Preface xxiii Acknowledgments xxvii Part I: Illustrator Basics 1 Chapter 1: What's New in Illustrator CS5? 3 Chapter 2: Understanding Illustrator's Desktop 11 Chapter 3: Working with Illustrator Documents 41 Chapter 4: Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques 69 Chapter 5: Creating Objects, Graphs, and Symbols 119 Chapter 6: Learning How to Select and Edit 163 Chapter 7: Understanding Color, Gradients, and Mesh 211 Part II: Putting Illustrator to Work 251 Chapter 8: Using Illustrator to Organize Objects 253 Chapter 9: Working with Type 293 Chapter 10: Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns 347 Chapter 11: Applying Transformations and Distortions 371 Chapter 12: Using Path Blends, Compound Paths, and Masks 415 Chapter 13: Using Live Trace 461 Chapter 14: Using Live Paint 483 Part III: Mastering Illustrator 491 Chapter 15: Working with Graphic Styles and Effects 493 Chapter 16: Creating 3-D in Illustrator 515 Chapter 17: Customizing and Automating Illustrator 537 Part IV: Getting Art Out of Illustrator 567 Chapter 18: Understanding PostScript and Printing 569 Chapter 19: Creating Web Graphics 595 Chapter 20: Illustrator Workflow 639 Appendix: Shortcuts in Illustrator CS5 651 Index 679