This thorough guide to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is ideal for beginning users who want to master the key features of Adobe's powerful vector drawing software. Using clear, step-by-step lessons, each chapter contains a project that builds upon the reader's growing knowledge of the software, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce key concepts and skills. Adobe Illustrator CS3 is jam-packed with new features and enhancements, including Live Color, a new environment that enables users to explore, apply, and save custom color configurations; improved integration with Adobe Flash CS3, which ensures that your vector illustrations import effortlessly to Flash with their anchor point positions, layers, and paths intact; a new Eraser tool, which lets users quickly modify objects or create entirely new shapes; a new Crop Area tool, which lets users set up a workspace so that it's automatically primed for the type of media that will display their design, whether it's print, Web, video, or film; new document profiles, newly improved drawing tools and controls, and much more. Whether you're brand-new to Adobe Illustrator or are looking for a project-based tutorial to familiarize yourself with Illustrator CS3's new features, this book provides you with the key techniques and tips you need to get the most out of this software.


Educational instructor notes—created to help teachers plan, organize, and time their lessons—are available for this book (and for other Classroom in a Book titles) at www.peachpit.com/instructorresources.

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Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book - 2009-06-29
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Whether you home school, or just want to know more about CS3 Illustrator this is a great book to have. As it says, its a classroom in a book. Comes with CD Rom. A great addition to any library.

0 stars really - 2009-09-27
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I never received the item. the book may be great but the seller or method of delivery is very flawed

Adobe Illustrator CS3 Classroom in a Book - 2009-06-11
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I love the "Classroom in a Book" series. I am a very visual person and I find the lessons very easy to follow and understand. Doing then as the lesson is being explained is very helpful.

adobe classroom in a book series - 2009-05-29
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I am a big fan of Adobe's "Classroom in a Book" series!! I have found them to be the best and most efficient way to learn the programs in a short amount of time. Adobe Illustrator is no different... I was really happy with the skills I learned and it is a great resource to keep coming back to.

Not Groundbreaking, but Adequate - 2009-03-23
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The Classroom in a Book series is usually well done, and this entry is no exception. The lessons are easy to follow and give you several options for various tasks; just enough to make you hungry for more information. Unfortunately, like most books in the series, its aimed at beginners, so you aren't going to get too deep into the program. Still, its very good for a refresher or to learn some of the new stuff, and it serves its purpose well.

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