Illustrator CS 13: Another Essential Tool for the Graphic Professional
September 5th, 2007 by Global360ChiefArchitect
Beside Photoshop and Acrobat, my other Adobe favorite tool is Illustrator 13, better known as Illustrator CS3. The CS reflects its integration with the Adobe Creative Suite. It is available for both the Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows operating systems. It has been awhile since I used this program.
After 3 hrs of test driving it Illustrator CS 3, this Global360 Chief Architect likes its 3- dimensional capabilities that enable the user to extrude or revolve shapes to create simple 3D objects.
Some of the my favorite features of Illustrator are: Live Trace, Live Paint, a control palette and custom workspaces.
While the Live Trace feature allows the user to convert bitmap imagery into vector art, the Live Paint allows users more flexibility in applying color to objects, specifically those that overlap.
Another feature that I like is the Live Color. It provides tools for creating color harmonies based on color theory, and the ability to dynamically apply colors to selected objects and shift the tone of an entire illustration at one time. Remapping controls are also provided for reducing the numbers of colors in an artwork.
There are more to touch on. Will talk about it in a later entry.
If you are a graphic professional, this Global360 Chief Architect recommends this software program quite highly.
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