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Illustrator 8 Magic (The Magic Series)
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by Raymond Pirouz
Sales Rank: 2370952
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$0.33
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Textbook Binding: 288 pages
Publisher: New Riders Pub December 17, 1998
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1562059521
ISBN-13: 978-1562059521
Product Dimensions:
9.2 x 7 x 0.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
Product Review
In this useful book, beginning- and intermediate-level Illustrator users can learn how to create eye-catching images in a few relatively simple steps. The full-color illustrations and step-by-step instructions make this an especially attractive book for aspiring artists who still have a lot to learn about Illustrator and about creating good-looking graphics.
The first part of the book focuses on composition; you create an illustration using simple shapes; work with overlapping objects; create gradients, blends, and meshes; and use masks to create special effects. Part 2 has you convert sketches into line art and integrate photos with vector art. Part 3 is all about type: designing type along paths, creating shapes with type, outlining type effects, creating shadows with type, and tweaking type for custom results. In Part 4, you use filters to create custom shapes, form knockouts (using tools formerly classed as filters), give objects translucency, and create a cross-hatching effect. Part 5 focuses on creating a coherent business identity via custom logos, stationery, posters, and packaging. --Kathleen Caster
From Library Journal
Illustrator 8 is the latest version of Adobe's excellent vector program for image manipulation and creation. Vectors are lines of art in which Photoshop is a matrix of colors in rows and columns. Vectors are much easier to manipulate than a matrix of colors; they allow you to select areas of color easily for color change or line-size change. All these books are solid titles for folks trying to upgrade to Illustrator 8 or learn Illustrator for the first time. Alspach's and Weinmann's books are fine for starting out; Pirouz's and Steuer's works are for advanced users.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Customer Reviews & Comments
This book is truly pathetic and is totally out of place compared to the many other Magic books that are of much better quality. The projects hardly even look like what a child would come up with. I find this so disappointing, none of the images in the book dazzle the eye or would come close to inspire an adjective like magical. In fact the only thing that comes close is the word Magic on the cover of the book (which was made in Photoshop). All the tips are pretty rudimentary except for a small piece that gets into dimension. If you'd like a book that answers all your, question basic or technical, Illustrator 8 Bible is one great book. For those of you not up to reading a 800 some page book - an excellent book is the Adobe Classroom in a Book. CIAB goes through pretty much all the features of Illustrator and will get you in touch with making images that look far more "magical." If you'd like to get a book that gets you into thinking of depth and dimension, then this is a good book for you (especially for the price), otherwise I think you'll be severely disappointed too.
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