Illustrator 6 for Macs for Dummies Book

Although Illustrator is one of the most popular drawing programs around, it isn't particularly intuitive, even for longtime graphic artists and computer users. Fortunately, with Illustrator 6 For Macs For Dummies, using this powerful application can soon become second nature.

In this complete, easy-to-understand reference, graphics and multimedia experts Adele Droblas Greenberg and Seth Greenberg cover all the essential Illustrator topics concisely, so that you can go straight to the information you need -- and get right back to the work at hand. Illustrator 6 for Macs For Dummies reveals the ins and outs of such Illustrator subjects as

• Creating and editing paths -- the lines and shapes that make up an Illustrator drawing
• Organizing a drawing into different layers for easy editing
• Taking advantage of built-in and third-party transformation capabilities to apply special effects to your creations
• Filling shapes with patterns and color gradients
• Working wonders with typography
• Outputting your drawings -- whether for the World Wide Web or for traditional printing