Book description
Adobe Illustrator CS5 brings to users a hitherto new
paradigm of vector drawing - perspective or “3D-like”
drawing. The scores of questions asked by pre-release testers of
Illustrator CS5 due to lack of acquaintance with the terminology of
perspective motivated the authors—members of the Illustrator
development team— to write this book. Perspective drawing is
a relatively specialized domain pursued by technical artists and
draftsmen while Illustrator caters to a wide array of professionals
and hobbyists ranging from traditional graphic designers and
package designers to web and interactive designers. The
authors’ goal has been to bridge that gap. By explaining the
concepts of linear perspective, they have tried to make the entire
book self-contained as much as possible; however, basic exposure to
the previous versions of Adobe Illustrator is assumed.
The book begins with describing the way perspective works in the real world. Then the perspective drawing features in Illustrator CS5 are introduced, beginning with working in Perspective View, followed by lessons in drawing and creating and transforming shapes in perspective. More advanced topics like moving objects in 3D and working with text and symbols are covered next, and finally the authors walk the reader through the construction of a simple scene. A Glossary and Appendices (dealing with scripting) round out the book.
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- About the Authors
- Introduction
- 1. Introduction to Perspective
- 2. Perspective View in Illustrator CS5
- 3. Creating Content in Perspective
- 4. Transformations in Perspective
- 5. Measurement Aids in Perspective
- 6. The Third Dimension
- 7. Working with Text and Symbols in Perspective
- 8. Putting Things Together
- A. SDK for Perspective Drawing
- B. Scripting Support for Perspective Drawing
- Media
Product information
- Title: Perspective Drawing in Adobe Illustrator CS5
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2011
- Publisher(s): Adobe Press
- ISBN: None
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