How to Wow with Illustrator

This book has a site where you can download the graphics that are in the book and work along. Great for learning things that would not otherwise be in a regular teach yourself book.

HOW TO WOW WITH ILLUSTRATOR by Ron Chan and Barbara Obermeier uses real-world projects and a step-by-step approach to teach the basics of producing polished Adobe Illustrator results. From the program's fundamentals and tips on creating and organizing files to using masks, blends and beyond to customize designs, HOW TO WOW WITH ILLUSTRATOR is an excellent and top pick for any collection serious about Illustrator basics.

I like this book, like all the others books in the serie "how to wow", because it is very useful and practically oriented. Then, it's sometimes difficult to read because it lacks the sample files in "before" and "after" state, it lacks more step by step instructions and it lacks more screen copies of the layers palette.(for that, "the how to wow with Flash" book is perfect). In this point of view, the chapter 3 (Mask and Blend) is hard to follow. Then, because it's a good book, I give 4 stars, instead of 3...

If you're an illustrator (or a wanna be like me) then you'll appreciate the inside scoop on how the pros do it in Illustrator. Ron Chan is probably the most proficient illustrator I know of and he shares all of his time-tested methods of making the most of this very powerful tool. Put your tutorials down and pick up a copy of How to Wow with Illustrator today!