tutorials

[Johnny Vandal]

does anyon know a place i can get illustrator tutorials? i tried googling it but i dint find anythign that really helped me with what i need.......is there anythign similiar to good tuts for illustrator? thanks for any help you can offer

[Scott]

Well we have a couple good ones here :)

There's a list of a few more in this thread... http://www.pixeladdiction.com/bb/showthread.php?t=951?do=markread

Feel free to ask any questions here. We've got a few advanced Illustrator users around.

[Johnny Vandal]

thank you :)

do you kno fo any online guides that just cover the basics like tools etc. because i got illustrator from one of my friends who wouldnt give me the manual for it so i have no clue what some of the tools etc do. its nothing like photoshop :(

[Scott]

So.. you didn't purchase the application legally? Did your friend transfer rights to the application to you?

[Johnny Vandal]

i have no clue.....he gave me the disc(real disc not a burned cd-r) and the box and serial...he just didnt have the manual..... he gave it to me because he had bought cs and no longer wnated 10 but i guess i nthe course of having it he lost the manual. so techinicly i have everything to make it legal..i just dont have hte manual

[Scott]

What you have there is an illegal, pirated version of Illustrator. Sorry, PixelAddiction does not support nor condone the pirating of software.

No you do not have everything to make it legal. In order for you to have a legal version your friend must transfer all rights to you and then sign a letter of destruction with Adobe stating that he is no longer using the application (any version of the application with that serial number.) Your friend can not legally simply give you an old version and continue to use a newer version with the same serial number.

When you purchase software you purchase the serial number. That serial number is licensed to the buyer. And the original buyer retains legal right to that serial number unless they specifically take steps to transfer those rights to another individual. Having the actual disk, box and/or manual means nothing. It's rights to the serial number that is required for a legal version.

[Johnny Vandal]

he isnt using the same serial number...he bought a brand new copy of cs witha new serial..... he uninstalled 10 and gave me the disc/box and serial for it......

[Scott]

Did he buy an upgrade to CS or a full package of CS?

The upgrade comes with a new serial number however will still require the input of the old serial number to install. This again, is still software piracy.

[Johnny Vandal]

full package

[Scott]

m'kay.. if you say so. I'm highly skeptical though.

[Johnny Vandal]

aaaaaaay......... i give you all the info you want and tell the truth and still get no help jeez.......

[Scott]

That thread I posted earlier has link to tutorials. To be honest, there aren't a lot of basic Illustrator tutorials around.

In addition, right here at PixelAddiction we have an excerpt from Dave Cross' wonderful book Illustrator CS Killer Tips. Which covers basics of shapes, fills and objects.

[Johnny Vandal]

thank you.........

[blix]

There's also a link to illustratorworld.com on the index page.

-B

[PDG]

Best way to learn is by watching pros teach you.

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=22

oh and books. Like Jolt said, Illustrator tuts are few and far between.