The Illustrator 8 Wow! Book [With Packed with Demo Versions, Filters, Tutorials...]

by Sharon Steuer

The Illustrator 8 Wow! Book showcases the work of more than 100 topIllustrator artists, walking you through their creative techniques from start to finish. Clear, step-by-step instructions, helpful... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201353997
• ISBN13: 9780201353990
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

3/4" book packed SOLID with dynamite information

And that's to say nothing of the inspiring examples that shows just what everyone's favorite PostScript editor can do. Truly inspirational. Worth every penny. If all computer reference books were as solid as this one, the world would be a happy place.Great information, excellent layout, clear writing, brilliant examples -- this one is truly worth the price.

Great Map examples

Ilustrator Wow goes into great detail explaining Illustrator tools that an experienced Illustrator user can easily over look. The examples in the book encourage the reader to use these tools.Many Illustrator users are quoted and have artwork featured in the book. As a cartographer, I was particularily glad to see how other cartographers do things - how David Nelson strokes lines on a map or how Steve Gordon has created a scenic background for one of his maps.The accompanying CD has lesson plans, so that the book can be used as part of a class. The book really works for me as I try to improve my ability to draw 3D buildings. I can pick a section out of the book and try to recreate the examples or follow some of the extra lessons on the disk. When you have instructions provided in an Illustrator file (such as the ISO Actions sheet), you can recreate the drawing right next to the original step by step example. The book has many examples perspective drawings used for different purposes.Like another reviewer mentioned, the book has fantastic illustrations, and I think these illustrations inspire the reader to try new techniques. While I ocassionally use a scanner when starting a project, this book motivated me to do more scanning.

If you have illustrator instaled then you must have this one

All full color book, the most useful book on Adobe Illustrato

The book you need to get more out of Illustrator 8

This is a wonderful book for anyone who wants get more pizzazz out of Illustrator. From just starting out, to obtaining advanced effects, it guides you step-by-step with both text and color examples. Though this book does a nice job of covering the basics, where it really excels is in its coverage of advanced techniques. I learned to create painterly effects with gradient lighting and how to make a complex pattern. It also showed me how to create a truly realistic reflection, & produce shadows. The tips and techniques really helped me to learn to use Illustrator more productively. The resource and artist directories were a nice plus as well. The CD included is also quite spectacular. It includes some awesome brushes, Wow! actions and clip art. It also contains images to pick apart and trial programs. There are even some great tutorials on the basics of Illustrator.

Every illustrator should have this book.

I am a professional illustrator and I am proud to have some examples of my work in the Illustrator 8 Wow book. The Illustrator 8 Wow book is the best book on Illustrator I have ever seen. Every professional or aspiring illustrators should have this book. What makes this book so good is that it goes way beyond the basics. It is full of examples of the work of professional illustrators with step by step examples that show how real world illustrators are done. I learned a lot from this book.