Vector Graphics Using Adobe Illustrator CS6: Tutorials & Techniques

by Stephanie Torta

Along with the other two titles in the series (Pixel Graphics Using Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Digital Layout Using Adobe InDesign CS6), this book has an accompanying DVD that shows step-by-step tutorials in conjunction with in-text projects and also demonstrates characteristics and techniques of Illustrator CS6. The tutorial disc provides the reader with a 'how-to' narration, beginning with basic technical skills for using the program, creating illustrations, signs, logos, brochures, diagrams, graphs, charts, and more. The package shows the reader how to conquer the technical aspects of vector-based illustrations as you watch the tutorials and listen to the concepts as they are presented. Learn typographical terms, airbrushing effects, importing/exporting of various file formats, when to use vector vs. pixel art, characteristics of RGB, CMYK, other color models, and more.

Additional project files, tutorials, and lesson plans available to instructors for use as a textbook.

Brief Table of Contents (tentative):
Introduction - vector and line art. 1. The workspace. 2. Custom. 3. Creating and opening documents. 4. Drawing and brushes. 5. Strokes and fills. 6. Shapes and objects. 7. Working with paths. 8. Text. 9. Selections. 10. Groups and layers. 11. Color. 12. Transformation and Positioning. 13. Symbols.14. Live effects. 15. Images. 16. Saving and output. 17. Working with other programs. Conclusion. About the DVD.

350 pages, Paperback

First published March 15, 2011