, and Files
- 14. Introducing Letters and Such (Type 101)
- 15. Printing Your Masterpiece
- 16. Moving Files Into and Out of Illustrator
- 17. Putting Your Art on the Web
- V. The Part of Tens
- 18. Ten Production-Enhancing Tips
- 18.1. Punching Holes
- 18.2. Use Photoshop Effects in Illustrator!
- 18.3. When White Isn't Nothing
- 18.4. Expanding to Get to the Root of the Artwork
- 18.5. Quick! Hide!
- 18.6. Taking a Tip from Illustrator
- 18.7. Changing Your Units Whenever You Want
- 18.8. Reusing Your Brushes, Swatches, and Libraries
- 18.9. Avoiding Russian Dolls
- 18.10. Selecting Type When You Want
- 19. Ten (Or So) Ways to Customize Illustrator
- 18. Ten Production-Enhancing Tips
- BC-1. Taking Images Out of the Realm of Reality
Ah, yes, the part of being tense. And who wouldn't be, knowing that there are only a few small sections of this book left to read?
What? Oh. Never mind. This part (Part of Tens, that is) contains two chapters full of lists to help you customize Illustrator and to be even more productive than you are now.
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