It come to the decision to take a class at one of the community colleges, in Adobe Illustrator, for this upcoming Fall semester. I am hoping not only to learn how to use my Mac to aid color to my illustrations, but I think it will also offer me the structure and motivation to actually finish the book. I hate how much of a procrastinator I am. I also hate how I over analize and critique my work. Anyway, wish me luck. I will go register, if God says the same, this upcoming Tuesday and classes begins in August. Wish me luck.
E.W. Forge
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ReplyDeleteJust remember that Illustrator is a VECTOR-based program, as opposed to Photoshop, which is bitmapped-based. You get different kinds of effects with each. If you are looking for flat, animation-cell type coloring for your book, Illustrator is good for that. If you are looking for painting-like coloring, then you'll want to take a Photoshop course as well.
Most graphic artists tend to use Illustrator for logo design, etc. Personally, I use Photoshop for everything. If I need something vector-based, truth be told, I've owned Illustrator for years and have almost NEVER used it. I still use Freehand (acquired and killed by Adobe in 2004/2005), which was Illustrator's main competitor for most of the 1990s. Since I've been using Freehand for 20 years, I guess it's hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
Finally, now that you are enrolled in a tech course, you can get software at amazingly, ridiculously low academic pricing. You should be able to get the whole Adobe Creative Suite CS4 (latest version) for about $400, as opposed to the retail cost which nearly 2K!