In Adobe Illustrator CS2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques, authors David Karlins and Bruce K. Hopkins bring you 100 carefully selected techniques to help you get right down to working in Illustrator, the world's most popular, most powerful illustration program. Their strategy is to focus on those features you're most likely to use, showcasing eaching in a clearly explained, well-illustrated, atand-alone technique--complete with a relevant hint or two. These bite-sized lessons offer a great way to learn just what you need to know, when you need it, exploring the program in a way, and at a pace, that makes sense to you.
Chapter 1: Getting Started
Chapter 2: Drawing Lines and Shapes
Chapter 3: Drawing with Brushes
Chapter 4: Editing Paths
Chapter 5: Creating Fills and Strokes
Chapter 6: Working with Layers
Chapter 7: Creating and Formatting Type
Chapter 8: Aligning, Arranging, and Clipping
Chapter 9: Transparency, Filters, and Effects
Chapter 10: Managing Illustration Workflow