Appropriate for digital illustration students at any level using Illustrator. This beautifully designed book lets students follow along as it dissects real-world projects from some of today's top Illustrator artists. In the process it teaches students how to use Illustrator in ever more creative ways for their own projects. Best-selling author and award-winning artist Sharon Steuer uses four-color pictures of real Illustrator projects to show what's possible, how students can learn to think in Illustrator, and then employs simple, step-by-step instructions to explain the techniques that will produce those effects. Beginners will find comprehensive ground-up coverage of all of Illustrator CS' most important capabilities, while veteran users will be grateful to explore Illustrator CS' new features: powerful new tools for creating 3D graphics on the fly, a new Scribble Effect that lets students add a loose, hand-drawn look to their artwork, a redesigned text engine, enhanced PDF support, and more. On the CD, students will find artwork from the book, technical documents, third-party software, clip art, and more.