Review of Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Illustrator is a program often used by graphic designers, and it is often required that people who are hoping to go into graphic design learn this program. It can be a bit overwhelming to learn on your own considering that there are so many different options and things that you can do. Since it's difficult to figure everything out by yourself, most people look for some kind of help. There are classes that you can take that are dedicated to learning this program, but there are also books that will help you. One of these books is the Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book.

The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book comes with a CD which has the lessons on it. The book DOES NOT come with the Adobe Illustrator CS4 program, so in order to be able to use this book, you must purchase this program separately. Installing the CD on your computer is incredibly easy. All you have to do is put the CD in and locate the lesson files and copy them into another area of your computer, where you will be able to find and access them easily.

The instructions for setting up the CD with the lesson files on it are a little confusing at the beginning, so be sure to read them carefully. You may have to re-read them a few times, to make sure that you are correctly following the instructions, but it's worth it. If you are a person that gets distracted easily, be sure you are working in a quiet environment because you do need to be focused.

Once you have set up all the lessons of Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book, you can get started using them. This book is especially great for people who like to work at their own pace. The lessons are set up in steps and you can stop at any one of them when you get tired. Also, the individual lessons do not take very long to complete so you can do as many or as little as you want in the time that you have. The book and CD contain fifteen lessons.

The Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book goes over every aspect of the Adobe Illustrator CS4 program. The lessons teach you to do things such as selecting and aligning, creating and editing shapes, transforming objects, drawing with the pen and pencil tools, color and painting, working with type, working with layers, blending shapes and colors, working with brushes, applying effects, applying appearance attributes and graphic styles, working with symbols, and combining Illustrator CS4 graphics with other Adobe applications. Each of these lessons takes through step by step and is very easy to understand and work with. Overall, this is a great book for anyone trying to learn the Adobe Illustrator CS4 program, as long as they can keep focused and be self-motivated.