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The Color Thief: Stealing Colors Using Illustrator CS3's LiveTrace: 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.

Using and Understanding Masks, Gradients, and Blend Effects in Adobe Illustrator: 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.

Masks and Blend Effects: Using and Understanding Masks, Gradients, and Blend Effects: Feb 5, 2007

Tool Time: Creating in Illustrator CS2: 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."

How to Create Basic Shapes in Illustrator CS: 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.

Tips for Drawing with Brushes in Illustrator CS2: 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.

Real World Tips For Using Illustrator's Objects, Groups, and Layers: 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.

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.

Is Microsoft Expression Graphic Designer Good Enough to Take On Adobe Illustrator?: 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.

Integrating Photoshop and Illustrator to Create Professional Imagery: 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.

Creating Basic Lines and Shapes in Illustrator CS: 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.

The Illustrator Interface: Jul 30, 2004; Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas introduce Illustrator's tools, menus, palettes, and measurement systems.

Cartoon Illustration in Adobe Illustrator: 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.

Brush Strokes: Making Natural Pen and Ink Drawings: Mar 1, 1999; Peachpit art