Lynda.com has announced the release of “Adobe Illustrator CS Hands-On Training” (US$44.99), a step-by-step, tutorial-based book that uses a combination of project-based lessons, guided exercises, and QuickTime tutorials to help readers create and manipulate artwork with Adobe Illustrator CS. Readers will learn how to create, select and arrange objects; use lines, colors and patterns; use the scale, skew and reflect tools; trace complex shapes and work with clipping paths; use the new typographic tools; apply envelopes, meshes and effects; blend objects; create 3D artwork; customize artwork for print or web; and more. Complete with insider tips and illustrated with detailed graphics, this book will help readers master the key features of Adobe Illustrator CS in no time.
