| Introduction |
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| Part 1: Creating, Navigating, And Saving Projects |
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Chapter 1 Navigating Illustrator's Interface |
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Surveying the Illustrator Universe |
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Using and Customizing Toolbars |
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Accessing and Arranging Panels |
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Using the Control Panel or the Properties Panel |
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Choosing between the Control and Properties panels |
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Options on the Control and Properties panels |
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Chapter 2 Creating, Saving, Exporting, and Printing Files |
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Making basic choices for a document |
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Defining color mode, artboard size, and raster resolution |
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18 | (2) |
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Using artboards for a multidimensional project |
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Exporting, Saving, and Printing |
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Using artboards and assets for output |
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Communicating with your printer |
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Chapter 3 Placing and Tracing Artwork |
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Embedding and linking files |
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Placing text in a shape or path |
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Importing Sketches from Adobe Illustrator Draw |
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38 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 Drawing Lines and Shapes |
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Building Graphics with Basic Shapes |
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44 | (8) |
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Clicking to generate shapes |
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Drawing shapes interactively |
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Applying Shape Properties from the Control Panel |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (4) |
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58 | (5) |
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58 | (1) |
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Using Pathfinder to combine shapes |
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59 | (4) |
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Drawing Shapes with Perspective |
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Applying Isometric Effects to Shapes |
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Chapter 5 Selecting and Arranging Objects |
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69 | (20) |
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69 | (8) |
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70 | (5) |
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Grouping and Isolating Objects |
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Editing objects as groups |
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Editing objects within groups |
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Aligning and Spacing Objects |
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Locating objects with rulers, guides, and grids |
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Aligning with SmartGuides |
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Arranging Objects Front-to-Back |
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Chapter 6 Organizing Documents with Layers |
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Organizing and Arranging Objects in Layers |
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Organizing Content within and between Layers |
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Locating objects in the Layers panel |
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Arranging objects within and between layers |
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Changing the appearance of objects in layers |
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Applying Layers in Real-World Challenges |
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| Part 2: Drawing And Editing Paths |
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Chapter 7 Wielding the Pen and Anchor Point Tools |
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103 | (14) |
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Selecting and moving anchors |
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Converting open paths to closed paths and vice versa |
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Editing Curves with the Anchor Point Tool |
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Drawing with the Pen Tool |
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Creating curved, combination, and straight anchors with the Pen tool |
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Adding and deleting anchors |
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Wielding the Pen tool with shortcuts |
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112 | (1) |
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Honing Pen tool skills with a waveform |
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Chapter 8 Creating Artwork with the Pencil, Curvature, and Blob Tools |
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Drawing with the Pencil Tool |
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Setting pencil curve smoothness |
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Managing the many modes of the Pencil tool |
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Setting Pencil tool options |
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Ironing Out Wrinkles with the Smooth Tool |
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Drawing and Editing Curves with the Curvature Tool |
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Drawing Filled Paths with the Blob Brush Tool |
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Erasing with the Eraser Tool |
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Creating Shapes with the Shaper and Shape Builder Tools |
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Creating shapes with the Shaper tool |
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Combining shapes with Shape Builder |
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Animating with Puppet Warp |
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Fine-Tuning beyond Drawing Tools |
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Chapter 9 Painting with Brushes |
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Unleashing Your Creativity with Brushes |
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133 | (2) |
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Painting with the Paintbrush |
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Applying Brushes to Paths |
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Working with the Brushes panel |
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Navigating the Brush libraries |
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Editing existing bristle brushes to create new ones |
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Crafting calligraphic brushes |
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Applying or designing art brushes |
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146 | (3) |
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151 | (4) |
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Using Brushes with a Drawing Tablet |
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Chapter 10 Improving Workflow with Symbols |
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Rationalizing Workflow with Symbols |
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158 | (5) |
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Using Illustrator's preset symbols |
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Adding symbols to a document |
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159 | (3) |
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162 | (1) |
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Getting Creative with Dynamic Symbols |
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Orchestrating dynamic symbol instances |
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Setting Symbol Sprayer options |
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Managing sets of sprayed symbols |
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| Part 3: Applying Color, Patterns, And Effects |
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Chapter 11 Designing in Living Color |
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Understanding Print versus Screen Color |
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172 | (5) |
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Choosing RGB color for screens |
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Understanding web safe color |
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Managing the Color of Strokes and Fills |
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Apply color from the Tools panel |
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Apply color from the Control or Properties panel |
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Using Color Guides and Color Themes |
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180 | (5) |
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Styling with Adobe color themes |
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182 | (3) |
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Adding colors to the Swatches panel |
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Changing the display of swatches |
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Creating and Merging Live Paint Groups |
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Creating Live Paint groups |
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Coloring Live Paint faces |
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Controlling Live Paint faces and edges |
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192 | (5) |
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Chapter 12 Bringing Graphics to Life with Gradients, Blends, and Transparency |
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Merging Colors with Gradients |
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198 | (14) |
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200 | (1) |
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Unleashing linear gradients |
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201 | (6) |
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Radiating radial gradients |
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Transforming gradients with Gradient Annotator |
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Blending for Beauty and Productivity |
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Defining and applying transparency |
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215 | (3) |
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Clipping with opacity masks |
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218 | (3) |
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Chapter 13 Designing with Patterns |
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221 | (16) |
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222 | (4) |
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Applying a pattern to a fill |
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Applying patterns to strokes |
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Applying patterns to text |
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225 | (1) |
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Creating Your Own Patterns |
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Scaling a pattern and object together |
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Scaling patterns and objects separately |
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Rotating and moving patterns |
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Moving a pattern within a shape |
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231 | (2) |
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Chapter 14 Styling with Effects |
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Navigating the Universe of Effects |
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237 | (3) |
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Getting your money's worth from effects |
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238 | (1) |
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Using Photoshop effects with care |
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Choosing and Applying Effects |
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240 | (2) |
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242 | (5) |
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Using the Appearance panel |
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242 | (2) |
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244 | (2) |
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Generating 3D Effects and Mapping Artwork |
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247 | (8) |
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Exploring 3D effects and mapping |
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| Part 4: Designing With Type |
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Chapter 15 Formatting Area Type |
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255 | (20) |
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Editing Area Type in Illustrator |
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256 | (4) |
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Generating an area type box |
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256 | (2) |
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Getting type from other apps |
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258 | (1) |
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Using Illustrator's proofing tools |
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259 | (1) |
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Choosing type font and style |
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260 | (2) |
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Sizing, leading, kerning, and tracking type |
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Laying Out Area Type in Columns |
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Placing area type in a path |
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Wrapping type around an object |
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Flowing Type from Box to Box |
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Converting Area Type to Point Type and Vice Versa |
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Chapter 16 Getting Artistic with Point Type |
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275 | (12) |
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Understanding How Point Type Works |
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Creating and Editing Point Type |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (2) |
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Interactive Styling with the Touch Type Tool |
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280 | (1) |
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Changing baseline shift on aligned type |
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282 | (1) |
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Applying effects to type on a path |
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284 | (1) |
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Sharing Fonts and Outlining Type |
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285 | (4) |
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285 | (1) |
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| Part 5: Handing Off Graphics For Print And Screen Design |
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Chapter 17 Exporting Raster Files |
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289 | (16) |
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290 | (3) |
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Maximizing Illustrator's Export Options |
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293 | (3) |
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Understanding the vector to raster journey |
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293 | (1) |
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Orchestrating vector to raster workflow |
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294 | (1) |
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Defining raster dimensions |
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295 | (1) |
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Defining raster resolution |
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295 | (1) |
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Navigating Illustrator's Raster Output Options |
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296 | (1) |
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Exporting to Specific Raster Formats |
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297 | (6) |
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Handing off TIFF artwork to print |
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Chapter 18 Unleashing the Power of SVGS |
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Understanding the Role of Scalable Vector Graphics |
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306 | (6) |
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Defining an SVG-friendly environment |
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Preparing Artwork for SVG Output |
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312 | (2) |
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Simplifying paths for screen output |
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Reducing the file size with symbols |
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Applying Transparency and Effects to SVGs |
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Outputting SVGs with transparent backgrounds |
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Applying transparency effects to SVG |
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Creating SVGs with Scalable, Searchable Type |
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Exploiting the value of scalable, searchable type |
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Optimizing type functionality by saving SVGs |
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326 | (2) |
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Adding code snippets to SVG graphics |
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328 | (1) |
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Exporting SVGs for screens |
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Managing raster objects in SVGs |
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Saving SVGs for digital development |
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| Part 6: The Part Of Tens |
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Chapter 19 Top Ten Illustrator Resources |
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337 | (8) |
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This Book's Unofficial Website |
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337 | (1) |
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Adobe Illustrator Official Documentation |
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338 | (1) |
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Using Illustrator to Create SVG for the Web |
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339 | (1) |
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A Unique Resource for Artistic Fashion Designers |
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339 | (1) |
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Going Crazy with Illustrator |
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340 | (1) |
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341 | (1) |
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Follow Jean-Claude Tremblay @jctremblay |
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341 | (1) |
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Technical Drawing in Illustrator |
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342 | (1) |
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Online Tutorials from Adobe |
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342 | (1) |
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Illustrator CC Digital Classroom |
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343 | (2) |
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Chapter 20 Top Ten Productivity Tips |
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345 | (10) |
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345 | (1) |
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Generate Guides from Rulers |
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347 | (1) |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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