Adobe Illustrator Curves and Paths Book

Unleash the full power of the world's number one illustration software. Creating paths and curves is one of the most difficult tasks in Adobe Illustrator. Yet there are only a scant ten pages on it in the documentation! Help is here. Adobe Illustrator Paths and Curves shows you just how easy it can be to construct beautiful, technically sound paths and curves, every time! That means no more choppy, irregular lines and no more fatal technical errors. Written by an illustrator for illustrators, this book approaches the subject from an artist'sâ??not a programmer'sâ??point of view. Working from the "inside out," Ken Batelman first introduces you to the basic science of curves as they occur in art and nature. Next, in down-to-earth, jargon-free language, he tells you what makes Illustrator tickâ??how the program interprets the data and transforms it into the images you see. Then, step-by-step, he shows you how to apply that knowledge to solve design and illustration problems as they occur and to get the most out of Illustrator's rendering features. Even if you've never used Illustrator before, by following Ken's carefully paced approach, in no time you'll: Create beautiful, smooth curves using the least number of points Connect curves to straight lines Connect one curve to another Combine paths to create images Avoid print errors and crashing your output devices Master all of Illustrator's amazing drawing capabilities! And since a picture's worth at least a thousand words, Adobe Illustrator Paths and Curves includes hundreds of professional-quality figures and illustrations that help bring the concepts and techniques discussed into sharp focus.Read More