December 2008
Intermediate to advanced
600 pages
15h 34m
English
Content preview from Real World Adobe® Illustrator® CS4
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Chapter Six. Coloring Artwork
At one time, Adobe Illustrator (back in version 1.1) was black and white only. Then, Illustrator 88 introduced color features. Of course, back then, few designers could even afford to buy a color monitor. Technology eventually caught up, and color plays a huge role in a graphic designer’s life today. The ability to add color and manipulate it, view it accurately on a monitor, and give life to artwork with color are abilities we take for granted; however, the challenges of working with color are still present.
In this chapter, you’ll learn about creating color in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and applying it to your artwork, ...