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41.	Making Transformations in Adobe Illustrator CS4 By Mordy Golding Oct 9, 2008 The best part of drawing on a computer is that you rarely have to start over. Whether you've changed your mind about an angle or you drew a bunch of repeated objects too small (oops), Illustrator makes modifying your artwork very easy. Mordy Golding discusses how to use Illustrator's transform capabilities to manipulate any number of objects onscreen.
42.	Vector Drawing with Illustrator: Easier Than You Think By David Karlins Jan 11, 2008 You've probably been creating bitmap art for years, or even decades. David Karlins thinks it's about time you investigated the possibilities of creating vector drawings. The concepts and terminology are a bit less like working with paint on canvas - but the technology is a lot more powerful.
43.	Mastering Vector Design: How to Create Illustrator Patterns By David Karlins Jan 4, 2008 David Karlins dispels some of the myths about using patterns in Adobe Illustrator. With some very simple techniques, you can create and use fascinating patterns for strokes and fills.
44.	The Color Thief: Stealing Colors Using Illustrator CS3's LiveTrace By Mike McHugh Jun 8, 2007 Adobe Ambassador Mike McHugh wants you to get excited about color. In this colorful article, he shows you how to create swatches in Adobe's Creative Suite 3 using Adobe Illustrator's new LiveColor tool.
45.	Using and Understanding Masks, Gradients, and Blend Effects in Adobe Illustrator By Barbara Obermeier, Ron Chan Mar 30, 2007 In the past, if someone gave you a pile of digitally produced artwork it was a snap to divide the images easily into two piles—those created in Photoshop and those done in Illustrator. Not so today. While Photoshop has garnered the ability to create vector shapes, so has Illustrator been given incredible tools and methods to give line art three dimensionality through techniques such as masks, blends, gradients, and true transparency. In this sample chapter, you'll learn how to make images that wow using masks, gradients, and shadows.
46.	Masks and Blend Effects: Using and Understanding Masks, Gradients, and Blend Effects Feb 5, 2007
47.	Tool Time: Creating in Illustrator CS2 By Dave Cross, Matt Kloskowski Nov 22, 2006 You can never have enough tools. Dave Cross and Matt Kloskowski share their most killer tips on how to use Illustrator's tools to, in their words, "create stuff."
48.	How to Create Basic Shapes in Illustrator CS By Adobe Press Oct 27, 2006 Many objects in the Adobe Illustrator program can be created by starting with basic shapes and then editing them to create new shapes. In this lesson, you'll use some basic shapes to create a logo. Along the way, you'll learn how to use tools and commands to create basic shapes, copy and combine objects to create new shapes, paint objects, and more.
49.	Tips for Drawing with Brushes in Illustrator CS2 By Bruce K. Hopkins, David Karlins Aug 25, 2006 The heart of Illustrator is the ability to define vector paths, usually using the Pen or Pencil tool. The paths can have an infinite variety of fills, stroke properties, and other effects. Among these effects is an amazing variety of brushlike stroke attributes. In this chapter, you'll learn how to draw with brushes; create calligraphic, art, and scatter brushes, and more.
50.	Tool Time: Creating in Illustrator CS2 Jul 24, 2006
51.	Real World Tips For Using Illustrator's Objects, Groups, and Layers By Mordy Golding Jan 20, 2006 Just as there are benefits to keeping an orderly desk, there are advantages to using groups and layers for adding structure to your files. In Adobe Illustrator CS2, groups and layers not only offer a convenient way to manage objects in a file (as they did in earlier versions of Illustrator), but now they can also control the appearance of your file. Find out more in this informative chapter by Mordy Golding.
52.	Master Illustrator Essentials Dec 1, 2005 Designers starting out know Adobe Illustrator as "that program for designing logos," but it's capable of so much more: ads, illustrations, page layouts, and Web graphics, to name just a few applications. It's the industry-standard application for vector graphics. If you're new to Illustrator (or just rusty), this chapter will get you well on your way toward understanding the fundamentals of using Illustrator to create vector graphics.
53.	Is Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer Good Enough to Take On Adobe Illustrator? By Matthew David Oct 14, 2005 Microsoft's upcoming Windows Vista promises a new era of rich, graphically engaging experiences. The new beta illustration tool, Expression Graphic Designer, will allow you to create content for Vista. What is interesting, however, is that Graphic Designer is being promoted as a serious professional tool that will compete against current tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Macromedia Fireworks. Does Graphic Designer stand up against these power tools? Maybe.
54.	Integrating Photoshop and Illustrator to Create Professional Imagery By Bryan Hoff Nov 18, 2004 Using some cool filters and effects from Adobe Illustrator, you can create vector mosaics from bitmap graphics, or even change squares into circles. Find out here how to make it work for you.
55.	Creating Basic Lines and Shapes in Illustrator CS By Luanne Seymour Cohen Aug 27, 2004 This sample chapter from the book Adobe Illustrator CS Creative Studio by Luanne Cohen explains how to create paths with Illustrator's line and shape tools. It also contains invaluable charts for working with each of the tools' features.
56.	The Illustrator Interface By Elaine Weinmann, Peter Lourekas Jul 30, 2004 Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas introduce Illustrator's tools, menus, palettes, and measurement systems.
57.	Cartoon Illustration in Adobe Illustrator By Barbara Obermeier, Ted Padova Mar 28, 2003 See all the steps freelance illustrator Nick Diggory uses to create an illustration for a 2002 calendar using Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
58.	Brush Basics in Illustrator 8 Mar 1, 1999 Peachpit art
59.	Brush Strokes: Making Natural Pen and Ink Drawings Mar 1, 1999 Peachpit art
60.	Quiz Time: Test Your Illustrator 8 Savvy Mar 1, 1999 Peachpit art

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