Create illustrations, maps, logos, CD covers, animation objects, fine art, and more with help from this full-color guide. Illustrator expert David Karlins’ clear, step-by-step instruction will help you quickly grasp—and easily master—the fundamental and advanced features of this vector graphics tool. You’ll also learn the techniques professional artists apply to their work in a special “Behind the Scenes” section. Whether your goal is to create graphics for professional or personal use, you’ll find what you need in How to Do Everything with Illustrator CS.

Understand Illustrator’s capabilities in drawing and design
Gain total control over lines, curves, fills, and color effects
Draw with objects, shapes, intersections, and cutting, and many other techniques
Add and alter type, edit colors, sizes, fonts, and more
Use new, advanced tools for paragraph formatting
Master fills and effects—even integrate bitmap images
Work with layer, style, and action strategies
Venture into 3-D effects, warps, and envelopes
Manage Illustrator’s many color palette options for Web and print
Export to GIF, JPEG, PNG. SVG, PDF, and Flash files for Web use