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The Illustrator 10 Wow! Book (WOW!) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sharon Steuer
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Category: Book
List Price: $49.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 330000
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9 x 7.4 x 1.1
ISBN: 0201784815
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6869
UPC: 785342784817
EAN: 9780201784817
ASIN: 0201784815
Publication Date: June 29, 2002
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Product Description
In The Illustrator 10 Wow! Book, a diverse cast of artists share both their work and the hands-on techniques behind each piece. Follow along as more than 100 of the country's top Illustrator artists take you on a beautiful, inspirational tour of the latest Illustrator features and how to use them, dispensing hundreds of hard-won tips and savvy shortcuts along the way. The Illustrator 10 Wow! Book covers the entire spectrum, from the basics to the sophisticated, making it a must-have for beginners and professionals alike. Once again, author Sharon Steuer and her team have gathered a thoughtfully edited collection of artwork and techniques that showcases the creative possibilities of Illustrator and how to realize them using the program's powerful arsenal of tools. Updated for Illustrator 10, this edition holds new transparency lessons and covers, in detail, how to construct images with live Pathfinders and Compound Shapes; how to work with envelopes, warps, and symbols; and more. Some things never change: Each chapter still includes lush, full-color galleries of the contributing artists' work, and the accompanying CD-ROM holds the actual files behind many of the works found in the book so you can pick them apart and follow along, plus custom Wow! actions and brushes, clip art, demos, and other Illustrator goodies that you can add to your own virtual studio.
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 There are better books out there September 14, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I found the book was lacking in precise step-by-step instructions. It didn't include graphics on the CD to work with. It used a narrative style to discuss what should be happening in each exercise. For example, rather than saying "Effect/Path/Outline Object" it would describe the outcome but not the exact method of getting there. It also liked to spend a lot of commercial air time time blah blahing people who contributed posters and graphic design elements (who cares who did them?) but not explaining how you too can reproduce the effect. Or they only explained a PART of what they did in the poster so that the rest of it remained carefully unattainable.
It did have very good drawing exercises. It also had good ideas. Too bad I couldn't figure out QUICKLY how to use them. (Painfully - yes)
In terms of background I have worked through "Illustrator 10 -Classroom in a book" (vastly superior) and have taken 2 entry level Illustrator 10 classes.
Definately glad that I checked this book out of the library before wasting cash on it.
 Wow indeed! March 9, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
From the ground up, this book presents real-world design projects which emphasize the use of each tool in this complex program. The layout of the book is especially nice; simple typesetting and clear beginning-to-end screenshots demonstrate each follow-along project. The chapters, projects, and galleries progress at the right rate, so that even total new-comers like me don't get lost along the way to the advanced techniques. The result is an effective, logically based, and almost intuitive skill in all areas of illustration.
 Something could be missing November 28, 2003
7 out of 19 found this review helpful
I haven't bought this book, to be honest. I bought the Illustrator 7 Wow! book and vowed to not buy anything else by this author. The basics were covered, but that book had the deadly flaw that so many other instruction books have, which is lack of support materials. At first look at that book I was very excited at the sophistication of the examples shown, and was very eager to begin studying some advanced techniques. But many of these chapters proved to simply show what techniques were used: in trying to emulate the examples, I found that there was nothing to start working with. Examples that were taken from sketches were provided, for instance, but the CD contained no basic sketches to start with. I don't sketch, so I didn't get any start with this. There were many such chapters. Even worse, the steps involved were not sufficiently detailed. Vague mention of actual procedure was provided, but the steps were not shown. Now, it's my idea that an instructional book should provide INSTRUCTIONS! For a good example, check out Margulis' excellent book PROFESSIONAL PHOTOSHOP: He's actually included the raw files for the book purchaser to practice on. And he has shown each and every step used in his method. Had Steuer provided learning materials, the book would have been ten times as valuable. As it is, it exists as an exercise in frustration. And for me, a big disappointment. Based on this, I will never again purchase a book by this author: there has to be something better out there. Something that might cover less fancy stuff but which actually teaches, rather than merely shows.
This is the book to teach you how to use Illustrator May 26, 2003
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I looked at all the books out there for Illustrator 10 and this one is by far the best instruction guide. First of all, the book is in color so you can understand visually! It guides you through lessons explaining every detail and various ways of accomplishing a task depending on your preference. There is skill building lessons in the book and on the CD with tons of example artwork. The book is layed out in such a way as build your skills as you go or jump in where you need specific expertise. The artwork examples are inspiring. This book definitely has something for everyone, whether you are new to Illustrator or not. For me no other book on Illustrator comes close in value or content, you get what you pay for and this one is well worth the money. If you learn by doing or through visual cues this book will do it for you. If you want a reference manual, buy something else.
A GREAT book May 19, 2003
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
The initial glance at the seeming lackluster rating of this book does not do it justice. It seems to be influenced by the people who know nothing about illustrator, and bought this book hoping to learn how to use it. This is NOT what this book is about. First buy a book on basics, then get this book after you have a working knowledge of the program. You'll then first appreciate the thorough overview, poignant tips, and very impressive and helpful exercises.
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