Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training

Author - Jeff VanWest ... [Goo?] [Posters]

This Paperback Book item from Peachpit Press was reviewed on 12-Dec-2008.

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1) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press. I bought this book as a backup for a video series I had watched. I´m sure it will be very useful. The video series was great and was given by the author of this book.¤

2) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press. I currently have three HOT books included this Illustrator CS book. This one is really disappoint one. Why? The book is about graphic, but all the pictures in the book are black and white. However, it comes with cd-rom, so it receives 2 stars otherwise.....¤

3) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press. Jeff Van West has a winnner of an Illustrator tutorial. A lot of other how-to books give you a bunch of steps that lead the user to a "whiz-bang" result, but they lack in explaining why and how that result was achieved. This book goes through the process of explaining the cause and effect of Illustrator´s tools and effects _before_ going through the steps, leading to a better understanding of when to use those tools and effects. I´ve used "Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training" as a textbook in my beginning Illustrator class, and it´s been a wonderful teaching tool. My only real complaint (and it´s a minor one at that) is that the graphics are not all that pretty (graphic artists are attracted to shiny objects). Still, the book accomplishes what it sets out to do.¤

4) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press. This is an excellent training book. It is well-written, presents the material in logical order, and holds the reader´s attention. Examples are clearly presented, step-by-step.¤

5) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press. This book does a great job on teaching the basics of Adobe Illustrator CS through a step by step approach. Each lesson has plenty of detail and background information for the topic covered. Additionally, the Mac and PC differences were pointed out when needed. The 20 plus chapters cover a lot of useful materials from the various tools to type effects and even the new 3D capabilities. With this book I was able to familiarize myself with Illustrator quickly and painlessly.

The only problem with this book is that it´s a bit sloppy. I spotted a number of spelling and grammar errors throughout the book. A few sections even had a minor step or two missing or out of place. But with so many screen shots and even videos it´s quite hard to get lost. There are about a dozen videos that demonstrate some of the more complicated steps. The companion web site has another 20 or so extra videos on various new topics. The included CD also contains extra material such as a bonus chapter on integration with other programs. There are also sample chapters and demo movies from other books in the hands-on training (HOT) series.

I´ve had good success working through other books in the HOT series including this one. Some more editing could have probably benefited this book. But, I can still, without a doubt, recommend Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Jeff Van West.¤

6) Paperback Book Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training by Peachpit Press.

Get hands-on, project building exercises, and a CR-ROM full of tutorials from this top-selling series by Lynda.com. Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training uses guided, tutorial-based exercises to teach you how to use Illustrator CS to create high-quality artwork. In this book, you´ll find carefully developed, classroom-proven lessons and exercises. Each lesson contains extensive background information, which helps you understand the process as well as the particular exercise. You will learn about creating and editing vector-based artwork, with an emphasis on mastering the pen and path tools. You´ll also learn how to work with the new 3D features, as well as typographic effects, integration with the other tools in the Adobe Creative Suite, and more. This book is designed for the reader who learns by doing. The accompanying CD-ROM contains guided exercises and QuickTime movies to meet the needs of beginning to intermediate Web designers, as well as Photoshop users who are looking for a great tool to create graphics for the Web. Adobe Illustrator CS was released in October 2003 for the price of $499 for the full version and $169 for the upgrade.

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