Index

A

Actions, 27–29

Add Anchor Point tool, 18

Adobe Illustrator. See also individual tools

color swatches in, 219

core tools for vector building in, 17–22

customizing, 26–28

layers in, 213

shortcomings of, 16–17, 32–33, 134

toggling modes in, 11

Alignment Guides, 27

anchor points

adding, 18

bad, 74

converting, 19, 77, 122

corner, 72–73, 100, 101

deleting, 18

good, 72–73, 80–81, 83–86

importance of, 71–72, 100

incorrect, 75, 77, 82, 104

placing, 87–109

preferences for, 26

Prime Point Placement of, 72, 89, 100–103, 104, 109

rounding off, 24–25

selecting, 19

smooth, 73, 100, 101, 122

spotting potential problems with, 76–79

wrong number of, 105–7, 125

art direction

fresh eyes effect, 182–84

importance of, 181–82, 194

vector building and, 185–89

visual tension and, 189–94

B

“Beautiful,” 218

“Beloved Virus” clothing, 57–61

Bernstein, Sergei Natanovich, 3

BetterHandles plug-in, 17, 134–35

Bézier, Paul, 4–5, 7

Bézier curves

benefits of, 9

determining need for, 8

equation of, 6

examples of, 11–14

flat, 78

history of, 3–4

Big Bocca, 170–73

“Blinky,” 111

“Body & Soul,” 11–12

Bring to Front Again shortcut, 29

C

Casselman, Bill, 6

Citroën, 3, 4

The Clockwork Method (TCM)

basics of, 88–90

combining Prime Point Placement and, 102–3

for complex shapes, 97–99

examples of, 89, 90–99, 108–9, 113–16, 165

Clone shortcut, 28

colors, 219

complacency, 194

Convert Anchor Point tool, 19

CorelDraw, 16

creative habits

colors, 219

doodling, 202, 203–5, 206

file naming, 219–20

importance of good, 201–3

layering, 205–18

setting aside bad, 221

creative process

analog tools for, 45

foundation for, 44

healthy, 145

refinement and, 49–56, 221

systematic, 57–61

thumbnailing and, 45–49

D

“Day of the Dead,” 35–37

de Casteljau, Paul, 3, 4

de Casteljau algorithm, 3

Delete Anchor Point tool, 18

Deselect shortcut, 29

“Digital Lifestyle,” 202

Direct Selection tool, 19, 122

doodling, 45, 63–66, 202, 203–5, 206. See also thumbnailing

drawing

analog tools for, 45

determining end of, 62

importance of, 42–44

improving, 61–62

refining, 49–56

thumbnails, 45–49

“DZGN-BOT,” 161

E

Ellipse tool, 20, 126, 127, 130, 133, 142, 159, 209, 214

“Escape,” 67

Exclude shape mode, 20, 21

F

Facebook, 221

Fanta Phantom character, 132

Feed Your Imagination, 161

file naming, 219–20

Flora, Jim, 158

Freehand, 11, 15, 23

fresh eyes effect, 182–84

G

graphic style, 31–32, 170–73

H

handles

example of, 8

isolating, 19

manipulating, 19

overextended, 78, 79, 105

parallel, 78, 79

preferences for, 26

revealing, 19

“Head of State,” 212

Human, 226

I

ideas

capturing, in thumbnails, 45–49

generating, 44

refining, 49–56

Inkscape, 16

Intersect shape mode, 20, 21, 177

K

Keyboard Characters, 158–62

keyboard shortcuts, 27–29

L

“Last Daze,” 224

layers

efficiency of, 205–12

establishing structure of, 32–40

top-level vs. sub-, 213

linear line style, 154–57

logos, 52–53, 57–61, 115, 136–38, 170–73, 192–93

“Loyal Order of Wormwood,” 38–40

M

Major League Baseball (MLB) licensed products, 83–84

Make Clipping Mask shortcut, 28

math, attitude toward, 2–3

“Mickey Rat,” 175–80

Minus Front shape mode, 20, 21, 127, 128, 130, 133, 139, 142

N

National Basketball Association (NBA) licensed products, 83–84

new document profile, creating, 29–31

New York Society of Illustrators, 223

Nineblock Software, 134–35

“Nisqually,” 13–14

O

Obama, Barack, 208–12

Outline mode, 11

P

Pathfinder panel, 20–21, 126, 127, 130, 133, 134, 176–78. See also individual functions

Pen tool, 17, 18

Pepsi, 115

perspective, changing, 82

“Pet Monster,” 161

point-by-point method

examples of, 110, 119

steps in, 122–25

using, 118, 129

Preferences, 26–27

Preview mode, 11

Prime Point Placement (PPP), 72, 89, 100–103, 104, 109

Propaganda III, 224

R

Rectangle tool, 20, 126

Reflect tool, 22, 139, 143, 147, 171, 197

Release Clipping Mask shortcut, 28

Remove Redundant Points, 134

“Riled Rover,” 158–62

risk taking, 194

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 163–69

Rotate tool, 22, 133

Round Fillet tool, 22

S

St. Martin‘s Press, 148, 152

Scale Strokes & Effects, 26

Segment Direct Edit tool, 22, 23, 121

segmented style, 158–62

Selection tool, 19

Send to Back shortcut, 29

shape-building method

examples of, 59, 119

steps in, 126–28

throw-away shapes in, 132–33

using, 118, 129

shapes

dissecting design into smaller, 136–37, 147–50

practicing discerning, 112

visual tension and, 189–94

signature styles, 151, 158

Smart Guides, 27, 32, 33

Smart Remove tool, 135

Smart Rounding filter, 22

Snapping Tolerance, 27

“Squiggle Heads,” 226

startup profile, 30–31

style boards, 174

styles

choosing, 152

exploring new, 152, 174

graphic, 31–32, 170–73

linear line, 154–57

segmented, 158–62

signature, 151, 158

tribal tattoo, 163–69

“Suicide King,” 229

Symmetric Edit tool, 22

symmetry, benefiting from, 139–43, 147–50

T

“Talon,” 228

TCM. See The Clockwork Method

“Temporal Infestation,” 225

“Thug Bunny,” 195–200

thumbnailing, 45–49, 68–69. See also doodling

“Tickles, the Evil Clown,” 144

tribal tattoo style, 163–69

Tri3ye, 54–56

“Twitter Beard,” 70

U

Ungroup shortcut, 29

Unite shape mode, 20, 21, 128, 139, 142, 143, 178, 196

Unite shortcut, 29

Upper Deck, 230

V

vector building

core tools for, 17–25

layering and, 214–18

methods for, 117–33

self-art direction and, 185–89

symmetry and, 139–43

vector skeletons, 83–86

Veer, 86

visual tension, 189–94, 198

W

Warp tool, 22

Wayne Enterprises, 152

Weierstrass, Karl, 3

Weierstrass theorem, 3

X

Xtream Path plug-in, 17, 22, 23–25, 121, 178, 196, 209

Z

ZuPreem, 116