Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book

This thorough guide to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of Adobe' s powerful vector drawing software. Using clear, step-by-step lessons, each chapter contains a project that builds upon the reader' s growing knowledge of the software, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and skills. Adobe Illustrator CS3 is jam-packed with new features and enhancements, including Live Color, a new environment that enables users to explore, apply, and save custom color configurations; improved integration with Adobe Flash CS3, which ensures that your vector illustrations import effortlessly to Flash with their anchor point positions, layers, and paths intact; a new Eraser tool, which lets users quickly modify objects or create entirely new shapes; a new Crop Area tool, which lets users set up a workspace so that it' s automatically primed for the type of media that will display their design, whether it' s print, Web, video, or film; new document profiles, newly improved drawing tools and controls, and much more. Whether you' re brand-new to Adobe Illustrator or are looking for a project-based tutorial to familiarize yourself with Illustrator CS3' s new features, this book provides you with the key techniques and tips you need to get the most out of this software.