Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator 9 in 24 Hours is a step-by-step tutorial that uses a friendly, conversational, and non-condescending approach to teach you the basics of Illustrator 9. The book's tone is one of a teacher sitting with you explaining how to use the program. Covering both the Macintosh and Windows platforms, Sams Teach Yourself Illustrator 9 covers the following topics: the interface, tools, and palettes; setting preferences; drawing and editing objects; layers; working with selections; Bezier paths; and masks, transformations and color, and more.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Just excellent!:
Illustrator was killing me at my classes at a design school. , the software is so powerful but difficult to master. Then I could buy this book ... and everything started to be clear and easy!
The Very Best Tutorial Manual!:
This is one of the best tutorial manuals I have ever used. It is written in an easy to comprehend and "chatty" style, which makes you feel that "Sam" is right there with you whenever you switch on Illustrator 9.0 and start learning. I sped through the tutorials, which are fun to do and practice later on and whenever I need a refresher on a specific point I still turn to this definitive teaching manual. The only part that could have been better described was the construction of patterns and tiles. It took me... more info
This book should come with the software . . .:
I have been using Illustrator since version 5.5 and have always had difficulty understanding why it did some things differently from what I was expecting. I should have bought a Mordy Golding book years ago as it alone has given me the insight I needed to make this program do what I wanted it to do.
Once you have this understanding then the other books will help but I've found that most of them don't help you get that basic user experience and understanding of this program.
I have to say that for someone who has no illustrator skills and needs to learn illustrator for personal or professional purposes; This is the best way to start. It builds up your skills from going over the basic to explaining what every palette/window will do in a smart sequence. Other books are more like user guides that cover things without any order making it difficult to learn. After you read this book( it takes about a week to finish if you sit down everyday for a few hours) you will be able to start... more info
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