Fundamental Illustrator 7 Author:Steve Bain The goal of this illustrator book is to really teach people the program the way it's used in actual practice. More so than Photoshop (image-editing product) or Quark (page layout product), Illustrator has a reputation for being a hard program to learn and many illustrator users who encounter the program never really learn how to use it. The firs... more »t two-thirds of Fundamental Illustrator will contain a series of progressive lessons, teaching the reader how to draw, edit shapes, use type, colors, and layers. Projects located at the end of each section integrate the materials learned, and further explain how the procedures are used within the context of the program. This will bring the reader to an intermediate-advanced level with Illustrator. The last one-third of Fundamental Illustrator will cover more technical issues: output considerations, Web usage, outside filters, helper applications (like Dimensions and Streamline), interfacing Illustrator and Photoshop, cross-platform problems (switching files between Corel and Illustrator and moving files between Mac and PC), and a troubleshooting guide.« less