- 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
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