Illustrator 8 F/X and Design Book

Presents step-by-step techniques for creating dynamic images with Adobe Illustrator, one of the richest and most versatile illustration packages available. Shows how to harness the power of Illustrator 8's new features: Brushes, Gradient Mesh objects, the Pencil tool, and the Photo Crosshatch filter. Instructs how to work seamlessly between Illustrator and Photoshop, and why these two great Adobe products are made for each other. Steps readers through real-world projects such as creating packaging, ads, brochures, and more. Provides tips and tricks for exchanging files with Freehand and CorelDRAW, as well as combining Illustrator and Photoshop files.

Covers the latest upgrades to Illustrator 8, which is used by more than one million designers, artists, and technical illustrators worldwide. Helps Illustrator users create dynamic graphics, such as transformations and distortions, for print or Web use. Features a 32-page Color Studio that illustrates how the reader's artwork created from the book's projects will appear when completed. Applies to a cross-platform audience. Royalty-free images and clip art from Direct Imagination and Ultimate Symbol. Demos versions of Extensis filters and trial version of Adobe Illustrator 8. Popular third-party plug-in. All the files needed to complete the exercises with answers and examples of completed work.